75g Mixed Reef

jtinoco · 06/15/2016, 11:52 AM

Starting a new thread since I changed tanks.

Started off with a 2.5g gallon pico softies tank. Then went with 72 bowfront that has now made me hate all bowfronts.

see thread here. http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/sh....php?t=1925519

I don't really expect response on this thread since I mostly use it as a personal progress log. Helps me document.

Tank:

75g bowfront - Was no RR but was drilled and I siliconed the glass overflow box that was on my 72g bow.

Equipment

29 gallon DIY sump - 3 chambers. First chamber for skimmer and drain. Second is Refugium and ATS. Third is for Return pump

DSuny LED lights with Controller

Aqua Euro USA 135 Skimmer

DIY Algae Turf Scrubber

2 Koralia K4 powerheads
1 Koralia K2 powerhead
(really like the old school Koralia models so I've stuck with them)

Dosing

DIY 2 Part Calcium and Alk _ Randy's Recipe #1
Seachem Aquavitro Fuel
Vinegar

Fish and Inverts

Blue Regal Tang (yes tang police) LOL
Yellow Tang (again watch out for tang police)
Male and Female Mandarin Dragonettes
2 Lyretail Orange Anthias
Pair of Mated Ocellaris (Nemo!)
Lawnmower Blenny
8 Blue/Green Chromis

1 RBTA
Coco Worm
Feather Duster
2 huge Emerald Crabs
handfull of snails
3 Fighting Conch

I wont name the coral as I have no clue on what the "designer" names are and most are still frags.

Frags

Red Monti Cap
Purple Monti Cap
Blue Acro
Duncan with 4 heads
Wall Hammer
Frogspawn with 3 heads
4 different types of Acans
5 Different Chalices
3 Zoa frags
2 mushrooms
2 Torches (one has dark greenish tentacles with yellow to gold tips. the other is yellowish green tentacles with green tips)

jtinoco · 06/15/2016, 11:54 AM

915MANG · 06/15/2016, 06:20 PM

Cool Man, Im following this thread

jtinoco · 06/17/2016, 07:02 AM

915MANG · 06/18/2016, 06:33 AM

Hey Jay T, lets see under the hood.

jtinoco · 06/19/2016, 06:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 915MANG

Hey Jay T, lets see under the hood.

Here you go Mike.

A bit cluttered but that's all the space I have to work with. I accidentally broke the baffle between skimmer chamber and fuge, so I just stuffed an acrylic baffle over it and leaned a rock on it. Lol. Just to stop the micro bubbles from making their way to the fuge or all the way to the return side.

915MANG · 06/20/2016, 07:20 PM

Hey it looks like the scrubber is plumbed into your drain? Thats sweet man! Are you using cfl bulbs?

jtinoco · 06/21/2016, 07:50 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 915MANG

Hey it looks like the scrubber is plumbed into your drain? Thats sweet man! Are you using cfl bulbs?

Yeah man. One drain empties into the skimmer section, then second one has the ATS. I had an old 700 gph pump laying around and replaced my 500 gph return pump with it to increase the flow. I haven't measured the actual flow rate off that drain, but it "looks" to be flowing fine and grows algae really well.

I'm using a Phillips LED 100w equivalent bulb that has worked fine. Its rated as "daylight" so its probably around 6500K. I haven't found one with lower Kelvin that is equivalent to 100w. I only have one side of the ATS lit up, I don't have room to add another light.

I should probably order one of those Par38 LED bulbs with red and blues.

915MANG · 06/21/2016, 09:32 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jtinoco

Yeah man. One drain empties into the skimmer section, then second one has the ATS. I had an old 700 gph pump laying around and replaced my 500 gph return pump with it to increase the flow. I haven't measured the actual flow rate off that drain, but it "looks" to be flowing fine and grows algae really well.

I'm using a Phillips LED 100w equivalent bulb that has worked fine. Its rated as "daylight" so its probably around 6500K. I haven't found one with lower Kelvin that is equivalent to 100w. I only have one side of the ATS lit up, I don't have room to add another light.

I should probably order one of those Par38 LED bulbs with red and blues.

Thats cool man, I bought a cheap $8 Cree light bulb at Home Depot its been working great for my mangroves and cheato. That bulb is working for u so just use that

jtinoco · 07/21/2016, 10:11 AM

Need some help. Nothing is really growing but one frag of acans and duncans. Everything else is surviving and color is great. Just no growth.

CA is at 420
Alk is at 9
Mag 1350
Phosphate shows up 0
Nitrate 0

I'm running an ATS with good growth weekly. I dose 2 part to maintain CA and Alk.

Any ideas?

915MANG · 07/21/2016, 10:55 AM

If color is great then no worries, its when things are bleaching its a problem.

jtinoco · 07/21/2016, 12:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 915MANG

If color is great then no worries, its when things are bleaching its a problem.

