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Jasonanatal's 120 gallon "Advanced Complexity" Reef Aquarium
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Reply to Jrwohler.
Jrwohler, thanks for the advice.
JRWOHLER said:
Jrwohler, thanks for the advice.
Re: Jasonanatal's 120 gallon "Natural Simplicity" Reef Aquarium.
Sorry it is not much help....I found that the higher the temp the worse the algae and diatoms come out. I messed things up on my nano because the thermometer was way off and the temp went sky high. Try running a phosphate and silicate removing medium. Also could it be that the marco rocks are still releasing organics and the algae is eating them up and then you cannot messure them?
Sorry it is not much help....I found that the higher the temp the worse the algae and diatoms come out. I messed things up on my nano because the thermometer was way off and the temp went sky high. Try running a phosphate and silicate removing medium. Also could it be that the marco rocks are still releasing organics and the algae is eating them up and then you cannot messure them?
Reply to Jrwohler.
Jrwohler, thank you for the advice.
JRWOHLER said:
Jrwohler, thank you for the advice.
Jasonanatal's 120 gallon "Natural Simplicity" Reef Aquarium Update.
Aquarium Issue: Algae Bloom Solution (Installation of the Tunze 6060 Pump to Improve Flow)
Well most opinions seemed to go along with my personal thoughts on the matter. High Phosphates combined with cycling rock and low flow result in my excessive algae bloom. So I have implemented some things that should results in resolving the problem completely. Some were immediate and other are planned.
I love my EcoTech Marine Vortech MP40W pump which has a controllable flow from 200 gph to 3200 gph. Unfortunately as a stand alone pump in a 120 gallon aquarium I don't think that is enough. However, I plan on purchasing two to three more EcoTech Marine Vortech MP40W pumps to handle all of my flow needs. But at this time I supplemented the flow with my Tunze 6060 pump which I normally use to mix my saltwater. The Tunze 6060 is rated for 1585 gph and has more then done the job for providing the extra flow that I need. Already the Red Slime Algae is being removed from the sand and rocks and the algae growing on the glass has actually slowed down.
Photograph - Sunday, January 04, 2009 - Tunze 6060 installed temporarily until I can purchase more EcoTech Marin Vortech MP40W pumps.
Photograph - Before Friday, January 02, 2009 & After Sunday, January 04, 2008 - Normally the aquarium would look like the top photo at the end of the day but not after the installation of the Tunze 6060.
Aquarium Issue: Algae Bloom Solution (Installation of the Tunze 6060 Pump to Improve Flow)
Well most opinions seemed to go along with my personal thoughts on the matter. High Phosphates combined with cycling rock and low flow result in my excessive algae bloom. So I have implemented some things that should results in resolving the problem completely. Some were immediate and other are planned.
I love my EcoTech Marine Vortech MP40W pump which has a controllable flow from 200 gph to 3200 gph. Unfortunately as a stand alone pump in a 120 gallon aquarium I don't think that is enough. However, I plan on purchasing two to three more EcoTech Marine Vortech MP40W pumps to handle all of my flow needs. But at this time I supplemented the flow with my Tunze 6060 pump which I normally use to mix my saltwater. The Tunze 6060 is rated for 1585 gph and has more then done the job for providing the extra flow that I need. Already the Red Slime Algae is being removed from the sand and rocks and the algae growing on the glass has actually slowed down.
Photograph - Sunday, January 04, 2009 - Tunze 6060 installed temporarily until I can purchase more EcoTech Marin Vortech MP40W pumps.
Photograph - Before Friday, January 02, 2009 & After Sunday, January 04, 2008 - Normally the aquarium would look like the top photo at the end of the day but not after the installation of the Tunze 6060.
Jasonanatal's 120 gallon "Natural Simplicity" Reef Aquarium Update.
Equipment: Red Sea C-Skim 1200 Deluxe Protein Skimmer (Performance Update)
I've had the Red Sea C-Skim 1200 Deluxe Protein Skimmer for about 3 weeks now and I'm sure everyone is wanting to see an update on its performance especially with my little algae issue. I used the integrated Nozzle that allows you to extend the collection cup to a seperate waste container (in my case a 2.5 gallon All Glass Aquarium) via a Vinyl Tube. The photograph below shows just around 1.5 gallons of thick, rotten smelling skimmate. I couldn't even shine a beam of light from a Mag Lite through to the other side.
