Smiddy's Reef 360 Peninsula

lubeck · May 23, 2022

Tanks looking great! Assuming you love the lights you switched out a while back?

rds85 · May 24, 2022

lubeck said:
Tanks looking great! Assuming you love the lights you switched out a while back?

I think the lights work! No complaints so far. I would like to has one more row of them to have full tank coverage.

rds85 · May 27, 2022

Maintenance on the super loud CaRX. Impeller is almost destroyed from the sand like material of melted media.

GBRsouth · May 27, 2022

Pulling out effluent with a peristaltic pump and/or pushing through with an impellor pump would avoid the issue of wear on the impellor.

rds85 · May 27, 2022

GBRsouth said:
Pulling out effluent with a peristaltic pump and/or pushing through with an impellor pump would avoid the issue of wear on the impellor.

Not sure how that would effect the impeller on the recirculating impeller pump for the reactor

GBRsouth · May 28, 2022

rds85 said:
Not sure how that would effect the impeller on the recirculating impeller pump for the reactor

Sorry, didn't spot it recirculates. So yeah, it won't help. The recirculating would have to be done with a peristaltic pump to eliminate impeller wear and probably isn't feasible.

rds85 · May 28, 2022

GBRsouth said:
Sorry, didn't spot it recirculates. So yeah, it won't help. The recirculating would have to be done with a peristaltic pump to eliminate impeller wear and probably isn't feasible.

No worries. I am just going to replace the pump.

rds85 · May 28, 2022

End of May:

VanDalsenReef · May 28, 2022

rds85 said:
End of May:

How do you keep up on the sand? Make it all pretty for pictures or are there some cucumbers hiding?

t5Nitro · May 28, 2022

The parrotfish and regal are awesome. They bother anything?

rds85 · May 28, 2022

VanDalsenReef said:
How do you keep up on the sand? Make it all pretty for pictures or are there some cucumbers hiding?

Well two things. Vacuum the sand often and always take photos when the lights first come on and the sand looks pristine! Also the algae on my sand is off and often. Almost seems seasonal.