Congratulations, I watched maybe 3 of the live shows there where a bunch all 2-3 hours long.
Patrick's 81G - the last dance
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Damn they hooked you up! Congrats bro!
FinalPhaze987
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You weren't kidding. I had one playing while I was doing a water change and some pump cleaning, only to find out it wasn't on that episode. Lol
Dude forreal. I thought, man this gotta be fake...they send out all that free stuff like that? Never thought id be drawn.
iani
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They must of know how much you spent this past year on your tank. Congrats!
Turkeysammich
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Congratulations.
FinalPhaze987
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One year mark since adding water. Most frags are growing well and a few just encrusting. As young as the tank is, I'll take it as a win.
I had a short bout with cyano forming on my sandbed. I turned the flow up and tried out a few products.
TMP cyo control - didn't make a dent
PNS Deepcycle bacteria and probio - seemed to have helped but couldn't clear it up.
Dr.tims revive and waste away - following the instructions on their protocol seemed to have finished it off along with some heavy carbon usage.
I had a short bout with cyano forming on my sandbed. I turned the flow up and tried out a few products.
TMP cyo control - didn't make a dent
PNS Deepcycle bacteria and probio - seemed to have helped but couldn't clear it up.
Dr.tims revive and waste away - following the instructions on their protocol seemed to have finished it off along with some heavy carbon usage.
Kensington Reefer
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Got that trap ready?
The Yellow tail blue tang has friends here in a 300...
The Yellow tail blue tang has friends here in a 300...
FinalPhaze987
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You got me. Guilty as charged lol.
He grew quick. Maybe in the next few months he'll come out to play.
Alot of these will be hitting dbtc soon. Just gotta find the time to cut em down. Some play well with others while some just want all the space to themselves.
FinalPhaze987
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Went a full month and a half since my last WC. Running RMS method has played out well so far. NO3 holds steady around 4-9 depending on how it feed. PO4 bottoms out if i dont dose. I found the sweet spot for the majority of my corals is on the higher end. Anywhere from 0.06-0.1 has produced the best results.
Alk demands have been increasing and im up to dosing 130ml / day of BRS 2 part to keep things steady.
Flow had to be turned up quite a bit and was causing sand dunes everywhere. I picked up some TLF CaRx media and it seems to be holding up to the flow pretty well. The only thing id do different is letting it condition in my sump a couple weeks before adding it to the display. I threw it in after rinsing it clean, and it looked great for the first week. Diatoms took over the new substrate and ended that joy rather quick. It may be time to replenish some pods anyway.
Life getting busy that left me with no time to tinker with things probably been the best thing that's happened. Some pieces are beginning to branch, others encrusting.
Im glad I put this guy on his own rock
This is as much as I see of the carpet nem. Since adding the Kessils, he stays tucked in the shade.
Alk demands have been increasing and im up to dosing 130ml / day of BRS 2 part to keep things steady.
Flow had to be turned up quite a bit and was causing sand dunes everywhere. I picked up some TLF CaRx media and it seems to be holding up to the flow pretty well. The only thing id do different is letting it condition in my sump a couple weeks before adding it to the display. I threw it in after rinsing it clean, and it looked great for the first week. Diatoms took over the new substrate and ended that joy rather quick. It may be time to replenish some pods anyway.
Life getting busy that left me with no time to tinker with things probably been the best thing that's happened. Some pieces are beginning to branch, others encrusting.
Im glad I put this guy on his own rock
This is as much as I see of the carpet nem. Since adding the Kessils, he stays tucked in the shade.
FinalPhaze987
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Got off work not long ago and checked on the tank. Usually around this time of day the PH is around 8.35, but read 8.2
I thought the probe may have been thrown off, or so.ething may be decaying. When pulling up the cameras I notice things look quite dim.
I get home shortly after to discover the straton is out. I thought i blew another EB832, but when plugging in the fixture to another outlet, couldn't get it to power up.
Luckily I have the kessils as supplemental lighting to hold it off until after dinner.
Lesson of the day, if you post that things are going well with your tank, prepare to deal with some sort of catastrophic s#it the next day.
I thought the probe may have been thrown off, or so.ething may be decaying. When pulling up the cameras I notice things look quite dim.
I get home shortly after to discover the straton is out. I thought i blew another EB832, but when plugging in the fixture to another outlet, couldn't get it to power up.
Luckily I have the kessils as supplemental lighting to hold it off until after dinner.
Lesson of the day, if you post that things are going well with your tank, prepare to deal with some sort of catastrophic s#it the next day.
iani
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Were you able to figure out what was wrong?
FinalPhaze987
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I sent an SBAR to ATI along with some pictures. According to them, the MeanWell driver may be burnt out. They emailed the info for the tech in Germany to confirm and took down my shipping information.
Hopefully they respond soon and can get it back up and running. When looking to purchase a replacement, it seems all ATI lights are out of stock, probably in preparation for the Straton X release.
Till then, the kessils are able to pump out around 200 par and should keep things alive in the mean time.
I have 2 radion xr30 clones that you are free to borrow. I currently have no use for them. Been in the garage over a year in the boxes. Part of my one day I might need them stash.
They can been controlled through app and should give you the par your use to.
Hope the Stratons gets fixed soon bro. I’ve got a spare XR30 G5 Blue you can borrow if you need it as well.
FinalPhaze987
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I appreciate the offer guys. If the driver replacement doesnt pan out and a fix is far off, I'll keep it in mind. Things should be good for a week and hoping they could get this part out soon
Sounds good! It's an open offer so just reach out if you change your mind or thing doesn't go to plan. Hopefully they get you taken care of quickly