Devoted Reefer 250

siggy · Feb 17, 2020

Beautiful rock and scape

Jefdav84 · Feb 17, 2020

Enjoying the recent videos especially with that new rock. You have me seriously considering buying some, and just re-scape my entire tank. How much do you think would be needed for a 50 gallon cube 24x24x20?

Keep the updates coming!

pelphrey · Feb 17, 2020

Kids felt like crap on and off since Thursday. Now I’m feeling down. Time to clean some stuff. Wife just left for the week for work. Wish me luck!

pelphrey · Feb 17, 2020

dodger745 said:
I use a BRS 5 stage unit 75GPD, with a booster pump. I was reading up on using 2 DI stages and everything I can find suggests its a waste of time. only If the media exhausts in the first DI stage would the second stage have a use.

Awesome, thanks for that information!

pelphrey · Feb 17, 2020

siggy said:
Beautiful rock and scape

Thank you!!! I’m pretty happy with it!

Jefdav84 said:
Enjoying the recent videos especially with that new rock. You have me seriously considering buying some, and just re-scape my entire tank. How much do you think would be needed for a 50 gallon cube 24x24x20?

Keep the updates coming!

I used 40lbs and my tank is 3’ 20 lbs might work?

pelphrey · Feb 17, 2020

What nightmares are made of

pelphrey · Feb 17, 2020

Working on some new return plumbing. Trying to reduce the amount of soft tubing and the kink that was in it.

dodger745 · Feb 18, 2020

pelphrey said:
Awesome, thanks for that information!

however, I think im going to add a second stage to my setup. the water in Madvegas sucks. you can get an add-on canister that comes with DI resin from BRS for less than 40 bucks. I figure its worth a shot

Scurvy · Feb 18, 2020

pelphrey said:
Alkalinity (Hanna dkh)- 9.3
Calcium (RedSea)- 375
Magnesium (RedSea)- 1240
Phosphates (Hanna phosphorous)- .01
Nitrates (RedSea Low Range)- 4
Nitrates (RedSea High Range)- 5
Salinity (Refractometer)- 1.026

Teats tracked with aquatic log!

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Looking good, got to get that Calcium up some next! 440/450

pelphrey · Feb 19, 2020

Been home the last few days sick. Finally feeling sort of human again, took the time to finally dose nitrates, ammonia and a frozen cube thawing out. Tank is cloudy because I turned the Chaeto over in the sump.

dodger745 · Feb 19, 2020

pelphrey said:
Been home the last few days sick. Finally feeling sort of human again, took the time to finally dose nitrates, ammonia and a frozen cube thawing out. Tank is cloudy because I turned the Chaeto over in the sump.

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Good deal. the plague is going around homie.
My reefer 250 is currently in a battle with Dinos and let me say it sucks!
my phosphate and nitrate are at zero so I removed GFO and am Thinking of dosing to see if I can raise those levels to help.

drawman · Feb 19, 2020

pelphrey said:
Been home the last few days sick. Finally feeling sort of human again, took the time to finally dose nitrates, ammonia and a frozen cube thawing out. Tank is cloudy because I turned the Chaeto over in the sump.

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You dose both ammonia and nitrate? I'm curious why?

pelphrey · Feb 20, 2020

drawman said:
You dose both ammonia and nitrate? I'm curious why?

Tank always stuggled keeping nitrates and amino's in moderation are always good!

pelphrey · Feb 20, 2020

dodger745 said:
Good deal. the plague is going around homie.
My reefer 250 is currently in a battle with Dinos and let me say it sucks!
my phosphate and nitrate are at zero so I removed GFO and am Thinking of dosing to see if I can raise those levels to help.

Get some green leaf kno3 and dose nitrates!

pelphrey · Feb 21, 2020

That big bag of reef nutrition always feeding my fish!

pelphrey · Feb 22, 2020

New corals on the way! I really wanted what is behind the red box but none where left. It was a blue frogspawn and was awesome!!! Regardless happy with the order!