Day 79.
Nothing much has changed, corals are growing very well and color are maintaing well too. Did some simple modification over the weekend to improve the set up.
Ordered a bunch of PVC fittings, great way to learn about DIY plumbing! The previous soft tube plumbing i did put too much back pressure (due to too many 90 degree joints) on my Jebao DC Pump, it actually stopped working a couple times. Realised what was going on and switched back to a T joint that feeds the chiller instead.
As i have a UV unit, i will need 2 manifolds..
Fixed it up after it cured, the big bulky fitting with an arrow pointing up is a check valve that prevents backflow. Also fitted 2 ball valve to feed the Chiller and my UV.
Next up, my UAS LED blew a week ago and had to order another set of LED. Within a week most of the algae inside died and the display's wall had a noticable increase in algae growth. Guess that means the UAS was working well!
Took the chance to also use the chiller return line to feed this UAS instead of a dedicated pump. That way i can save some power and contribute less heat to the system.
Also noticed alot of pods (some were HUGE) living within the UAS, guess it can also be used as a copepods condo!
I fitted 2 90 degree elbow replacing the pump fitting and fitted my chiller return line to it.
Final sump look, pretty messy but it gets the job done! Also bought an external thermostat and its doing a great job while measuring the temperature in my DT, instead of what's going through my chiller.
End this update with a little sneak peak, got myself a 2nd Noopsyche K7 Pro 2.
Thanks for viewing!