Photograph - Sunday, January 04, 2009 - 1.5 gallons of skimmate produced from my Red Sea C-Skim 1200 Deluxe Protein Skimmer in one week.
Equipment: Red Sea C-Skim 1200 Deluxe Protein Skimmer (Performance Update)
I've had the Red Sea C-Skim 1200 Deluxe Protein Skimmer for about 3 weeks now and I'm sure everyone is wanting to see an update on its performance especially with my little algae issue. I used the integrated Nozzle that allows you to extend the collection cup to a seperate waste container (in my case a 2.5 gallon All Glass Aquarium) via a Vinyl Tube. The photograph below shows just around 1.5 gallons of thick, rotten smelling skimmate. I couldn't even shine a beam of light from a Mag Lite through to the other side.
Photograph - Sunday, January 04, 2009 - 1.5 gallons of skimmate produced from my Red Sea C-Skim 1200 Deluxe Protein Skimmer in one week.
Re: Jasonanatal's 120 gallon "Natural Simplicity" Reef Aquarium.
quick question on the overflow/aqua lifters, would it be an option to tee off the hose attachment and run 2 aqualifter simultaniously in case one fails, to avoid the switching them off? or maybe add another air line attachment?
quick question on the overflow/aqua lifters, would it be an option to tee off the hose attachment and run 2 aqualifter simultaniously in case one fails, to avoid the switching them off? or maybe add another air line attachment?
Re: Jasonanatal's 120 gallon "Natural Simplicity" Reef Aquarium.
I think the biggest problem with the siphon line coming off the overflow is gunk clogging up the hole at the siphon line outflow. If you tee off this line, and the hole gets plugged up, you now have two Aqualifters sucking nadda. I think if you want redundancy, pop another hole in the top of your overflow and add a second line/Aqualifter. Now if one craps out, you’ve got the second one going (less likely gunk would clog up two holes at the same time).
REEFLECTIONS said:
I think the biggest problem with the siphon line coming off the overflow is gunk clogging up the hole at the siphon line outflow. If you tee off this line, and the hole gets plugged up, you now have two Aqualifters sucking nadda. I think if you want redundancy, pop another hole in the top of your overflow and add a second line/Aqualifter. Now if one craps out, you’ve got the second one going (less likely gunk would clog up two holes at the same time).
Reply to Reeflections.
Reeflections, that is definitely an option but I think a more efficient option would be to install a secondary CPR CS90 Overflow Box with a Tom's Aqualifter this way I can increase the overflow turnover rate and provide a level of continuity should an overflow fail for whatever reason.
REEFLECTIONS said:
Reeflections, that is definitely an option but I think a more efficient option would be to install a secondary CPR CS90 Overflow Box with a Tom's Aqualifter this way I can increase the overflow turnover rate and provide a level of continuity should an overflow fail for whatever reason.
Reply to Redfishbluefish.
Redfishbluefish, that I definitely agree on.
redfishbluefish said:
Redfishbluefish, that I definitely agree on.
Jasonanatal's 120 gallon "Natural Simplicity" Reef Aquarium Update.
Weekly Water Parameter Testing: Monday, January 05, 2008
Here are the weekly water parameter testing using various test kits as my disposal.
Average Water Temperature: 77.8 degrees Fahrenheit
Salinity Grade: 1.025 SG (Tested using Refractometer)
Alkalinity (Carbonate Hardness): 132 PPM / 7.4 dKH (Tested using LaMotte Test Kit)
Calcium: 454.08 PPM (Tested using LaMotte Test Kit)
Magnesium: 975 PPM (Tested using Salifert Test Kit - 7 capfuls or 70 ml of Kent Marine Tech M Magnesium Supplement added to increase overall Magnesium level to 1350 PPM.)
pH: 8.25 pH (Tested using American Marine Pinpoint Probe)
Phosphate: 0.05 PPM (Tested using Elos Test Kit)
Ammonia: Undetectable (Tested using Elos Test Kit)
Nitrite: Undetectable (Tested using Elos Test Kit)
Nitrate: Undetectable (Tested using Elos Test Kit)
Weekly Water Parameter Testing: Monday, January 05, 2008
Here are the weekly water parameter testing using various test kits as my disposal.
