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Mind to share why you split the return pump? For redundancy? Or is there too much resistance by your chiller?

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One is for redundancy, second is cos I Wan to use valve to control my return speed without affecting chiller flow so as not to compromise on chiller efficiency. My reason to control is as the overflow and drain is too fast, it creates a huge siphoning sound with my Wife find it too noisy. Hahaa


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You can consider Maxpect BioSphere bio media. Google it for more information. Its way cheaper than Siporax & more lasting than Biohome.   In fact, you can start cycling the bio medi

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Marine pure spheres works well for me. Some LFS sell them in pieces, e.g. one small piece $2~3 per one small cube or sphere. It is not an immediate solution as cultivating bacteria may take some time.

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Tank update...after two weeks of full equipment running... is the first diatom bloom period... black out the tank for two days followed by putting back lights on for no more than 3hrs a day. Added some anemones and my crown fish hosted on two of them hahaa.. Leting my tank stablise and gona start adding more corals with movement (I love to see my tank full of movement) hahaa once it is stocked up by a bit, look to start the Red Sea dosing regime and see how the tank goes from there.

Tank parameters (tested thrice a week)

1. Ammonia - 0 - 0.2
2. Nitrate - 10ish
3. Kh - 8.6
4. PO4 - not tested yet

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On 9/11/2018 at 8:21 AM, acodestny said:

Tank update...after two weeks of full equipment running... is the first diatom bloom period... black out the tank for two days followed by putting back lights on for no more than 3hrs a day. Added some anemones and my crown fish hosted on two of them hahaa.. Leting my tank stablise and gona start adding more corals with movement (I love to see my tank full of movement) hahaa once it is stocked up by a bit, look to start the Red Sea dosing regime and see how the tank goes from there.

Tank parameters (tested thrice a week)

1. Ammonia - 0 - 0.2
2. Nitrate - 10ish
3. Kh - 8.6
4. PO4 - not tested yet

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Adding livestock with NH4 and NO2 still measurable?

 

6.5 * 2 * 2 + 3.75 * 1.5 *1.5,(Decomn on 14/9/08)
4*2*2 + 2.5*1.25*1.25 (Decomn on 1/8/09)
5*2*2 (Fully LED light system, 140 3 watt SSC leds with 60 degree lens)(Decomm)
2.5*2*2(Fully LED Light System,96 3 watt SSC leds with 60 degree lens)(Decomm)

5*2.5*2(LED only)

Eheim return 1 * pump

1 HP Daikin compressor with cooling coil
2 Jebao OW40, 1 ecotech MP40,
1X6085 Tunze wm,

1 CURVE 7 Skimmer

  1 DIY 80 led control by Bluefish mini 

1 radion XR30W G2, 2 Radion XR15G3

Sump area lite by 5 ft T5 , 6 * SSC 3 watt red LED for refugium

1 Full spectrum E27 led light

1 CR control by bubble count

Start No Water Change since 1st Dec 2016

Add new 2.5x2x 1.5 ft 

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Tank update...after two weeks of full equipment running... is the first diatom bloom period... black out the tank for two days followed by putting back lights on for no more than 3hrs a day. Added some anemones and my crown fish hosted on two of them hahaa.. Leting my tank stablise and gona start adding more corals with movement (I love to see my tank full of movement) hahaa once it is stocked up by a bit, look to start the Red Sea dosing regime and see how the tank goes from there.

Tank parameters (tested thrice a week)

1. Ammonia - 0 - 0.2
2. Nitrate - 10ish
3. Kh - 8.6
4. PO4 - not tested yet

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Actually NH4 is 0 already
What I measuring is NO3 that is about 10.
NO2 is 0 haha

Sorry for confusion lol


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U may want to take photo of the corals when fully opened and also post at marketplace.

Tank : 4 X 2 X 2 with low iron front panel and external overflow

Skimmer : BK SM200 with waste collector

Return Pumps : Red Dragon 6m3 and Ehiem 1262

FR : 2 X Deltec 509 & powered by AB2000

Nitrate Filter : Deltec NF 509 and tee off from AB2000

Calcium R'tor : Deltec PF 501 with RM secondary chamber

Kalkwasser R'tor : Deltec KM500

Chiller : Pansonic 1 HP Compressor with 20m titanium Coil

Wave Makers : 4 X Tunze 6055 with 7096 & Vortec MP40w

Controller : GHL Profilux

Lighting : ATI Powermodule 10 or 8 tubes

Water Top-up : Water Top-Up tank powered by Tunze Osmolator

External Monitor : American Pinpoint pH and Temp. Monitor for main tank and GHL Profilux Controller to measure temp, pH, Redox

Ozonizer : Sander C50

UV : Corallife 6x

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Been 7 mths since I started off the hobby... went for business trips did some automation set up like dosing pump, auto feeder... now that I am back from my trips, with the extra allowance, comes my new toys!

Bought 1 purple tang and 1 yellow tang and the new Nyos reactor! So excited to start setting it up hahaaIMG_1929.JPGIMG_1928.JPGIMG_1926.JPG


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Re-arranged my sump to fit in my new toy haha... now first compartment are filled with crushed corals, cheoto, Sea grapes and live rocks, second compartment is skimmer and reactor, last compartment are 2 marine pure blocks and one bag of biohome and 2 return pump.....

Seriously putting in media getting the flow to achieve a gentle tumble of gfo is never easier... running AF zeomix, carbon and phosphate minus in the reactor...


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After 3 mths running on AF balling method, can see that my corals are getting happier, water getting more stable...

Now my routine,

1. Monthly TOP up/ water change with NSW
2. Fortnightly water change with AF reef salt (target to get into 3 months 1 water change)
3. Dosing of AF component 1,2,3
4. Daily 3 drops of Pro Bio S and NP Pox
5. Coral ABEV on a 6 day schedule, Sunday is rest day
6. AF pytho mix once weekly, starting on AF Power Food this week!
7. Running AF Zeomix, Carbon and Phosphate minus in a Nyos 2.0 reactor

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Hey bro, can see how do you combine the 3 AF filtration media into a Nyos reactor?


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Zeomix at the bottom cos every 6 weeks I will replace half

Carbon and phosphate minus on TOP. I will put half the recommended dose of phosphate minus so that it exhaust roughly abt 6-8weeks, that’s when I change both carbon n phosphate minus.

Lastly adjust flow so that the phosphate minus will tumble


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Hey bro, can see how do you combine the 3 AF filtration media into a Nyos reactor?


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Zeomix at the bottom cos every 6 weeks I will replace half

Carbon and phosphate minus on TOP. I will put half the recommended dose of phosphate minus so that it exhaust roughly abt 6-8weeks, that’s when I change both carbon n phosphate minus.

Lastly adjust flow so that the phosphate minus will tumble


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Hmmm did you remove the sponge below and put two layers of sponge above? Because can’t see the sponge on the lower layer


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Yes since the bottom I am running the larger zeomix media, I use both sponge in the middle, separated by the purple compartment.


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