Just put this on ice... the one year anniversary of the 400g is almost here. This will be opened on Monday. I'll be doing some cleaning over the next day to have a nice system to showcase. I'm hoping to record a video summary of sorts.
Here are a few macro shots of some of the corals that I took yesterday. Can you identify the species?
Once a year I clean the protein skimmer. How I go about this task varies, but essentially I want it as close to like-new as I can get it. My Euroreef skimmer has been a valuable asset to my reef for the past 10 years, outlasting two aquariums and caring for the third at this time. For the past week very little skimmate was being collected. The body seemed to be full of bubbles but they weren't fine like usual. More coarse, they just didn't extract much waste. For about seven days ...
I hate cleaning filter socks, and I've made that point known for many years. I own four 7" filter socks, and it's my annual task to clean them - and even then I hate it. It's rare that I even install a sock in my sump because it will get dirty, I'll have to take it out to clean and invariably it will sit in a dark corner covered in leaves waiting for #2, #3, and finally #4 to join it. When they are all dirty, I'll still put off their cleaning for weeks... it is literally the last thing I want ...
It's around this time of year that I watch the TDS of my RO unit drop. I'm talking about the output of the RO system before the DI stage. Whenever I turn on the RO/DI system, which is twice a week, I open a valve before the DI stage and let it run for 90 seconds. By avoiding TDS creep, DI resin lasts longer. Link: http://www.reefaddicts.com/content.p...thy-of-concern Once the water is flowing, I'll turn on the TDS meter to observe the numbers ...
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