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Everything posted by Ron
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I'm interested in the 15,000 lumen light, do you mind sharing the company name or a link?
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They aren't that fragile, I currently have 6 Eheim canisters running with the oldest around 8 years and I've never broken a ceramic shaft.
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Decide on what you'd like to keep and it'll be easy to figure out a substrate to use.
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No offense to the salt keepers on this site but you should checkout Canreef, lots of people with experience keeping salt in all sorts of ways.
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Sorry, I assumed you'd be running a sump when I saw the outlet manifold.
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Are the outputs going to be below the water level? If so, you should add a check valve above your return pump. You could have made everything with black PVC instead of painting but to late now .
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You had shrimp in there already? Have you tested the ammonia/ammonium? ADA Amazonia will leech quite a bit for weeks, I usually cycle my Amazonia tanks for 4 weeks minimum with several complete water changes to get rid of the ammonium.
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Nice set up, I love the driftwwod with fissidens. I think you may be SOL on the Mist Type R unless you can find someone who has some old stock.
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You could always order a single lid for a 90-P and use one of each.
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Nice, you should check to see if the lids will fit with the dual filters on opposite sides. My 75-P and 60-H (45) lids are pretty tight fits with only an inlet and outlet on one sdie.
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I noticed you didn't have an ATO on your list; if you want small and less noticeable, have a look at the Smart ATO. If you want one with a back up float sensor, try a Tunze. I have an Avast Marine in the sump of my reef system which works great with my Apex but the back up float might be too big to have in a display tank. How many heads do you need for your doser? Neptune has theirs but it's only 2 heads. Jebao makes one with 4 heads and is only $100 USD.
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Awesome, I would have loved to set up a 120-P but the timing wasn't right. Looks like you got a great list of gear, good luck with the build!
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I was wondering about that. I can see the need for going slow when acclimating, but if ph and temp and TDS etc are all similar, I wasn't sure if there was any reason to add water slowly during a water change. So if I reminerized my water it would be ok to pump it in, maybe with a valve to slow the flow a little? If your new water has similar parameters as your tank water, I see no reason you can't pump it in. I've never had a problem with it in the past but it's your decision at your own risk. My remineralized water has a fairly low pH and my UGF system buffers it quick. Oh and I don't heat it to tank temp either......
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I dump up to 6 gallons at a time. Easy to prep a full 5 gallon pail with remineralizers. Definite advantage of larger tanks, my water changes are usually 5 gallons and sometimes 6 if my tank happens to be low from evaporation.
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So far I have 1 ADA 60-H (45), which is 32 gallon and a custom 35 gallon. I have another 60-H (45) and two 75-P (40 gallon) tanks to set up now and maybe another two 75-P tanks on the way
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If you're not setting up a full rack full of tanks, I wouldn't bother setting up a system. Personally I only drip when acclimating new shrimp. I have a half bare bottom tank as my main PRL tank and I dump in 5 gallons in 10 seconds when I do water changes. I have a low tech ATO right now but before that I would just dump in 1 L to 1 gallon or RO/DI when I noticed the water level was low. I am moving to all display tanks and trying to keep them as clean looking as possible so no float valves for me. It'll be more work but with only 6 - 8 planned, it' should be manageable.
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reefsupplies.ca http://www.reefsupplies.ca/online-store/True-Union-Swing-Check-Valve-1-inch-Slip-x-1-inch-Slip.html
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One check valve should be fine, just get a clear one with unions so you can clean it easily.
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Better make sure you have a ball valve and a union check valve that you can keep clean on your return line. If you don't, your entire tank will drain if your return pump ever fails.
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Need to go over $250 for free shipping though.
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I always go RO/DI but RO is fine. I like to start at 0 TDS, RO won't get you there. I like ones with booster pumps which will increase the membrane efficiency and reduce your waste water. I personally run 2 Vertex Puratek Deluxe 100 GPD units, it's too bad you missed a great boxing day sale on them.
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You'll probably notice less than optimal water production if you have chlorine exiting your carbon filter. Chlorine will permanently damage your RO membrane if it is a TFC, I believe it's the most common type of RO membrane being used.
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I knew jumpsmasher would contribute a great write up. Even shrimp that were once considered challenging are now pretty simple if you take the time and set the tank up properly and don't cut corners.
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UGF plates are right on the bottom, reflections are playing tricks on you.