Welcome to Da Reef!Hello all! Does anyone have the Neptune apex waves? I currently have a 90gal Versa aquarium with a corner left overflow. I am looking to see what are some programs that are currently working out there. Currently i have a mostly fish aquarium. 1 small monticap, 2 anemone and a large standing star polyp. I don’t feel like I have good flow and my sand bed looks very brown and dirty. Thanks in advance for all the help.
Welcome to R2RHello all! Does anyone have the Neptune apex waves? I currently have a 90gal Versa aquarium with a corner left overflow. I am looking to see what are some programs that are currently working out there. Currently i have a mostly fish aquarium. 1 small monticap, 2 anemone and a large standing star polyp. I don’t feel like I have good flow and my sand bed looks very brown and dirty. Thanks in advance for all the help.
Thank you. I will definitely take a deep dive into your article. Question… I have the corner overflow on the back left. Would you still suggest I put that wave there? (I hate that corner overflow)Thanks for all the shout-outs!
I have a Reefer XL 425 (88 gallon display), so roughly the same size as your 90. I use one WAV on the back left side aimed diagonally towards the other end, and then a Gyre on the right end. Between the two, I get a nice turbulent flow. I'm not sure I would run the tank with only a single WAV.
The WAV itself has a number of built-in flow patterns you can choose from. This is a page from the WAV QuickStart Guide:
I like the Mavericks program, and run it 24/7 at 70%, along with the Gyre alternating between forward at 70% for 10 seconds and reverse at 100% for 5 seconds.
As others above have mentioned, I have written a series of Apex tutorials. None of them focus on the WAV, but a lot of the programming principles I discuss can be applied to the WAV, in particular the Feed Cycles topic. See:
Articles by SuncrestReef
www.reef2reef.com
Awesome. Thanks! I did the aqua scape myself first time too. Yes coralline is taking off but I’m starting to see brown creeping up. Not sure if it’s due to poor flow. Hopefully I can get a grip of it ASAP.Welcome! Glad you joined. Nice aquascape rockwork and your coralline is taking off nicely!
Have you considered starting your build thread? I found its a great place to document my tank's evolution for myself. Like you, I started tank first then joined, so I'm still finding myself going back collecting pictures & updating historically as well as current state. Once you create your first post in your thread and link it to your account, they will give you build badge (look left, under my ID)
This is a good reference book type online article I still review:
The Supreme Guide To Setting Up A Saltwater Reef Aquarium
This article was sponsored by @MarineDepot at www.marinedepot.com. Introduction The marine environment is one of the most complex systems on the planet. The aquarium you are about to set up is only a tiny sliver of the vast ocean, but it is no...
Thank you. I do use RODI water and actually make my own using the BRS 5 stage which I’ve upgraded to a 6 stage and use the Aqua pump to keep my psi right at 45 (if I’m not mistaking) I replace membrane probably every 1.5years and other 1x year except for the DI resin that gets replaced every 6 months or as soon as I get 1ppm reading. I haven’t used filter socks until last Friday and replace every 3 days (boring!) I’m looking to upgrade to the trigger sump 39 with roller Mat for Christmas I hope
. Skimmer since using the filter socks has been acting up since the sump water lever changes a lot. Still working to fine tune that. Otherwise it works champ (reef octopus Reagal 150 int). I do think I overfeed. I hate to feel like the fishes are still hungry so I generally stand there for about 15-20 min feeding mysis and brine shrimp as well as reef roids. That I’ll work on for sure.
