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Unread 01/15/2018, 04:03 PM   #176
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Thanks. It sure can. I feel my tag line is very true some days.


I've been out of state for several days and Tuesday when I get back home I'm going to do a couple of projects to get my tank cleaned up into shape. I'm going to install a remote deep sand bed! I've located a 40 breeder and am going to almost fill it completely with sand. I keep having a problem with nitrates and want to get away from carbon dosing. Next up I'll be cleaning up the dead corals and sand out of both tanks. I am contemplating installing a new skimmer I picked up our installing a neck cleaner in the one I have. Time will tell on that one.
Nice! I’ve never had a rdsb let me down. Personally I think they work better than bio media like sipoeax or matrix- that’s my experience, anyways.. they take some time to get going but they work..


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Unread 01/15/2018, 08:37 PM   #177
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I’ve always thought a remote deep sand bed would be cool. Especially if it was either replaceable or replenishable. Have you given any consideration to siporax as an option because it seems extremely good at lowering nitrates although the effect may take some months to kick in.

I'm basing mine after Anthony Caflo's design. It shouldn't expire as I'll be sending clean water to it. http://reefcentral.com/forums/showth...ep+sand+bucket

I already have 25 plus liters of matrix and 15ish liters of siporax. I have it in various containers and I don't think it has ever really worked. I've taken it out and put it in more passive flow ect. I don't know how I can't be nitrate limited with the amount of live rock and matrix/siporax in my system. It seems my system has never established the right denitrifying bacteria. I don't know how to get it to either. I'm sick and tired of carbon dosing too. I would just like to have a system that processes nitrate.


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Unread 01/15/2018, 08:38 PM   #178
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Nice! I’ve never had a rdsb let me down. Personally I think they work better than bio media like sipoeax or matrix- that’s my experience, anyways.. they take some time to get going but they work..
I haven't either so this seems like a good solution to me.


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I'm not saying let's get rid of all the stupid people.* I'm just saying let's remove all the warning labels and let the problem work itself out.

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Unread 01/23/2018, 06:19 PM   #179
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Well I cleaned my glad and took some quick and dirty pictures. My RDSB (remote deep sand bed) will be up and running this weekend. I picked up a drilled 40 breeder with overflow that I plan on pretty much filling with sand.

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I'm not saying let's get rid of all the stupid people.* I'm just saying let's remove all the warning labels and let the problem work itself out.

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Unread 01/23/2018, 06:29 PM   #180
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That’s quite the awesome fish collection.
The tank will love the dsb.
Corals look happy enough..


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Unread 01/26/2018, 07:07 AM   #181
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Thank you. I really do enjoy my fish.

A lot of corals have there polyps completely retracted. I hope with the up coming local frag swap to be able to add some nice new Coral and kinda be refreshed in the hobby.


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I'm not saying let's get rid of all the stupid people.* I'm just saying let's remove all the warning labels and let the problem work itself out.

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Unread 01/26/2018, 09:07 PM   #182
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I'm so ****ed at myself and Apex right now! I've finally figured out my issues. Does any one see anything while with the picture? It changed a lot of stuff when I updated it.

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I'm not saying let's get rid of all the stupid people.* I'm just saying let's remove all the warning labels and let the problem work itself out.

Current Tank Info: 150g DT plumbed to an 80g frag tank and 220g sump in the basement. ~6-MP40s ~ 12 ATI powered t5s ~ Reefbrites and Radions supplementing ~ Custom GEO Skimmer ~ GEO CA Reactor 6x24~ Iwaki 70 Return ~
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Unread 01/26/2018, 10:54 PM   #183
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It changed my Auto feeders, skimmer, and heater's to be controlled differently. ATF's were changed to be controlled like heater's and were way over feeding. The heater's and skimmer were turned into lights. This explains my heat issues and why my skimmer was randomly overflowing. I hope to see so marked improvement in the next couple of days and weeks. My nitrates are at 10 and my po4 is .04. I think the temp swings have been the biggest killer of acros.



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I'm not saying let's get rid of all the stupid people.* I'm just saying let's remove all the warning labels and let the problem work itself out.

Current Tank Info: 150g DT plumbed to an 80g frag tank and 220g sump in the basement. ~6-MP40s ~ 12 ATI powered t5s ~ Reefbrites and Radions supplementing ~ Custom GEO Skimmer ~ GEO CA Reactor 6x24~ Iwaki 70 Return ~
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Unread 01/27/2018, 01:47 AM   #184
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NO3 seems to be ~10 ppm. Do you test under artificial lights, Brandon? I carry out my tests during day time in a north facing room.

Moreover, I still use an old colour card because I found that the new colour cards are slightly darker giving rise to higher readings. By the way, I check my NO3 test kits with a reference solution. I have never needed to adjust readings of my Salifert test kits with the old colour card.