Average Water Temperature: 77.8 degrees Fahrenheit
Salinity Grade: 1.025 SG (Tested using Refractometer)
Alkalinity (Carbonate Hardness): 132 PPM / 7.4 dKH (Tested using LaMotte Test Kit)
Calcium: 454.08 PPM (Tested using LaMotte Test Kit)
Magnesium: 975 PPM (Tested using Salifert Test Kit - 7 capfuls or 70 ml of Kent Marine Tech M Magnesium Supplement added to increase overall Magnesium level to 1350 PPM.)
pH: 8.25 pH (Tested using American Marine Pinpoint Probe)
Phosphate: 0.05 PPM (Tested using Elos Test Kit)
Ammonia: Undetectable (Tested using Elos Test Kit)
Nitrite: Undetectable (Tested using Elos Test Kit)
Nitrate: Undetectable (Tested using Elos Test Kit)
Jasonanatal's 120 gallon "Natural Simplicity" Reef Aquarium Update.
Supplements: Prodibio Bio Kit Reef Supplements (Bacteria... Natures Finest Helpers)
It was a difficult choice but I finally decided that I would use the Prodibio line of advanced supplements. Prodibio selects and uses specific non-pathogenic micro-organisms designed for aquaculture, the quality and purity of which are insured by stringent bio-chemical tests. Quality assurance and control programs are applied during the entire manufacturing process to guarantee an excellent product.
Photograph - Tuesday, January 06, 2009 - Prodibio Bio Kit Reef line of advanced supplements.
Prodibio Bio Digest
Prodibio Bio Digest is composed with nitrifying and dénitrifying bacterial strains selected for their capacity to transform the ammonia into nitrites, the nitrites into nitrates and nitrates into nitrogen. They are guaranteed free from genetic mutations. The work of the different bacterial strains is controlled by the genetic information included in the DNA of each cell. Strains are chosen for their efficiency and their compatibility in fresh and marine water. Each strain starts a process which is continued by another strain until the toxic nitrogen compounds (ammonia and nitrite) are broken down into harmless nitrate. In under-oxygenated areas in aquariums.These bacteria work in team; each strain ending the work begun by another. Some are capable to synthesize the dénitrifying enzymes in aérobic. It insure thus the purification, the reduction of nitrates, phosphates and prevent the growth of algae. They avoid equally by the food competition the proliferation of pathogenics organisms and decrease thus the unexplained sickness risk.
Photograph - Tuesday, January 06, 2009 - Prodibio Bio Digest dosage rated for my aquarium.
Prodibio Bioptim
Prodibio Bioptim provides bacteria with all the missing micro-nutrients: trace elements, selected amino acids, natural vitamins (Riboflavin) and surface agents from plants to facilitate absorption of the components by the cells. Bioptim Pro10 dynamises these bacteria and enables a reduction of nitrates, phosphates and carbohydrates, a decrease in silt, mulm and filamentous algae, and an improvement of the water quality.
Photograph - Tuesday, January 06, 2009 - Prodibio Bioptim dosage rated for my aquarium.
Prodibio Iodi+
Iodine performs a very important role as a trace element in the aquarium environment. Invertebrates need it for coloration and for adapting to lighting variations. Then it helps combat coral bleaching and neutralize the excess oxygen produced by zooxanthellae under excessive lighting. It is eliminated by the algae and invertebrates in the aquarium, by the protein skimmer and the active carbon, and by dispersion into the atmosphere.
Photograph - Tuesday, January 06, 2009 - Prodibio Iodi+ dosage rated for my aquarium.
