KMS 120 gal

[xcaret]

How big is the tubing for those dosers? Having a problem with my aqualifter that I use to dose RO/DI water to my kalk reactor, the tubing needs to be RO line tubing to fit into the kalk reactor, unfortunately as I found out last night, it popped off the Aqualifter pretty easily when I was refilling, mostly because the Aqualifter doesn't have a barb on the output it holds on with friction which only works as long as the tubing end remains elastic.

There are some reducers in case the line is loose; one end is bigger diameter.
I was clearing some old stuff and found one little coupler; I’ll check if it fits RO line and air-line tubing.

 

[sfsuphysics]

Yeah I seem to recall having a few waaaaaaaaaaaaaaay back when with my last peristaltic pump, not sure I know where they are though I need a system of storage more akin to what you do

Now that I think of it I tossed those super old pumps a couple weeks back and with said parbs

 

[sfsuphysics]

Ok got it today, and yeah that barb is for a much smaller ID tubing (that does come with it) so going to see what I can do to make it work, going to guess the tubing is flexible enough to jam a much larger barb in.

 

[Coral reefer]

Vortech mp40 number 1. Eventually I’d like 2 or maybe even 3... time and availability of used pumps will tell.
Thanks @Zero Gravitas by way of @xcaret for the used mp40

 

[ashburn2k]

This tank has no sump?


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[Coral reefer]

Nope. Never did. Not even when Geneva had it setup.

 

[Coral reefer]

Anyone looking for toadstools? Made some frags with a group of mostly 4 year olds two weeks ago.
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Mother on the lower right. Older frag on the rocks on the left. Two babies on sand middle.

 

[Coral reefer]

 

[Coral reefer]

Tank survived lockdown for a loooong time without anybody. I got in right before and did what I could. Made sure feeder and top off were full, and hoped for the best. It went surprisingly well!
Been able to get in every 2-3 weeks lately at night. Have added some corals and everything is doing well.
Only big problem is aiptasia haven’t been able to stay on top of them or get any peppermints in there yet
Going to to try berghia i think

 

[Coral reefer]

 

[JVU]

Let me know when you’d like to pick up some Berghia

 

[Bruce Spiegelman]

That Aptasia on the top will eat Berghia in one bite!

 

[Coral reefer]

That Aptasia on the top will eat Berghia in one bite!

It’s all your fault! I started this with dead rock and then you forced your rock on me!

 

[JVU]

That Aptasia on the top will eat Berghia in one bite!

It‘s not an Aiptasia, it’s a Glass Anemone, Bruce. Centerpiece of the tank!

 

[Coral reefer]

Haven’t been able to get into the school and work on this as much as I’d like lately. It’s doing pretty good aside from aiptasia and some algae on the rocks. I am super proud my 5 year old daughter told me that I need to put an urchin in this tank. I’m always telling people to get them lol.

 

[Coral reefer]

This tank has been doing well. Seems like bud is have cleared half the tank pretty well of aiptasia. Hopefully they are still going and will eventually get most of them!
Want to add more anthias now that I can get in some to feed them. Might use the automatic fridge feeder for this if I can fit it somewhere.

 

[Coral reefer]

One of the oldest kids wrote a summary of aquarium time today. Currently we have maybe 25-30 kids from preK to 5th grade.

 

[Coral reefer]

Did some toadstool fragging today. Always gets the kids excited.

 

[Coral reefer]

Been talking about “benthic progression” as I believe rich put it on reef beef. I brought in a structure of dead rock and put in a 10 gal below the tank with a rock and a scoop of sand and water from the tank with a pump for a week and then replaced some rocks that had aiptasia on them.
The idea is that the new rock will be covered with good bacteria and experience less of the green and brown algae right away. Might be fun to do an “experiment with a rock that doesn’t get the seeding treatment and see what happens.

 

[Coral reefer]

This tank has reached the end as a reef.
Taking out a lot of rock, all corals except maybe toadstools, and installed an external overflow box from my old frag tank. Now that’s reusing, even better than recycling!
Up next I’ll get the sump setup with a top off and work on a refrigerated autofeeder.
Will be ordering some seahorses from ocean rider soon unless some has a better captive bred option for me.