Elos 70 upgrade

WDKegge · Jun 4, 2016

Tank has really started taking off since adding the dosing pumps, have some free time this weekend so I will post some progression shots. Most notably SPS is looking GREAT, finally seeing some amazing colors come in and growth is off the charts compare to other tanks I have had in the past!

Zoa Island looking pretty as the lights ramp down for the night.

A no name SPS I got bleached out, looking pretty good now and growing great!

Will bust out the DSLR and take some better pictures this weekend!

WDKegge · Jun 12, 2016

FTS from last night.

WDKegge · Jun 13, 2016

Paint me like one of your French girls.

WDKegge · Jun 23, 2016

Posting because I thought this picture came out amazing!

Tank still chugging along, lots of sps frags starting to sprout up.

mmw64 · Jun 23, 2016

WDKegge said:
I'm using a ehime 1260 that'd dialed back a bit, not sure exactly where the water line is supposed to be at, but i'm happy where it is and have plenty of water flowing through the sump.

I used the Emarco cement kit to build and fuse the rock together, used a little over what the 5lb kit offers. To give you an idea how strong the stuff is I was able to pick the rock up at any point and shake it and it held firm, each rock has to weigh close to 30-35 lbs.

Having a bit of an algae bloom since adding the 2nd radion onto the tank, I don't have much in the way of a cleaning crew so i'm thinking of ordering a snail pack from reefcleaners to chew through it all.

I picked up the blue star but am now having doubts if I will be able to support it after reading how hard they are to keep, stupid impulse buys.

Whittled down the frag rack I had and make a nice chunk of change this weekend. Glued a good bit of the sps frags I had down onto the rocks, and just as I thought I could take the rack out my local buddies dumped a bunch more frags on me!

Also finally took a bunch of chalices that a friend had been holding for me for months, he was starting to get upset with me having his entire sandbed in his tank covered in chalices.

Hopefully she will be in a better state when I post next.

Please tell me about your refugium. Are those baffles solid pieces of plastic? Trying to figure out a way to build one in my reefer 350.

WDKegge · Jun 23, 2016

mmw64 said:
Please tell me about your refugium. Are those baffles solid pieces of plastic? Trying to figure out a way to build one in my reefer 350.

This is the sump I am using.
http://www.bulkreefsupply.com/emerald-sump-26-trigger-systems.html

WDKegge · Aug 12, 2016

Wife actually approved this somehow, got a killer deal on it, spruced the stand up with a new paint job and some new hardware and it looks quite nice in the dining room.

WDKegge · Aug 30, 2016

Current state of affairs.

Tank is doing good so far. I removed the sand bed for the sake of maintenance and flow, I am working on replacing the sand with rainbow monti, I have a large chunk that if I leave it in one place long enough it will encrust. You can see where it had sat in the front left of the tank for several weeks, when I broke it from that spot I had a good 5 small chunks that came with it that I glued randomly around on the bare bottom.

Months of not running any filter socks had finally caught up to me and my sump was looking downright disgusting. I drained the entire sump, removed all the equipment and literally vacuumed (with a wet vac) the entire thing out. While I was down there I installed silicone mats under the return pump and the skimmer, and added a small piece of silicone tubing between the return pump and the hard plumbing, it made quite a noticeable difference in vibration sound. I also started using the bulk reef supply mesh filter socks, they are an absolute breeze to clean, takes about 5 seconds to flip them inside out and hit them with the hose and they are ready to go back in.

SPS has been chugging along, I went through a period where I wasn't paying attention enough to ALK and CAL useage and things had dipped a little low. I am currently up to 22ml of ESV calc and alk daily.

revhtree · Aug 30, 2016

Tank looks good man! Nice frag system as well!

WDKegge · Sep 8, 2016

Decided to bring on a biopellet reactor I have had laying around for quite some time, I had ran them once before and had some pretty outstanding results. I want to start feeding more heavy and feel that a small amount of biopellets can help me achieve my goals.

TLF reactor, currently running a quarter cup of TLF BP

The reactor output is plumbed straight into the input on my skimmer. I made a little DIY adapter out of some pvc that I used a dremel grinding bit on to widen so it could slip on snugly, total cost, 3 dollars. I feel that a lot of the issue people run in to with biopellets is not properly skimming when running them.

And some shots from around the tank

And a little side by side of 2 weeks of growth from my Jason fox Flame fox nub I got from a friend.

mmw64 · Sep 8, 2016

revhtree said:
Yes looking good!

Can you recall what the things are called that helped organize the wires?

WDKegge · Sep 8, 2016

mmw64 said:
Can you recall what the things are called that helped organize the wires?

Cable raceway duct seems to be what they are called on Amazon.

revhtree · Sep 9, 2016

Nice shots!

WDKegge · Sep 18, 2016

Special treatment for a special coral I recently received.

SC Dynamite getting some roids.

Swapped out the T5 on the frag tank for a Kessil 160, May try the new A80 on the other side of the tank.

The apple doesn't fall far from the tree I guess.

WDKegge · Sep 28, 2016

I made a video thingy! Enjoy!

WDKegge · Sep 29, 2016

Cheers!

Clayton Jessup · Sep 29, 2016

Very beautiful build , amazing choice of all your equipment , I currently have a 75cm tank that I am considering replacing with a 60g cube. Wow great build love the fact that you have both your frag and DT only a couple feet away from one another. Amazing build ...

nolaron · Sep 29, 2016

Awesome build and I really love your frag setup on that stand. Awesome dining room for sure!!

WDKegge · Oct 5, 2016

Clayton Jessup said:
Very beautiful build , amazing choice of all your equipment , I currently have a 75cm tank that I am considering replacing with a 60g cube. Wow great build love the fact that you have both your frag and DT only a couple feet away from one another. Amazing build ...

Thank you, however my wife doesn't think it's so cool that's theres another tank so close haha!