skey44
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I’m seeing encouraging signs of tree and line work near my home. They say Friday at 11:45. But I’m thinking Thursday or before with what I’m seeing.
Scott’s Infinia Frag 125.4 build Shallow Reef
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Power is restored! So thankful. Just got done running the generator gas out and getting everything hooked back up to the grid.
Now turning my thoughts to those who have been worse affected by this. We had a lot of loss here in Greenville SC, but me, my family, and close friends were blessed to make it through with inconveniences like lack of power and minimal property damage. It still feeeks like a lot.
Praying for those that have it worse off, including lost lives, lost and missing family members, destruction of property, whole towns being wiped off the map, and many as of yet untold tragedies.
We also have a lot of medically fragile folks that already suffered from food and housing insecurity that are struggling to get by. It’s been a major challenge for our health care network. It’s been difficult to care for the acutely ill, while helping the chronically ill safely manage their symptoms. We are housing folks in the hospital community room, high school gyms, and a local event venue at this time to power oxygen and home dialysis machines.
Currently feeling motivated to be a little better prepared the next time nature strikes. Also motivated to get this reef tank back up and running full speed ahead. Time to get these corals stable and growing again.
Now turning my thoughts to those who have been worse affected by this. We had a lot of loss here in Greenville SC, but me, my family, and close friends were blessed to make it through with inconveniences like lack of power and minimal property damage. It still feeeks like a lot.
Praying for those that have it worse off, including lost lives, lost and missing family members, destruction of property, whole towns being wiped off the map, and many as of yet untold tragedies.
We also have a lot of medically fragile folks that already suffered from food and housing insecurity that are struggling to get by. It’s been a major challenge for our health care network. It’s been difficult to care for the acutely ill, while helping the chronically ill safely manage their symptoms. We are housing folks in the hospital community room, high school gyms, and a local event venue at this time to power oxygen and home dialysis machines.
Currently feeling motivated to be a little better prepared the next time nature strikes. Also motivated to get this reef tank back up and running full speed ahead. Time to get these corals stable and growing again.
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08TRDOFFROAD
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Glad to hear they got the power back on sooner than you anticipated and your family and friends were so blessed! How is the tank looking with all equipment back up and running?
skey44
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Tank is looking ok. Feel like I’m missing a few hermit crabs and corals are puny, especially torches. All has been maintaining with very little dosing (no growth). I’m UV sterilizer planning/shopping as I’m battling either Cyano or Dino’s and not winning yet (daily turkey basting, weekly siphoning, monitoring nutrients and keeping them above zero, feeding heavily, adding home made coral snow and bio digest bacteria) .
Motivated to get this looking good. I’m debating spending the money I had budgeted for some Aussie Live Rock on the UV. Seems like a permanent and automatic fix of setup correctly. Looks like the Pentair are best but melt after a year and parts are also not readily available .ive had good luck with aqua-iv in the past. Looks like a 25 watt will do the trick. Considering mounting a painted pice of plywood behind the tank stand to mount the controllers and UV on.
Mainly just want to get my parameters stable, my light schedule back stable. And see my tank back to where it was September 13 before I went out of town and then the next week lost power for 5 days.
Twelve volt adapter plug for osmolator top-off got dropped in top-off reservoir while moving it while plugged in. Made a little tiny blue green corroded mess in the top off container. Need to get that cleaned up and see if it still works. Seems to be the only equipment issue I’m aware of, besides being about time to assess pump magnets and clean pumps. I’m especially concerned about return pump magnet as the return is old and Vortech magnets as I’ve seen them crack and swell in short time frames in the past.
Motivated to get this looking good. I’m debating spending the money I had budgeted for some Aussie Live Rock on the UV. Seems like a permanent and automatic fix of setup correctly. Looks like the Pentair are best but melt after a year and parts are also not readily available .ive had good luck with aqua-iv in the past. Looks like a 25 watt will do the trick. Considering mounting a painted pice of plywood behind the tank stand to mount the controllers and UV on.
Mainly just want to get my parameters stable, my light schedule back stable. And see my tank back to where it was September 13 before I went out of town and then the next week lost power for 5 days.
Twelve volt adapter plug for osmolator top-off got dropped in top-off reservoir while moving it while plugged in. Made a little tiny blue green corroded mess in the top off container. Need to get that cleaned up and see if it still works. Seems to be the only equipment issue I’m aware of, besides being about time to assess pump magnets and clean pumps. I’m especially concerned about return pump magnet as the return is old and Vortech magnets as I’ve seen them crack and swell in short time frames in the past.
skey44
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Ordered today, now just to come up with a plumbing plan for when it gets here. I’m thinking mount it to my wall behind the tank. Need to do some measuring. May have to create a mounting 2x4 behind the tank and then screw into that. It’s unlikely my studs are located in the right place. Will use vinyl tubing and place inline with return. Gonna grab the purpose built mounts too so it’s firmly held, yet easily removable. I will use it permanently, feel like it’s just peace of mind for Dinos and fish disease. I’m doing a QT but I feel certain something will make it in at some point.
