Renton's Evolution from 200 to 440 gallons
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Thanks! Much of the tank is high flow, but there are some calmer spots as well. I have higher flow then most other tanks I have seen in person. I have no clue on the gph flow rate. I have all my power heads on varying schedules of alternating intensities and pulses. Flow rates and patterns vary quite a bit throughout the day.
Thanks, I agree. It has so much going on from different colors and textures.
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Hacked up rock and replaced it this weekend. The mystic sunset monti had encrusted a large portion of it, recently killed an acro as a result. Since I have 3 or 4 more high end sps on the same rock that were in the monti's path I had to take action.
Before:
With the new rock in place:
And just for fun since I had the camera out, The Bounce Mushroom:
and when I first got it:
Before:
With the new rock in place:
And just for fun since I had the camera out, The Bounce Mushroom:
and when I first got it:
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Yesterday, I setup my continuous water change system. I am using a LiterMeter III Precision Dosing System with the LiterMeter III Water Exchange Module attached. I have BigE and Wspangler to thank for pointing me in the direction of the LiterMeter III. I chose this setup because of the higher pump speed, precision and the pump design which should have a long life.
You calibrate each pump by turning on the calibration function and then pressing a button when it has filled up 500ml
One of my pumps is calibrated at 170ml/min, the other is at 196ml/min. The pump controller then figures out how long to pump each pump.
I have the pumps setup to change out about 6 gallons a day. The pump controller divides that up into 150 doses each day. Pump A pumps the water out of my aquarium and into the sink. Then pump B pumps water from my saltwater barrel into the tank.
Since it only does a little bit at a time, it doesn't trip my freshwater topoff - which was a major concern of mine.
So far, so good with the system and I am excited about its potential (probably more excited then what would be considered normal
)
The current setup is temporary while I test the system. I will eventually be drilling a small hole through the wall that separates my tank from the utility room and will run the water lines through it.
Pump A and the integrated controller are on the left, pump B is on the far right. I mounted them high up and out of the way to keep the wife happy
55 Gallon Barrel with fresh saltwater
The bucket has the water that was drawn out from the aquarium overnight, just wanted to monitor the quantity for a while.
You calibrate each pump by turning on the calibration function and then pressing a button when it has filled up 500ml
One of my pumps is calibrated at 170ml/min, the other is at 196ml/min. The pump controller then figures out how long to pump each pump.
I have the pumps setup to change out about 6 gallons a day. The pump controller divides that up into 150 doses each day. Pump A pumps the water out of my aquarium and into the sink. Then pump B pumps water from my saltwater barrel into the tank.
Since it only does a little bit at a time, it doesn't trip my freshwater topoff - which was a major concern of mine.
So far, so good with the system and I am excited about its potential (probably more excited then what would be considered normal
)The current setup is temporary while I test the system. I will eventually be drilling a small hole through the wall that separates my tank from the utility room and will run the water lines through it.
Pump A and the integrated controller are on the left, pump B is on the far right. I mounted them high up and out of the way to keep the wife happy
55 Gallon Barrel with fresh saltwater
The bucket has the water that was drawn out from the aquarium overnight, just wanted to monitor the quantity for a while.
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Sounds cool. Renton. Keep an eye on your alk and cal levels though. I had daily auto wc setup like yours but abandoned it when I noticed alk and cal concentrations varied too much bucket to bucket. It created more problems for me on a daily basis than I think it was worth it.
I'm now on a monthly wc because I don't have issues with nitrates or phosphates to begin with. I found having more consistent alk and cal outweighed the benefits of daily water changes
I'm now on a monthly wc because I don't have issues with nitrates or phosphates to begin with. I found having more consistent alk and cal outweighed the benefits of daily water changes
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Dude, I love your reef!! One of my absolute favorite tanks!
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Beautiful! Thanks for sharing!
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I wanted to get a quick top down picture of the granulosa I got from Jim (Clarkii01). It has really colored up well. I also got a couple other quick pictures.