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Unread 01/27/2018, 12:37 PM   #185
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NO3 seems to be ~10 ppm. Do you test under artificial lights, Brandon? I carry out my tests during day time in a north facing room.

Moreover, I still use an old colour card because I found that the new colour cards are slightly darker giving rise to higher readings. By the way, I check my NO3 test kits with a reference solution. I have never needed to adjust readings of my Salifert test kits with the old colour card.

Bulent I agree that it's around 10. I use an LED light that I used for many years to get a color that I can see well. I have two test kits that I check against each other. I like that my nitrates are around 10 it's the 300ml a day of vinegar I don't like putting into my tank. I would like to run a more hands off system that is a huge draw to the RDSB.

This morning several acros in my DT have much more PE! There are about half of them that still look like crap with very little to no PE and quite a bit of STN. I'm betting the temp swings were the ultimate demise of the majority of corals.


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Current Tank Info: 150g DT plumbed to an 80g frag tank and 220g sump in the basement. ~6-MP40s ~ 12 ATI powered t5s ~ Reefbrites and Radions supplementing ~ Custom GEO Skimmer ~ GEO CA Reactor 6x24~ Iwaki 70 Return ~
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Unread 01/28/2018, 09:13 PM   #186
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Things are just looking so much better. Temps are stable.

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I'm not saying let's get rid of all the stupid people.* I'm just saying let's remove all the warning labels and let the problem work itself out.

Current Tank Info: 150g DT plumbed to an 80g frag tank and 220g sump in the basement. ~6-MP40s ~ 12 ATI powered t5s ~ Reefbrites and Radions supplementing ~ Custom GEO Skimmer ~ GEO CA Reactor 6x24~ Iwaki 70 Return ~
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Unread 01/30/2018, 05:25 PM   #187
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With the way my tank is looking I'm going to go get some new acros this week! I like new acros.


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I'm not saying let's get rid of all the stupid people.* I'm just saying let's remove all the warning labels and let the problem work itself out.

Current Tank Info: 150g DT plumbed to an 80g frag tank and 220g sump in the basement. ~6-MP40s ~ 12 ATI powered t5s ~ Reefbrites and Radions supplementing ~ Custom GEO Skimmer ~ GEO CA Reactor 6x24~ Iwaki 70 Return ~
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Unread 01/30/2018, 09:40 PM   #188
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Mmmmmmmmmm new acros....


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Unread 01/31/2018, 06:17 PM   #189
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Mmmmmmmmmm new acros....
Me too. Nothing cures anything like a couple new acros.

I can't remember the last time I was this excited to see corraline algae growing. It's back to getting on the glass after several days. Things are looking up indeed.



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I'm not saying let's get rid of all the stupid people.* I'm just saying let's remove all the warning labels and let the problem work itself out.

Current Tank Info: 150g DT plumbed to an 80g frag tank and 220g sump in the basement. ~6-MP40s ~ 12 ATI powered t5s ~ Reefbrites and Radions supplementing ~ Custom GEO Skimmer ~ GEO CA Reactor 6x24~ Iwaki 70 Return ~
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Unread 02/01/2018, 04:35 PM   #190
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God damn that Regal is stunning!!


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Unread 02/03/2018, 07:10 PM   #191
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He's a beauty. Almost everyone's favorite.


Today as I was messing in the sump I think I found my source of nitrates. I think it's all the matrix and siporax. I moved a basket and it was a cloud. Was it mulm from bacteria? Was it detritus? I wish I knew.


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I'm not saying let's get rid of all the stupid people.* I'm just saying let's remove all the warning labels and let the problem work itself out.

Current Tank Info: 150g DT plumbed to an 80g frag tank and 220g sump in the basement. ~6-MP40s ~ 12 ATI powered t5s ~ Reefbrites and Radions supplementing ~ Custom GEO Skimmer ~ GEO CA Reactor 6x24~ Iwaki 70 Return ~
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Unread 02/09/2018, 11:23 PM   #192
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So today I think I found the source of my nitrates. I completely cleaned my entire sump out. I removed all of the Rock and water. I found my lyretail damsel it has beautiful streamers and a yellow Watchman goby in there. After removing all of that there was two to four in of detritus left. I vacuumed all that stinky crap out. I put all my Matrix and siporax and rock back into my sump but not before I rinse them off in old tank water. I stacked The Rock much tighter so that I would have a larger area to grow chaeto. On that front I also ordered a new 300 watt grow light that should be here Sunday. Hopefully with these wholesale changes my system will be balanced back out and back to growing and coloring up beautiful acros.


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I'm not saying let's get rid of all the stupid people.* I'm just saying let's remove all the warning labels and let the problem work itself out.

