Fooser's Reef (UPDATED April 25, 2010)

[Skimmerking]

great tank man, Im running a 150 gal SPs tank too ,but nothing like yours, my CAL and ALk are using I drip kalk from a reactor and drip it 1 drip every 3-4 seconds and my CAL is at 430 and ALK is 8.9 so im happy until they start to grow then. Im going to Dosing with a pump.... better then a CAL reactor i dont hav time to fiddle with it.

[fooser]

Originally Posted by asmodeus

great tank man, Im running a 150 gal SPs tank too ,but nothing like yours, my CAL and ALk are using I drip kalk from a reactor and drip it 1 drip every 3-4 seconds and my CAL is at 430 and ALK is 8.9 so im happy until they start to grow then. Im going to Dosing with a pump.... better then a CAL reactor i dont hav time to fiddle with it.

Hmm.. I never really thought of a drip style. Is it hard to determine how much to drip at certain time intervals? I thought of a reactor, but figured I don't have enough SPS to justify spending on that yet.

[Skimmerking]

well looking at your system you must be going thur some CAL and ALK levels since mine are stubbs corals compared to yours and im going thur it. alot.

all you need is to do is a drip i run my reactor 24/7 on a drip I still have a automatic top off from my RO/DI machine. some people are consuming the same KAlk levels from their evaporation. basicly your using alot of CAL/ ALK levels from your tank and can't keep up with your water changes.
I do 5 gal per week. all I do is beef up the CALcium demand in the water change.

[GreenSpottedPuffer]

How long has this tank been set up? DO you have growth pics? I really, really like it!

[fooser]

Originally Posted by asmodeus

well looking at your system you must be going thur some CAL and ALK levels since mine are stubbs corals compared to yours and im going thur it. alot.

all you need is to do is a drip i run my reactor 24/7 on a drip I still have a automatic top off from my RO/DI machine. some people are consuming the same KAlk levels from their evaporation. basicly your using alot of CAL/ ALK levels from your tank and can't keep up with your water changes.
I do 5 gal per week. all I do is beef up the CALcium demand in the water change.

Thanks for the info. I will seriously look more into it now. I suppose with this much SPS I would be going through a lot of calcium and alk a day. I Will start testing and dosing after my final exams next week. Advice from more experienced reefers who have tried the methods seems more reliable that reading alone. Hope it all works for the better.

Originally Posted by GreenSpottedPuffer

How long has this tank been set up? DO you have growth pics? I really, really like it!

Thank you, although there are a few things I want to change, I really like it too. I want to get at least 7' and ewant to redo my ugly rockwork and add a 3rd halide and maybe 2 T5's, but that is all stuff to think about for the future when it is actually financially possible for me :P.
This 5' has been running since about June/July 2008. Before that it was a 4' tank(not much of a size difference eh? Should have went at least to 6' or 7') that was running since February. I think I was crazy when I transferred everything in the same day from my old tank right after I plumbed and mixed water i threw it all in within 2 hours with the water still cloudy. Luckily no casualties. Oh and before that it was a 65 gallon tank for about a year. I have been doing SPS for a little under 2 years I believe.