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01-19-2015, 01:06 AM
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Steve's 228G ... my reeftank 2.0
Greetings reefers
 ... it has been a few years since I last had a reeftank. (almost 10yrs actually) last tank was a 330G inwall DIY wood tank .. had it up and running for about 5 years till we decided to move to the house we are in now. Setup a temp 270G in the unfinished basement but because it was unfinished we rarely went down to see it so I sold it all off (except for rock, metal halides, pumps etc) So the new tank is a 228G starfire Due to space under the staircase I could only go 6 feet long and just got it installed in the wall yesterday ... starfire glass on 2 sides ... changed center overflow to side overflow ... will have black panel to cover right side when I am not in the fishroom  equiptment 228G starfire tank - 72Wx30.5HX24D side overflow fishroom 12ft X 4 ft sink RO filter various pumps from previous tanks tank drilled for closed loops and eductors 4 X 400W metal halides (may use 2 or 3 on this tank) electronic ballasts (used to run T12 but may switch to T5) curve 9 skimmer 40G quarantine tank 50G species only/chaeto tank plumbed into main source Have a couple of small sumps but will likely have one built more suitable for this tank Bleach/vinegar of rock from old tank to start tomorrow ... will take several weeks Pictures of progress to follow  ... It will be a slow progress due to other projects ongoing in the house (theatre, bsmt bath/steam room and drywall/finish/heat garage) stay tuned 
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01-19-2015, 02:21 AM
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Doing a manufactured stone surround on front drywall area between doorway and black acoustic panel covering doorway access to fishroom
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01-19-2015, 06:17 PM
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It's been 10 yrs already, wow how time goes by. This looks like its going to be a nice build.
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01-20-2015, 02:12 AM
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Quote:
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01-31-2015, 08:34 PM
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So I had a bunch of rock from the old tank that I had stored outside for the last decade
 and after reading about phosphate issues with dead rock I decided to do all methods to clean the rocks1) vinegar soak - 1 week 2) bleach soak - 1 week 3) acid soak - 12 hours (that ended this morning) 4) fresh water soak - started today and will go for a week 5) salt water curing - for a few weeks - add skimmate for bacteria along with heater and powerhead - covered so no light gets in  
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Steve “The most important decision you make is to be in a good mood.” ― Voltaire Last edited by Buccaneer; 01-31-2015 at 08:39 PM.
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01-31-2015, 09:28 PM
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looks like an awesome start.
IMO adding skimmate to your freshly bleached and acid dipped rock is sort of defeating all the work you did getting them cleaned up. The bacteria will arrive no matter what you do, there's no evidence out there that says adding skimmate will either add the kinds of bacteria you want, or will speed up the cycling process in any meaningful way. It's a bit like meticulously dry-cleaning a suit then dipping it in used toilet water before you wear it.
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