Izshocker's 90 gallon build thread - Page 3

Izshocker · 04/03/2014, 08:40 AM

Just got on to look at the forums & decide to look at my thread here. Looking this last picture. Wow! These two have really grown & spread. I'll have to get pictures tonight.

Izshocker · 04/03/2014, 04:12 PM

Aran · 04/04/2014, 07:08 PM

Mate how's the flow on the mp40 ? Is it sufficient on its own in your tank? Thinking of perhaps getting them for new 300 I'm planning this summer .

Izshocker · 04/04/2014, 07:41 PM

I love the mp40, just for the fact that it can do random flow with the different modes. The flow is great for my 90 gallon. I have a mag drive 9.5 as my return from my sump.

Aran · 04/05/2014, 04:53 AM

starting 300 build this summer ...trying to figure out a way to justify the expense of the mp40. I have radions so the link would be cool.

Izshocker · 04/05/2014, 07:00 AM

The expense was well worth imo

Izshocker · 03/27/2015, 06:55 AM

Scrolling through this post makes me want to cry. Last summer was very hard on my tank. I could not keep the temp down and then fall was a major phosphate and red slime. I've just about got the rid slime gone, phosphates are back under control.

During all this the only things to pull thru are the Duncan and some palys that are just troopers and survive every crisis I have.

This one was very disheartening because I had actual growth. corals were spreading, growing new heads, not just surviving, then bam things melting away or strangled out by red slime

Fixes planned for this summer
1) a chiller
2)a radion. The metal halides are just way to hot and power hungry.
3) being more proactive instead of being reactive to problems.

Izshocker · 03/30/2015, 05:58 AM

Made an impulse buy on Friday and couldn't be happier with it.
Bought a Radion xr30w. Love the way the tank looks.

Gary Majchrzak · 03/30/2015, 08:11 AM

Suggestion: ditch the chiller idea and replace the Magdrive pump for something that doesn't heat water

Izshocker · 03/30/2015, 08:26 AM

Gary,
Such as?
I'm not in the know as to what are good pumps.
If I can save money by going a different pump over buying a chiller I'm in.

Thou I do know of a used 1/4 hp drop in coil chiller being sold for $200

Holy cow with the typos. Posting from my phone sucks

Izshocker · 07/19/2016, 12:55 PM

Man,
Looking back thru this is depressing.

Right at this moment, I have my trooper of a Duncan and palys that survive everything, 7-10 polyps of zoas, a few green mushrooms.

Working to restore alk levels that were down to 5.2 dkh. Have it up to 7.5 with dosing over that last 5 days, aiming for 9. Already seeing a lot more color in the Duncan.

Equipment additions I've done over the last month.

Jebao Dp4 dosing pump, the badly translated instruction have me confused on how the setup works.

Tunze auto top off: wish I would of got one of these from the start.

And the big purchas, the new apex. Just waiting for this to arrive from BRS.

The gadgets have sparked my interest in the tank again. I love my gadgets. I know with the apex I'll be constantly checking on my phone & tablet how things are going with the tank.

One thing I'd like to do different with this tank is a basement fish/sump room.

All the new equipment isn't going fit in the stand.

Izshocker · 08/02/2016, 12:52 PM

So after two weeks of obsessive testing & dosing I have my levels up & stable.

During this time I watched a ton of YouTube videos on setting up the Jebao dp4 & tested it to make sure it was dosing the correct amount at the times I programmed it to dose, so I added it to the system this weekend.

With everything in normal ranges I've notice 3 tiny new heads on the Duncan's, palys & zoas have colored back up.

Feeling good about the tank again.

Willistein · 08/02/2016, 02:03 PM

Good deal! I find reefing goes in cycles. The key is set things up so that when you're busy with other stuff, it requires little maintenance. Apex is a good idea, auto dosing kalkwater and Alk/Ca are a good idea so you don't have to worry about low Alk.

Izshocker · 08/02/2016, 02:35 PM

Dosing has always been my downfall, so automating it and having figured out what the tank uses per day are going to be huge. Before I'd remember that I hadn't dosed in awhile and then just dose 200-300 ml and then forgot to dose again for weeks.

One thing I hope neptune comes out with is stand alone optical eye level sensors like they have on the DDR. Would be nice to set up my containers with low level alarms.