Prodibio Reef Booster
Prodibio Reef Booster is a complete nutrient supplement containing all the essentials for the development of invertebrates which basically or partially feed on micro-plankton including corals in which symbiotic algae - Zooxanthelles - live and for which a micro-plankton booster is necessary. It also contains very high concentrations of the polyunsaturated fatty acid groups which all marine organisms need. A few drops in the food of marine fish makes it more appetising - an effective solution when starting to feed difficult or recently imported fish.
Photograph - Tuesday, January 06, 2009 - Prodibio Reef Booster dosage rated for my aquarium.
Prodibio Stronti+
Strontium is an essential trace element in the reef aquarium environment. It stimulates growth in hard corals and assists in the development of the red calcareous and encrusting algae that produce the live rock decor. This organism fixes strontium in its skeleton along with calcium, so the strontium demand is constant. In an ocean environment, trace elements are constantly replenished by the current, but in a closed aquarium environment the strontium is rapidly depleted. All reputed specialists confirm the importance of strontium for healthy coral development. STRONTI+ adds all the strontium needed for healthy growth of coral, clams, and limestone algae. Each capsule contains 130 mg of strontium. This allows you to control the quantity of Iodine you are adding in your tank. In a reef aquarium, the strontium diminishes proportionally with the calcium, so you can gauge the strontium demand by examining the calcium rate.
Photograph - Tuesday, January 06, 2009 - Prodibio Stronti+ dosage rated for my aquarium.
Photograph - Tuesday, January 06, 2009 - Prodibio Bio Kit Reef supplements left over after dosing my aquarium.
Supplements: Prodibio Bio Kit Reef Supplements (Bacteria... Natures Finest Helpers)
It was a difficult choice but I finally decided that I would use the Prodibio line of advanced supplements. Prodibio selects and uses specific non-pathogenic micro-organisms designed for aquaculture, the quality and purity of which are insured by stringent bio-chemical tests. Quality assurance and control programs are applied during the entire manufacturing process to guarantee an excellent product.
Photograph - Tuesday, January 06, 2009 - Prodibio Bio Kit Reef line of advanced supplements.
Prodibio Bio Digest
Prodibio Bio Digest is composed with nitrifying and dénitrifying bacterial strains selected for their capacity to transform the ammonia into nitrites, the nitrites into nitrates and nitrates into nitrogen. They are guaranteed free from genetic mutations. The work of the different bacterial strains is controlled by the genetic information included in the DNA of each cell. Strains are chosen for their efficiency and their compatibility in fresh and marine water. Each strain starts a process which is continued by another strain until the toxic nitrogen compounds (ammonia and nitrite) are broken down into harmless nitrate. In under-oxygenated areas in aquariums.These bacteria work in team; each strain ending the work begun by another. Some are capable to synthesize the dénitrifying enzymes in aérobic. It insure thus the purification, the reduction of nitrates, phosphates and prevent the growth of algae. They avoid equally by the food competition the proliferation of pathogenics organisms and decrease thus the unexplained sickness risk.
Photograph - Tuesday, January 06, 2009 - Prodibio Bio Digest dosage rated for my aquarium.
Prodibio Bioptim
Prodibio Bioptim provides bacteria with all the missing micro-nutrients: trace elements, selected amino acids, natural vitamins (Riboflavin) and surface agents from plants to facilitate absorption of the components by the cells. Bioptim Pro10 dynamises these bacteria and enables a reduction of nitrates, phosphates and carbohydrates, a decrease in silt, mulm and filamentous algae, and an improvement of the water quality.
Photograph - Tuesday, January 06, 2009 - Prodibio Bioptim dosage rated for my aquarium.
Prodibio Iodi+
Iodine performs a very important role as a trace element in the aquarium environment. Invertebrates need it for coloration and for adapting to lighting variations. Then it helps combat coral bleaching and neutralize the excess oxygen produced by zooxanthellae under excessive lighting. It is eliminated by the algae and invertebrates in the aquarium, by the protein skimmer and the active carbon, and by dispersion into the atmosphere.
Photograph - Tuesday, January 06, 2009 - Prodibio Iodi+ dosage rated for my aquarium.
