Flippers reef 125 gallon

[Flippers4pups]

Update: the past week I've been noticing that my socks in the sump have been getting blocked after a couple days use. I suspect it's bacterial as the socks aren't really dirty, but will overflow.

From the pictures above, nothing out of the ordinary showing, no bacterial bloom in the water.

Yes, the socks are cleaned and dried before use.

I'll keep a eye on it going forward.

 

[count krunk]

There is still so much we don't understand about reef tanks I think.

I am currently running a HOB Reef Octopus skimmer (have an in sump but no needlewheel for it) and really only the cup gets dirty. I haven't cleaned the skimmer cup in months n months and I emptied it two days ago as I do. Give it a good spray outside (i skim pretty dry so it SMELLS once you remove the cap) and I replaced it.

I put the cup at the same height, but today it decides to skim very wet, so I will have to actually clean the cup to get it back to normal.

The buildup post spray cleaning looks the same as any other time, but this time the pattern of the buildup (I guess) was "super wet skim".

Mysteries of the reef hobby.

 

[Flippers4pups]

There is still so much we don't understand about reef tanks I think.

I am currently running a HOB Reef Octopus skimmer (have an in sump but no needlewheel for it) and really only the cup gets dirty. I haven't cleaned the skimmer cup in months n months and I emptied it two days ago as I do. Give it a good spray outside (i skim pretty dry so it SMELLS once you remove the cap) and I replaced it.

I put the cup at the same height, but today it decides to skim very wet, so I will have to actually clean the cup to get it back to normal.

The buildup post spray cleaning looks the same as any other time, but this time the pattern of the buildup (I guess) was "super wet skim".

Mysteries of the reef hobby.

Some skimmers are finicky. Mine will act up if the needle wheel gets dirty.

 

[Brew12]

Update: the past week I've been noticing that my socks in the sump have been getting blocked after a couple days use. I suspect it's bacterial as the socks aren't really dirty, but will overflow.

From the pictures above, nothing out of the ordinary showing, no bacterial bloom in the water.

Yes, the socks are cleaned and dried before use.

I'll keep a eye on it going forward.

You aren't trying to wear the socks before you put them in your sump, are you?

 

[Flippers4pups]

You aren't trying to wear the socks before you put them in your sump, are you?

In a Russian voice "me laugh at your funny sock joke!" Lol

 

[Brew12]

In a Russian voice "me laugh at your funny sock joke!" Lol

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And this is why you are the best!

 

[Flippers4pups]

And this is why you are the best!

How I feel:

Reality:

 

[Flippers4pups]

Took a trip with the wife for frozen food for the tank at a LFS. Got a couple packs of LRS and a nice piece of orange digitata for $10 bucks.

 

[NDIrish]

Hi, Don.
What settings do you have your blue and white lights on?

 

[Flippers4pups]

Hi, Don.
What settings do you have your blue and white lights on?

Blues at 60%, Whites at 30%. White at 6 hours, blues at 8 hours.

 

[NDIrish]

Blues at 60%, Whites at 30%. White at 6 hours, blues at 8 hours.

Thanks

 

[Flippers4pups]

Update:

20 gallon water change done. Vacuumed the sand bed, fed the fish. Corals looking good.

Hoping to go coral shopping tomorrow. Looking for just a couple pieces.

 

[Flippers4pups]

Update: picked up a purple staghorn frag and ten astraea snails. 5 going to the sump, five going to the DT.

 

[Flippers4pups]

Photo dump:

 

[NDIrish]

Photo dump:

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Is that a pocillapora in the second pic?

 

[Flippers4pups]

Is that a pocillapora in the second pic?

Yes.

 

[Flippers4pups]

So hard to get good pictures!

New purple staghorn:

Yes I have a little GHA growing on the frag racks. Expected with new plastics. The snails have been having a ball eating this stuff!

 

[Flippers4pups]

Purple green acan with babies.

 

[NDIrish]

Yes.

Has it try spreading in your tank?
I have read that they bail out polyps and spread. Makes me nervous.

 

[Flippers4pups]

Has it try spreading in your tank?
I have read that they bail out polyps and spread. Makes me nervous.

No, no signs of it. I don't expect it to do that either.