My Slice of Nature (Part 3)

[Soleh Joe]

This float switch doesn't 'float' so well anymore. No time to replace, it so I just added a piece of foam around it for the moment.

 
Added a lot more Maxpect Biospere. 

 
Rinse in RODI water to get rid of the fine dust & bits.
 
A nice touch of them providing plastic zippers. No fear of metals leaching into the water.

 
There is a good sale happening now. Adding a 2nd Nero 5

 
Re-arranged the reactors & making way for a larger calcium reactor from a friendly reefer (you know who you are  )

 
Soap bubble test to check for leaks must always be done after replacing the CO2 tank.

 
 
Someone asked about the Clarisea connection last week. Here are some pics.
 
Attachment from the pipe to the flexible hose

 

Good sharing for reefer that wants to go for clarisea but uncertain on how install it. thanks..

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[Bear]

Mind sharing where to buy the flexible hose?


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[SubzeroLT]

On 11/26/2018 at 10:34 AM, Bear said:

Mind sharing where to buy the flexible hose?

 

Mine was re-purposed from  my old vacuum cleaner & DIY installation.

But i know you can get the right sized ones from ReefmarketSG. Prices should be reasonable.

[SubzeroLT]

Received a request about my Nero 5 settings. So here it is :

 

General view of the day's setting :

 

Daytime setting :

 

Evening setting :

 

Night setting :

 

 

Not much tank updates.

Made some silly error of having low salinity at 31ppt (1.023SG) for about 3 weeks. Corals slightly affected & recovering now.

Helping a fellow reefer host a chalice. Hope it colors up in a few months' time.

 

 

 

 

[Nick Liu]

thanks bro for the nero 5 settings !

[SubzeroLT]

Its about 2.5 months since I started using the Nyos trace elements for this 850Ltank.

Just finished the 1st set today. Quite economical & seems to work well. 

 

Free frag from a reefer friend from some time back coloring up nicely (Thanks so much for it)

 

Quite glad to see the molted shell of a pom pom crab stuck on the tuxedo urchin. Got this crab almost a year ago but never seen it around (thought its dead already). Must be lurking around somewhere.

 

Precious small frag of RBM seems to be losing the battle with coralline algae. Guess i'll need to cut the RBM

 

 

[SubzeroLT]

Noticed some wear marks on the Clarisea motor cable. Probably from regular pulling & tugging.

 

Better do something about it before it splits to expose the wire. Workaround is to cut a small piece of air tubing.

 

And slip over the wire

[SubzeroLT]

Top view with my iphone & viewing box

 

 

[SubzeroLT]

Trying this media to absorb CO2 for the skimmer intake. Bought too many packets ...probably let go of some soon.

 

Clarisea media finally finished yesterday (6th Jan 19). Last change was 28 Oct 18 => lasted 2 months 9 days. 

Not sure why my media seems to bunch up a little. Perhaps the take up reel was tightened straight.

 

A fellow reefer mentioned about fishes getting into his overflow & gets sucked into the drain pipe. Most likely the fish will get stuck at the ball/gate valve area & die there .

To prevent this, this is what I've done on this tank : mount a large mesh cover over the siphon drain pipe.

 

Chalice appears hungry :

 

 

[JMW]

Nice co2 scrubber! Noticed any pH increase since deploying it? Also, is there any visual indication when it’s depleted? Maybe the pellets will change color or something 

[SubzeroLT]

27 minutes ago, JMW said:

Nice co2 scrubber! Noticed any pH increase since deploying it? Also, is there any visual indication when it’s depleted? Maybe the pellets will change color or something 

Yes, this one changes color when depleted. 

pH clearly goes up by about 0.1-0.15

[PowderTang]

May I know how many fishes you have ? 

How would you be able to make the clarisea filter fleece last so long ? Is it by just raising the flap?

 

thanks 

[SubzeroLT]

9 hours ago, PowderTang said:

May I know how many fishes you have ? 

How would you be able to make the clarisea filter fleece last so long ? Is it by just raising the flap?

 

thanks 

I have 5 tangs, 9 cardinals, 3 wrasses & several blennies/mandarins/gobies. Fed quite heavily with home made frozen food/mysis daily.

Many of us run very high overall pump flow rates which in reality may not be really necessary. These high flow rates cause the Clarisea internal levels to rise too much & advance the filter fleece before it is really fully loaded.

Yes, I opened the flap to allow some water to flow out.  This ensures the fleece is fully loaded before advancing.

[PowderTang]

Lol I see

 

i have more fishes and realized that since my flap is closed, the fleece run out too quickly... quite xiong man..

