Tank 1 Take 2 Update

2t2_crash · 04/22/2009, 04:06 AM

alright fellahs, a collection of tank pictures I took today so you can see how it has turned out.

magrath · 04/25/2009, 05:28 AM

The tank is looking good!

2t2_crash · 04/25/2009, 07:09 PM

thanks Magrath.. after viewing the TOTM article I am thinking about pricing a phos and carbon reactor or whatever setup he has there.

magrath · 04/26/2009, 07:09 PM

In my opinion a phos and nitrate reactor make a huge difference after running them both for over two years.

bethnjeremy · 04/27/2009, 03:53 AM

2t2_crash if you are interested in running a nitrate and carbon reactor i have both that i don't use anymore.

tylersdad · 04/27/2009, 04:02 AM

Did you see the carbon reactor I built? Very easy and seems to work well.

2t2_crash · 04/27/2009, 05:07 AM

I forgot about that one Wes!
how long does the carbon last in those things anyhow?

tylersdad · 04/27/2009, 05:21 AM

I donno, i have been running mine for maybe 2 months now and it still seems to be running very well.

bethnjeremy · 04/27/2009, 07:22 AM

you should change it out at least every 30 days. Carbon usually reaches its potential use by then and after that it does absolutely nothing for you.

Lionel · 04/28/2009, 01:40 AM

IT's better to run 1/4th of the amount of carbon you are running monthly, and change it out weekly

(i'm lazy, so i change mine out every two weeks.

04/22/2009, 04:06 AM	#1
2t2_crash Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Okinawa Japan! Posts: 317	Tank 1 Take 2 Update alright fellahs, a collection of tank pictures I took today so you can see how it has turned out. __________________ A man's country is not a certain area of land, of mountains, rivers, and woods, but it is a principle; and patriotism is loyalty to that principle. ~George William Curtis Current Tank Info: 55 gal reef, 30 gal sump, 2 koralias (3 and 4), oddyssea light system, NSW used.

04/25/2009, 07:09 PM	#3
2t2_crash Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Okinawa Japan! Posts: 317	thanks Magrath.. after viewing the TOTM article I am thinking about pricing a phos and carbon reactor or whatever setup he has there. __________________ A man's country is not a certain area of land, of mountains, rivers, and woods, but it is a principle; and patriotism is loyalty to that principle. ~George William Curtis Current Tank Info: 55 gal reef, 30 gal sump, 2 koralias (3 and 4), oddyssea light system, NSW used.

04/27/2009, 05:07 AM	#7
2t2_crash Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Okinawa Japan! Posts: 317	I forgot about that one Wes! how long does the carbon last in those things anyhow? __________________ A man's country is not a certain area of land, of mountains, rivers, and woods, but it is a principle; and patriotism is loyalty to that principle. ~George William Curtis Current Tank Info: 55 gal reef, 30 gal sump, 2 koralias (3 and 4), oddyssea light system, NSW used.

04/28/2009, 01:40 AM	#10
Lionel Premium Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Overseas Posts: 418	IT's better to run 1/4th of the amount of carbon you are running monthly, and change it out weekly (i'm lazy, so i change mine out every two weeks. __________________ click the little red house to see my tank! Current Tank Info: 50 Gallon Display

04/25/2009, 05:28 AM	#2
magrath Premium Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Okinawa, Japan Posts: 336	The tank is looking good!

04/26/2009, 07:09 PM	#4
magrath Premium Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Okinawa, Japan Posts: 336	In my opinion a phos and nitrate reactor make a huge difference after running them both for over two years.

04/27/2009, 03:53 AM	#5
bethnjeremy Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: okinawa, japan Posts: 309	2t2_crash if you are interested in running a nitrate and carbon reactor i have both that i don't use anymore.

04/27/2009, 04:02 AM	#6
tylersdad Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: KAB Posts: 174	Did you see the carbon reactor I built? Very easy and seems to work well.

04/27/2009, 05:21 AM	#8
tylersdad Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: KAB Posts: 174	I donno, i have been running mine for maybe 2 months now and it still seems to be running very well.

04/27/2009, 07:22 AM	#9
bethnjeremy Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: okinawa, japan Posts: 309	you should change it out at least every 30 days. Carbon usually reaches its potential use by then and after that it does absolutely nothing for you.