Start of one "BIG" SPS tank

goodwin9

goodwin9

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Originally Posted by Hefner413
http:///forum/post/2708015
So is that 2 different tanks on the same system with the same sump?
You are correct, both the 75 & the cube share the same sump/refugium, and return pump. If I figured correctly, total system volume is about 160 gallons.
 
goodwin9

goodwin9

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Originally Posted by rebelprettyboy
http:///forum/post/2713194
Great lookin new tank.
how much would it cost for me to stay with u for a week? Ill help with the tanks!!
LOL...If you are an electrician, it's free. Two down, four to go.....
 
hefner413

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so I assume that's like a propagation tank? Are you planning on on selling or distributing to your various tanks?
 
goodwin9

goodwin9

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Originally Posted by Hefner413
http:///forum/post/2715757
so I assume that's like a propagation tank? Are you planning on on selling or distributing to your various tanks?
I'm going to play around with it for a while. I don't have any plans to get in the selling business and will probably just try and reserve this tank for Mushrooms and Zoanthids. (I have some fish in both of my big tanks that have appetites for Zoanthids which prevent me from keeping them in the tanks) If I can get some of the Ricordeas attached to rocks I may move some to the larger tanks.
 
goodwin9

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I traded a few ricordeas today for a couple of nice pieces of SPS to see how they do in the tank. I got a Montipora Nodosa, and a Montipora Cap. Good sized pieces for the trade. Now I will have to wait and see how they do in the tank.

 
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alexmir

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I have always been envious of that tank! Cant imagine how filled it will be in 4-5 yrs.
 
goodwin9

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I thought that I would try and see if I can get my Nitrates to go below 25, which seems to be the weekly number. I', going to try Seachem's Nitrate remover and see how it works.
Placed it in a separate media reactor and hooked it up to one of the spaces on the manifold and filled it up. Directions called for a low flow of about 50 gallons per hour.
I'll let it run a day and then check for Nitrates in the tank and then check Nitrates from the output of the reactor.



 
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alexmir

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Do you think a huge fuge might work better? I can imagine it is hard to keep nitrates at below 20 with that many fish to feed. How in the world does feeding go? I can imagine everyone FREAKS out when they smell food.
 
goodwin9

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Originally Posted by dplantz
http:///forum/post/2719767
Let us know how it works
Looks great and I love the ric tank!

I thought that it would be worth a try since I already had an extra reactor. Much cheaper than buying a Sulfer Denitrator.
Originally Posted by grubsnaek
http:///forum/post/2719807
insane the tanks you have
People have told me that I am......
Originally Posted by alexmir
http:///forum/post/2719819
Do you think a huge fuge might work better? I can imagine it is hard to keep nitrates at below 20 with that many fish to feed. How in the world does feeding go? I can imagine everyone FREAKS out when they smell food.

That would probably work, but I am getting very tight for space. It might just be that with the number of fish that are in the tank, they won't ever go any lower. Feeding is something to watch. Nice thing about a 10 foot tank is that you can feed on the left, center & right and they don't seem to fight too bad.. The little Blue Dot Jawfish have to wait until the tail end of feeding when food gets closer to the bottom and their caves...
 
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