KrazyKuch's & Michika's 180Gal Tank Build

michika · #1 01-04-2009, 08:52 PM

These colonies came from Red Coral here in town.

The Pine-Sol we're chatting about is Revive by Two Little Fishies.

The reactor is awesomely huge. Possibly big enough to run the large system for awhile when its lightly stocked.

About the drain, I don't know, our house is from the late 50s, and I'm pretty clueless about this drain line business. I think it needs to be investigated further so we know what to expect down the road, or if we have to start gearing up to do a replacement this summer.

michika · #2 01-05-2009, 01:41 AM

I sort of reaquascaped. I fixed up the right side of the tank that I hated so much, but lost motivation to do the left side. I still don't really love it though. Finally got around to removing the heater and the seio powerhead (which was not even plugged in) from the tank to clean it up. The sand got smoothed out a little bit, and most of the algae around the top and bottom of the tank was removed. Kevin also swapped out the refugium light bulb.

The power control center is getting a work-over. Half of the timers are no longer needed, and the DJ powerstrip isn't being used, so its being removed, and it keeps tripping the GFI for no reason. The new power center is going to be half the height, and will hold 3 timers, a switched plug, the RKE head unit, and maybe the nitrate monitor.

The tank needs a new float switch, ours is not longer sending correctly to the RKE. It just uses everything in the top-off bucket. We are still using the top-off system, but only when topping off in small doses, this method is allowing us to continue to dose Kalk. via the freshwater.

JDigital · #3 01-05-2009, 01:49 AM

Interested in selling the DJ powerstrip?

If so, can you pm me some dimensions on its length?

michika · #4 01-05-2009, 01:51 AM

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Originally Posted by JDigital

Interested in selling the DJ powerstrip?

If so, can you pm me some dimensions on its length?

It has a problem though, it works, but kicks off the GFI when its plugged in to the GFI. I think its 20" long.

JDigital · #5 01-05-2009, 01:58 AM

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Originally Posted by michika

It has a problem though, it works, but kicks off the GFI when its plugged in to the GFI. I think its 20" long.

I'm a bad reefer tho, and don't use GFI..

michika · #6 01-05-2009, 02:03 AM

Kevin says its destined to be fixed. Apparently it keeps kicking off the GFI because current is going through the ground. <-- this means nothing to me. He says he wants to try and fix it.

JDigital · #7 01-05-2009, 02:31 AM

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Originally Posted by michika

Kevin says its destined to be fixed. Apparently it keeps kicking off the GFI because current is going through the ground. <-- this means nothing to me. He says he wants to try and fix it.

That's cool.. They aren't too bad brand new, just thought I would see.

Tank is looking alot better..