Tank Journal Archive

[vpreef]

Here's a few pics from today. The tank is slowly recovering which is great.

Pics of Sump

Male Bartlett Anthia

Borbonius Anthia

Powder Blue Tang

Acropora Close ups

 

[Jimsim]

cable tie your wiring dude! ahah jokes! love the set up :)

 

[vpreef]

i orginally did have the wiring done neatly but with changes etc; now i cbf! Easier to unplug shit now :D

 

[Jimsim]

ahahah true, we are the only people down in the lower half of the tank anyways so if it works for you then it dusnt matter !

 

[Sam Parker]

Love that hammer garden, inspirational!

 

[Wrangy]

Absolutely stunning mate!!! Very jealous of that sump and setup of yours!! :D

 

[RobbieMVFC]

Good to see. Mate despite your recent disaster you still have the sexest tank I have ever seen.

 

[jimbo]

sensational!

 

[Aspidites]

Stunning as always vp!

 

[Sarg]

sh!thouse


One more positive comment and we would've been holding hands singing kumbaya lol

Hows the cal reactor going? Dialed it in yet.

 

[vpreef]

Thanks guys, lol @Sarg Calcium reactor holding things steady for the past 4 days now at 8dkh. Just monitoring and testing every 48hours.

Its using around 80ml of effluent a minute at 3 bubbles per second of Co2 so its damn thristy! Acro is growing well and colour is coming back :)

 

[ToxicMel]

More info on the calc reactor please... size, how it works etc?

 

[vpreef]

Its a Geo Reef Calrx modified version of their CR818. Running approx 12kg of Caribsea Arm mixed with 1kg of Zeo magnesium.

For details on how a Calrx works check out the following link http://www.reefkeeping.com/issues/2002-05/sh/feature/

 

[TheJordans]

AMAZING as per usual!! Kudos!!

 

[somethingfishy76]

Mate simply fabulous!!! Thats awesome!!!

 

[Synodontis]

Damn John, still one the best looking tanks around :)

 

[slin1977]

Great recover VP!
Another feather in your cap.
Be sure to monitor calc rx if you stick a Clam or more Acro in there mate...but you knew that ;)
Calcium reactor is the way forward fellow followers :)

 

[vpreef]

Loving the calrx, i was always intimidated by the complexity look of them but really quite simple to setup.

 

[leodb89]

would be interested in your maintenance and dosing routine?

looking amazing VP :)

curious what the light in the sump is for? seems to clean to have had macro or anything in there lol

 

[vpreef]

There is macro in there, just seeded it with some cheato ;)

Maintenance is quite simple, clean skimmer and filter sock once a week and do approx 12% water change every fortnight.

I was using brightwell neo marine salt but have now changed to Red Sea salt, just the standard stuff. To be honest i have used 5 different salt brands and have noticed no difference in my tank from either, just using red sea now as its the cheapest :).