Lireefernz
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Thanks, color is getting better and better since I start dose Coral Color ABCD
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July 2017 update:
Here is another short update on my Reefer XL425.
It has been 3 month since I started Red Sea's Coral Color ABCD dosing, pretty impressed with the result! Take a look at my coral below!
Added Red Sea carbon in the system, 100g in the reactor and replace once a month, water goes much more clear I can notice.
Fixed up my light bracket!
Upgraded my main dosing system.
More tank pictures:
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19 April 2017 update
I've decided to start dosing trace element!
In the past few years I've tried different type of trace element dosing with both good and bad result, good result was I did see some changes on the color of my corals, but however most of them are very hard to control the amount to dose in to your aquarium, and sometimes with over dosing you will have side effects like cyano breakout or even damaging your sps.
So I've been reading about Red Sea coral color system, the whole idea about this system is that you dose 31 different trace elements base on calcium uptake of your system, Red Sea research shows the ratio of element found in coral skeleton are very similar for all corals, therefore when your system is taking 10ppm of calcium to construct coral skeleton in your reef, it should also consume 1ppm of other trace elements to build coral skeleton, it's a ratio.
Of course you can also dose according to your test on iodine, potassium, iron, but I'm not going to do it in this case.
So, my dosing for calcium is 14ml/day, according to above calculation I should be dosing 1.4ml of each coral colors A/B/C/D, but I'm going to start with 1ml each pre day and see how it goes.
Below are few pictures I took today, let's see if this will make a difference in a few weeks or months.
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Thank you Patrick!
I believe the colors can be better lol, will start dosing Red Sea's trace color soon.
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Hi there.. i realize you change the outlet nozzle. Mind sharing where did you get yours?
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Hi there I got it from ebay:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/391722293005
It's not perfect fit, so you need to do a little DIY to make it fit.
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Beautiful Reef! How are you managing your nutrient levels?
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I've been dosing Red Sea Nopox daily, working great!
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What is the last pic?
Not sure about the name of this sps sorry
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12 April 2017 update:
System has been running for 3 and half month now.
Done parameter test today:
Ca 460
Kh 7.8
Mg 1320
Following are my dosing schedule:
Red Sea foundation A: 10ml/day
Red Sea foundation B: 35ml/day
Red Sea foundation C: 5ml/day
Red Sea Nopox: 6ml/day
All dosing via dosing pump.
Daily maintenance 5min for fish feeding.
I have been fish keeping for years and I have never feel this relax before lol.
Here's some pictures of the system:
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Been using cheap Chinese refractometer for a while, salinity always between 33-35ppt, which is what I'm aiming at.
Recently did some research about salinity and found out that the cheap refractometer was designed for other industries e.g. wine industry, so they don't give the correct measurement when using on salt water salinity.
Today I got my Red Sea refractometer, and the result is I'm 5ppt down from what I was aiming at, my salinity is actually on 30ppt only.
So I need to raise it up with a few water changes.
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11 March 2017 update:
Finally got time to install my uv filter in the sump.
Some picture of the tank now:
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March 2017
Some new additions!
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The underwater camera is cool stuff.. is it reliable ? And aren't you afraid that the lens will be covered by coraline algae one day ?
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Hi he, so far the underwater camera is doing its job, only down side is these are not wide angle so it doesn't cover the whole tang no matter how I place it in the tank.
I'm sure I need to clean the lens at some points lol.
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25 Feb 2017 update
Noticing some good growth on my sps!
Nice polyp extension.
Also added a under water webcam so I can keep monitoring my tank when I'm alway lol.
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5 weeks of coralline algae growth!!
Tank was set up on the 25th December 2016 and 5 weeks later this is what I get on the bottom of the tank and the overflow glass.
I was dosing Red Sea ABC+ powder and Red Sea foundation b daily for the first 5 weeks, and the result was incredible!
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OK got it but are you planning to grow something on bottom
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At the moment I have some lps on the bottom.
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Beautiful tank but why no sand
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Thx Sandy.
I had sand in my last setup and it was so difficult to clean, so I decided to remove the sand for this setup, so far I'm happy with no sand at the bottom lol.
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Another update time lol!
Received my new RODI unit!
All fish are getting better now, all eating fine and getting fat.
I'm currently dosing Red Sea foundation abc+ power with kh buffer solution, but I think I have large KH swing during the day, due to the quantity of supplements I dose manually.
So I'm planning to use my dosing pump on all 3 major elements and stop dosing the ABC+ powder.
Will be a bit painful now to work out the daily consumption, but I think it's a must now, if I wanna keep my sps alive lol.
So went out and bought the Red Sea Foundation test kit, hopefully in the next two weeks I will work out my dosing rate.
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Sad news:
I lost 5 fishes due to the stresses from the move, including my favorite emperor angel and my unicorn tang.
Good news is the rest of the fish are getting better, all eating well and enjoying their new home.
Corals are doing good since I swap to the red Sea coral pro salt. ( used to use cheaper salt )
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January 2017 update
Yeah skimmer upgrade!
Was hunting for a decent skimmer for months, finally decided to get the Reef octopus regal 150sss skimmer, rated for 800L, due to the size of the sump space I believe this is the best option I have.
Also upgraded a sump light for the refugium.
This is what I get for the first 3 days lol.
Very decent skimmer highly recommended.
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Manage to install the cabinet door and dosing pump.
Here's my dosing schedule:
2x5ml nopox daily (on dosing pump)
5x10ml Red Sea foundation b stock solution (made with foundation b powder) daily (on dosing pump)
17g Red Sea foundation abc+ powder daily (manually dose)
Zeovit color system 1/2/3/4 15ml each bottle once a week
This dosing schedule is only temporary until I set up the full calcium/kh/mg automatic dosing schedule.
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Did you choose to assemble the cabinet by yourself? Because my reefer tank comes with installation too.. btw been to so many shops for tank shopping.. red sea reefer is the most satisfying to look at
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Yea I got it in the box, I picked it up from the warehouse lol, luckily it fits my car perfectly!
Talking about packaging, I think Red Sea has done the best job in the whole world when it comes to aquarium packaging, I can really see how much they've invested just to make sure the tank gets to the end user in perfect condition.
Building the cabinet was easy too, I've done it me self with simple tools, again it's one of the best aquarium cabinet I've ever build!
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Thx guys!
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Li's reefer xl425
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Your local Red Sea dealer should have them in stock, check on Red Sea's website using the dealer locator.
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