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04/15/2012, 11:28 AM | #76 |
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Love your work, awesome set up. Well done!
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04/15/2012, 11:29 AM | #77 |
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Congrats! what a nice tank.
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04/15/2012, 07:09 PM | #78 |
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I aspire to get to that level of sophistication. Very impressive and well deserved recognition.
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04/15/2012, 09:25 PM | #79 |
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Incredible tank!
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04/15/2012, 10:42 PM | #80 | |
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04/15/2012, 10:46 PM | #81 |
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amazing
so much time went into that tank im sure |
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thanks Ben, another Texan with an awesome looking reef and a great mermaid shot (maybe mermaid in the making)
thanks Hangman187, Welland as in Canada? Thanks Tang Thang and welcome to RC!! thanks - belated welcome top RC and sorrry to read about your nem. thanks woganaga - I read up on your ich ordeal, did the fish pull through? Quote:
thanks Dan, and did anyone tell you your tank is a mess, you need to stop getting those clams all excited like that but heck, look at it this way, you didn't have to feed the corals tonight Quote:
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04/16/2012, 12:30 AM | #83 |
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Congratz you deserve it! Very good work!
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04/16/2012, 06:38 PM | #84 |
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Wow
That tank is nothing less than a work of art. I could only hope to get there some day.
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04/16/2012, 07:20 PM | #85 |
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Pete, congrats! I enjoyed your 300g and watching build the 110. You are always willing to answer an email and offer your advice.
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04/16/2012, 09:15 PM | #86 | |
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yes the harliquin shrimp eat the starfish, there is a picture of them with a blue linka in theTOTM thread, but I also feed them chocolate chips stars. I have to buy stars now that they wiped out all the asterinas.
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04/16/2012, 09:42 PM | #87 | |
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thank you very much
thanks and welcome to RC thanks David (another fantastic reef freind in Texas, David helped me set up my APEX and is one of those guys willling to always lend a helping hand) thanks Rob, I'm really enjoying your build, awesome updates thanks, and wow I just checked out your FTS, awesome job http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/sh....php?t=2156040 Quote:
thanks and a late welcome to RC thank you very much thanks - and another late welcome to RC thanks fetta thanks and another first poster, thanks for the feedback and welcome to RC thanks Chris and thanks for all you contribute to the hobby. hows that new AC unit working out in the fish room?
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04/16/2012, 09:52 PM | #88 |
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Beautiful tank!
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04/17/2012, 09:57 PM | #89 |
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I love the diversity of corals, I know how hard it is to balance keeping hard corals and filter feeders in the same system, greater job on the lights too! Congratulations!
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04/18/2012, 02:59 PM | #90 |
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Great looking tank, congrats...
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04/18/2012, 07:38 PM | #91 |
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Congrats awsome tank
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04/19/2012, 01:40 PM | #92 |
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haha good one Pete.I am still feeling the pain man.It was a milky mess for a day and a half and the last couple days cleaning the skimmer and changing the bags.Oddly enough the corals look happier this time then the past.I guess the bio filter or some other factor is in better shape and the nutrient rush was handled better.
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04/19/2012, 05:51 PM | #93 |
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indeed an amazing reef tank
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04/19/2012, 06:43 PM | #94 |
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Nice
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04/20/2012, 06:34 AM | #95 |
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beautiful tank you have there.
in the article you mention you have automated as much as possible and that you feed multiple times a day. I have been searching for methods on how to automate feedings, in particular the feeding of reefpearls and frozen mysis could you explain how you automated this or if there are sites which explain this further in detail? Thanks |
04/20/2012, 11:20 AM | #96 |
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Looks AWSOME! Love seeing successful mixed reef systems.
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04/20/2012, 02:56 PM | #97 |
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Lovely aquarium. I have a skinny aquarium too and I know it can be a challenge to aqua scape with so many corals. You have some very nice corals.
I have a few particular questions about your maintenance. How often do you find yourself changing your medias and how much are you running at one time (activated carbon, GFO, etc...) Your write up contained these comments..."Typical to most calcium reactors the pH is controlled via Co2 solenoid. The unit is also only run during the lights on cycles to create less pH swing and has two alarm settings that let me know if the flow through the reactor slows (by prolonged solenoid closed durations), or if the CO2 bottle may be empty (by prolonged solenoid open durations)." Would you mind posting your APEX code in this thread? I don't mean to clutter up your thread, but I know there would be some helpful information for those running Neptune controllers. Reef on!
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I just reset all this and didn't test it so I hope I have it all correct but the APEX codes are as follows: Alarm Set OFF If Outlet V_CA_C02_Ala = ON Then ON If pH2 > 06.90 Then ON If pH2 < 06.30 Then ON If Time 20:00 to 11:00 Then OFF the second line in the code is looking at a virtual outlet and will trigger if on It then looks at the pH inside the Ca Reactor (pH2). If pH2 is over 6.9, potentially indicating a failed solenoid or empty Co2 bottle the allarm turns on If pH2 falls below 6.30 the alarm triggers, may happen if the solenoid gets stuck open The alarm will be off from 8 at night to 11 in the morning when the reactor is off or starting up the virtual outlet I call V_CA_C02_Ala Set ON If Outlet Ca_Rx_pH = ON Then OFF Defer 060:00 Then ON If Time 20:00 to 11:00 Then OFF the above code is for the virtual outlet the second and third lines are looking if the solenoid (Ca_Rx_pH) is open or allowing Co2 to flow then the alarm trigger (virtual outlet) is off, if it is still off 60 minutes later it turns on, triggering the alarm. This is a good indicator that the flow in the reactor slowed down not needing Co2 for over 60 minutes to maintain pH. The last line turns the alarm off from 8 at night to 11 in the morning so not to trigger when the reactor is off or starting up. This is probably redundent to the other line like it on the alarm code the reactor CO2 solenoid Fallback OFF If pH2 > 06.60 Then ON If pH2 < 06.50 Then OFF If Time 20:00 to 09:00 Then OFF
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here's a video I did a while back on feeding at night, I also feed phyto in the morning (if I'm away my wife or son takes care of the feedings)
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thanks - you have some beautiful corals in your smaller tank and I can't wait to see your 120 come along. SF is my old stomping grounds (a long time ago)
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thank you very much Theodoro thanks - and yes you always need a bigger tank, it's just a known issue when your in this hobby for more then about ...... say 5 days Thanks Darryl, and holy (enter a word here) you have some beautiful corals. Well done my friend
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