RomeoJuliet

Cycling with lights on.

Your calcium level sky high , I heard can blind certain fishes .

Nice refugim

Lots of gems.

Good rock scaping skills. btw I don't see many fishes.. wads your fish list like..

Welcome on board. Just an observation.. you might need more wavemakers

Ideally u have 4 compartments. First is for the mechanical filtration, can be sponge or filter sock. Second, for the skimmer and other equipments. Third for the refugim and lastly for the return. The pump for chiller can be sucking the water out from the 2nd compartment and output at the return pump section. If your return pump compartment is too small, you will face frequent water top up. Hope this clarify.

Refugim is too small, it will not have any impact .

+1 for sand. Go for live sand that will speed up the cycling process. Can show your sump set up and lightings . Cheers !

that is really very prompt and good service. So does your new warranty start from today or 1 year plus ago? LOL

This should be a one off situation, so far there's no better chiller than Arctica. Can JBJ replace a brand new unit for you?

I read that the ph of the polar water is sround the 6.4 range . So do take note to buffer up the ph .

To make it easier for all, I just called up Polar. Details as follow: First time registration: $20.00 Deposit: $200.00 (refundable if you wish to cancel their services) 19 litres distilled water at $8.00 before gst 13.4 litres distiller water at $7,00 before gst. Hope this clarify. If anyone has a cheaper source, please share here as I am interested as well. Thanks!

Bro, Order those Polar distilled water (19 litre) meant for office use for your water change. Best part got delivery. go their website to check pricing.

I just went thru the entire 25 pages .. Vert patient n detailed set up.

Amazing growth

Fellow reefers, just want to share an article I saw online with regards to tank perimeters: Table 1. Parameters critical to control in reef aquaria. Parameter: Reef Aquaria Recommendation: Typical Surface Ocean Value:1 Calcium 380-450 ppm 420 ppm Alkalinity 2.5-4 meq/L 7-11 dKH 125-200 ppm CaCO3 equivalents 2.5 meq/L 7 dKH 125 ppm CaCO3 equivalents Salinity 35 ppt sg = 1.026 34-36 ppt sg = 1.025-1.027 Temperature 76-83° F Variable2 pH 7.8-8.5 OK 8.1-8.3 is better 8.0-8.3 (can be lower or higher in lagoons) Magnesium 1250-1350 ppm 1280 ppm Phosphate < 0.03 ppm 0.005 ppm Ammonia <0.1 ppm Variable (typically <0.1 ppm) Table 2. Other parameters in reef aquaria. Parameter: Reef Aquaria Recommendation: Typical Ocean Value:1 Silica < 2 ppm, much lower if diatoms are a problem <0.06 - 2.7 ppm Iodine Control not recommended 0.06 ppm total of all forms Nitrate < 0.2 ppm Variable (typically below 0.1 ppm) Nitrite < 0.2 ppm typically Variable (typically below 0.0001 ppm) Strontium 5-15 ppm 8 ppm ORP Control not recommended Variable Boron < 10 ppm 4.4 ppm Iron Below Kit Detection Limits (additions OK) 0.000006 ppm Courtesy of Reefkeeping. Recently I download the app "The Fish Room" on iphone and that allows me to track my tank perimeters as recommended by one of the fellow reefers. Cheers!

Bro, I hope there will be an opportunity to view your tank personally in the upcoming months. It is very well executed.

Bro been following your tread, very nice set up. Do you intend to have a deeper sandbed?

Bro can share your arranged cabling?

Thanks for the clarification . another question .. How long do you set your Hydra for daily including ramp time.

Thanks Buddy!

Dear All, Just collected my AI Hydra 52 today. Using one set for 2.5 ft x 2.5 ft x 2 ft tank. Can share more about the settings for lps versus sps and also what is ramp time?

Bro what's your setting for the AI Hydra?

2nd vote for totq