The Maelstrom 120
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Might have to pull the lenses on the green and red leds, disco is fairly strong. Also gonna try dial in the skimmer because it's all over the place. But might be hard without a bioload.
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I'm getting the same vibe, like a monkey with a valve to play with.
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Thank you for the kind words.
Aquascape turned out fantastic!
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Thanks! Yeah, sometimes you just stick your hands in the tank and it actually does something good. Can't say it was premeditated, but I'll take it.
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Where did you buy your replacement LEDs from? Im assuming the replacements were loose and not already installed on cobs? I have a couple of black boxes and would like to do the same. Appreciate any info you could pass along.
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Ebay. Just look for US shipper and it takes 3-5 days. Then all you need is some thermal compound and a soldering iron.
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Tested parameters yesterday and as I thought, getting a little mini cycle. Ammonia gets processed fairly quick but nitrites are at 0.2.
Also, very strange, po4 was 0.49! Source rodi is 0.00. No idea where it's coming from, but not a start I was hoping for.
Also, very strange, po4 was 0.49! Source rodi is 0.00. No idea where it's coming from, but not a start I was hoping for.
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Those are beautiful fish! Your tank is going to be sick with those guys and some corals in it.
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Mini-update:
Clowns are almost done with the 14 days in copper, nice and healthy. Tomorrow they're going into another tank and get 14 days in General Cure.
As for the 120, two weeks now skimmer has been going nuts, overflowing no matter what. So I did a 25 gallon WC and dropped in some carbon in the filter cups... What do you know? Skimmer calmed down. It really didn't like something from the initial fill.
PO4 dropped waaaaay down. I'm think I messed something up with my first reading last week (1.49)...because today, even before the WC tested and it was 0.04...tested again, 0.05. Ph holding pretty steady 8.3-8.4.
Rigged a 5 gal IO bucket as my temp ATO res.... After 3 days I had to refill, the evaporation rate is pretty silly on this thing. Need to find an alternative.
Clowns are almost done with the 14 days in copper, nice and healthy. Tomorrow they're going into another tank and get 14 days in General Cure.
As for the 120, two weeks now skimmer has been going nuts, overflowing no matter what. So I did a 25 gallon WC and dropped in some carbon in the filter cups... What do you know? Skimmer calmed down. It really didn't like something from the initial fill.
PO4 dropped waaaaay down. I'm think I messed something up with my first reading last week (1.49)...because today, even before the WC tested and it was 0.04...tested again, 0.05. Ph holding pretty steady 8.3-8.4.
Rigged a 5 gal IO bucket as my temp ATO res.... After 3 days I had to refill, the evaporation rate is pretty silly on this thing. Need to find an alternative.
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Your tank is looking nice. I love the aquascape 
. Cant wait to order mine once I move into new place
. Cant wait to order mine once I move into new place
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Your tank is looking nice. I love the aquascape
Thank you! Day to day is being made much easier because of your reef Pi work.
I can't wait to get more fishies and start getting some coral.
Speaking of which, I need to finish setting up my QT for the coral, since I'll have to wait 76 days..... I knew I was forgetting something. ;Facepalm
