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I built the body yesterday I will take pictures when I get home. I did get the magnetic stirer to work with the computer fan but because the bar I was using was not balanced it wouldnt rotate propely, so I ordered one from ebay. It will add 5 bucks to the build but if it makes a huge difference...
I currently have a 150w 20k radium that ist nearing its end of life.
I decided that this time I will go with a less bluer bulb.
Does anyone know what is the best 150 W 14 k bulb out there?
I started thinking of getting a kalk reactor and after seeing the prices I am deciding to go on the cheap and build it.
Here is the materials I have procured so far.
Cell cast acrylic pasta canister (1.99)
8 nylon crews with nuts (6.24)
2 Jaco connectors (5.98)
A 12 volt computer fan (5.00)...
I started dosing Brightwell 8.3 two days ago.
Circulation in the tank is prety good I have 1 koralia 4 and 2 koralia 3 + return pump.
At night PH is even lower sometimes I see it drop .2 .
Temp is very stable 76 +/- 1 degree
I am at my wits ends trying to raise my PH
I have a 150 G setup with a 1.5 inch sand bed and 150 pounds of live rock.
If I leave the system by itself PH hovers at about 7.7 which I think is way to low.
I replaced my RO replacement water with kalk and now my PH hovers at 8.05
my alk seems to...
I have 2 36' nova extreme T5 fixtures. After redoing my sump I need 2 24' fixtures.
Does anyone know if I can just chop a foot out of the fixture and use the same ballasts to power the 24 w bulbs?
My brother in law bilds acrylic stands for living. I have watched him do it multiple times and Tried it myself 2 or 3 times.
The main thing you have to account for to make everything water tight is to make sure every joint fits tight before you assemble. You will also need to build some jigs to...
IMO the best you can do is to buy already cured rock from a member here. You are going to get a better price and pay less than half. I started my tank that way and couldnt be happier
House Is always at 73 during the day 68 during the night. The sump is in the basement and temperature is pretty constant at about 69 degrees. The only difference has been that It has been faily humid in the basement due to all the rain but I dont think is that much to cause such a drastic change
I use Kalk water as my top off to mantain PH. In the last week I noticed a drop In my PH to about 8.09.
Further investigation pointed me to the root cause. My tank Evaporation has been reduced dramatically.
My tank water volume is about 150G. 3 weeks ago I was averaging 2 Gallons a day, and in...