Jerel June 6, 2017 Author Share June 6, 2017 GHL recently added a feature to the Mitras Lx7 called Photo/video mode, which increases the PWM frequency to eliminate banding when taking photos and videos. However, yet to have experienced banding with my Nikon D800. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malacoda June 7, 2017 Share June 7, 2017 Sweet! I noticed a 'new firmware available' notice in Control Center when I was tweaking some settings in mine on Sunday ... but haven't yet had the time to download the update or check the release notes so to see what it contains. Will definitely have to try and find the time to do the update this weekend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerel June 7, 2017 Author Share June 7, 2017 Sweet! I noticed a 'new firmware available' notice in Control Center when I was tweaking some settings in mine on Sunday ... but haven't yet had the time to download the update or check the release notes so to see what it contains. Will definitely have to try and find the time to do the update this weekend. It's a decent update, including master and slave improvements. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerel June 7, 2017 Author Share June 7, 2017 Back panel of the sump is fusing tonight.Top panel will receive the same treatment tomorrow ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerel June 8, 2017 Author Share June 8, 2017 Within the cabinet.. Sump is almost complete ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerel June 12, 2017 Author Share June 12, 2017 DIY Sump - Currently going through the phase of a leak test for a week. I'm confident that it'll hold but just in case... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlanM June 12, 2017 Share June 12, 2017 Looking good! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerel June 13, 2017 Author Share June 13, 2017 Looking good! Hopefully it'll be ready in time for Frag Fest ! Either way.. LFS hopping during that time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerel June 18, 2017 Author Share June 18, 2017 Any day now !?And while..Balling Method Dosing - Filling station - Minimum four(4) months worth of each component for my specific system, 2 gallons each. I'll also add Tropic Marin Cations and Anions trace elements. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCReefer1964 June 18, 2017 Share June 18, 2017 Looking forward to the end results of your hard work. Sent from my SM-N915T using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlanM June 18, 2017 Share June 18, 2017 nice. looks like you got a Barrel Tender. I like the description on the part C trace additives. I've never seen that before. It's very literal: sodium chloride free sea salt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerel June 19, 2017 Author Share June 19, 2017 Looking forward to the end results of your hard work. Sent from my SM-N915T using Tapatalk As i am getting closer to actually seeing something inside of my tank. I need to consider which top down camera box to get for my camera. nice. looks like you got a Barrel Tender. I like the description on the part C trace additives. I've never seen that before. It's very literal: sodium chloride free sea salt. I do ! The Barrel Tender v2 works in tandem with my 3rd gen ProfiLux controller and on-demand saltwater mixing. Ha! More simplified than NaCI free sea salt.. Before i took a break from the hobby. I had good results with the Balling Method back in early 2015, which i had received a generous shipment of these salts for being an early adopter of the GHL Doser 2. I figured why not continue the success. There's not much to it (Initial shipments to the US had a misprint for component C) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerel June 20, 2017 Author Share June 20, 2017 Acquired a 10 gallon polyethylene tank to use as my freshwater ATO reservoir.installed a 1/4" bulkhead for 1/4" tubing to allow my GHL Doser 2 to draw freshwater from the reservoir.Added a compression fitting in case i decide to utilize a float sensor within the reservoir, but that may not be necessary.. The doser will actually calculate the amount of water being dosed and will inform me whenever the water volume decreases by assigning a below minimum volume. I need more stickers !!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerel June 23, 2017 Author Share June 23, 2017 Tropic Eden tonga reeflakes sand is in ! Starting to add rodi water to the tank tonight. I'm planning a trip to Dr. Mac's Pacific East Aquaculture to pickup 30 or so pounds of real reef rock and a few pounds of cultured live sand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerel June 25, 2017 Author Share June 25, 2017 Yesterday morning, had a five hour round trip to pickup 36 pounds of Real Reef and 1 pound of cultured live sand. The rock and sand where personally picked from Dr. Mac's grow out systems. I am truly impressed by the quality of this rock. It reminds me of the imported rocks that were collected from the reef before the ban.. I have yet to actually start aquascaping, but i kind of like how i have arranged the rock so far. I saw amphipods and stomatella snails this morning ! Quick iPhone shot.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerel June 27, 2017 Author Share June 27, 2017 Moving into the end of day 2.. Ammonia, Nitrite, Phosphate undetectable by Salifert tests. I have a Nitrate kit coming by the end of the week. Tank continues to show an array of copepods, however. I have a order of Algae Barns 5280 combo pack coming to introduce my initial CUC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerel June 27, 2017 Author Share June 27, 2017 (edited) I find it fascinating to watch the activity of crustaceans. The plan for my system is to create a natural ecosystem with an array of thriving crustaceans for nutrient recycling. They are starting to structure a extracellular polymeric substances on the substrate in high flow areas. Edited June 27, 2017 by Jerel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerel July 4, 2017 Author Share July 4, 2017 Mounted a PropellerBreeze to my system last Friday and i am more than satisfied with its ability to keep my temperature at a constant 78 degrees, even when the ambient temperature reaches up to 88 degrees(Room receives a lot of natural sunlight durning mid day).Started dosing phytoplankton five days ago and added Algae Barns three species pod mix. The algae reactor will go on-line later this week and a few trochus snails will be added to aid the stomatella snails with the diatom cleanup. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerel July 9, 2017 Author Share July 9, 2017 (edited) Inbound corals from Reefwise.comI think i did alright with my initial coral purchase. I'm trying to inhabit everything from Indo-Pacific/Australia. ORA Tri-Color Acro Valida24K Gold Monti Cap Green/White Bounce MushroomFlamethrower Jawbreaker MushroomJapanese Sentinel Toadstool LeatherSeduction Zoas Edited July 9, 2017 by Jerel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerel July 11, 2017 Author Share July 11, 2017 Once you get it up and running, let us know how it works and if it's worth the price tag Follow up.. My Pax-Bellum ARID Reactor will be online this coming Wednesday. I don't have much of a source for nutrients just yet, so i'll dose the included Nitrate/Molybdenum supplements to keep my Chaeto from starving. If the retail price is still a factor for not owning one. Pax-Bellum will be introducing "Lower cost" ARID Reactors at this years MACNA! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerel July 17, 2017 Author Share July 17, 2017 Brief update regarding the ARID reactor by PAX-Bellum. Photoperiod, reverse light schedule. System test results.. 07/12/17 Nitrate - Undetectable Phosphate - Undetectable Began dosing Nitrate supplements, dosed 4ml Nitrate = 1.0ppm for my volume of seawater. System test results.. 07/13/17 Nitrate test sample value confirmed Nitrate value of 1.0ppm. Phosphate - Undetectable System test results.. 07/14/17 Skipped, no testing. System test results.. 07/15/17 Test sample revealed a value of .02ppm. Phosphate - Undetectable Dosed 3.5ml Nitrate I'll continue to dose Nitrates until I have a greater source of nutrients, fish and heavy feeding. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerel August 12, 2017 Author Share August 12, 2017 (edited) Added my initial fish this past Wednesday! + Golden Dwarf Moray Eel, Gymnothorax melatremus+ Wide Band Picasso, Amphiprion ocellarisPhoto by Reefwise.com Edited August 12, 2017 by Jerel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Origami August 12, 2017 Share August 12, 2017 Cool looking fish. Love the markings! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerel August 13, 2017 Author Share August 13, 2017 Indeed and here's the dwarf eel at day of acceptance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fishie August 13, 2017 Share August 13, 2017 very nice! I've always thought about getting and eel...peaceful or opportunistic...i don't want it to snack on my pretty wrasse Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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