 

i will try your method and see how 

[Reefhappy]

Your sps all have very nice PE even when light on......envy.....

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[SubzeroLT]

A couple of things done over the weekend.

One issue with this leak sensor is that it either too sensitive (full contact with the 'salty' cabinet base) or does not trigger (bcos its too light & lifted up)

 

Finally got down to making a simple holder

 

Printing in progress

 

All done

 

Also got a new MP40 wet side. 

 

And more glue

[SubzeroLT]

Finally the Nyos Torq is here.  Its such an innovative design that makes changing media so simple.

 

Specs for Body :  https://reefmarketsg.com.sg/product/nyos-torq-body/

Specs for Base : https://reefmarketsg.com.sg/product/nyos-torq-dock/

Base dimension : 162mm  x 162mm x 110mm (Height)

 

Got the large 2L body. Both the 1L & 2L version allow 2 media to be placed in the tube.

 

Giving it a quick wash with dishwashing liquid. Not a must but its just my common practice.

 

Opening up the base to have a look. 

 

Powered by 1000l/hr pump. 12W

 

The design adjusts the flow through the variable slot at the base of the body.

 

Just like their skimmer, build quality is fantastic. 

 

Base is held in the tube via a reliable silicone O ring.

 

Rinsing Rowaphos

 

Recommendation is to place the longer lasting media at the bottom. So the bottom cover is popped open & Rowaphos added from the bottom end

 

Carbon for the top half

 

Sponge for the lid. 

 

 

 

Its important to place the motor block on the sump base or stable surface. I initially placed it on an egg crate sitting on top of some bio media which wasn't very stable. That's risky as you don't want the reactor to topple (due to unstable surface) and risk popping open the bottom lid (and contents can spill out). Hence the emphasis to mount it on a stable surface like sump bottom.

 

 

Goodbye to dreaded moments of pulling out tubes when its time to change media in a reactor

 

Tuning the flow rate is done by rotating the tube body. Crazy easy.

 

 

[Harlequinmania]

Got one for myself too... i like the way how easy it is to remove the torq for media change and allow the dismantling of the whole body . 

[Harlequinmania]

you completely change all your MP to the Maxspect bio sphere ? 

[SubzeroLT]

36 minutes ago, he said:

Got one for myself too... i like the way how easy it is to remove the torq for media change and allow the dismantling of the whole body . 

Its works better than my initial impression of the product. 

The 2L one  has enough space to place a loosely packed bag of heavy metal removal resin too.

[SubzeroLT]

39 minutes ago, he said:

you completely change all your MP to the Maxspect bio sphere ? 

All my MP blocks/spheres & 2 bags of Bacteria King are removed & replaced with Maxspect bio sphere.

I still have a couple of bags of Bacteria King media in there. Intend to leave them there since they should be OK.

[redsuns]

All my MP blocks/spheres & 2 bags of Bacteria King are removed & replaced with Maxspect bio sphere.
I still have a couple of bags of Bacteria King media in there. Intend to leave them there since they should be OK.

Changed it because of the Alum leak?


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[SubzeroLT]

2 hours ago, redsuns said:

Changed it because of the Alum leak?

 

There is much chatter (though not 100% proven) that marine pure contributes aluminum. I removed them as a precautionary measure since the Maxpect spheres are not that expensive.

 

Other things done is to remove anything with aluminum bits (eg. John Guest quick fittings)

[redsuns]

There is much chatter (though not 100% proven) that marine pure contributes aluminum. I removed them as a precautionary measure since the Maxpect spheres are not that expensive.
 
Other things done is to remove anything with aluminum bits (eg. John Guest quick fittings)

Ic, yup the chatter has been ongoing for abit, I do have quite alot of MP still though. Still in 2 minds if I should swap them out. Have you done a pre and post icp test?

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[SubzeroLT]

Some folks have complained about Ecotech Reeflink & difficulties with connecting to ecosmartlive. Some have commented its related to the ISP (internet service provider) blocking the server which is probably untrue.

Personally, this worked for me. If you can't get the blue light even after powering off/on the Reeflink, try rebooting your router and the ONT (Optical Network Terminal). Works for  me.

 

Topping up the kalk reactor.

 

This was originally from Larry (Thanks).

 

The coral feeding tube tends to get food stuck in inside. Best way to clean it is to stuff a small piece of sponge & push it through with a plastic filament. Mine is from a spool of 3D printing media.

 

Nitrates creeping up a little. Set up a biopellet reactor (FR45 + NP Biopellets).

Tuned up the Vectra S1 to about 85% power