New reef in the works, 225g

[niloc16]

looks awesome so far buddy, i've definitely taggin along for the ride. those pieces of live rock look nice. i like the dimensions of the tank. i wish mine was 30 wide and 24 deep. mine is 30 deep and 24 wide it makes it a little difficult to reach the bottom of the tank. the power center looks really clean and tidy, i like that. definitely keep us posted

[Johnny Reefer]

Just curious....why are you going with black starboard?

Thanx much,

[zulu_principle]

Saw Aquarium Obsessed's work at MACNA, very impressive.

Your system is coming along nicely, keep us updated.

All the best.


Wendell

[untamed]

How many circuits do you have there?

[Dave C]

There are 3 15 amp breakers.

[Dave C]

Yahoo, the tank's in place and filled with water... Yeah, right. Ok so it's sitting at Reimer's Express and won't get to my house until tomorrow. But I've got the sump filled and I'm making another 80g of RO/DI water right now so I'll be ready when the tank does get here. This also allows me to test much of the plumbing for leaks. Just have to get the tank connected and make sure the bulkheads don't leak. I'm going to risk it and not do a leak test with tap water. I figure if it leaks I don't have to drain the tank as the tank is drilled only within the overflow box. We'll see if I'm ok doing this. Otherwise all I have to do before moving the tank into place is to get the lights hung.

Since I have water in the sump I was able to connect the Aquatronica and get all of the probes in place and much of the timers/programs setup. So far this unit works great and is very easy to use. It's going to:

- handle the refugium light timing
- monitor the pH in the calcium reactor and adjust the co2 on that basis
- turn the kalk mixer on/off throughout the day
- act as a thermostat for the heater
- handle the topoff of the sump with RO water
- measure the pH in the sump
- measure the salinity of the system
- measure the ORP of the system and control the ozone reactor on that basis
- possibly put the UV on a timer

I've also got the ethernet adaptor on order so I'll be able to monitor/control all of these devices remotely.

[niloc16]

how does it control the co2 for the reactor. is it with a shutoff solenoid or is there an electric regulator setup?

[Dave C]

Originally Posted by Johnny Reefer

Just curious....why are you going with black starboard?

Thanx much,

I went with starboard to protect the tank bottom. And I didn't want white because I thought it would be too bright. I figured whatever I put down there would be covered in algae quickly anyways and I've never seen black, but I have seen black sand & liked it. So what the heck, give it a try.

[Ruth]

I went with the black starboard also on my 190g - actually exactly the same as you did, cut in 2 pieces and from the cutting board factory. Like you say it soon gets covered in coraline and IMO looks better that say white which would also look dirty with live rock shedding etc.

[Dave C]

Ruth, do you have any pics of what your starboard looked like in the beginning & now?