You're right and nothing is bleached.

I guess I would love to see some growth along with it as well. LOL

I can't have my cake and eat it too, it seems.

jtinoco · 08/05/2016, 09:20 AM

Having some GHA issues. Likely due to overfeeding my Anthias.

I scrubbed the majority of it out and it seems like it was not fully alive as it was yellowish/brown/green instead of bright green when healthy.

Been doing 10% water changes every 4 - 5 days for the last month or so. I ran one bag of phosguard for 4 days, then another for another 4 days, and one more right now and added a GFO reactor. Hopefully, it doesn't come back.

jtinoco · 10/04/2016, 03:09 PM

Video I took recently.

egq · 10/06/2016, 02:23 PM

Nice!!!

jtinoco · 10/06/2016, 03:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by egq

Nice!!!

Thanks! I suck at recording video tho. lol

jtinoco · 10/07/2016, 06:59 AM

Turns out my "cheap" LED lights have a WiFi feature. I didn't purchase the WiFi version but it seems they sent it to me when I got them early this year. I installed the app on my iPad and played with them for a bit. I'll make a quick video of it hopefully tonight.

jtinoco · 10/08/2016, 02:03 PM

915MANG · 10/10/2016, 02:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jtinoco

Damn thats funny! Very Cool Jay T!

egq · 10/10/2016, 08:38 PM

Haha poor fish got them all confused when you turned off the light....

what were you atching on tv? looked like a big boat something

jtinoco · 10/17/2016, 01:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by egq

Haha poor fish got them all confused when you turned off the light....

what were you atching on tv? looked like a big boat something

It was Rush Hour movie on TV. lol

jtinoco · 10/25/2016, 06:18 PM

Swapped out some of the 6700K leds on the DSunY fixture.

915MANG · 10/26/2016, 09:46 PM

Very Nice Upgrade. Lets see how those Royal Blues come out.

jtinoco · 01/23/2017, 01:24 PM

Swapped out more LED's with Royal Blue ones back at the end of Oct.

Pics were taken on Friday the 20th.

915MANG · 01/25/2017, 07:38 PM

Hey hows your ATS, Im thinking about doing one again.

06/15/2016, 11:54 AM	#2
jtinoco Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: El Paso, TX Posts: 682	__________________ Always remember you're unique, just like everyone else. Current Tank Info: 75 Gallon Mixed Reef

06/15/2016, 06:20 PM	#3
915MANG Registered Member Join Date: May 2012 Location: El Paso, TX Posts: 950	Cool Man, Im following this thread __________________ Mike O YOUTUBE "915MANG" Current Tank Info: 120 Gal in progress Fish & a few corals 34G Solana

06/17/2016, 07:02 AM	#4
jtinoco Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: El Paso, TX Posts: 682	__________________ Always remember you're unique, just like everyone else. Current Tank Info: 75 Gallon Mixed Reef

06/18/2016, 06:33 AM	#5
915MANG Registered Member Join Date: May 2012 Location: El Paso, TX Posts: 950	Hey Jay T, lets see under the hood. __________________ Mike O YOUTUBE "915MANG" Current Tank Info: 120 Gal in progress Fish & a few corals 34G Solana

06/20/2016, 07:20 PM	#7
915MANG Registered Member Join Date: May 2012 Location: El Paso, TX Posts: 950	Hey it looks like the scrubber is plumbed into your drain? Thats sweet man! Are you using cfl bulbs? __________________ Mike O YOUTUBE "915MANG" Current Tank Info: 120 Gal in progress Fish & a few corals 34G Solana

06/15/2016, 11:52 AM	#1
jtinoco Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: El Paso, TX Posts: 682	75g Mixed Reef Starting a new thread since I changed tanks. Started off with a 2.5g gallon pico softies tank. Then went with 72 bowfront that has now made me hate all bowfronts. see thread here. http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/sh....php?t=1925519 I don't really expect response on this thread since I mostly use it as a personal progress log. Helps me document. Tank: 75g bowfront - Was no RR but was drilled and I siliconed the glass overflow box that was on my 72g bow. Equipment 29 gallon DIY sump - 3 chambers. First chamber for skimmer and drain. Second is Refugium and ATS. Third is for Return pump DSuny LED lights with Controller Aqua Euro USA 135 Skimmer DIY Algae Turf Scrubber 2 Koralia K4 powerheads 1 Koralia K2 powerhead (really like the old school Koralia models so I've stuck with them) Dosing DIY 2 Part Calcium and Alk _ Randy's Recipe #1 Seachem Aquavitro Fuel Vinegar Fish and Inverts Blue Regal Tang (yes tang police) LOL Yellow Tang (again watch out for tang police) Male and Female Mandarin Dragonettes 2 Lyretail Orange Anthias Pair of Mated Ocellaris (Nemo!) Lawnmower Blenny 8 Blue/Green Chromis 1 RBTA Coco Worm Feather Duster 2 huge Emerald Crabs handfull of snails 3 Fighting Conch I wont name the coral as I have no clue on what the "designer" names are and most are still frags. Frags Red Monti Cap Purple Monti Cap Blue Acro Duncan with 4 heads Wall Hammer Frogspawn with 3 heads 4 different types of Acans 5 Different Chalices 3 Zoa frags 2 mushrooms 2 Torches (one has dark greenish tentacles with yellow to gold tips. the other is yellowish green tentacles with green tips) __________________ Always remember you're unique, just like everyone else. Current Tank Info: 75 Gallon Mixed Reef Last edited by jtinoco; 06/15/2016 at 12:03 PM.

