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Austin93's 150 Sps Build Log

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austin93
, 04-29-2010 at 02:21 PM (3112 Views)
After 3 years in the hobby, I am just now finishing the 3rd tank in my progression into this great pursuit called reefkeeping. I started with a 29 which lasted about 6 months, then a 75 that has lasted till very recently. I have experimented with vodka dosing (ended real bad) and have been running zeo for the last year or so with very pale colors for the result.
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With this tank, I am really fighting the urge to setup zeo again or maybe even try solid vodka dosing. My hope is that I can have a thriving tank with a refugium and water changes. So far, I have cyano covering a large part of the sand. I am hoping that this is just part of setting up a new tank, but am strongly considering going back to carbon dosing in some form. Here are some pics to show the progress.


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Updated 04-29-2010 at 04:22 PM by melev

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  1. Douwant2play's Avatar
    that is a nice tank, what are the dimensions of the tank?
  2. melev's Avatar
    That's a very sturdy stand you have there. And to think, the walls of your aquarium are maybe 3/8" to 1/2" thick, by comparison. lol

    Have you read the article on Cyano bacteria yet? http://www.reefaddicts.com/content.p...-get-rid-of-it
  3. Hat39406's Avatar
    Very Clean Austin93, nice!
  4. austin93's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by Douwant2play
    that is a nice tank, what are the dimensions of the tank?
    Thanks for the compliment, I am very happy with the dimensions. Its 48" long x 30" deep x 24" high. It is sitting on a 40" tall stand which makes for a nice effect.
  5. austin93's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by melev
    That's a very sturdy stand you have there. And to think, the walls of your aquarium are maybe 3/8" to 1/2" thick, by comparison. lol

    Have you read the article on Cyano bacteria yet? http://www.reefaddicts.com/content.p...-get-rid-of-it

    Do you think it will be strong enough? Ha! Ha! Maybe a little overkill, but I figure what the heck, I just have to move it twice anyway (once to put it in its spot and once to get it out of the way when I upgrade again.). The floor under the tank had to be reinforced too, I doubled up on 2x10" joists under the tank and added a floor jack to support the load. I will definitely be checking out the article on cyano as it has gotten even worse since yesterday. Is this normal for a newish tank or should I be thinking about adding a bacteria product to the mix to outcompete the stuff?
  6. austin93's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by Hat39406
    Very Clean Austin93, nice!
    Thank you for the compliment. I will post more pix soon. I have added some new fish since these were taken.
  7. melev's Avatar
    It is normal as part of the maturation process of your system. However, over time it will resurface only to annoy you, when conditions are perfectly aligned for a cyano bloom. If you can't stand it, that article will give you a few options.

    FYI - the way blogs work, next time you have an update of any kind, simply make a new entry with all the details. Anyone that subscribes to your blog (under your profile picture on the right) will be notified via email to see what you've entered.
  8. CaelCynndarr's Avatar
    have you tried dosing just reef fuel yet? that could help, it's supposed to be a vodka substitute. Nice tank!! I wish i could incorporate a larger tank into my budget/house
  9. austin93's Avatar
    Thanks for the info on how the blog thing works, I would have just kept making comments here forever. CaelCynndarr, I have used a few different things on the tank, is reef fuel from seachem? If that is the amino acid mix they sell, I have used it and was not impressed. Its use coincided with a major cyano issue in the old tank about 2 years ago. May not have caused the problem, but I am still not impressed.
  10. CaelCynndarr's Avatar
    The reef fuel is made by brightwell to be used mainly in conjunction with the neozeo method. It's not an amino acid mix.
    Updated 04-30-2010 at 10:20 PM by CaelCynndarr (adding information)
  11. austin93's Avatar
    I ran a BA neozeo system for a long time and was never happy. That's why I switched to zeovit. Still have a bottle of the stuff in the basement. I have a low opinion of the company actually, do a search about what randy has to say about them for another opinion on reefcentral. It was nice to be able to send an email and hear from Chris himself.