Prodibio Reef Booster
Prodibio Reef Booster is a complete nutrient supplement containing all the essentials for the development of invertebrates which basically or partially feed on micro-plankton including corals in which symbiotic algae - Zooxanthelles - live and for which a micro-plankton booster is necessary. It also contains very high concentrations of the polyunsaturated fatty acid groups which all marine organisms need. A few drops in the food of marine fish makes it more appetising - an effective solution when starting to feed difficult or recently imported fish.
Photograph - Tuesday, January 06, 2009 - Prodibio Reef Booster dosage rated for my aquarium.
Prodibio Stronti+
Strontium is an essential trace element in the reef aquarium environment. It stimulates growth in hard corals and assists in the development of the red calcareous and encrusting algae that produce the live rock decor. This organism fixes strontium in its skeleton along with calcium, so the strontium demand is constant. In an ocean environment, trace elements are constantly replenished by the current, but in a closed aquarium environment the strontium is rapidly depleted. All reputed specialists confirm the importance of strontium for healthy coral development. STRONTI+ adds all the strontium needed for healthy growth of coral, clams, and limestone algae. Each capsule contains 130 mg of strontium. This allows you to control the quantity of Iodine you are adding in your tank. In a reef aquarium, the strontium diminishes proportionally with the calcium, so you can gauge the strontium demand by examining the calcium rate.
Photograph - Tuesday, January 06, 2009 - Prodibio Stronti+ dosage rated for my aquarium.
Photograph - Tuesday, January 06, 2009 - Prodibio Bio Kit Reef supplements left over after dosing my aquarium.
Re: Jasonanatal's 120 gallon "Natural Simplicity" Reef Aquarium.
interesting line, thank you for the detailed descriptions.
interesting line, thank you for the detailed descriptions.
Re: Jasonanatal's 120 gallon "Natural Simplicity" Reef Aquarium.
that stuffs gotta be expensive
that stuffs gotta be expensive
Reply to Reeflections.
Reeflections, very interesting indeed. I'm hoping to see some results soon.
REEFLECTIONS said:
Reeflections, very interesting indeed. I'm hoping to see some results soon.
Reply to Onefish2fish.
Onefish2fish, well my idea of expensive usually differs from others. The Prodio Bio Kit Reef cost me $52.99 plus shipping which is around $9.00 from Salty Supply (http://www.saltysupply.com) which is cheaper then other online retailers by about $3.00 on the cost of the kit. Overall yearly cost should run me anywhere from $600.00 to $850.00 per year considering the dosage required for my aquarium. I can probably do a bit better with the over all price since the Prodibio Bio Kit Reef includes their entire line except for the Bio Trace and you can buy packages of each type of Ampoule individually.
onefish2fish said:
Onefish2fish, well my idea of expensive usually differs from others. The Prodio Bio Kit Reef cost me $52.99 plus shipping which is around $9.00 from Salty Supply (http://www.saltysupply.com) which is cheaper then other online retailers by about $3.00 on the cost of the kit. Overall yearly cost should run me anywhere from $600.00 to $850.00 per year considering the dosage required for my aquarium. I can probably do a bit better with the over all price since the Prodibio Bio Kit Reef includes their entire line except for the Bio Trace and you can buy packages of each type of Ampoule individually.
Jasonanatal's 120 gallon "Natural Simplicity" Reef Aquarium Update.
Weekly Water Parameter Testing: Monday, January 12, 2008
Here are the weekly water parameter testing using various test kits as my disposal.
Average Water Temperature: 77.8 degrees Fahrenheit
Salinity Grade: 1.025 SG (Tested using Refractometer)
Alkalinity (Carbonate Hardness): 132 PPM / 7.39 dKH (Tested using LaMotte Test Kit)
Calcium: 412.8 PPM (Tested using LaMotte Test Kit)
Magnesium: 990 PPM (Tested using Salifert Test Kit - 8 capfuls or 80 ml of Kent Marine Tech M Magnesium Supplement added to increase overall Magnesium level to 1350 PPM.)
pH: 8.23 pH (Tested using American Marine Pinpoint Probe)
Phosphate: 0.05 PPM (Tested using Elos Test Kit)
Ammonia: Undetectable (Tested using Elos Test Kit)
Nitrite: Undetectable (Tested using Elos Test Kit)
Nitrate: Undetectable (Tested using Elos Test Kit)
Photograph - Monday, January 12, 2009 - Current view of my 120 gallon Reef Aquarium... in the making.
