The Dr. Has gone insane Re-build
- Thread starter Dr.DiSilicate
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Still dosing the bioclean. N and p are at 0 but only because the dosing. The N was fine on it's own but the phosphate would not quit causing cyano as well as crappy color and almost no growth! I dose at about 1/4 the recommended dosage at this point.
Lighting is 2 250 watt 14k halides on electronic ballasts (4 hours a day) with 4x54 watt t5
I have 2 tunze power heads for circulation, upgrading/ adding one to those gyre things this weekend. I have an external bubble king 250 something or other skimmer(awesome) and a calcium reactor running off of my reef keeper light (I know Doug, don't lecture it works for me) that's it really. I dose a little acro power too but not all the time. Mostly old school I suppose. I am also doing an 18 gallon water change every 2 weeks with a smaller one (5 gallons or so) on the off weeks.
Alk is at 8.2, calcium around 400 mag around 1300 last time I checked...
I do want to add more live rock in the sump to help but since things are looking good I don't want to mess with what's working.
Lighting is 2 250 watt 14k halides on electronic ballasts (4 hours a day) with 4x54 watt t5
I have 2 tunze power heads for circulation, upgrading/ adding one to those gyre things this weekend. I have an external bubble king 250 something or other skimmer(awesome) and a calcium reactor running off of my reef keeper light (I know Doug, don't lecture it works for me) that's it really. I dose a little acro power too but not all the time. Mostly old school I suppose. I am also doing an 18 gallon water change every 2 weeks with a smaller one (5 gallons or so) on the off weeks.
Alk is at 8.2, calcium around 400 mag around 1300 last time I checked...
I do want to add more live rock in the sump to help but since things are looking good I don't want to mess with what's working.
. Where you been bro!
Mike is correct. I managed to get a used but almost perfect on reef central for about half the price. I watched for several weeks as they go really fast! They are awesome! You can release a bubble from every 15 seconds to a bunch every second. Took a few hours to dial in but 1 bubble every 3.5 seconds keeps my reactor effluent at 6.45 and never wavers! I have my reef keeper as a safety back up but it has not been needed yet.
I also changed my lighting a bit.
Still have the 2 halides
Now only 2 t5
Added 2 blue reefbrite that I also got from the same guy on RC. Corals PPP like crazy!
I also changed my lighting a bit.
Still have the 2 halides
Now only 2 t5
Added 2 blue reefbrite that I also got from the same guy on RC. Corals PPP like crazy!
