kien's 150g Room Divider Mixed Reef & Stuff

[Delphinus]

Originally Posted by fishytime

my brutha

You're channeling Desmond Hume?

[kien]

Originally Posted by fishytime

Oh do tell!........congrats btw on the TOTM my brutha

Originally Posted by lorenz0

this thread needs less talk and more picture updates!!!

patience my friends, patience..

Originally Posted by asmodeus

the alk and cal mixes how long does that last for Kien, of what you made.
what is the strenght the ALK and CAL per bottle

My 2L bottle of alk seems to last me two weeks and, the calcium about a week and a half. I'm following Randy's two part formula and he states that it is about 1,900 meq/L of alkalinity (5,300 dKH) and 37,000 ppm calcium.

[Skimmerking]

thanks Kien how much are you using per day for your dosing

[kien]

Originally Posted by asmodeus

thanks Kien how much are you using per day for your dosing

In a 24hour period I dose 234ml of Alk and 264 ml of calcium. I just did the math and it looks like I'm exhausting them quicker than I thought. Doesn't seem that quick but I guess I get just a little over 8 days out of the alk and a little less than 8 out of the calcium (from 2L bottles). I guess I could go with 4L bottles but topping up every 7-8 days isn't much of a chore.

[lorenz0]

ha i totally didn't see you were TOTM. congrats bud

[Red Coral Aquariums]

Originally Posted by lorenz0

ha i totally didn't see you were TOTM. congrats bud

Ya Kien I also didn't see that till yesterday. Wow when I was at your place and saw your tank in person I was blown away. Next time I come I will spend some time and add some nose prints to the outside of the glass.
Kevin

[mseepman]

Love the pics of before and now. Kien, your tank is a real beauty.

[andestang]

Great before and after shots ! What difference. Been awhile since I read through the build but is that RBTA on the right side ? Be interesting to see what you have for change coming up.

[kien]

Before I get started I thought it would be fun to see a before and after. Here's a shot of the tank in its infancy, pretty much day one (August 2009), and the second shot is what it looks like today (April 2010).

August 2009:


April 2010:

[fooser]

Originally Posted by kien

My 2L bottle of alk seems to last me two weeks and, the calcium about a week and a half. I'm following Randy's two part formula and he states that it is about 1,900 meq/L of alkalinity (5,300 dKH) and 37,000 ppm calcium.

Holy crap Kien! How come yours is using so little? It looks liek you have a pretty big sps load, I would think it would use more? I use the same recipe as you and I go through my 1 gallon bottles in less than 3 weeks... what are you doing right that I am not? :P