The down sizing begins!!!

Manose · Apr 9, 2020

Katrina71 said:
Your tank is looking amazing! I want to come visit when we are over this

Yes please !!! I am thinking we can do some food and talk tanks

dantimdad said:
All caught up. Great thread!

Thank you bro

I am just doing what I know and trying things for the first time like and chaeto reactor.

Katrina71 · Apr 9, 2020

We'd love that!

dantimdad · Apr 9, 2020

Manose said:
Yes please !!! I am thinking we can do some food and talk tanks

Thank you bro I am just doing what I know and trying things for the first time like and chaeto reactor.

I built my first one and it worked incredibly well. Now, I have a very, very special one that was gifted to me and I just got it setup so we shall see how it does.

(I can't give details on mine yet)

wackyreefer · Apr 12, 2020

Amazing tank and progress. Following!

Manose · Apr 15, 2020

New pictures from today

dantimdad · Apr 15, 2020

Beautiful!

Manose · Apr 15, 2020

dantimdad said:
Beautiful!

Thanks so much

Manose · Apr 15, 2020

I have decided to run the skimmer every other say instead of all the time because I am changing 2.5 gal a day along with my chaeto reactor.
It has been hard to keep my No3 at 2-3 and my Po4 above .02-3 without bottoming out.
I feed every other day and do so very heavily so taking the skimmer offline part of the time will help keep the number up without too much trouble.

NY_Caveman · Apr 15, 2020

Manose said:
I have decided to run the skimmer every other say instead of all the time because I am changing 2.5 gal a day along with my chaeto reactor.
It has been hard to keep my No3 at 2-3 and my Po4 above .02-3 without bottoming out.
I feed every other day and do so very heavily so taking the skimmer offline part of the time will help keep the number up without too much trouble.

I pulled the cup off my skimmer a while ago as I was always bottomed out. I also feed every other day. Now I am basically just using the skimmer sans cup for gas exchange. Much smaller tank for me of course and only a Tunze 9004. Pictures were beautiful BTW!

Manose · Apr 15, 2020

NY_Caveman said:
I pulled the cup off my skimmer a while ago as I was always bottomed out. I also feed every other day. Now I am basically just using the skimmer sans cup for gas exchange. Much smaller tank for me of course and only a Tunze 9004. Pictures were beautiful BTW!

Good Idea as these daily water changes have defiantly had a major factor in lowering my No3 and Po4, but my tank has such a positive action to this that I am going to continue doing them. If I have to start dosing Nitrate and Phosphate I will before I ever stop the awc.

dantimdad · Apr 16, 2020

I feed the 240 daily and pretty heavy. I am running a Tunze chaeto reactor and a curve7.

The reactor is reverse of the lights.

I pull the collection cup on friday night and put it back on sunday. Like I did on the 93.

This always seems to keep the NO3 and PO4 right where they need to be.

I also feed oyster eggs once a week for the corals.

dantimdad · Apr 16, 2020

BTW, what is this:

I want some.

Manose · Apr 16, 2020

dantimdad said:
BTW, what is this:

I want some.

Spicy lemon favia and it can color morph into some crazy things

dantimdad · Apr 16, 2020

Manose said:
Spicy lemon favia and it can color morph into some crazy things

I will be pestering my suppliers now.

Manose · Apr 17, 2020

I just got done acclimating and dipping this new beauty. He is right at 7in. across.

dantimdad · Apr 17, 2020

That is flippin' gorgeous!

Katrina71 · Apr 17, 2020

Manose said:
Good Idea as these daily water changes have defiantly had a major factor in lowering my No3 and Po4, but my tank has such a positive action to this that I am going to continue doing them. If I have to start dosing Nitrate and Phosphate I will before I ever stop the awc.

I really want to do this in the new tank!

Katrina71 · Apr 17, 2020

I want a one spot too!

Manose · Apr 17, 2020

Katrina71 said:
I really want to do this in the new tank!

Katrina now you can do it cheaper than I did because of the new EcoTech versa dosers as they use a phone app and a apex isn't needed. I might switch to them to be honest because of noise.