Flippers reef 125 gallon

Flippers4pups · Jun 12, 2020

Update: the past week I've been noticing that my socks in the sump have been getting blocked after a couple days use. I suspect it's bacterial as the socks aren't really dirty, but will overflow.

From the pictures above, nothing out of the ordinary showing, no bacterial bloom in the water.

Yes, the socks are cleaned and dried before use.

I'll keep a eye on it going forward.

count krunk · Jun 12, 2020

There is still so much we don't understand about reef tanks I think.

I am currently running a HOB Reef Octopus skimmer (have an in sump but no needlewheel for it) and really only the cup gets dirty. I haven't cleaned the skimmer cup in months n months and I emptied it two days ago as I do. Give it a good spray outside (i skim pretty dry so it SMELLS once you remove the cap) and I replaced it.

I put the cup at the same height, but today it decides to skim very wet, so I will have to actually clean

the cup to get it back to normal.

The buildup post spray cleaning looks the same as any other time, but this time the pattern of the buildup (I guess) was "super wet skim".

Mysteries of the reef hobby.

Flippers4pups · Jun 12, 2020

count krunk said:
There is still so much we don't understand about reef tanks I think.

I am currently running a HOB Reef Octopus skimmer (have an in sump but no needlewheel for it) and really only the cup gets dirty. I haven't cleaned the skimmer cup in months n months and I emptied it two days ago as I do. Give it a good spray outside (i skim pretty dry so it SMELLS once you remove the cap) and I replaced it.

I put the cup at the same height, but today it decides to skim very wet, so I will have to actually clean the cup to get it back to normal.

The buildup post spray cleaning looks the same as any other time, but this time the pattern of the buildup (I guess) was "super wet skim".

Mysteries of the reef hobby.

Some skimmers are finicky. Mine will act up if the needle wheel gets dirty.

Brew12 · Jun 13, 2020

Flippers4pups said:
Update: the past week I've been noticing that my socks in the sump have been getting blocked after a couple days use. I suspect it's bacterial as the socks aren't really dirty, but will overflow.

From the pictures above, nothing out of the ordinary showing, no bacterial bloom in the water.

Yes, the socks are cleaned and dried before use.

I'll keep a eye on it going forward.

You aren't trying to wear the socks before you put them in your sump, are you?

Flippers4pups · Jun 13, 2020

Brew12 said:
You aren't trying to wear the socks before you put them in your sump, are you?

In a Russian voice "me laugh at your funny sock joke!" Lol

Brew12 · Jun 13, 2020

Flippers4pups said:
In a Russian voice "me laugh at your funny sock joke!" Lol

And this is why you are the best!

Flippers4pups · Jun 13, 2020

Brew12 said:
And this is why you are the best!

How I feel:

Reality:

Flippers4pups · Jun 14, 2020

Took a trip with the wife for frozen food for the tank at a LFS. Got a couple packs of LRS and a nice piece of orange digitata for $10 bucks.

NDIrish · Jun 14, 2020

Hi, Don.
What settings do you have your blue and white lights on?

Flippers4pups · Jun 14, 2020

NDIrish said:
Hi, Don.
What settings do you have your blue and white lights on?

Blues at 60%, Whites at 30%. White at 6 hours, blues at 8 hours.

NDIrish · Jun 14, 2020

Flippers4pups said:
Blues at 60%, Whites at 30%. White at 6 hours, blues at 8 hours.

Thanks

Flippers4pups · Jun 19, 2020

Update:

20 gallon water change done. Vacuumed the sand bed, fed the fish. Corals looking good.

Hoping to go coral shopping tomorrow. Looking for just a couple pieces.