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  1. marvelfan

    29 Gallon to 120 Gallon Upgrade Build

    Thanks.. I have a sunset simulation going .. ramps jump and down vary slightly every half hour and only reaches 35% max intensity. Going to in increase the intensities about 10% every couple weeks until I'm at 70-80% intensity or until my corals react.
  2. marvelfan

    29 Gallon to 120 Gallon Upgrade Build

    Received my Photon48 on Saturday. installed it last night. Working on setting the intensities and acclimating my corals. Running max intensity at about 45% on blue and 35% on the other white/color channel. I'll increase about 5% each week until I get to a good intensity for my tank. Lights are...
  3. marvelfan

    29 Gallon to 120 Gallon Upgrade Build

    Thread Update: Just ordered a ReefBreeder Photon48 as part of a group buy. Looking forward to being able to program a simulated sunrise and sunset. I installed a HydroFill ATO system, which I'm really impressed with so far. I installed both the Pump and the controller. Pricey, but well...
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    29 Gallon to 120 Gallon Upgrade Build

    Update: 2 days ago I swapped out my ReefKeeper Elite with an Apex Lite. So far I really like it. Selling my ReefKeeper soon. I installed the Leak detection module and Lunar module with the Apex. All my pumps shut down if any water starts to drip or leak from my system. I just let the...
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    29 Gallon to 120 Gallon Upgrade Build

    Oh.. and as of yesterday I would consider the skimmer broken in. I have never quite been able to get this much crap out of my water with the other skimmer. Its a whole new shade of dark brown! I'm hoping that the combination of the new skimmer and the new GFO I just changed 2 nights ago will...
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    29 Gallon to 120 Gallon Upgrade Build

    Actually this is on my "To do List" for this weekend (sooner the better). I started out with everything organized and mounted just a specific way. I had all my cords zip tied and mounted to walls. Then of course I had to make adjustments and battle component failures and everything became a...
  7. marvelfan

    29 Gallon to 120 Gallon Upgrade Build

    Skimmer is a beast. Its HUGE! I had that small Coralife 65g for the last 2 years. The Diablo barely fit in my 29 Gallon Tank. Here is couple pics I took after setting it up. I'll get some other pics or a video of my whole setup now. But here is a quick description of how it flows...
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    29 Gallon to 120 Gallon Upgrade Build

    Moisture somehow penetrated my UAS lighting. Started to blow my GFCI. Have to let it dry out and then rewire. Just ordered a new skimmer that should be here today. Excited to finally have a properly sized for my tank. Reef Octopus Diablo XS200. I'll be installing it this weekend. I am...
  9. marvelfan

    App Store

    Just remember to use the backup feature when you make changes. This way you can restore all the info once you get a new phone. It's really quite worth the $10. I like the way it tracks your current and deceased livestock, and the database of fish, corals and inverts is pretty great!
  10. marvelfan

    App Store

    Quote: Originally Posted by silverado61 Where di I look to find this app? I found it in the Google Play store on my Android Phone. Otherwise try the Apple App store if you have an iPhone. Just search for Aquarimate.
  11. marvelfan

    Cyanobacteria

    Quote: Originally Posted by 2Quills What were you running on your scrubber if I may ask? I have a 6x8 roughed up screen with 8 3W LED Array 2 blue and 6 reds. Also an air stone with running on a Fusion 700 Pump.
  12. marvelfan

    What's your favorite Alk test kit??

    Quote: Originally Posted by sweatervest13 Shoot!! I'll take a free refill of the reagent. Maybe I had a bunk test. The youtube videos that I watched referenced the color change to a pink color. Not orange. I guess we will see how it goes. I am probably going to hold off on the Hanna...
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    What's your favorite Alk test kit??

    Quote: Originally Posted by sweatervest13 I am reading good things regarding the Hanna Alkalinity checker. Most say its a good test. The Hanna Calcium checker does not however get good reviews. I am just looking to have a reliable, repeatable test. I am not chasing numbers, I just am...
  14. marvelfan

    Cyanobacteria

    Quote: Originally Posted by 2Quills No algae in the display could very well be why you're starting to lose all of your snails. Wondering if the gfo may be acting as a bit of a double edged sword at this stage of the game. How old is the tank? This new tank is 8 months old. 40 lbs of the rock...
  15. marvelfan

    Cyanobacteria

    I just really want to get a good dependable filtration system in place. My algae scrubber has been a real pain to get working so far. Currently I have: 1. Skimmer (half the size it should be) 2. Carbon/GFO reactor 3. 40 lbs of live rock in sump 4. Cheato in sump (lit 24/7) Algae scrubber has...
  16. marvelfan

    Cyanobacteria

    Went down to do my weekly maintenance and tests lat night and noticed my sand is starting to turn a rusty red again. I think its due to some recent changes to the system. 1. My white sump light burned out last week. I have my red/blue LEDs set up to replace it for now. I figured it would be...
  17. marvelfan

    Outside Air to Tank in Basement?

    Yeah.. its a faulty probe for sure.. my pH is reporting 4.36 today.. i know that is not the case at all. Trying to see if there is a warranty on these.. its only 3 months old!
  18. marvelfan

    New 300 gallon In-Wall tank build

    Quote: Originally Posted by sweatervest13 Look into the Reefbreeder LED units for the frag tank. They are about half the money of the AI units and put out pretty good numbers. They have the value fixtures that are not controllable and the Photon series that can be fully controlled. Awesome...
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    Outside Air to Tank in Basement?

    Well.. it may have been a false alarm. I did my testing tonight. I decided to take some calibration fluid that I used for calibration a couple days ago. The 7.00 measured at 6.69 and the 10.00 measured low at around 9.8 or so. I re-calibrated until the calibration fluid tested withing .01 to...
  20. marvelfan

    Outside Air to Tank in Basement?

    Quote: Originally Posted by Bang Guy Do the experiment first to verify you have a CO2 issue. How well is your skimmer doing? What kind of skimmer? Can you vent just the skimmer to the outside? My skimmer is undersized for my display. Its a 60G rated Coralife on a 150 gallon Volume System...
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