SC Aquariums 50 gallon PNP

[Hemmdog]

Looks great dude!! So happy to see that.

Bump up your calcium and magnesium, checked out your ICP. Your new corals will be happy!

 

[Philipgonzales3]

Looks great dude!! So happy to see that.

Bump up your calcium and magnesium, checked out your ICP. Your new corals will be happy!

I want to but @Why-Me won't let me... lol.

Paly opening a bit more.

 

[Hemmdog]

I want to but @Why-Me won't let me... lol.

Paly opening a bit more.

1100’s is so low for mag lol. And if your alk is over 8.5 you need over 400 calcium for proper balance.

 

[Why-Me]

Go for it, but test more than once a week. Get a good idea of how quickly each element depletes.
If I'm not mistaken you should try not to increase Calcium more than 50 ppm per day.
Also our hobby grade test kits are probably only accurate to 10 ppm or so maybe even closer to 20 ppm if you're not exact on the way you do the test to the instructions to a T. So don't go looking for perfection just bump it up higher and watch it.
@Hemmdog knows what he's talkin about listen to him.

 

[Hemmdog]

Go for it, but test more than once a week. Get a good idea of how quickly each element depletes.
If I'm not mistaken you should try not to increase Calcium more than 50 ppm per day.
Also our hobby grade test kits are probably only accurate to 10 ppm or so maybe even closer to 20 ppm if you're not exact on the way you do the test to the instructions to a T. So don't go looking for perfection just bump it up higher and watch it.

Wooo! Bump it upppp. Lol, slowly...

 

[Philipgonzales3]

Wooo! Bump it upppp. Lol, slowly...

Wohoo...!

I'll test calcium, alk, and magnesium when I get back home in a bit. Curious what my magnesium is going to test at. I haven't been testing magnesium very much.

 

[NY_Caveman]

Paly is opening up a bit.



Nem seems to be getting comfy.



Hammer is looking great also.

Nice haul. Everything looks great. BTW, I agree, do not remove the carbon.

 

[Sod Buster]

Feed those fish for N03! Calcium my man is your struggle with that salt. I wasn't pushing tropic marin classic on you at all. I keep 1.027 and my #'s are 425 Ca, 1440mg, alk 8.5 with it though. As far as acclamation to the light, I move them up a little daily to where research leads me. They came out of a frag tank nice and happy with flow and light, spent less than 24 hours on a bumpy ride in darkness. Imagine that darkness and bumpy ride is just a hurricane that passes quickly, the sun is back out in a couple days, storm is over and want what they had back before it. Up to you, but I've set stuff back from reading so many opinions what works for somebody. I had to prove it to myself purchasing two milli frags off the same colony, put one where I wanted it, put the other low. Low one stalled even though it was next to its sister in two weeks. Good score on your "thingies" as your wife says. I had a delivery myself today too.

 

[Philipgonzales3]

Feed those fish for N03! Calcium my man is your struggle with that salt. I wasn't pushing tropic marin classic on you at all. I keep 1.027 and my #'s are 425 Ca, 1440mg, alk 8.5 with it though. As far as acclamation to the light, I move them up a little daily to where research leads me. They came out of a frag tank nice and happy with flow and light, spent less than 24 hours on a bumpy ride in darkness. Imagine that darkness and bumpy ride is just a hurricane that passes quickly, the sun is back out in a couple days, storm is over and want what they had back before it. Up to you, but I've set stuff back from reading so many opinions what works for somebody. I had to prove it to myself purchasing two milli frags off the same colony, put one where I wanted it, put the other low. Low one stalled even though it was next to its sister in two weeks. Good score on your "thingies" as your wife says. I had a delivery myself today too.

That's a good point. I may start moving them around a little later. Probably after some testing. I feed half a cube of frozen every day more or less. Sometimes a little more and sometimes a little less. Pellets once a week, shell-on shrimp about once a week, and one half shell clam about once a week. Hardly any food hits the sand. I may bump up the quantity a little and feed twice a day on some days.

 

[Philipgonzales3]

Feed those fish for N03! Calcium my man is your struggle with that salt. I wasn't pushing tropic marin classic on you at all. I keep 1.027 and my #'s are 425 Ca, 1440mg, alk 8.5 with it though. As far as acclamation to the light, I move them up a little daily to where research leads me. They came out of a frag tank nice and happy with flow and light, spent less than 24 hours on a bumpy ride in darkness. Imagine that darkness and bumpy ride is just a hurricane that passes quickly, the sun is back out in a couple days, storm is over and want what they had back before it. Up to you, but I've set stuff back from reading so many opinions what works for somebody. I had to prove it to myself purchasing two milli frags off the same colony, put one where I wanted it, put the other low. Low one stalled even though it was next to its sister in two weeks. Good score on your "thingies" as your wife says. I had a delivery myself today too.

Post some pics of your thingies! Lol

 

[Philipgonzales3]

That's a good point. I may start moving them around a little later. Probably after some testing. I feed half a cube of frozen every day more or less. Sometimes a little more and sometimes a little less. Pellets once a week, shell-on shrimp about once a week, and one half shell clam about once a week. Hardly any food hits the sand. I may bump up the quantity a little and feed twice a day on some days.

Oh I also forgot to mention I actually bought some red sea blue bucket. Amazon makes it so easy these days.

Opted not to use it yet but I'm starting to think maybe next water change.

 

[Sod Buster]

Just some common sticks and a few acans, nothing special. The biggest stag didn't ship very well.

 

[Philipgonzales3]

Just some common sticks and a few acans, nothing special. The biggest stag didn't ship very well.

Very nice!

 

[Philipgonzales3]

Just a few pics if how I arranged the frags. Man the tank still has room for plenty of corals lol. Not sure if that's a good thing or a bad thing.

 

[PirateDan]

@Philipgonzales3 l need you’re help.I’m trying to hook the hose to my pump for my SCA 50 I noticed that the tip is too small for the pipe I’m sure I’m doing something wrong please help a pirate out.

 

[Why-Me]

@PirateDan Most people are taking the hose and pushing it all the way onto that fitting base and zip tying or plastic hose clamping it there.
I did that for cycling my brute can, flexible tubing zip tied all the way butt up to that hex nut shaped end piece.

 

[PirateDan]

@PirateDan Most people are taking the hose and pushing it all the way onto that fitting base and zip tying or plastic hose clamping it there.
I did that for cycling my brute can, flexible tubing zip tied all the way butt up to that hex nut shaped end piece.

That works great! Thank you @Why-Me

 

[Philipgonzales3]

That works great! Thank you @Why-Me

Looks like you already got this sorted but I had the same issue. As @Why-Me mentioned you have to push the tubing all the way past the barbs and then use a plastic clamp at the base of the fitting. Below is when I was trying to figure it out.

https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/sca-50-gal-build-thread.302883/page-7#post-5429252

 

[Philipgonzales3]

Few more pics. Most are with the new lens kit. Definetly helps take pics under the blues.



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[Philipgonzales3]

The other MP10 in. Could have sworn it was advertised as wireless but no wireless card.

Also just a note for anyone with the same setup MP10's work on a glass size of 9.5mm or less. My glass is 10mm and if the two sides are not lined up perfectly the dry side and or wet side can and will fall.

Not a huge deal to me but an MP40 likely wouldn't have that issue.