Nick's 345G Build
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I haven't moved a single coral. Will be good to see their growth progress. If you don't see the coral in the previous picture, it either died or I took it out.
September 2, 2020.
Feburary 27, 2021.
07/01/2021
September 2, 2020.
Feburary 27, 2021.
07/01/2021
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I use the default 14K on the Radion G5 with 70% peak intensity.
Always clean the tank and prep it a couple days for the photo shoot.
If you clean your glass and then go take pictures, it’s not going to work out well. Whatever you scraped off on the glass is now in the water column. Your eyes might not be able to pick up because your brain can process the data and ignore it but your camera will have to get through all that layers in the water column. Depending on your filtering and turnover rate, it can take 24hrs for the crap in yhe water column to settle down. Then you’ll have to think about the regrowth of the film algae that you just scrapped off on the glass. The sweet spot for me is to scrape all the coraline and hard algae on the glass 24hrs before I do a serious photo shoot. Otherwise, it just not worth presenting. You have to remember people only see what you show.
My tank glass needs cleaning every 4-5days.
Always clean the tank and prep it a couple days for the photo shoot.
If you clean your glass and then go take pictures, it’s not going to work out well. Whatever you scraped off on the glass is now in the water column. Your eyes might not be able to pick up because your brain can process the data and ignore it but your camera will have to get through all that layers in the water column. Depending on your filtering and turnover rate, it can take 24hrs for the crap in yhe water column to settle down. Then you’ll have to think about the regrowth of the film algae that you just scrapped off on the glass. The sweet spot for me is to scrape all the coraline and hard algae on the glass 24hrs before I do a serious photo shoot. Otherwise, it just not worth presenting. You have to remember people only see what you show.
My tank glass needs cleaning every 4-5days.
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I'm probably the same rate ballpark with the turnover.
I've removed the GFO then the carbon also. I'm only relying on my skimmer, refugium, and the UV as my primary filter. And of course, the liverocks. I tried to get as much liverocks as possible in the refugium, auxiliary tank, and in the sump.
I've removed the GFO then the carbon also. I'm only relying on my skimmer, refugium, and the UV as my primary filter. And of course, the liverocks. I tried to get as much liverocks as possible in the refugium, auxiliary tank, and in the sump.
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The UV has been an invaluable piece of equipment in my set up. What I learned 6 years ago was that it was the missing piece of the my reef puzzle. I like to have a lot of fish in the tank.
dragon99
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Which peice of the puzzle is it for you? Water clarity, algae control, disease control, or something else?
I'm using UV intermittently for water clarity and dino eradication
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I don’t QT and I like to have a lot of fish. I had some very catastrophic failures in my early day of reefing. Something like losing a tank full of fish in a matter of a week.
But ever since I added the UV to the set up when I started the previous 365G build, my only fish loss is from fish biting each other’s head off.
The UV does come with a few other added benefits. Film algae is a little better on the glass, water is clearer, and a little bit of water heating(water heating up is beneficial for me here). I’ve stopped using carbon and couldn’t see any difference. GFO was taken offline as well since rhe refugium is doing enough to keep the nutrients to where I want.
RJKain-777
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How many watts of UV would you recommend for a tank out size?
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I use this exact one. Speaking of which, I need to order the bulb. I replace the bulb every year. https://www.bulkreefsupply.com/emperor-aquatics-smart-high-output-uv-80-watt.html
mattgsa
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You have an amazing tank, I love all the fish. I wish I knew how you handle tang aggression. I would love to add more to my tank. I'm just worried my Achilles would kill them. I agree with you on the UV, I have the same one and I love it.
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Tanks looks great Nick. How are the two gigantea doing? What is your maintenance schedule like for that tank? Is it plumbed into your main display?
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The two giganteas are doing good. They're in their own tank that is plumbed to the main system. I put some bad behavior fish in the tank lol. These Kwazulu pair is causing some problem in the main tank to other wrasses. I'm planning on putting back in the main tank to keep them a second chance in a couple months. They're quite easy to trap so I'm not too worried if they're causing problems again in the main tank.
The two giganteas are really a sight to see. I wish I have the tank upstairs but that is not going to happen. So I come down every morning to feed the fish. Every month or so, I scrape the coraline in the front pane.
