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Here is a growth pic of my WD.
4 months between pics.
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I am now adjusting my 50's to get more color.
I am at red, white, and green at 30%.
The rest 80%.
Im at 280-300 at the top of the rocks.
Colors look better and even at 30% white the tank is bright with no windex.
I think the 40 whites at 50% washed out some of the colors.
Time will tell but they already have more color just from turning them down today.
 
Yea the 9430dc is a very underrated skimmer.
Mine is 6years and going strong.
I wanted to get a backup pump but instead found a complete 9430dc for sale for less than the new pump. I now have 2 complete backup skimmers for less than the price of a new one.
Used ones are around from time to time.
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Let me know if you’d be interested in selling one of them. Would love to use have one for my new build
Yea the 9430dc is a very underrated skimmer.
Mine is 6years and going strong.
I wanted to get a backup pump but instead found a complete 9430dc for sale for less than the new pump. I now have 2 complete backup skimmers for less than the price of a new one.
Used ones are around from time to time.
 
6 months 2 weeks and counting.
Tanks doing well.
No3 is around 30ish.
Po4.05.
I purchased a deltec nitrate reactor and it should be here this week.
I will set it up looking for <5 no3 tank wide.
No issues with no3 I just prefer to run it at <5. Should help color some as po4 is steadily below 0.1.

Forgot to mention I have 2 48" OR4 UV bars comming this week. They will go between the 2 50's.
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