neoh's 77g lps/softie reef

[neoh]

Here is a shot I took last night.





Thanks for looking!

[pinkreef]

Nice assortment of goodies, i love wrasses too

[neoh]

Update: 5/18/13

Moved some things around, and found that a 2" frag of yuma ricordia was attached to the underside of a piece of rock - along with an entire colony of green basic zoanthids! Fancy that. However; when I turn the rock around I cover up a 4" ricordia that is attached to the other side of the rock. I gave him a little tug to see if he would dislodge, but he's on there good - and I really don't want to cut him off, so he will forever be facing the backside of the tank.

No justice with this picture, of course:



Added a very nice duncan to the mix, which I'll take a picture of of once he opens up.

Spent a few hours hooking up the RODI system to the bottom of the sink. Not as difficult as I had figured it would be, just one stop to Home Depot! Currently filling up the buckets for a water change and backup water.

[Cubeman]

Originally Posted by neoh

Update: 5/18/13

Spent a few hours hooking up the RODI system to the bottom of the sink. Not as difficult as I had figured it would be, just one stop to Home Depot!

I need to do something like this - any chance you can show how it is attached to your sink plumbing so I would know what parts to buy. And where does the waste water go; is it just looped up into the sink?

Most of all congrats on your new success with the salties.

[neoh]

Thank you very much!



Here's where it connects to the sink. I bought the part at Home Depot for $6 I believe. I glued the hose into it to make sure it doesn't pop out. It's actually making me pretty nervous about popping off.

Then it goes to this:



And yes, the waste water goes down the drain.

[neoh]

Just a weekly update!

Added a few lovely frags from Fragbox.ca, looking forward to watching them grow out.

Also went shopping at J&L again. Walked out with another Phosban reactor for carbon, and a speedwave DC pump to replace my rio+ as I've heard good things about them, and after reviews I've had second thoughts about it, but unfortunately haven't figured out a good way to add it to my existing system.

Things are getting pretty crowded in the sump, I'll try to figure out a better plumbing scheme to keep things out of the sump.



I'm also looking to plum the reactors together something like this:



I picked up the wrong fittings from Home Depot today, so I'll have to make another trip out there tomorrow.

I also added a Jebao WP40 wavemaker to the mix. I'm still not sure if I like it or not. I had to put some floss in the overflow to keep it from making the slapping sound of water sloshing all day.

Here's the "command center."




Ca: 440
Mg: 1400
PH: 8.0
Temp: 27.5
Phosphates: 0
Nitrate: 0

[WarDog]

Originally Posted by neoh

Here's where it connects to the sink. I bought the part at Home Depot for $6 I believe. I glued the hose into it to make sure it doesn't pop out. It's actually making me pretty nervous about popping off.

Don't worry, that's a compression fitting. Very reliable... if you installed it correctly! JK... you'll be fine!

[monkE]

looks good ryan!