Doostur's Waterbox 230.6 - Mixed Reef Build
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acesfull44
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What do you mean you strain the additive phosphate junk? After you strain you just put the core of all the food left in a new bowl of RO when you do the reef roids and garlic?MP40 on its way to @TheOne The other MP40 is sold to @diaz2010 - Both have been sold.
People ask me what I feed my fish. Well the trick is to give them a little of this and that...
Put everything in a little RO. Wait for it to thaw. Then strain all that additive phosphate junk. Then add to a bowl of RO with a splash of garlic and reef roids!
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- Put all food in RO bowl. Let it thaw.
- Strain it. Put the strained food in new RO bowl.
- Add some reef roids and garlic. Mix. Bon appétit.
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Perfect. Thanks for the advice. How often do you feed?
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I feed alot. I'll back down when the fishies settle in. I make sure they are healthy to combat any diseases during start of new tanks. Right now... meaty food and nori at 9 am and 7pm. I have 2 Auto feeders thar drop flakes and pellets at 1230 and 4. But just a small amount.
I tried to go topless. You will lose fish to jumping. I lost three and decided that was enough. I had a custom built lid made by toplids. It looks like they aren't around anymore though. It was pricey but so were the fish I lost. Not to mention the time I spent quarantining them.
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I tried to go topless. You will lose fish to jumping. I lost three and decided that was enough. I had a custom built lid made by toplids. It looks like they aren't around anymore though. It was pricey but so were the fish I lost.
Very nice. I thought about it. I think I was up to almost $400.
I went to home depot and got some white egg crate lol. $30 bucks and my apex feeders can drop right through it. I only put them on at night. Fishies get nutty at night or some reason.
Yeah I spent close to $500 on it. They cut it to the exact dimensions I gave them. I had it made in three pieces so it's easier to move around when I need to get into the tank and also for cleaning the salt creep. I had a beautiful McCosker's Flasher Wrasse that I spent alot of time putting thru quarantine and medicating and was very healthy once I added it to my tank. I was devastated when I woke up and found it in the floor. That was the end of my topless days.
Yes, egg crate works great. I use it on my qt tank (40 breeder).
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Ya I csnt justify $500 right now lol. Sucks on the flasher. Looks like you hang your lights. I have my lights mounted with arms. Knowing my luck, ecotech would release the G5 and require different mounts. Then I'd be screwed with that cover.
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Plan to install these UPS systems. Each one will host an MP60 and MP40. I measured 48.5 watts at my max from 9 am to 3pm. That is good for 180 minutes of run time... 3 hours of water movement each side. Not bad. If power outage happens at night... I can expect double or even triple that amount of time.
The light pull too many watts. So cant do much there. Tank can live a while without lights. I have a generator in the garage just in case.
Didnt feel like trying to figure out the apex/ecotech battery back up combo. May still plug my UPS systems into my energy bar if I have spare slots for power consumption.
The light pull too many watts. So cant do much there. Tank can live a while without lights. I have a generator in the garage just in case.
Didnt feel like trying to figure out the apex/ecotech battery back up combo. May still plug my UPS systems into my energy bar if I have spare slots for power consumption.
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My vlamingi tang has suddenly become territorial. And yes I know he gets big. I'm planning a 500g or 1000g in the next year.
Had to bust out the old mirror trick. He has been fighting himself for the last hour ;Smuggrin
Had to bust out the old mirror trick. He has been fighting himself for the last hour ;Smuggrin
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Placed rock directly on bottom then filled tank with sand. Optical illusion I guess lol.
