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Old 04-17-2013, 06:59 PM
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For me biopellets are great. I am not a daily doser person. I shake my reactor once or twice a week if I remember.

I'm using a modified tlf550. It works alright. Problem with the tlf550 is the 90 deg elbows inside restrict flow a lot! That's the only reason why I need to shake the reactor.

I started with only 100ml in the reactor then after a few weeks added more and so on. Started very slow and saw no ill affects.
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Old 04-17-2013, 07:01 PM
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For me biopellets are great. I am not a daily doser person. I shake my reactor once or twice a week if I remember.

I'm using a modified tlf550. It works alright. Problem with the tlf550 is the 90 deg elbows inside restrict flow a lot! That's the only reason why I need to shake the reactor.

I started with only 100ml in the reactor then after a few weeks added more and so on. Started very slow and saw no ill affects.
Yah I plan on starting slowly too and since the tank is new, I don't see anything wrong with slow start.
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Old 04-24-2013, 11:38 PM
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Things are doing great. I can already see the corals throwing in new growths. Even a red monti digi is growing good on the sand bed. So my 4 T5s "SINGLE" reflector pushing in good amount of light on the sand bed. I did order another 2 T5s fixture from aquatraders 10 days ago. Didn't get any sort of update from them regarding shipping, no email reply and no one answered the phone calls so I filed a claim with paypal. Quite ****ed on this.

Got a phosban 150 which I will be using to run biopellet (holding it for now) and will be getting a BRS dual reactor soon to run gfo and carbon.

Anyway, bought a dslr and here's some test shots with it. Not the best photos, reef photography is very hard I must admit!















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Got biopellets today and will start running it from tomorrow. Diatom bloom is gone but there is a slight trace of nitrate though the API kit which I am not liking. Possibly due to over feeding and all the craps that the foxface release eating a whole sheet of nori a day. He is going under strict diet now!

Got a tini tiny regal tang (tang polices, please hold you breath ) that schools along with the chormis and has been eating since its intro to the tank. Very fun fish. Love how it schools around with the chromis

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Tank is looking great!

Hopefully you have good luck with that little tang. I've had terrible luck with the small ones. He looks pretty happy!
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Old 05-01-2013, 02:21 AM
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Tank is looking great!

Hopefully you have good luck with that little tang. I've had terrible luck with the small ones. He looks pretty happy!
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Well I was very skeptical when I was in LFS to buy this small tang. I was standing infront of the tank for like 10mins+ to see how it was behaving and it was so adorable that I couldn't resist. As soon as I released it, it started schooling with the chromis; no hiding or anything. And started eating anything that fits its mouth right away. I hope everything goes alright
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That tang is so cute and s/he is fat too! The Chromis are probably confused lol.
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That tang is so cute and s/he is fat too! The Chromis are probably confused lol.
LOL. That's possible :P
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Its been a while since I updated about the tank because lately, my tank hasn't been doing great. A lots have happened and due to a recent outbreak of something (ich/velvet/etc.), thanks to the kole tang, almost all the residents in my tank other than the foxface and four chromis have died. Tank is getting back in shape (hope so). The updates:

1. Started using RO water (thanks to 11purewater for the unit )
2. Added two more T5ho to the existing four bulbs
3. Skimmer upgrade from vertex in80 ti bubble magus curve 7
4. Prodibio dosing (on 3rd week)

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