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Small update:

The tank is doing awesome, it has cycled and I should be getting some fish to go into the QT tank within the next week or so. FINALLY!
Sorry for poor quality pics, lost camera charger cord so these are shots from my iPhone.



One interesting thing that has happened is the refugium has exploded with diatoms. I am assuming this means it is doing its job because the DT is still crystal clear and looking good other than some hair algae here and there. I've heard that the diatom bloom is natural in a new system so I am not worried. The cheato is also growing like mad!! I had to harvest a football sized piece and I have still got a large amount in there! Basically just waiting for some algae growth in the DT so I can get a CUC.



I have been manually dosing vinegar to promote bacteria growth as well and the now that it is tuned in, the skimmer is pulling out some really gunky nog. I had heard about how bad skimmate smells but now that I have smelled it myself, I truly understand. It is probably the worst thing I have ever smelled in my life!





I also plumbed in two Phosban 150 reactors (one for GFO & one for Carbon), they are fed off a manifold from the return pump and the effluent from these reactors goes into the return section. So far so good!