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Rob

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"whats Happening" (this Month) -2014
Thought I'd start a thread, probably to use it more as a to-do list in planning out tank maintenance and additions for 2014. Will be intersting to review this in a years time.

Goals of 2014
2013 there was no real disasters although lost a few SPS corals but generally the tank overall was good. No fish loss and only one cyano outbreak, high Po4 due to poor water changes. Costs were high adding MP40WES, lighting, upgraded skimmer (9410) Zeoadditives, however suspect 2014 will be lower costs in hardware and truly go into a maintain mode.

1... Make sure Nitrates / Phos is kept under control, mid 2013 they started to run away. Now dosing NOxPox
2... Test params at least every 2 weeks.. Although auto dosing was lax in testing and alk,ca & mg could drift
3... Don't dose any magic bullets anymore (All that Zeovit shit) rely on daily AWC and maybe Amino and coral food.
4... Better utilize Profilux capabilities (Dosing pump control and AutoFeed)
4... Remember item 3 above .. hahah
5... 2014 is SPS year or that's it, softies forever :)
6... Enjoy the tank and its inhabitants...

To-Do List of 2014
JAN
The tank enters the start of 2014 with fully automatic water changes (7L per day) HV LED's replaced, profilux now controlling and monitoring light cycles & vortech programs and added another (3rd) vortech at the back for increased flow. So the next few months should just be fine tuning "randy's" dosing amounts, illumination and flow settings.

DONE -Replace the Hyper Violet LED (16 off) Lens failed last year.
DONE -ORP probe installed on profilux
DONE- Replace Moon light with 2 stars within main light.
DONE- Upgrade Profilux Firmware and test user web pages
DONE- Add a wireless bridge to the aquarium cabinet
DONE-Install the spare MP10WES on the back wall (Now have 3 Vortechs)

Stock:
DONE -Consider adding SPS on next shipment (Bunarong)


FEB
The end of Feb and the tank is looking good. Now stopped Zeo for quite some time and no detrimental effects. Have some brown/red algae on the sand bed, small center patch. Its getting a little bit worse however a quick vacuum and should be acceptable. Fish and corals are really looking healthy. New Jan Acros is now starting to tip grow. Moved the clam down to the sand bed as the RBTA started troubling it and basically extending onto the top mantel of the clam. Clam has pushed a large part of the center sand bed away from the glass at the front looks OK as now the Zoa's are starting to look like they will fall into ths area, creates an interesting sand bed at the front.


DONE Install Webcam Logitech C252
DONE Install profilux in front of the tank. Cutout panel
DONE Get spare tunze ATO AWC pump (Thanks Bunarong)


Stock:
CANCELLED Add a pair of bangai cardinals- Decided not to after speaking with LFS -even the tank bred fish are grown up on live food, cannot commit to fussy feeders.
DONE Await a WA shiipment for a larger stag / Dallas (final piece) -Although bunarong got the business cairnes delievery, 2 nice stags.

March
DONE Replaced Prefilter and carbon filter in RO/DI unit (Now tested at TDS = 1
- Remove 1/4" sand and replace (Jan)
- Replace marine magic with Profilux dosing control on existing pumps (feb)
- Start to autodose Redsea NoxPox (feb)

- Raspberrypi getting data from Profilux and publish long term trends (feb)
- Install new 6 way fuse panel for 12VDC power supply (feb)
- Mount all Vortech WES controllers together, (currently laying at back of tank !) (feb)
Re-arrange power cabinet/cords
Install flowmeter for AWC / ATO monitoring (Already have these)



ONHOLD -Buy another Profilux PAB Powerbar (Sewatec)
ON HOLD -Plan out new sump and get on order

April......??
Wow a shocking month for any additions or changes :( Looks like I have done nothing now for two months....)
MP10 bearing failed whilst I was away so will have to get some new bearings and see if I can repair it. Family said the motor assembly was really hot, before they disconnected the power.

The tank however looks great fish and corals is better than in the last 6 months.

3DPrint -float level holder , Dosing tubes and Probe holders.
Replace heater & keep existing as spare
Swap over return pump (install the new spare pump)
Maybe add some more BLUE Leds to the lighting
Replace moonlight LED driver 0-10v = 0-100% so I can use the moon phase, current driver is inverted 10V = off


May...... ??
Re-consider IBC
Replace Sump (Rudy - Clayton)

June......??
Replace the 3x 24VDC Vortech Power Supplies with an industrial 24VDC DIN rail supply (reduce power cords and plugpacks)

July......
Consider mounting the 12VDC Vortech battery backup and wire into Vortechs
Review Spares.... add MP10 wet end
Reconsider Zeo based upon Oscars success 6 months in !
 

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Sarg

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Dec 11, 2011
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Thinking ahead as usual!!

Though I think it has been too long without a pic! Flick us a fts yeah?? ;-)