Considering total system reset...

[asylumdown]

Originally Posted by tlhood

I'm sorry to hear about the current string of issues you've been having. I saw your build thread and your tank looks/looked really nice! I am extremely jealous of your cowfish too. I saw a baby one in a LFS a while ago and it was sooo hard not to bring him home.

Well if you want a happy, healthy, foot long cowfish, he is aaaaaaaall yours.

[tlhood]

Haha, if only I had a big enough tank! He would make mine look like a shoe box.

[asylumdown]

Originally Posted by tlhood

Haha, if only I had a big enough tank! He would make mine look like a shoe box.

drat. If this is a real plan that I'm actually going to do, I would need to give up most of my fish. My powder blue, rabbit fish, and cowfish could not all fit in a 45 gallon sump chamber.

Now also now that I'm actually thinking this through, I could probably also cut out one entire overflow and just plug the bulkheads. It's ridiculous that I've got two, they're both massive, and the way they're plumbed together I've never been able to properly run a herbie. That would prevent me from having to rip the tank out of the wall.

Hmmmm. Now I'm getting ideas. I'll have to talk to the guys at concept and see if they think it's possible to modify this tank in place to give it one external overflow...

[asylumdown]

I think I just figured out that what I want to do it possible. It wouldn't be totally external, but I could install a plastic coast 2 coast overflow on one side of the tank, and drill a couple of holes for a bean animal. I'd get my full 6 foot viewing width, and I wouldn't have to rip the tank out of the wall (it's got a screwed in frame around it on one side, it's removable, but I'd need to re-paint).

[asylumdown]

Anyone know what diameter of pipe I'd need for a bean animal on a 275 gallon display being powered by a reeflow dart?

[brotherd]

If you have that serious of an aiptasia problem then everything else is moot. Shut her down and re boot. Jmo.

[AquaAddict]

Hi,

Have you heard of ChemiClean for eliminating Cynobacteria? I am one who believes in chemicals or anything that will help keep a reef tank clean. And, I have had excellent results with this product.

I am not saying you shouldn't continue with your present plans but maybe trying complimenting them with ChemiClean. I think it is basically Hydrogen Peroxide but I wouldn't definitely not use it instead of CC. The instructions are critical and following them exactly is also critical but not difficult.

I have always had success with Peppermint Shrimp in getting rid of aptasia but I only had a few each time.

[gregzz4]

Originally Posted by asylumdown

I could install a plastic coast 2 coast overflow on one side of the tank

Plastic ? Isn't your tank glass ? Not a great idea for bonding
Use glass to glass and silicone that bad boy

Originally Posted by asylumdown

Anyone know what diameter of pipe I'd need for a bean animal on a 275 gallon display being powered by a reeflow dart?

Use this calculator Drain/Overflow Size
Pay attention to the last line after you submit your GPH - it gives you the linear measurement for an overflow weir

Adam, I know your tank has been trying to suck the life out of you ...
I'm going through some similarly taxing issues with mine - I've thought about a reset and have a plan in place if I decide to go that route

I've also gone the Chemiclean route, but it's trying to come back
My issue was overfeeding in an attempt to bring my NO3 up. I read that I needed at least a small amount in conjunction with 0.03 or so PO4 to help my SPS. That didn't go well and now the algae has quite apparently found a foot-hold

How old is your LR and was it clean when you started this new build ?
With all the problems that you've had this year, I'm wondering if your LR is in need of a total clean as a thought came to mind that maybe it's leaching PO4
You've had some significantly large poopers in your tank and I'm suspecting that your rock is plugged up

I know my rock is plugged as I haven't turkey-basted it enough over the last 2 years - I'm going through a GHA issue and blah blah blah I'll deal with it

Good luck with your's bud

[NIVLEM09]

I too am thinking of resetting my tank.sps are dying not sure why when all the parameters are ok,but quitting is not an option!

[gregzz4]

I started a thread