07/21/2016, 10:11 AM	#10
jtinoco Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: El Paso, TX Posts: 682	Need some help. Nothing is really growing but one frag of acans and duncans. Everything else is surviving and color is great. Just no growth. CA is at 420 Alk is at 9 Mag 1350 Phosphate shows up 0 Nitrate 0 I'm running an ATS with good growth weekly. I dose 2 part to maintain CA and Alk. Any ideas? __________________ Always remember you're unique, just like everyone else. Current Tank Info: 75 Gallon Mixed Reef

07/21/2016, 10:55 AM	#11
915MANG Registered Member Join Date: May 2012 Location: El Paso, TX Posts: 950	If color is great then no worries, its when things are bleaching its a problem. __________________ Mike O YOUTUBE "915MANG" Current Tank Info: 120 Gal in progress Fish & a few corals 34G Solana

08/05/2016, 09:20 AM	#13
jtinoco Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: El Paso, TX Posts: 682	Having some GHA issues. Likely due to overfeeding my Anthias. I scrubbed the majority of it out and it seems like it was not fully alive as it was yellowish/brown/green instead of bright green when healthy. Been doing 10% water changes every 4 - 5 days for the last month or so. I ran one bag of phosguard for 4 days, then another for another 4 days, and one more right now and added a GFO reactor. Hopefully, it doesn't come back. __________________ Always remember you're unique, just like everyone else. Current Tank Info: 75 Gallon Mixed Reef

10/04/2016, 03:09 PM	#14
jtinoco Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: El Paso, TX Posts: 682	Video I took recently. __________________ Always remember you're unique, just like everyone else. Current Tank Info: 75 Gallon Mixed Reef

10/06/2016, 02:23 PM	#15
egq Registered Member Join Date: May 2012 Location: El Paso Posts: 513	Nice!!!

10/07/2016, 06:59 AM	#17
jtinoco Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: El Paso, TX Posts: 682	Turns out my "cheap" LED lights have a WiFi feature. I didn't purchase the WiFi version but it seems they sent it to me when I got them early this year. I installed the app on my iPad and played with them for a bit. I'll make a quick video of it hopefully tonight. __________________ Always remember you're unique, just like everyone else. Current Tank Info: 75 Gallon Mixed Reef

10/08/2016, 02:03 PM	#18
jtinoco Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: El Paso, TX Posts: 682	__________________ Always remember you're unique, just like everyone else. Current Tank Info: 75 Gallon Mixed Reef

10/10/2016, 08:38 PM	#20
egq Registered Member Join Date: May 2012 Location: El Paso Posts: 513	Haha poor fish got them all confused when you turned off the light.... what were you atching on tv? looked like a big boat something

10/25/2016, 06:18 PM	#22
jtinoco Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: El Paso, TX Posts: 682	Swapped out some of the 6700K leds on the DSunY fixture. __________________ Always remember you're unique, just like everyone else. Current Tank Info: 75 Gallon Mixed Reef Last edited by jtinoco; 10/25/2016 at 06:24 PM.

10/26/2016, 09:46 PM	#23
915MANG Registered Member Join Date: May 2012 Location: El Paso, TX Posts: 950	Very Nice Upgrade. Lets see how those Royal Blues come out. __________________ Mike O YOUTUBE "915MANG" Current Tank Info: 120 Gal in progress Fish & a few corals 34G Solana

01/23/2017, 01:24 PM	#24
jtinoco Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: El Paso, TX Posts: 682	Swapped out more LED's with Royal Blue ones back at the end of Oct. Pics were taken on Friday the 20th. __________________ Always remember you're unique, just like everyone else. Current Tank Info: 75 Gallon Mixed Reef

01/25/2017, 07:38 PM	#25
915MANG Registered Member Join Date: May 2012 Location: El Paso, TX Posts: 950	Hey hows your ATS, Im thinking about doing one again. __________________ Mike O YOUTUBE "915MANG" Current Tank Info: 120 Gal in progress Fish & a few corals 34G Solana