Fadi's Reef 180 Gallons sps dominated Tank

fabutahoun · Sep 23, 2018

Janci said:
Good stuff Fadi.
Did you have trouble with pH to add the secon chamber?
Any idea how high your pH is?

Yes I had problems with PH. It was from 7.8 at night to 8.1 max at the end of the light cycle.

I went with an underrated reactor, according to reef octopus the rating is:

Well Stocked Tank - Rated up to 100 gallons
Medium Stocked Tank - Rated up to 150 gallons
Light Stocked Tank - Rated up to 200 gallons

So I had to dose some 2 part to keep the balance.
I got this reactor with a heavy discount from a shop that closed down here in Riyadh, and the plan was from the start to add a second chamber so it can handle my coral load.

Janci · Sep 23, 2018

fabutahoun said:
Yes I had problems with PH. It was from 7.8 at night to 8.1 max at the end of the light cycle.

I went with an underrated reactor, according to reef octopus the rating is:

Well Stocked Tank - Rated up to 100 gallons
Medium Stocked Tank - Rated up to 150 gallons
Light Stocked Tank - Rated up to 200 gallons

So I had to dose some 2 part to keep the balance.
I got this reactor with a heavy discount from a shop that closed down here in Riyadh, and the plan was from the start to add a second chamber so it can handle my coral load.

That Ph is not so bad I believe?
Many reef tanks run those pH parameters.
I am thinking to add a CO2 scrubber to the inlet of my skimmer. To boost pH a little over 8.2.

fabutahoun · Sep 23, 2018

Janci said:
That Ph is not so bad I believe?
Many reef tanks run those pH parameters.
I am thinking to add a CO2 scrubber to the inlet of my skimmer. To boost pH a little over 8.2.

it was 8.1 to 8.3 before the reactor.
I used a co2 scrubber, but it didn't last long. only 2 weeks.