Current Tank Info: 150g DT plumbed to an 80g frag tank and 220g sump in the basement. ~6-MP40s ~ 12 ATI powered t5s ~ Reefbrites and Radions supplementing ~ Custom GEO Skimmer ~ GEO CA Reactor 6x24~ Iwaki 70 Return ~
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Unread 02/10/2018, 03:25 AM   #193
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Hi Brandon, what you perceive as detritus is more likely to be silt. I personally do not think it will have any impact on NO3 or PO4. Detritus that initially accumulates on sump floor is quickly consumed by copepods, bacteria and microbes. Its remains then settle as silt. Some people have the opposite view and do not allow any detritus to settle by using very fine filter socks. I hope in your case I am wrong.


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Unread 02/10/2018, 08:53 AM   #194
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Hi Brandon, Looking good, glad to see things coming along


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Unread 02/11/2018, 10:08 AM   #195
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Hi Brandon, what you perceive as detritus is more likely to be silt. I personally do not think it will have any impact on NO3 or PO4. Detritus that initially accumulates on sump floor is quickly consumed by copepods, bacteria and microbes. Its remains then settle as silt. Some people have the opposite view and do not allow any detritus to settle by using very fine filter socks. I hope in your case I am wrong.
Well dang. I was hoping that was the issue. Any ideas where they could be coming from?

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I'm not saying let's get rid of all the stupid people.* I'm just saying let's remove all the warning labels and let the problem work itself out.

Current Tank Info: 150g DT plumbed to an 80g frag tank and 220g sump in the basement. ~6-MP40s ~ 12 ATI powered t5s ~ Reefbrites and Radions supplementing ~ Custom GEO Skimmer ~ GEO CA Reactor 6x24~ Iwaki 70 Return ~
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Unread 02/11/2018, 07:52 PM   #196
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My new fuge light is here and installed. Holy crap is it bright! I hope this is why I could grow cheato. This is my plan to get away from carbon dosing. I also bought 5 killer acros. Let's how everything is in line as they are going straight into the display.

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I'm not saying let's get rid of all the stupid people.* I'm just saying let's remove all the warning labels and let the problem work itself out.

Current Tank Info: 150g DT plumbed to an 80g frag tank and 220g sump in the basement. ~6-MP40s ~ 12 ATI powered t5s ~ Reefbrites and Radions supplementing ~ Custom GEO Skimmer ~ GEO CA Reactor 6x24~ Iwaki 70 Return ~
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Unread 02/12/2018, 07:56 AM   #197
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I have that same light and it grows my chaeto very well.


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Unread 02/12/2018, 07:05 PM   #198
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I have that same light and it grows my chaeto very well.
Any tips to offer?



I need to get and better pictures but the blue teniusish coral I bought yesterday is so blue. It rivals any Oregon tort I've seen in person. There is also a little taste of how I mount frags.

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I'm not saying let's get rid of all the stupid people.* I'm just saying let's remove all the warning labels and let the problem work itself out.

Current Tank Info: 150g DT plumbed to an 80g frag tank and 220g sump in the basement. ~6-MP40s ~ 12 ATI powered t5s ~ Reefbrites and Radions supplementing ~ Custom GEO Skimmer ~ GEO CA Reactor 6x24~ Iwaki 70 Return ~
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Unread 02/12/2018, 09:10 PM   #199
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Brandon, do you puttee epoxy right on the frag?

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Unread 02/12/2018, 10:12 PM   #200
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Brandon, do you puttee epoxy right on the frag?

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I do not. I dry the frag at where I'd like to mount it(typically the cut edge). I then apply super glue gel. I then add putty by touching it to the frag and twisting it back and forth until it creates a bond which is very tight. I then add super glue gel to the end of the putty and let a drip begin to form and then put it under water to my desired spot. I also twist and push the putty/glue into the rock work. I then smooth the edges or push sand into the putty for a more natural look.

If you look at the frag in the center, front of my tank that I just mounted I left it up on a stick of putty. This will allow the mille to sprout more branches faster in my experience.

It may have been more detail then needed but it could help others. A little tip that I do too is pour some super glue onto the plate so I can dip the putty into it instead of trying to use the bottle every time. I also pre mix and divide the putty before all of this. Oh yeah one more tip. I place the corals on to the plate in the appropriate locations in correlation to my tanks Aquascape.


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I'm not saying let's get rid of all the stupid people.* I'm just saying let's remove all the warning labels and let the problem work itself out.

Current Tank Info: 150g DT plumbed to an 80g frag tank and 220g sump in the basement. ~6-MP40s ~ 12 ATI powered t5s ~ Reefbrites and Radions supplementing ~ Custom GEO Skimmer ~ GEO CA Reactor 6x24~ Iwaki 70 Return ~
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