Weekly Water Parameter Testing: Monday, January 12, 2008
Here are the weekly water parameter testing using various test kits as my disposal.
Average Water Temperature: 77.8 degrees Fahrenheit
Salinity Grade: 1.025 SG (Tested using Refractometer)
Alkalinity (Carbonate Hardness): 132 PPM / 7.39 dKH (Tested using LaMotte Test Kit)
Calcium: 412.8 PPM (Tested using LaMotte Test Kit)
Magnesium: 990 PPM (Tested using Salifert Test Kit - 8 capfuls or 80 ml of Kent Marine Tech M Magnesium Supplement added to increase overall Magnesium level to 1350 PPM.)
pH: 8.23 pH (Tested using American Marine Pinpoint Probe)
Phosphate: 0.05 PPM (Tested using Elos Test Kit)
Ammonia: Undetectable (Tested using Elos Test Kit)
Nitrite: Undetectable (Tested using Elos Test Kit)
Nitrate: Undetectable (Tested using Elos Test Kit)
Photograph - Monday, January 12, 2009 - Current view of my 120 gallon Reef Aquarium... in the making.
Jasonanatal's 120 gallon "Natural Simplicity" Reef Aquarium Update.
Digital Photography: Canon EF-S 60mm F2.8 Macro USM Lens for the Canon Digital Rebel XTi.
It has definitely been some time since I came on to post. Things have been a bit more hectic than normal. Now I have always taken great photographs with my Canon Digital Rebel XTi Camera, but I wanted to be like the rest of the cool kids that could take photographs with an extreme level of detail displayed in each shot. So I visited the wonderful photography experts at B&H Photography located in downtown New York and purchased a Canon EF-S 60mm F2.8 Macro USM Lens. I couldn't be more pleased with the quality of the photographs that these optics produce.
I have also decided that since I'm upgrading my photographic equipment that a rise in my methods of capturing, processing and presenting these images should also get a boost. All my photographs well be shot and processed in RAW format from this point forward. Unfortunately due to the limitations of my file hosting site the files will have to be converted to JPEG format with a resolutions of 2240x1680 (the equivilant of viewing a full screen photograph on a 23 inch monitor). I hope everyone enjoys the new photographs.
Photographs - Sunday, February 01, 2009 - One of my Electric Blue Hermit Crabs (Calcinus Elegans). The Photographs were taken with my new Canon EF-S 60mm F2.8 Macro USM Lens.
Digital Photography: Canon EF-S 60mm F2.8 Macro USM Lens for the Canon Digital Rebel XTi.
It has definitely been some time since I came on to post. Things have been a bit more hectic than normal. Now I have always taken great photographs with my Canon Digital Rebel XTi Camera, but I wanted to be like the rest of the cool kids that could take photographs with an extreme level of detail displayed in each shot. So I visited the wonderful photography experts at B&H Photography located in downtown New York and purchased a Canon EF-S 60mm F2.8 Macro USM Lens. I couldn't be more pleased with the quality of the photographs that these optics produce.
I have also decided that since I'm upgrading my photographic equipment that a rise in my methods of capturing, processing and presenting these images should also get a boost. All my photographs well be shot and processed in RAW format from this point forward. Unfortunately due to the limitations of my file hosting site the files will have to be converted to JPEG format with a resolutions of 2240x1680 (the equivilant of viewing a full screen photograph on a 23 inch monitor). I hope everyone enjoys the new photographs.
Photographs - Sunday, February 01, 2009 - One of my Electric Blue Hermit Crabs (Calcinus Elegans). The Photographs were taken with my new Canon EF-S 60mm F2.8 Macro USM Lens.
Reply to Rgarofalo.
Rgarofalo, LMAO
rgarofalo said:
Rgarofalo, LMAO