Smileys Place

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how the hell do i upload pics to this new site? when i use the upload image button and take a pic with the phone, its says its 100% but doesnt show up when i post..

 

[Legonch]

the size is probably to big. Try resizing it

 

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The fuge

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The frag View attachment 10930

 

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The basement display stand View attachment 10931

 

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The crap View attachment 10932

 

[Dr.DiSilicate]

Upstairs display?

 

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upstairs display is still in progress....i still have some pieces to stain for the stand, and im still looking for a tank to fit it.. 72x24 footprint...

 

[FinsUp]

Looks like you're practically finished! LOL

 

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ok, so its been a while... system is stable at 9.6 alk, 420-425 calc, and 1300-1400 mag...runnin gfo, dosing 100ml day of the almighty 3, and only feed it when my favorite reefhead come over... maybe twice a week? i manage to do 35g wc once a month on average... my refugium is overgrown with coral. and frag tank is full.... about to start plumbing this 125 basement display into the mix.

so far i have a 125 refugium, a 75 sump, a 65 frag... and adding a 125 display so i can get all that coral out of my fuge... question i have is should i run biopellets or no? not sure what direction to go.... i love my tried and true, but ive heard plus's and minus's on biopellets... ive even ran them for a few years.... whats the latest consensus on the infamous biopellets? should i stay or should i go?

 

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[flagg37]

I’ve not used bio pellets but I’ve got a 4” marine pure block in my sump. Its a similar purpose but less maintenance since it just sits there.

 

[JZinCO]

I use biopellets. I can't remember what my nutrients were but I never have detectable nitrates in a skimmerless/filterless tank. I won't buy new ones though, I think dosing carbon is easier than the guessing work of pellets. Then again I haven't done much carbon dosing but that's the opinion that my reading has come up with
Build looks great btw!

 

[Fourthwind]

I would run a NO3 export brick from Brightwell instead of Marine pure. Work really well for me. If it doesn't work for you, than it was a cheap experiment compared to the size of biopellet reactor you would need for that much water.

 

[whyamisofly]

I would run a NO3 export brick from Brightwell instead of Marine pure. Work really well for me. If it doesn't work for you, than it was a cheap experiment compared to the size of biopellet reactor you would need for that much water.

Did Brightwell fix the crumbling issues? I hadn't seen anything recently about a fix, so I purchased the Marinepure.

 

[JZinCO]

Yeah. they said it was a mfg issue and it is fixed, but you can't use NOPOX or it will react with the brick.

 

[Fourthwind]

Did Brightwell fix the crumbling issues? I hadn't seen anything recently about a fix, so I purchased the Marinepure.

Have not had any issues with the crumbling.

Yeah. they said it was a mfg issue and it is fixed, but you can't use NOPOX or it will react with the brick.

The NO3 export bricks have a sulpher compound that in many ways acts like carbon dosing. If you raise the bacteria count artificially with products like NOPOX, you have a chance that the bacteria will grow beyond the food availability. Then you can have a bacteria crash. This being said I have not had to use carbon dosing. Be sure to follow their recommendations for quantity of brick / squares per gallons of water.

 

[Kayvon]

I've used biopellets but never got it to work properly. They always left this gross residue on my skimmer. I switched to vinegar. I heard that it doesn't give the cyano problems that vodka does. Works perfectly so far and there's less to maintain

 

[Dr.DiSilicate]

What’s your total water volume?

 

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im gonna guess to be right around 25 right now... adding the 125 display in the basement soon... still trying to find 3/4" vinyl tubing for the return.. HD had only 5ft sections.. i need 25ft..