2+ Year 75 Gallon Journey
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Still not a lot to update. At this point, the tank might as well be on autopilot. Cleaned up the cords a bit with two Adaptive Reef control boards. I’ve yet to need to set up a fuge, so that section of the sump has turned into a make shift frag tank until the Covid 19 stuff dies down and I can take the frags to the LFS for credit.
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Well, I was supposed to be installing new wood floors in our house tonight, but they got delayed. No worries though, I still had a project to work on. Moved the RO to a better spot in the laundry room and built some shelves to organize reef stuff.
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The tank is close to hitting the 2.5 year mark and 2021 will be the last year for it. With a child due next month, this tank will be coming down....so that I can upgrade! It'll likely be a few months before the new tank gets purchased/delivered, so I'm not in any rush. This has been by far the most successful tank of my reefing career, so I'll just be enjoying it in the mean time 
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Water change day! A MUCH needed water change. I’ve been doing a poor job keeping on track with my weekly changes and it shows.
I’m really hoping that I can avoid fragging until the new tank arrives in a month and a half or so. I love how big the colonies have gotten and I’d hate to cut them now.
I’m really hoping that I can avoid fragging until the new tank arrives in a month and a half or so. I love how big the colonies have gotten and I’d hate to cut them now.
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Thank you very much!
No carbon dosing at all. I have an empty chamber in the sump that was intended for a refugium, but with a low bio load and weekly water changes, it was never needed.
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What is your way of controlling po4??
I'm just struggling with po4 issue
BTW, this is a beautiful tank.. No fancy corals but big large colonies grew from tiny frags.. epic
I'm just struggling with po4 issue
BTW, this is a beautiful tank.. No fancy corals but big large colonies grew from tiny frags.. epic
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20 gallon weekly water change mainly. Of course, the skimmer helps to a certain extent to remove waste before it breaks down into phosphates.
One thing that is often overlooked is coral uptake of phosphate. With a pretty large coral load, the corals themselves are a filter of sorts too.
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Had a bit of a “crash” and lost my big birdsnest. My fault really as I’ve been ultra busy and didn’t notice that my two part ran out. Also fragged the hammer and re-arranged some things. Finally feeling proud of the tank again.
