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Ammonia is holding steady at 0
Nitrite is 1ppm
Nitrates at 20
Brought calcium and alk in line with kalkwasser today.
Magnesium supplement and test kit will be here tomorrow.
I ordered some bottled coraline that will be here Saturday. Clean up crew and macro algae from reefcleaners should be here Saturday too.
Shopping around for a pair of clowns. I tried to reach Kimmie's Clowns but no response yet. Thinking about ordering from ORA, my local petco will order for me.
Nitrite is 1ppm
Nitrates at 20
Brought calcium and alk in line with kalkwasser today.
Magnesium supplement and test kit will be here tomorrow.
I ordered some bottled coraline that will be here Saturday. Clean up crew and macro algae from reefcleaners should be here Saturday too.
Shopping around for a pair of clowns. I tried to reach Kimmie's Clowns but no response yet. Thinking about ordering from ORA, my local petco will order for me.
grizfyrfyter
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Decided to build another cheap kalkwasser reactor. $30 magnetic stir plate on a timer. Air tight container with push fit bulkheads and barb adapter hooked up to an empty head on my dosing pump.
Precise control with a total cost of about $50.
Precise control with a total cost of about $50.
Coral reefer
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What’s the interior part of the stirrer made of? How do they hold up in the kalk solution?
grizfyrfyter
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Food grade plactic. Kitchen storage.
Same thing I used last time, I had no issues after a year of use when I sold that system.
Same thing I used last time, I had no issues after a year of use when I sold that system.
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Well, now I'm really down the rabbit hole.
I picked up an SCA 100 gal tank, stand and skimz sump today. It's going to be a long project since I can't afford a return pump for it yet. 3 month cycle isn't going to be difficult.... Luckily, I have over 100 lbs of dry rock in the garage and a spare heater.
I picked up an SCA 100 gal tank, stand and skimz sump today. It's going to be a long project since I can't afford a return pump for it yet. 3 month cycle isn't going to be difficult.... Luckily, I have over 100 lbs of dry rock in the garage and a spare heater.
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That's the plan.
I ordered a big bottle of CA glue. I'm going to try the sand/glue/sand/glue aquascape method. Once the rocks are together, I'll cycle in the tank while I wait.
I need to find more reliable work.
I ordered a big bottle of CA glue. I'm going to try the sand/glue/sand/glue aquascape method. Once the rocks are together, I'll cycle in the tank while I wait.
I need to find more reliable work.
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Did a little cleaning.
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Simple kalkwasser reactor
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grizfyrfyter
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Here's the plan for lighting.
It's time to sell off some stuff around the house.
It's time to sell off some stuff around the house.
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Coral reefer
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@Bruce Spiegelman might have some orpheck lights for sale
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I'm months away from that point.
grizfyrfyter
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I also considered a pair of the 4 puck GHL Mitras. It would be cheaper but not as much light.
The other option was a kessil ap9x and 4 bulb T5 but that's the same price as the orphek combo.
I would be happy to put 3 of the kessil a360we over the tank if they were still in production. The x series is too expensive and not having built in wireless just irritates me.
I wish I still had to number for the guy at kessil who bought all the rock, corals and fish from my 170. He offered me a discount when I set up my next tank
The other option was a kessil ap9x and 4 bulb T5 but that's the same price as the orphek combo.
I would be happy to put 3 of the kessil a360we over the tank if they were still in production. The x series is too expensive and not having built in wireless just irritates me.
I wish I still had to number for the guy at kessil who bought all the rock, corals and fish from my 170. He offered me a discount when I set up my next tank
H2OPlayar
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Any reason not to start out with a couple used ap700's instead to save some cash? I know led deterioration is a thing, but for an early tank, I don't see the loss of par affecting the tank negatively. And it comes in at less than half the cost. With lots of people upgrading, this is something to consider. I have thought a lot about upgrading my 2x ap700's or adding to them and I keep coming back to the same conclusion that the ap700 is a really good light. I only run it at 80% peak for an hour or two a day, so my time cranked up isn't that long, and it is nice having the small footprint of the two lights so I can reach inside my tank easier. I am pretty sure that the ap700 is just 2 of the a360's put together.
Edit, I just saw this is for a "new" 100 gallon. I update my recommendation to 1x ap700. I think you'll have plenty of coverage and will look very clean with the single light over the tank.
Edit, I just saw this is for a "new" 100 gallon. I update my recommendation to 1x ap700. I think you'll have plenty of coverage and will look very clean with the single light over the tank.
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I have had too many issues with used leds, even kessil and I've been piecing together systems with repaired or patched equipment for 6 years of reefing. I prefer to buy new this time.
I'd buy a pair of ap700 new if that was an option, just like I prefer to buy 3x a360we.
If a single ap9x (25% brighter) isn't going to give me the coverage I want (without running at 100%), a single ap700 definitely isn't going to do it.
I will probably get one piece of lighting at a time, I don't need full coverage on a tank with just a few frags in the beginning. I'll add the other piece(s) of equipment as time goes by.
I'd buy a pair of ap700 new if that was an option, just like I prefer to buy 3x a360we.
If a single ap9x (25% brighter) isn't going to give me the coverage I want (without running at 100%), a single ap700 definitely isn't going to do it.
I will probably get one piece of lighting at a time, I don't need full coverage on a tank with just a few frags in the beginning. I'll add the other piece(s) of equipment as time goes by.
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The 100g is 48x24x20