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Everything seems to be settling since the storm now. Just frustrated with the dinos. Keeping up the good fight but I’m fatigued by it and need UV reinforcement asap.
New Royal Gramma and tomini settling into the QT well. Plan for first GC dose today and will get them into main tank 14-15 days from now after two doses.
Phosphates have been a little low despite copious frozen food feeding on top of pellets and auto feeder. Will take phosphate reactor offline today and monitor. Added 10 ml NeoNitro today. May have to start adding phosphates as well. Blows my mind how much the nutrients drop in this tank day to day with the amount of food I know I’m putting in. “Cooked” LR is a whole different world when it comes to denitrification capacity. Fish are extra fat, and I see pods everywhere since I don’t have any predators for them. Not sure if it’s from those I’ve added by bottle or if some have gotten through my dipping process. I also don’t QT my inverts so maybe from there. I’m starting to see small patches of coralline on the rocks as well. Sure that was mostly added by my snails and frags.
Todays parameters:
QT
Cu-2.28
SG-1.023
NH4-0
DT
SG- 1.026
Ca- 430
Mg- 1350
Alk- 7.9
Phosphates- 0.03
Nitrate- 5.3
New Royal Gramma and tomini settling into the QT well. Plan for first GC dose today and will get them into main tank 14-15 days from now after two doses.
Phosphates have been a little low despite copious frozen food feeding on top of pellets and auto feeder. Will take phosphate reactor offline today and monitor. Added 10 ml NeoNitro today. May have to start adding phosphates as well. Blows my mind how much the nutrients drop in this tank day to day with the amount of food I know I’m putting in. “Cooked” LR is a whole different world when it comes to denitrification capacity. Fish are extra fat, and I see pods everywhere since I don’t have any predators for them. Not sure if it’s from those I’ve added by bottle or if some have gotten through my dipping process. I also don’t QT my inverts so maybe from there. I’m starting to see small patches of coralline on the rocks as well. Sure that was mostly added by my snails and frags.
Todays parameters:
QT
Cu-2.28
SG-1.023
NH4-0
DT
SG- 1.026
Ca- 430
Mg- 1350
Alk- 7.9
Phosphates- 0.03
Nitrate- 5.3
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skey44
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Should I buy a purple tang to add to my QT and restart the process?? I’m gonna go look at it when it comes in tomorrow at LFS and make a game time decision. It’s one of my last fish. I still want a couple of wrasses and a Stark’s damsel but I’m getting there fish wise. If this wipes out the Dinos as hoped I’ll get back to the program stocking corals too!
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Amazingly after the uv has put a massive dent in the Dino outbreak in less than 48hrs I’m seeing most of my crabs out and about again. They were all hiding due to the Dinos, crazy.
Also I got a slightly larger than tiny sassy purple tang. It and my tomini are in QT together. Getting along decently.
Love how their colors go together. Cool to me that they both have different colored tails than the rest of their body. Both have neat spots on their faces too. Getting really close to full stock of fish. Looking for a starcki damsel and a radiant wrasse to round out my stock list.
Also I got a slightly larger than tiny sassy purple tang. It and my tomini are in QT together. Getting along decently.
Love how their colors go together. Cool to me that they both have different colored tails than the rest of their body. Both have neat spots on their faces too. Getting really close to full stock of fish. Looking for a starcki damsel and a radiant wrasse to round out my stock list.
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Glad I busted out the polyp lab filter to document some progress and new corals. Needless to say, so much prouder of this tank now that Dinos are waning. Added some corals lately and they are stunners in my eyes.
skey44
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Just ordered a Jebao DCP 3500 for my return. Looks like it should be plug and play with my plumbing and will allow control of flow rate. Dinos are barely hanging on, trying to avoid a complete black out. I think with a little more flow through the uv it will make them have a more difficult time hanging in there. Trying to avoid a black out. Corals are looking awesome currently.
Also looking to get some coral foods/aminos this week since I’m starting to think about feeding my corals more directly. Being able to slow/stop the pump for feeding will be very beneficial for this as well.
Next project is finding the right cabinet aesthetically, functionally, and right price point to setup a dry cabinet for controllers, power bricks, and cords.
