My fish tank

[tuberider]

Stop with the reds man you're killing me!!!

 

[mpoletti]

TOTM article

 

[mpoletti]

Stop with the reds man you're killing me!!!

That one is technically dark pink with green polyps

 

[JAR]

Congratulations on RC tank of the month :exmark:
Clearly you have put the work in to deserve the honor.
NICE

 

[mpoletti]

Congratulations on RC tank of the month :exmark:
Clearly you have put the work in to deserve the honor.
NICE

Thanks Jon

 

[mpoletti]

 

[orientalexpress]

It's about fuking time.congratulation mark.


lapsan

 

[Radiolunatic]

Congrat, Mark !

 

[Ibn]

Congrats!

 

[houser]

Yeah!! Congrats.

 

[sfsuphysics]

RK still does that? I really hate the blog format they switched to.

But either way, congrats Marc Long overdue I'm sure.

 

[screebo]

Well, Marc.....I guess you'll be getting that promotion!

Very nice success with your tank and extra credit for your photos. One problem..........now I just HAVE to have a frag of your lovely red cyphastrea! Please put me on a waiting list! Great work buddy!

 

[mpoletti]

Thanks eveyone

Mike- I guess that is what happens when they leave things up to volunteers who get no support :X But thats a whole different story...

 

[tuberider]

Go team RC!!!!

 

[fishez4alivin]

Congratulations Mark, long overdue IMO....I do have a question after going over the RK article. I saw you are able to keep your pH between 8.2-8.4. I'm sure you have a good amount of effluent coming out of your CaRx. Do you have a second chamber? Or do you have the effluent going into some cup with aeration? The reason I ask, is that I was battling low ph this winter. I didn't see any use of a kalk reactor, so I am just curious on how you keep your ph so high in the winter. Thanks, and congratulations.

 

[JAR]

Congratulations Mark, long overdue IMO....I do have a question after going over the RK article. I saw you are able to keep your pH between 8.2-8.4. I'm sure you have a good amount of effluent coming out of your CaRx. Do you have a second chamber? Or do you have the effluent going into some cup with aeration? The reason I ask, is that I was battling low ph this winter. I didn't see any use of a kalk reactor, so I am just curious on how you keep your ph so high in the winter. Thanks, and congratulations.

I was gonna ask the same question but was to lazy to type it in.
My PH was 7.8 last night!

 

[mpoletti]

Thanks guys, as for my PH, I used to have issues with my PH when I had a PM and geo reactor, but since I set up the new tank with the AquaC, for some reason, I have not had a problem. I can not say that the reactor is the solution for sure, but I'm not complaining either My effluent is located right in the path of on my my drains into my sump. I do not have a sceond chamber or use a cup or any other device; heck I don't even use a PH controller to monitor the reagulator, just the old school method of the bubble count vs. effluent.
I have noticed that as the pump from the skimmer is placing more air into the water, my PH is slightly lower. This morning @ 5:05am it is 8.09. When it is this low, I just take a spoonful of Seachen "ph to 8.3" and it helps boost the system.

Thanks again. Hope this helps/

 

[mpoletti]

Go team RC!!!!

Thanks Jeremy. I know you are a big "be part of the solution rather add to the problem" type of guy. Is RC perfect? Heck no, but its a great place to use as another tool to learn and share experiences along the way. I'm grateful to the guys & gals over there as without RC, I would of never of met a lot of people in my network of reefers that I know today....

 

[mpoletti]

 

[tuberider]

Is that a Carassius auratus in the last pic?