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    Underwater video using go pro

    in General Discussion

    4 minutes ago, elwallacejr said:

    I broke the tank down entirely, pulled out every single piece of rock, placed them on the driveway and power washed them.  I then monitored the tank closely and watched for any that popped back up.  I found a couple a few months later and manually removed them.  I have not seen one for years.

    Bruce

    4 minutes ago, elwallacejr said:

     

    Hi Bruce - Just out of curiosity, how did you get rid of all of those shrooms?


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    Bruce's (bbyatv) New 150

    in Dedicated Tank (Build) Forum

    53 minutes ago, Piper27 said:

     

    Ha!.  It has been a while.  I have been so busy with other stuff.

    Here is a FTS from last March.  I will try to grab one that is a little newer.

     

    Thanks for asking,

    Bruce

     

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    53 minutes ago, Piper27 said:

     

    We need an update Bruce it's been a year! :)

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    Calcium reactor flow rate not steadily.

    in General Discussion

    · Edited by bbyatv

    I have mine set up like this.  So it would be on the output.  But that is because I do not feed mine with a pump.  I think you could put it on either line in your case.

     

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    Actually, mine is set up like this so I can scrub CO2 and raise pH.

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    Kalkwasser in ATO and 2 part? Dazed and confused

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    I read though a lot of the Randall Holmes articles and I'm a bit lost... a lot lost.

     

    I've been doing 25% water changes roughly monthly and can't seem to get my pH much over 7.7 (according to API test kit and <1 no old dbl junction and calibrated pH probe on an apex.)

     

    My Ca and Alk are also a bit low.

     

    It's an IM Fusion 40 gal with a small amount of SPS and LPS that I'm hoping to increase.

     

    I wasn't going to dose mag figuring my water changes would fix that in a small tank.

     

    My ATO is run by a peristaltic pump and I have two 1.1mL BRS pumps for my two part. I have sodium carbonate and calcium chloride because that was what I was told was needed.

     

    I probably see 3ish gal of evap a week.

    Jason,

     

    Here is a link to an article I wrote that might assist.  If you read through it, I talk about good ways to achieve stable parameters with Kalk only on a small tank.

     

    https://reefs.com/magazine/the-kalk-calc-combo-method-185.html/

     

    Good Luck,

    Bruce

    I found a replacement for my Tunze 6045s that is way nicer and less expensive

    in General Discussion

    I have been running 2 Tunze 6045 powerheads in my 150 for years.  During that time, they have been a PIA to maintain and keep running.  The impellers constantly lock up and the steel shaft they they spin on just sucks. Recently I had one fail for good when the steel shaft finally broke in half and left part of the shaft in the powerhead itself that I could not get out.  Needles to say, it was done.

     

    I decided to buy another one and when I saw the price, I had sticker shock (again).

     

    While on the Amazon page, I saw other options and one of the was this Jebao PP-8 Wavemaker\Powerhead with Controller.  The price was only $54.98.  I was thinking this was probably cheap junk from china but after reading the reviews, they sounded okay.

     

    I decided to buy two PP-8 models and one PP-20 ($75.99) model.  I received them in a couple of days and I am blown away.  The quality of the construction is great.  The design of the impeller is way better than the Tunze and it has a super variable controller that can change the speed, timing, and period of the impeller.  The impeller design is what I am most excited about.  There is not rod running through the impeller to get corroded or have junk build up on.  The impeller is part of ceramic shaft that rides in two ceramic receptacles on each end.  Lots easier to clean and maintain.  The powerhead itself is so nice.  Easy to take apart, all joints have rubber mounts.  These things are so cool and so cheap.  Programming the controller is super easy.  I have my set for sinusoidal wave patterns at about 80% power.  My tank has crazy water flow.

     

    Anyhow, I just thought I would share my new found\inexpensive solution to water movement.

     

    Bruce

    Bruce's (bbyatv) New 150

    in Dedicated Tank (Build) Forum

    I pulled a ton of coral out when i removed all of the Ricordea from the tank.  The Ricordea are just so bad  Spread like wild fire and damage my hard coral.

     

    They are all gone now.  No Mushrooms, No Ricordea.

     

    I also pulled all the hard coral that grows super fast like orange cap etc.

     

    Thanks,

    Bruce

    Did you add anything new or did you just remove to allow larger grow out? 

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