And Awwwwaayyy we go! Rp8s 180 gal upgrade

[Rp8]

purple fire fish came out ( the new one anyway)

 

[silent1mezzo]

Just posting some parameters. Tanks a month old, so they are in range. Dealing with diatoms. Waiting on the good bacteria to catch up. Have to fabricate something to hold my t5 fixture mounted to the canopy. Right now LEDs are just sitting on the glass

What app is this?

 

[Rp8]

What app is this?

Aquarium manager on ios

 

[Rp8]

Just a few shots from when I got home

 

[Rp8]

Huge shout out to @Snoopdog, thanks for hooking me up with some starter frags in the new system! Kenya trees, zoas. Plays. Thanks bro! ( He’s got a sick set up also!)

 

[Snoopdog]

Did any open up today?

 

[Rp8]

Did any open up today?

They are all open and lookin good!

 

[Snoopdog]

They are all open and lookin good!

Excellent.

 

[Rp8]

Finally got the Singapore angel I was waiting on. He was 2.5” and fat and healthy, but soon as he went in there was some major aggression from the Atlantic tang. Which of course spin up the PBT and the sailfin. Added a mirror and turned off the lights early. Hopefully it’ll be a little better tomorrow. I expected aggression but this was the most I have had to deal with. I’ll post a pic when a truce is made.

 

[Gumbies R Us]

Finally got the Singapore angel I was waiting on. He was 2.5” and fat and healthy, but soon as he went in there was some major aggression from the Atlantic tang. Which of course spin up the PBT and the sailfin. Added a mirror and turned off the lights early. Hopefully it’ll be a little better tomorrow. I expected aggression but this was the most I have had to deal with. I’ll post a pic when a truce is made.

Looking forward to the picture!

 

[Rp8]

Looking forward to the picture!

Best I could get at the moment. He is still super shy. Aggression has chilled out. But it’s still going on. Down 75% tho.

 

[Rp8]

My bad forgot to attach…

Looking forward to the picture!

 

[Rp8]

I have got to say, this is the worst case of “uglies” I have ever dealt with. Cyano is in full bloom. I am blowing off surface areas, vacuuming sand, weekly water changes. Just PITA. I know it will pass.
Params:
No3-20ppm
Pho-.128
Cal-446
Mg-1280
Temp-78
Alk-9.1

I have kept lights off 48 hours. I believe my skimmer wasn’t tuned as efficiently as it could have been. Also, the best I am getting on my ro/di is 2 ppm. I have ordered new 1 micron filters from brs.

On the other hand fish and coral are doing great! My CBB has the best personality, he literally eats from my hand. He eats everything but really enjoys large lump meat. Taking @vetteguy advice and getting some clams to throw in there. Sure he’ll love that.

 

[Snoopdog]

I have got to say, this is the worst case of “uglies” I have ever dealt with. Cyano is in full bloom. I am blowing off surface areas, vacuuming sand, weekly water changes. Just PITA. I know it will pass.
Params:
No3-20ppm
Pho-.128
Cal-446
Mg-1280
Temp-78
Alk-9.1

I have kept lights off 48 hours. I believe my skimmer wasn’t tuned as efficiently as it could have been. Also, the best I am getting on my ro/di is 2 ppm. I have ordered new 1 micron filters from brs.

On the other hand fish and coral are doing great! My CBB has the best personality, he literally eats from my hand. He eats everything but really enjoys large lump meat. Taking @vetteguy advice and getting some clams to throw in there. Sure he’ll love that.

That 2ppm is likely silicates. I had to double up with two DI resins to get to zero here in this city.

 

[Rp8]

That 2ppm is likely silicates. I had to double up with two DI resins to get to zero here in this city.

You wouldn’t happen to have an extra one you want to sell? It’s a long shot lol

 

[Snoopdog]

You wouldn’t happen to have an extra one you want to sell? It’s a long shot lol

I have a single one yes, it is just sitting in my attic. Basically when I went to a two stage one I still have the old single stage one in the attic. The single stage one in the attic is a BRS one. There is no resin in it, it just has been rinsed and sitting there.

Basically it is this...

Single Deionization Canister

Single Stage deionization canister. Perfect for adding a DI stage to your RO system or adding an additional stage to your current system. Comes with the Canister, Cartridge full of DI resin, and 5 feet of 1/4" tube. Features Perfect for adding a DI stage to your RO system or adding an...

www.bulkreefsupply.com

 

[Rp8]

I have a single one yes, it is just sitting in my attic. Basically when I went to a two stage one I still have the old single stage one in the attic. The single stage one in the attic is a BRS one. There is no resin in it, it just has been rinsed and sitting there.

Basically it is this...

Single Deionization Canister

Single Stage deionization canister. Perfect for adding a DI stage to your RO system or adding an additional stage to your current system. Comes with the Canister, Cartridge full of DI resin, and 5 feet of 1/4" tube. Features Perfect for adding a DI stage to your RO system or adding an...

www.bulkreefsupply.com

I have a DI tube and resin already. I have the same one in my brs cart lol. Yea if you want to sell it, we can work out when I can swing by…

 

[Snoopdog]

I have a DI tube and resin already. I have the same one in my brs cart lol. Yea if you want to sell it, we can work out when I can swing by…

Well it is not like it is being used, so sure.

 

[Rp8]

Well it is not like it is being used, so sure.

Ok sounds good. Is there anyway this week where you will be home before 5pm?

 

[Rp8]

Just an update:
Uglies are slowly subsiding
Unfortunately, I usually don’t buy newly delivered fish, but after getting one here that I was waiting on (Singapore angel) dropped him in. Bad idea. Had ich that then brought on symptoms of some other parasite. Currently they are in a hospital tank. Just hoping for the best.
Gunna mount my t5 and new reefbreeder light this weekend.
Current parameters:

Mag and all low, but dosed and now all is well.
Hope everyone has a great weekend!