Can't get PH up!
Set Up Date :Nov 2001
Tank Size (LxHxW | Volume):180 gal(dual corner overflows)
Sump Size (LxHxW | Volume):55 gal(soon to have DSB)
Live Rock (Mass):approx. 180 lbs Fiji Prime
Live Sand (Mass):4"-5" fine arogonite
Lighting (Type | Wattage | Photoperiod):MH - 2 Iwasaki 250, 1 Iwasaki 400/VHO - 2 140w URI Actinic..1180 watts...11am-10pm (actinics first, then MH start at one end and come on at 30min intervals and shut off in same sequence, simulating sunrise and sunset).
Protein Skimmer (Brand | Model):DAS EX-1
Biological Filtration (Type):Bio Balls which are slowly being removed.
Chemical Filtration (Type):
Circulation (Rate | Brand | Model):4 MJ600, 3 Hagen402, 4 Hagen302 (PH's on timers running at intermintent intervals, off at night, on early morning).
Return Pump (Rate | Brand | Model):Mag12
pH (Morning | Evening):7.9-8.0 / 8.1-8.2
Temperature (Range | oC | oF):78 - 81
Specific Gravity / Salintity (g/g | ppt): 1.024
Alkalinity (meq/l | dKH):Have to test again, forget readings
Calcium (ppm):430
Ammonia (ppm):0
Nitrite (ppm):0
Nitrate (ppm):0.5
Phosphate (ppm):Not tested yet
Fish :2 Tomato Clowns, 2 Seabae Clowns (spawning biweekly), 3 Perculia Clowns, Yellow Eyed Tang, Flame Hawk, Fire Goby
Corals :Frog Spawn, Fox, Bubble, Leather, Green Star Polyp, Colt, Torch, Yellow Pagoda, Red and Green mushrooms, and 2 other frags that I forget the names of.
Invertebrates :Blue Leg, Scarlet, 2 Emerald, Turbo Grazers, 2 Reef Conchs, 2 Cleaner Shrimp, 2 Peppermint Shrimp, 2 Carpet Anenomes and 1 LTA (anenomes from previous 100 gal which have been doing great for more than 2 years now, size of dinner plates and hosts to the clowns).
Maintenance Program :Weekly 10 gal RO water change, Kalk dripped daily as part of top-up, weekly strontium 20ml, magnesium 40ml, and iodine 20ml dosing.
Additional Information (include estimated total system cost if known):Good coraline algae growth started. Some macro on LR which is growing well. Estimated cost 5-6k (probally higher once I gather all the receipts).
HTH [img]smile.gif[/img]
|