Izshocker · 08/05/2016, 11:45 AM

. The mess of tank stuff slightly hidden in corner.

Log book. It dawned to me that while I was seeing the difference between test each day , I wasn't going to see trends of the tank.
And logging is helping fine tune the doser.

Izshocker · 08/09/2016, 11:07 AM

The Apex has arrived!

This is one sexy piece of equipment. Can't wait to start tinkering. Only thing that is cheesing me off is for an $800 dollar piece of equipment with 4 probes they don't provide a probe holder.

Izshocker · 12/05/2017, 12:54 PM

Ok. Long time no post. I tore down the setup in December 16 and it sat empty until July 17.
I've learned a lot with the last failure.
Water chemistry you must pay attention to it. Before I'd dosed daily then slack of weeks & then back to daily and my tank did not love me for it.
Temps you have to keep them stable and out of the mid 80's which was very hard to do in my house.
So new furnace & central air went in during the summer. My tank & 12 old black lab love me for getting the AC.

Coral dipping never did it with the old setup. Now everything gets dipped.

So on to what everyone care about pictures.

Izshocker · 12/05/2017, 12:57 PM

Gary Majchrzak · 12/08/2017, 10:26 AM

Never give up. It's a learning experience you'll never forget

Izshocker · 12/18/2017, 12:32 PM

That it is. Love seeing the pictures you post in the Facebook group

03/30/2015, 08:11 AM	#59
Gary Majchrzak Team RC Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Rochester, NY Posts: 41,560	Suggestion: ditch the chiller idea and replace the Magdrive pump for something that doesn't heat water __________________ over 24 years experience with multiple types of marine aquarium systems see Upstate Reef Society Forum on RC and FB GOOGLE JUNIOR'S REEF Current Tank Info: 84x24x30 265g reef past TOTM honors

03/30/2015, 08:26 AM	#60
Izshocker Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Kenmore, NY Posts: 113	Izshocker's 90 gallon build thread Gary, Such as? I'm not in the know as to what are good pumps. If I can save money by going a different pump over buying a chiller I'm in. Thou I do know of a used 1/4 hp drop in coil chiller being sold for $200 Holy cow with the typos. Posting from my phone sucks

07/19/2016, 12:55 PM	#61
Izshocker Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Kenmore, NY Posts: 113	Izshocker's 90 gallon build thread Man, Looking back thru this is depressing. Right at this moment, I have my trooper of a Duncan and palys that survive everything, 7-10 polyps of zoas, a few green mushrooms. Working to restore alk levels that were down to 5.2 dkh. Have it up to 7.5 with dosing over that last 5 days, aiming for 9. Already seeing a lot more color in the Duncan. Equipment additions I've done over the last month. Jebao Dp4 dosing pump, the badly translated instruction have me confused on how the setup works. Tunze auto top off: wish I would of got one of these from the start. And the big purchas, the new apex. Just waiting for this to arrive from BRS. The gadgets have sparked my interest in the tank again. I love my gadgets. I know with the apex I'll be constantly checking on my phone & tablet how things are going with the tank. One thing I'd like to do different with this tank is a basement fish/sump room. All the new equipment isn't going fit in the stand. Last edited by Izshocker; 07/19/2016 at 01:02 PM.

08/02/2016, 02:35 PM	#64
Izshocker Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Kenmore, NY Posts: 113	Izshocker's 90 gallon build thread Dosing has always been my downfall, so automating it and having figured out what the tank uses per day are going to be huge. Before I'd remember that I hadn't dosed in awhile and then just dose 200-300 ml and then forgot to dose again for weeks. One thing I hope neptune comes out with is stand alone optical eye level sensors like they have on the DDR. Would be nice to set up my containers with low level alarms.

08/05/2016, 11:45 AM	#65
Izshocker Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Kenmore, NY Posts: 113	Izshocker's 90 gallon build thread . The mess of tank stuff slightly hidden in corner. Log book. It dawned to me that while I was seeing the difference between test each day , I wasn't going to see trends of the tank. And logging is helping fine tune the doser. Last edited by Izshocker; 08/05/2016 at 12:18 PM.

04/03/2014, 08:40 AM	#51
Izshocker Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Kenmore, NY Posts: 113	Just got on to look at the forums & decide to look at my thread here. Looking this last picture. Wow! These two have really grown & spread. I'll have to get pictures tonight.

