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I have 2 Red Sea ReefLED 90s. The stocking plan is still just a dream in my head. Mainly just plan on going slow. I have a lot to learn.
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My Red Sea Recipe. Still doing trace elements by hand. Full automation is best but do I really want to add another 4 head dose to dose trace elements at 0.8 ml a day?

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All 4 ReefDose heads dosing dose. REEF ON!!

Ca, Alk and Mag have been running for a week. Set up bottle cooler and started Reef Energy Plus today. It will go off at 10pm. I guess its time to test and adjust if needed.


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After 1 week with the ReefDose running I check parameters again.

Dkh 8.4 ----- Dropped from 10.4 Shooting for 11.0 Checked it twice.
Ca 440.0 ----- Dropped from 490 looking for 450
Mg 1440.0------ Drooped from 1560 looking for 1450

Ca and Mag look good. I am going to increase dose of Foundation B Carbonate Buffer and check again next week.
 
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@Jeffcb if your thermometer is reading in Fahrenheit then you’re golden.
That was actually water in that bottle. Its live on the doser now and running at 41F in a 500ml bottle. . The problem is it has shut off a couple pf times. Not sure why. I do know of several people including a LFS that just dose it at room temp. I don't think the problem is it spoiling, its that it thickens up and clogs the line. Talked to one person that says he just keeps about a weeks worth in the bottle and its fine. The on-off switch on this cooler is a touch sensitive switch and hopefully I accidently hit is why it shut off.
 

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That was actually water in that bottle. Its live on the doser now and running at 41F in a 500ml bottle. . The problem is it has shut off a couple pf times. Not sure why. I do know of several people including a LFS that just dose it at room temp. I don't think the problem is it spoiling, its that it thickens up and clogs the line. Talked to one person that says he just keeps about a weeks worth in the bottle and its fine. The on-off switch on this cooler is a touch sensitive switch and hopefully I accidently hit is why it shut off.
@Jeffcb I agree with you on this potentially thickening and clogging the lines. For this reason I have a magnetic stirring plate for my dosing container that I’ll keep in the fridge too. As far as tank volume and dosing instructions go, a 250mL bottle will last me just at 7 days. That’s 12mL supplement per 25G system volume = 36 mL per day x 7 days = 252 mL. That’s at the rate for ULNS method and the fact that my custom sump adds more water than the stock RSR 250 system.

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ReefDose is working well and as designed. I still have not onboarded the 4th head For Coral Nutrition AB+ because it is supposed to be refrigerated. I found this on Amazon but the cup is 70mm in diameter and the Red Sea bottle is 72. I may order one and see if I can modify it some how.

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@Jeffcb looking at this it has a lot more cooling power than I imagined. Maybe I’ll pick one up. If I get a second vessel for my water change & mixing station I won’t have room for my fridge. I’ll have to use something like this if I dose out of a bottle bigger than 250mL
 
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After week 2 of ReefDose operating....

Dkh 8.4 still low. (raised dose from 25ml to 30ml last week) I guess I will have to do a 10% water change with Coral Pro for the first time in 3 months to raise it.

Ca 480 correct

Mg 1520 still high but it had just dosed. Ill check it again this evening.
 
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When to WhataBurger to pick up lunch and found this when I got back home. That's always fun!
Lots of swag, fridge mags, a T shirt and even a Chemi Pure! Thanks @WWC

Unfortunately the Box was wet. 1 bag was leaking but still had about half the water. Hopefully its all good.

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The Bounce Sauce is the Bomb. I did not know I couldn't feed it to the reef. :cool:

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WWC Juicy Fruit Acropora and Flaming Bush Acro seem to be acclimating well on the rack. The Juicy Fruit bag was about half empty of water some how but I think its going to make it. I will do a pic update as soon as I glue them to a rock.

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A few new pics..

Glued an Acan that has set on the bottom for a while to the rock.

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Red mushroom colony started off as 2 mushrooms almost a year ago. Some how one got lose and floated to the back of the tank. There are about 10 more in the back now.

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Strawberry Shortcake is growing well!

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