MasiniReef SPS In Wall Peninsula

[Daniel@R2R]

Its finally ready and on its way to Ohio!!!

That's a beauty!

 

[watdachuck]

Sump came in and it's time to finish up the plumbing, but I think I've sniffed enough glue for one day.....

 

[watdachuck]

Plumbing is coming along...I think I measured 60 times before cementing the down spout. It is hard plumbed with several unions and only about 1/2" of maneuverability. I hope that wasn't a terrible idea...

 

[revhtree]

Very nice build!

 

[watdachuck]

And we're rocking! Very happy with how quiet the Vectras and the Vortechs with QD technology are...Once the cabinet is installed it should barely be audible.

 

[watdachuck]

Sooooooo I sold the tank for a couple reasons........and am replacing it with this all 3/4" tank just built by Advanced Acrylics. It has an external overflow with black side wall and bottom, and it is a beauty! They really did an amazing job by the photos and cant wait to see it in person here soon.

 

[watdachuck]

New tank from Advanced Acrylics is here and the installation is nearly complete...

 

[Daniel@R2R]

Nice!!

 

[watdachuck]

And we're running.....main pump (vectra L1) is in and I am testing out the plumbing.

 

[Bottyfish]

And we're running.....main pump (vectra L1) is in and I am testing out the plumbing.

Wow, nice way to mount the lights.

 

[watdachuck]

Moving along....

 

[Holy_makerel]

Wow killer setup!

 

[watdachuck]

Wow killer setup!

Thank you!

The third Radion and Kessil H380 for the fuge come tomorrow!!!! The MP40's are making serious waves, I need to make a video.

 

[watdachuck]

Third radion is now installed along with the kessil lamp for the refugium!!!

API test is looking pretty good, but I am also going to send a sample out to aquamedicwatertesting.com for more specific results.

 

[Daniel@R2R]

This setup is crazy awesome!

 

[watdachuck]

Still coming along very nicely

At this point I am comfortable adding fish to the tank without any fear of them stressing. I still conduct daily water tests for ammonia, nitrite, and nitrate and will send out my monthly test samples to aquamedicwatertesting.com for the full range.
I did not use an additive to cycle the tank but my start up did not go quite as I had planned either. I somewhat chronicled the tank change, but the initial set up had been running for about a month. The live rock from BRS was curing in a 45 gallon trash can about a month prior to that.

The first week of curing the ammonia stench was harsh to say the least and I conducted several massive water changes. I continued to 10% changes every other day or so for about three weeks from there. Once I broke down the first tank, the rock cured for another month back in the trash can, but there was definitely enough dead matter from the get go to jump start the cycle.

PH is averaging about 7.88 monitored in real time on a freshly calibrated PinPoint probe. At night it dips only slightly to about 7.82, and during the day only slightly higher at 7.92. I attribute the stability to the chaeto in the refugium which I had initially been running on a 24/7 light cycle. The growth was very fast but it seemed to be browning on the outside and very green on the inside. I now have the Kessil H380 on a wifi timer from 7:00 PM (DT goes off at 9:00 PM) and turn off at 9:00 AM (DT turns on at 11:00 AM). The spinning motion has encouraged it to mold into a nice ball shape.

The pod population in the fuge has also been spectacular. I am sure the sixline wrasse is going to be very happy as those puppies overflow into the display.

 

[watdachuck]

Saw these industrial strength shelving units at Costco and knew what they were meant for

 

[Srob]

Nice build

 

[watdachuck]

Been a while since I updated, but here are some photos of the cabinet that is nearly finished around the tank. I also set up my calcium reactor and am about to send out some water samples to compare with the alkalinity readings I have been getting on my Hanna checker.

 

[watdachuck]

Water test results are back....Alk results were 9.24 compared to 8.8 on the Hanna checker.