I’m so annoyed that it only fits in sideways lolGot the ReefMat 1200 figured out pretty easily actually. I have the main siphon coming in from the back, straight down and into one elbow, and the secondary wrapping around to the front. Whenever I get the tank setup I’ll try it like this before gluing everything to make sure it works!
RedSea goes big or goes home apparently! All their stuff is huge!
Yeah there are pros and cons to using live rock. I figured I’d give the dry rock and live sand combo a shot since I wanted to make a somewhat custom aquascape. Happy so far! But I had the rocks cycling for months before hand and I instantly added fish, pods, and lots of coral. Seems to be working to avoid a huge ugly phase. But It will take forever to truly mature compared to yours I’m sure.How are you feeling about the M2 as your return pump? I have the EXT170 and went with the L2. I'm wondering how much money I wasted
Everything looks great! I went with Tampa Bay Saltwater Rock and Sand in my tank this time... it's amazing stuff but I've spent the last week + picking out gorilla crabs.
Hopefully next week I migrate my EXT75 livestock and coral to the 170
And beautiful car! I have a 2015 GT I built completely that sits on the lift most of the time.How are you feeling about the M2 as your return pump? I have the EXT170 and went with the L2. I'm wondering how much money I wasted
Everything looks great! I went with Tampa Bay Saltwater Rock and Sand in my tank this time... it's amazing stuff but I've spent the last week + picking out gorilla crabs.
Hopefully next week I migrate my EXT75 livestock and coral to the 170
And beautiful car! I have a 2015 GT I built completely that sits on the lift most of the time.
Sweet. Jeep sounds nice! Enjoy the new tank!Hah, I know the feeling. I have a restomod CJ7 (ls swap, 4 wheel disc, hydroboost, air lockers, twin stick etc etc etc) that I've been working on for 3+ years.
Thanks! The GT500 is my baby. Heritage car, carbon fiber track pack, painted stripe. I actually had it at a cars and coffee out your way last year.
Edit: Your way assuming Wake Forest is Wake Forest NC
I’ll probably end up scraping it. I like the contrast. Just kinda letting the tank mature a bit. I have some coralline growth occurring on the rocks already so it’s going well! Been watching the alk and ph start to stabilize some. The ranges are narrowing. Dosing a small amount of kalk overnight with a 2 gallon awc every night for now. How is yours coming along?
Looking good. that purple stylo will get massive. Mine is. Getting my fish shipment this week. Can't waitSorry for all the blue pics! Just checking out some of the growth I’m finally getting!
Some of my zoas aren’t looking very good. I think it may have been caused by me mixing up my AWC water too salty somehow(I must not have checked it long enough after it had mixed) and the levels creeped over time. Brought it back down most of the way today and I will let the rest happen gradually. Hopefully they’ll recover. Only coral I lost so far was a 24k gold frammer… possibly due to the salinity as well. I tried a couple dips but no luck. But it was also probably an aqua-cultured coral so who knows.
I’m also trying to get a feel for my nutrient levels. Measuring them every 4 days or so. I notice that nitrates can change quick depending on how fast I run the reefmat and how much I skim. And then the phosphate is slightly elevated. Trying to understand how much rowa is needed each couple weeks. I think the reef jerky that I have in the auto feeder for the Anthias is causing most of that. I might switch to something else. See if I can figure it out so I don’t need so much rowaphos. But right now I’m at about 15/0.1. The dry rocks may also not be helping with the phosphates but I doubt it. I had most of them soaking for quite awhile before hand. And so we march onwards!!!! Cheers
Thanks! @SPS2020 gave it to me. It’s really taking off. Great color and polyp extension.
