Even got rid of my chiller, piece of crap Aqua One.... Now run 3 Illumagic fans powered by Illumagic transformer, even my Tunze are powered by Illumagic Transformer as those packed up too, Lol!
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Hey Matt,
Ill save the triples for a rainy day photo shoot :) With double on the tank and the height I turned them down ages ago. I can't remember but I think they run at about 65 to 75 percent most of the time. I have been fortunate to have experimented a lot with some test coral that I've kept since before LED were over my tank. They were subjected to all kinds of light treatment. One thing that blew me away is an Acan that was 5 polyps when I got it...... This Acan is now 50 polyps plus and it lives at the highest part of the tank closest to the light..... So much for being a " low light" coral ;)
Over the course of my tanks life I have noticed a couple of stages with the phosphate. There seems to be a stage where you can get most of the phos out of the water, then the live rock.... Left unchecked, the live rock quickly seems to bind the phosphate back to it.
I would say that I am at that stage where most of the phos has been removed from the live rock and there is little left. The tank is already 2.5 years old.....
Upon inspection this morning I can happily say the water is crystal clear and the tank is looking mint.
Let me do a phos test today.
Go slow homeys with your phosphate control . Bad things happen when you rush your reef.
Hey mate, I have not been pushing it to the next level since all visible signs in the tank are showing that things are on track. When colours are strong, all polyps open and coralline is growing at a rate that you can see daily changes, I very seldom pull the test kits out.
Had to lop three x 50mm trunks off my Xenia last night. Thing was growing just insane.
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Lol that was version 1.0 :)
You have a good point.... And you got me fair and square... Believe it or not there are two different heat shrinks in the cupboard , not much point them sitting there he says.
Looks and sounds interesting. Especially on the $$ side of things. What is the dosing requirements ? I got the 1ml into 1L of RO water. Is then just added into the sump ? and how much ?
I have an 80L AIO tank currently and using Rowaphos in a back in one of the rear sump sections to keep on top of Phosphate but curious as to this method if it is suitable......
I have an 80L AIO tank currently and using Rowaphos in a back in one of the rear sump sections to keep on top of Phosphate but curious as to this method if it is suitable......
Hey mate, I would say that this method is suitable, it works fine with brand name products specifically designed for reefs. Take for instance the ingredients for Randy's dosing , one of the ingredients is Damp Rid I think.
Sure with anything you will get those that say it's going to work and those that say it won't. I know that I satisfied with the performance so far, no sludge or build up to be seen and yes I have put more product in my tank.
Mate for your tank I think you should not dose more than 0.3 ml at a time that is about 8 drips. Add that to your tank water near the skimmer / so you don't affect your salinity levels with a heap of RO water , check your Phos every three days to work out the consumption / rate required to keep on top of Phos levels.
Make sure you have a skimmer to remove bound Phos.
Ok, so yeah I have a Tunze 9002 skimmer running in the middle section of my sump. With the dosing, is that 0.3ml of the (1ml into 1L RO water) mixture. So mix it up then add the 0.3ml each day ?
Also should I take out the Rowa phos when I put this in ?
cheers
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