davjbeas

2 XR15 pro

I think they are showcasing another brand right now at the Marine scene. I got my clean up crew today. I added in all the snails. I pulled out the custom caddy to change out the filter pad and carbon and I found the blue spotted jawfish that had been missing for a week. I can't believe he got through the overflow. He was flopping so much he landed on the floor a couple of times before I managed to get him in the tank. I saw a couple of pods in the filter sock I was taking out. I am thinking about ordering some pods from www.getyourpods.com . I did my best to flip over all the snails that were upside down.

I am happy to have inspired someone. Good luck with the SR-60. I got mine off the floor of the marine scene. It was deeply discounted. They even delivered it.

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Here are some pics. I tried to get the mystery wrasse but he was too shy

Maybe test the water in the container with the rock for ammonia and nitrite. if 0 then add to the tank.

ammonia and nitrite are 0

The updates are- Lost both the blue spotted jawfish and female anthias. Both died the same day in the same area of the tank. I think it has something to do with the source of the fish, but dying the same day is puzzling. I got in a derasa clam, mystery wrasse and large sri lanka skunk cleaner shrimp from www.liveaquaria.com. All are doing great. My tank has a screen top so I feel safe that the wrasse will not jump out of the tank. I would like to add a pygmy angelfish but will not as my clam might get nipped at. I am avoiding keeping species that are great but have pests. I am avoiding acropora(AEFL) for instance. I am starting to see green algae on the tops of the rocks and the front glass. I will probably order a custom cleanup crew soon. Liveaquaria has free shipping on custom cleanup crew orders over a certain amount $. For clean up crew I am thinking 20 nassarius snails 20 Astrea turbo 5 scarlet reef hermit 10 cerith snails 20 margherita 5 trochus I am still looking for the perfect bubble coral, branching rainbow hammer, ricordia, some others. I will be going shopping on sunday to blue ribbon koi and incredible corals with my wife and see what's there. I have my 2 radion xr15 lights on a regular light timer. I have them at about 50% intensity. I own a reef link but am keep postponing the wireless set up as I don't think I can figure it out. It would be nice to have them go from 0%-50% intensity over 1 hour then 50% intensity for 8 hours then ramp down to 0% for 1 hour. The skimmer is pulling a little gunk out so I know it is working.

The MP40 adds some flow but is mainly there if the power goes out it is connected to a battery so there will be circulation. I could probably be ok with adding one on the other side though. The tunze ozmolator would be my choice also. Yes, that was one expensive light to replace. David

The latest shot was last night posted above.

I got a very good deal on the tank. I like it. If you run both return pumps it moves a lot of water through the system. The back panel is black acrylic and all the pumps, heater, top off is behind that. I am running it berlin style right now. I have the ghost skimmer full size. It is not pulling anything out yet but I think it may need a few more days to break in. I don't recommend the topoff that is made by innovative marine. I am using the avast system with the hydro fill unit. I can always put filter socks where the tank drains into the back side, or I can put carbon there as well with the caddy accessory. I have the back of the tank 5-1/2" from the back wall. That gives me enough space to run wires and tubing and general work.

Here are some pics Thanks for looking David

Mine overflowed today also though not much water spilled. I am going to clean it today and put it back online. I think the cause was a clogged filter sponge. Some times things we add to a tank can cause a skimmer to go nuts. I have seen it happen when using underwater epoxy to mount frags. Good luck. David

Pics are coming Wednesday or Thursday after I have the new light up. David

I can't remember exactly, I usually order from marine depot or BRS but I checked my account for both and could not see the purchase. I will be keeping all my receipts from now on.

It turns out that one of the RadionXR15W pro light fixtures of the 2 I ordered was in fact a XR15FW for fresh water tanks packaged in a Radion XR15W pro box. I purchased these lights around Christmas time and never even took them out of the box until I was ready to install them last week. Because I gave them the serial number on the light they were able to see it was the freshwater version of the light. I did not keep any receipts or even the boxes. I ordered a new one yesterday since without the receipts Ecotech was unable to help me. Now I guess I have a light made for a freshwater tank should I need it. The 3 fishes I added are happy and eating. It doesn't bother them that only half of the tank is lit. The auto top off is doing great. I am happy with the rock layout. The light is due to come on Wednesday.

I talked to eco tech about the bad power supply. They would ship one out. They just want the serial number for the light. So I will have to take down the light and find the serial #. David

An update - The tank cycle did not go as planed. The nitrites were not coming down. I went to the marine scene and got some live rock. Put the rock straight in the tank. 3 days later my ammonia and nitrite were 0. I ran into a problem with the innovative marine top off pump. The tubing supplied had kinks in it. the tubing was folded in the package box. When the pump tried to pull the water through the kinks blocked any flow. I called the company and they told me to run hot water through the tubing. I did. It did not help. I went to home depot, got some new vinyl tubing and now the problem is over. Next problem - I set up the radions xr15 led lighting over the tank, connected all the cords and one of the power supplies was broken. I tried switching everything around and was able to deduce that the lights were fine. So I will contact eco tech Monday. I have heard that the customer service is good there. I hope they will provide a replacement quick. I added a Kole tang, female lyretail anthias, and a blue spotted jawfish on Friday. They have been eating rods reef blend frozen food. I will need to pick up a lettuce clamp and some freeze dried algae for the tang. I will post pics once both lights are working. I plan to run them 1/2 power from 2-9:30pm. I will just be doing the lights in basic mode for now. They are on a timer from home depot. I will tackle the reeflink programming later. I already have the reeflink unit.

I found the directions on line. I did not use Dr. tims in a bottle bacteria. I only used the Dr. Tims ammonia source. and Brightwell Aquatics micro bacter and prodibio Bio digest. I tested the last few days with the API test kits. Both nights ammonia is at .5ppm and Nitrite < 5.0ppm. I will continue testing and see what happens. Per Dr. tims instructions when both ammonia and nitrite are 0 then add another drop per gallon of the ammonia source , then test again and when both are at 0 then it is safe for fish. David

Thanks

Hello, I can't see the members forum when I click on it and can't see the for sale forum click on option either.

I reviewed you on amazon and your site. I am very happy with my Avast ATO. I would buy Avast again. David

How much dosing of the Dr. Tims Ammonia source should I be adding daily or weekly? The directions on the bottle is not clear. David

I will remove the filter socks tonight. All the dust from the sand should be in the filter socks by now. I need to change the position of one of the return pumps. The inlet to the pump is right where the water over flows from the 2nd chamber. I have lots of micro bubbles. I just need to take it out and turn it 180 degrees. I hope that fixes the problem. Happy Reefing, David

Yesterday I got all the water in that was needed. I had some help from a friend. I was a little nervous when walking by the tank made small ripples on the surface but got over it. I added Dr. Tims Ammonia and some Prodibio Bio digest. I will probably throw in a shrimp to help the cycle but have not done that so far. I was able to turn on the main pumps and the water flows through 2 filter socks in the back before going to the return area in the back where I have put a 200 watt ehiem jager heater. I ordered the Avast Built Auto top off today. If my ATO pump does not work(which I will test tonight or tomorrow) I might order the Tunze osmolater which has a pump and controller and sensor. Other wise my plans are just to go through the cycle process. There is no need to rush and put the lights and skimmer up right now. This will be a reef tank so I am only using RODI with Reef Crystals David