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Dan's 150 Rebuild

Sobo's Reef

Sobo's Reef

I have a doser BUT am very leery about hooking it up again bc it failed me in the past somehow and I lost a ton of SPS colonies in the process.
 
Sobo's Reef

Sobo's Reef

Lol its not even old, but who knows what I'll do. Time will tell. Have a question about my test results tho.

The other day my phos was at 0ppm. Today its at 0.09ppm. I only have biopellets running and no gfo. Should I turn my GFO back on? Or will the pellets eventually knock down the phosphates?
 
jgraz

jgraz

What are your nitrates? If your nitrates are 0 then it's likely the Biopellets won't lower the po4 anymore then it has.
 
Sobo's Reef

Sobo's Reef

Nitrates r 5ppm. Its weird tho bc 2 days ago my phosphates were at 0ppm and today they're at 0.09ppm and I haven't done anything to change that. The bio pellets have only been going for about 3 weeks now
 
M

Mike S

Sobo's Reef said:
Does a calcium reactor require CO2? Or can it just be ran off a manifold?? I'm looking at the Korallin c1502 and it keeps mentioning a CO2 system
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In addition to the reactor you'll need a co2 bottle and a regulator. Milwaukee and Reef Fanatic sell regulators in the 100 to 150 range. Don't bother getting a shiny new aluminum co2 bottle. Just get a used one. More than likely the place that you get your co2 from will just swap out the bottle anyway for a full one. Do you already have a controller?
 
Sobo's Reef

Sobo's Reef

Mike S said:
In addition to the reactor you'll need a co2 bottle and a regulator. Milwaukee and Reef Fanatic sell regulators in the 100 to 150 range. Don't bother getting a shiny new aluminum co2 bottle. Just get a used one. More than likely the place that you get your co2 from will just swap out the bottle anyway for a full one. Do you already have a controller?
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No I don't have a controller Mike. I think I'm gonna put the calc reactor on the back burner for now. I'm gonna have to save up and put aside some money for those lol
 
M

Mike S

Sobo's Reef said:
No I don't have a controller Mike. I think I'm gonna put the calc reactor on the back burner for now. I'm gonna have to save up and put aside some money for those lol
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Just keep your eye out for a used one. They pop up from time to time. Your probably a ways off from really needing one anyway.
 
Sobo's Reef

Sobo's Reef

Mike S said:
Just keep your eye out for a used one. They pop up from time to time. Your probably a ways off from really needing one anyway.
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yeah thats what i keep getting told anyways. lol no biggie anyways. like Empire said, i have my doser for the time being if i do wind up needing it.
 
Brando457

Brando457

Dan,

How you liking your return? did you put anything under the pump at all?

On mine I notice it making a whining sound almost like a computer fan, wondering if thats standard procedure.
 
Sobo's Reef

Sobo's Reef

Brando457 said:
Dan,

How you liking your return? did you put anything under the pump at all?

On mine I notice it making a whining sound almost like a computer fan, wondering if thats standard procedure.
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Hey, I love it. I put a dampener pad underneath of it and its virtually silent. Money well spent.
 
Sobo's Reef

Sobo's Reef

Well, lost another fish. My female occy clown that I've had for almost 3 yrs now, she was stuck on a powerhead :( no idea why I'm losing fish all of a sudden. All of my numbers r in check. Nothing suspicious in the tank, no bites, markings, etc.
 
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