Trido's 210 In-wall

Daniel@R2R · Mar 23, 2020

trido said:
The reef system is doing great despite my lack of work on it lately. I’ve recently added more WAV pumps for a total of ten on the system. My old, and new Gyre pumps were slowly dying and I like the WAV pumps better for ease of programming and cleaning. Plus no special module or third party app to control them for tank maintenance. Today I’m working on a repair from a leaky bulkhead I replaced last summer. After 15 years we’re moving away from the grey paint to a brown of my wife’s liking. This is the perfect time for special projects.

Looks great!!

JCOLE · Mar 23, 2020

trido said:
The reef system is doing great despite my lack of work on it lately. I’ve recently added more WAV pumps for a total of ten on the system. My old, and new Gyre pumps were slowly dying and I like the WAV pumps better for ease of programming and cleaning. Plus no special module or third party app to control them for tank maintenance. Today I’m working on a repair from a leaky bulkhead I replaced last summer. After 15 years we’re moving away from the grey paint to a brown of my wife’s liking. This is the perfect time for special projects.

I am considering some Wav's myself. I have read some mixed reviews regarding the lifespan of them. How do you like them? How long have you had them working for you?

YHSublime · Mar 23, 2020

I’m also taking the time to do special projects, idle hands are the devils workshop!

trido · Mar 27, 2020

JCOLE said:
I am considering some Wav's myself. I have read some mixed reviews regarding the lifespan of them. How do you like them? How long have you had them working for you?

My oldest pair is three years old. When I clean them the magnets and shafts don't look any different than the newer ones. A couple pairs were picked up used and are about two years old. Also fine. I clean them pretty routinely. A quick dip and run in muriatic acid and then a quick dip in bleach to kill the algae

trido · Mar 28, 2020

Here are a couple current pictures. I shrank down the hot pink (cotton candy) coral in the very center and also cut the two large torts in half that are just below and to the left of it in order to keep some symmetry to the growth of everything. The strawberry shortcake on the right that is nearly the highest coral in the tank is starting to grow over most of its surrounding corals. I'm trying to decide whether to let it keep growing or to trim it down to half its size. Traditionally, frags from this strawberry shortcake dont survive for me so I'm leery of cutting it.

YHSublime · Mar 28, 2020

Just love it!

JCOLE · Nov 30, 2020

Hey @trido hope all is well! Any updates on this awesome tank?

Wen · Nov 30, 2020

trido said:
The reef system is doing great despite my lack of work on it lately. I’ve recently added more WAV pumps for a total of ten on the system. My old, and new Gyre pumps were slowly dying and I like the WAV pumps better for ease of programming and cleaning. Plus no special module or third party app to control them for tank maintenance. Today I’m working on a repair from a leaky bulkhead I replaced last summer. After 15 years we’re moving away from the grey paint to a brown of my wife’s liking. This is the perfect time for special projects.

Ran across your post regarding flow in peninsula tanks and the photo of your beautiful tank led me to your build thread.
Thank you for sharing!

I have a 4 month old peninsula and struggling with moving debris out. (2 mp40s and 1 gyre). Do you have 10 WAVs on the DT or in total? I see you may have 2 on each end. Any advice on placement and programs you run?

Thanks so much!

trido · Dec 24, 2020

Wen said:
Ran across your post regarding flow in peninsula tanks and the photo of your beautiful tank led me to your build thread.
Thank you for sharing!

I have a 4 month old peninsula and struggling with moving debris out. (2 mp40s and 1 gyre). Do you have 10 WAVs on the DT or in total? I see you may have 2 on each end. Any advice on placement and programs you run?

Thanks so much!

I have four WAVs in the display tank and others in the grow tanks. AS far as removing detritous in the peninsula. I try to keep the water surface mostly pushing toward the overflow end of the tank and I keep my powerheads clean for maximum flow. I routinely stir up the sand bed to help flush detritous out of the tank into the skimmer and filter socks.

Tuffloud1 · Dec 24, 2020

Amazing tank!

trido · Dec 24, 2020

Tuffloud1 said:
Amazing tank!

Thanks, its been running for a long time.

Years fly by now days.

JCOLE · May 1, 2021

@trido Any updates on this amazing tank?

trido · Sep 4, 2021

Wow! things have changed quite a bit since March of 2020. Ive had a lot of coral death and also a lot of coral growth. Such is the cycle of life.. Ive been busy with other hobbies so havent taken and shared very many quility pictures anywhere.

LiverockRocks · Oct 9, 2021

trido said:
Wow! things have changed quite a bit since March of 2020. Ive had a lot of coral death and also a lot of coral growth. Such is the cycle of life.. Ive been busy with other hobbies so havent taken and shared very many quility pictures anywhere.

Stunning tank!
Would you update us on your weekly maintenance and any new equipment investments?