04/03/2014, 04:12 PM	#52
Izshocker Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Kenmore, NY Posts: 113

04/04/2014, 07:08 PM	#53
Aran Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: penfield ny Posts: 72	Mate how's the flow on the mp40 ? Is it sufficient on its own in your tank? Thinking of perhaps getting them for new 300 I'm planning this summer .

04/04/2014, 07:41 PM	#54
Izshocker Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Kenmore, NY Posts: 113	I love the mp40, just for the fact that it can do random flow with the different modes. The flow is great for my 90 gallon. I have a mag drive 9.5 as my return from my sump.

04/05/2014, 04:53 AM	#55
Aran Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: penfield ny Posts: 72	starting 300 build this summer ...trying to figure out a way to justify the expense of the mp40. I have radions so the link would be cool.

04/05/2014, 07:00 AM	#56
Izshocker Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Kenmore, NY Posts: 113	The expense was well worth imo

03/27/2015, 06:55 AM	#57
Izshocker Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Kenmore, NY Posts: 113	Scrolling through this post makes me want to cry. Last summer was very hard on my tank. I could not keep the temp down and then fall was a major phosphate and red slime. I've just about got the rid slime gone, phosphates are back under control. During all this the only things to pull thru are the Duncan and some palys that are just troopers and survive every crisis I have. This one was very disheartening because I had actual growth. corals were spreading, growing new heads, not just surviving, then bam things melting away or strangled out by red slime Fixes planned for this summer 1) a chiller 2)a radion. The metal halides are just way to hot and power hungry. 3) being more proactive instead of being reactive to problems.

03/30/2015, 05:58 AM	#58
Izshocker Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Kenmore, NY Posts: 113	Made an impulse buy on Friday and couldn't be happier with it. Bought a Radion xr30w. Love the way the tank looks.

08/02/2016, 12:52 PM	#62
Izshocker Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Kenmore, NY Posts: 113	So after two weeks of obsessive testing & dosing I have my levels up & stable. During this time I watched a ton of YouTube videos on setting up the Jebao dp4 & tested it to make sure it was dosing the correct amount at the times I programmed it to dose, so I added it to the system this weekend. With everything in normal ranges I've notice 3 tiny new heads on the Duncan's, palys & zoas have colored back up. Feeling good about the tank again.

08/02/2016, 02:03 PM	#63
Willistein Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Wheatland, NY Posts: 2,585	Good deal! I find reefing goes in cycles. The key is set things up so that when you're busy with other stuff, it requires little maintenance. Apex is a good idea, auto dosing kalkwater and Alk/Ca are a good idea so you don't have to worry about low Alk.

08/09/2016, 11:07 AM	#66
Izshocker Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Kenmore, NY Posts: 113	The Apex has arrived! This is one sexy piece of equipment. Can't wait to start tinkering. Only thing that is cheesing me off is for an $800 dollar piece of equipment with 4 probes they don't provide a probe holder.

12/05/2017, 12:54 PM	#67
Izshocker Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Kenmore, NY Posts: 113	Izshocker's 90 gallon build thread Ok. Long time no post. I tore down the setup in December 16 and it sat empty until July 17. I've learned a lot with the last failure. Water chemistry you must pay attention to it. Before I'd dosed daily then slack of weeks & then back to daily and my tank did not love me for it. Temps you have to keep them stable and out of the mid 80's which was very hard to do in my house. So new furnace & central air went in during the summer. My tank & 12 old black lab love me for getting the AC. Coral dipping never did it with the old setup. Now everything gets dipped. So on to what everyone care about pictures. Last edited by Izshocker; 12/05/2017 at 01:01 PM.

12/05/2017, 12:57 PM	#68
Izshocker Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Kenmore, NY Posts: 113

12/08/2017, 10:26 AM	#69
Gary Majchrzak Team RC Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Rochester, NY Posts: 41,560	lookin good! Never give up. It's a learning experience you'll never forget __________________ over 24 years experience with multiple types of marine aquarium systems see Upstate Reef Society Forum on RC and FB GOOGLE JUNIOR'S REEF Current Tank Info: 84x24x30 265g reef past TOTM honors

12/18/2017, 12:32 PM	#70
Izshocker Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Kenmore, NY Posts: 113	Izshocker's 90 gallon build thread That it is. Love seeing the pictures you post in the Facebook group Last edited by Izshocker; 12/18/2017 at 12:45 PM.