Wife says… you really need a cabinet beside the tank for all the stuff (think she was referring to chemicals and testing, but I really want it for organization of equipment). Next two days spent relentlessly scouring ikea and asking her opinion lol. If it was curtains or some other decorative item I’d admittedly be pretty checked out on the process…
Also looking to get some coral foods/aminos this week since I’m starting to think about feeding my corals more directly. Being able to slow/stop the pump for feeding will be very beneficial for this as well.
Next project is finding the right cabinet aesthetically, functionally, and right price point to setup a dry cabinet for controllers, power bricks, and cords.
Wife says… you really need a cabinet beside the tank for all the stuff (think she was referring to chemicals and testing, but I really want it for organization of equipment). Next two days spent relentlessly scouring ikea and asking her opinion lol. If it was curtains or some other decorative item I’d admittedly be pretty checked out on the process…
08TRDOFFROAD
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I just recently switched to a dcw-6000 and have been very happy with it! So much quieter than the sicce syncra 3.0 I replaced! I can stand right next to my tank and not hear any audible noise from the pump!
skey44
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Glad to hear! I got the older model but it seems to be well reviewed. My eheim 1260 is reliable and relatively quiet. Interested to see if it’s a notable difference.
08TRDOFFROAD
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I think you will be pleasantly surprised by how quiet it is! I ran a 1262 on a 90 gal build years ago and it had a pretty noticeable hum to it too.
skey44
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After some further review I ultimately went with a larger hygger DC pump. Went with the 1350gph model to be able to have greater control and use a lesser percentage of the total power available.
Seems like the same pump, features, and similar controller as jebao, but the fittings for 3/4” soft plumbing are included. It is also supposed to be here today vs next week! Will definitely give the eheim a good cleaning and put away for backup.
Thanks @08TRDOFFROAD! Reading your thread encouraged me to look into this a little harder and choose a larger pump so I can have more flexibility and control.
Seems like the same pump, features, and similar controller as jebao, but the fittings for 3/4” soft plumbing are included. It is also supposed to be here today vs next week! Will definitely give the eheim a good cleaning and put away for backup.
Thanks @08TRDOFFROAD! Reading your thread encouraged me to look into this a little harder and choose a larger pump so I can have more flexibility and control.
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skey44
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I was pretty hyped on adding the new pump, but it was a let down. Probably due to my plumbing being 3/4” but the flow on max for a pump rated at 1350gph is same/similar to the eheim 1260 rated at 635goh it replaced. I’m probably going to return and go up a size or return and just be content with the eheim. Not sure.
08TRDOFFROAD
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I would go double what you think you need. I am running my 6000 around 50% now.
skey44
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Yeah maybe I just need to get the 8000 since the 3/4” outlet seems to throttle so much flow. Then maybe dial it back. Thanks for input.
skey44
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Got the Hygger off and ready to return. Think I’m just gonna stick to the eheim for now. It’s a good pump.
In other news on removing the pump I noticed a small leak/salt creep from the uv union. Cleaned up and tightened it a little. Hopefully did the trick.
Siphoned off the remaining sand with Dinos on it with a one bucket wc last night. I won’t be doing my weekly 2 bucket wc this week due to a busy weekend so we can just count the small one from last night
Will see if that finishes them off.
Adjusted alk yesterday due to slow drift down with afr. Added 1/2 tsp of sodium bicarbonate, got me up to 8.1 from 7.7 Plan to stick with 27.5 ml AFR over the weekend and see how it goes.
Got two new corals yesterday. Hopefully they are looking good when I get home from work tonight.
My other corals are looking really great currently. Hopeful to get Dinos eradicated soon so I can start spot coral feeding and dosing some aminos. Bought benepets and it’s ready to go. Probably go with acropower for my aminos.
Love the conchs… clean the sand bed and they start doing this lol!
In other news on removing the pump I noticed a small leak/salt creep from the uv union. Cleaned up and tightened it a little. Hopefully did the trick.
Siphoned off the remaining sand with Dinos on it with a one bucket wc last night. I won’t be doing my weekly 2 bucket wc this week due to a busy weekend so we can just count the small one from last night
Will see if that finishes them off. Adjusted alk yesterday due to slow drift down with afr. Added 1/2 tsp of sodium bicarbonate, got me up to 8.1 from 7.7 Plan to stick with 27.5 ml AFR over the weekend and see how it goes.
Got two new corals yesterday. Hopefully they are looking good when I get home from work tonight.
My other corals are looking really great currently. Hopeful to get Dinos eradicated soon so I can start spot coral feeding and dosing some aminos. Bought benepets and it’s ready to go. Probably go with acropower for my aminos.
Love the conchs… clean the sand bed and they start doing this lol!
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