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Unread 01/28/2016, 08:10 PM   #176
MrsReefK
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Ok! Debate resolved. Lots of thinking and going back and forth. Even headed to the brewery so we could sit and chat and focus only on the UV. (Good excuse for some good beer [emoji846]).

We are going to get another Vectra M1 to run the UV for the DT all of the time. We'll be mounting the UV at ground level rather than where we had it.

For QT's, that's the next purchase once we are up and running - UV for each QT. do you all run UV, all of the time? QT only?

Ich update:

Bad news. A month ago I missed something during TTM and Ich showed its ugly head yesterday. Positive is a) 40g breeder is still fallow, so no contamination there and b) thankfully 290 DT isn't cycled yet because the current fish would've been in it!

Started TTM today again. Took QT into a separate room, as last time they were in the same room as the DT with Ich, possible aerosol transfer. This time Using every absolute precaution possible, I'm pretty darn frustrated and disappointed.

(Sorry for so much purple/blue. Phone pics, can't figure out how to "dial it down")

Putting the fish under this light really made the Ich pop. Glad we caught it now.

Setup and ready!



Jeremy setup both QTs for the fish room so they have overflow to the drains. The QTs will be receiving our "waste water" from automatic water changes throughout the day. If we have something in DT we don't want in QTs, we can bypass QTs and run straight to the drain, then fill QTs with fresh SW.

This pic shows the valve to empty the QT and overflow both drilled in the bottom of each QT.




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