Benzzz 67g Starphire Shallow Reef

[benzzz]

Mixing a new 30g batch now. Will let it mix until the morning and then do another wc. Retest again.

 

[Jewel]

That's a pretty high N03 level, You don't have a lot of fish in 116 GL of water. And you've done a few water changes, Just wondering, Sure their isn't something decaying in your sump?

 

[benzzz]

No I dont think so. I have a lot of flow in my 2 sump setup. Only calm water is in the return chamber.

Good thought though

 

[Jewel]

Just thinking something is influencing the high level.

 

[Duke]

you will never get rid of 43ppm with water changes.. unless you go crazy with them.. a 50% waterchange will drop them to 22ppm.. and another only will bring them to 11ppm give or take.. if you dont do huge ones you wont get it down at all.. many many 10% WC with those numbers wont even put a dent in your NO3 levels.

 

[benzzz]

30g water change done and wanted to share a picture update or two.


This is a little project I saw on You Goob and stole the idea.




I am off for the winter so had some to time clean things up and rearrange plumbing.

My RO/DI setup

 

[benzzz]

seen a guy do something similar to this set up


Fresh RO/DI in the top and SW mix in the bottom. 30g each





Little blurry but SW shut off to fill DT.  side mount RO/DI for needed water and center feed to fill SW reservoir




SW line heading to the tank




The white 1 inch on the left is the SW dump exiting the tank to floor drain in the furnace room.


And the dump into the return.

 

[curiousphil]

Looks great!

 

[AdInfinitum]

Nice  8)

 

[benzzz]

ummmm.... lol  anyone use the red sea nitrate pro kit? I think I read reading wrong yesterday.... let me finish this test and get back to you ........... feeling dumb right now

 

[benzzz]

Looks great!

Thanks  ;D

 

[benzzz]

Nice  8)

Thanks 

 

[benzzz]

Ok.... so.... yesterday I got this new test kit..... Red Sea Nitrate Pro. I tested Low range with 16ml of sw.

Dialed in the card and got a reading of between 32.00 and 64.00 almost right in the middle so we will call it half . Thats how I got the 48 ish..... But i was reading the card for the High range side.  :-[


Wow do I feel stupid.... I am guessing today after testing again and reading the Low range side my NO3 are  3.

Tell me this good?  I guess I was a little too excited to get the Hanna and this new test kit to read the cue card properly.

You can  :gunner:  me now..

Someone who has this kit plz chime in.

 

[curiousphil]

Hahaha nice.  I have that test kit so I know exactly what you are talking about lol.  3ppm nitrates is fine.  Most SPS keepers aim for under 5.

 

[benzzz]

Wow Phil. I have been reefing a long time man and this scared the $hit out of me. my stomach has been turned and I am thinking how... how...

Wow I didnt mean to waste anyones time here helping me out but I guess even The Duke can forget to reload his gun at a gun fight lmao    :?

 

[benzzz]

FTS  Still need to install the smoked acrylic on the top with hinges.




Little shot of the man cave side...  sorry bout the mess lol

 

[Jewel]

That's more like it, I thought something was wrong, I'm glad you've got that straightened out, Man cave looks great, Hey I got a comfy chair and Ottoman like that, Tank looks great.

 

[BIGSHOW]

I see someone else has a projector

 

[benzzz]

we are on our second one. First one in this house, built the theater room last winter..... my second home according to my wife lol

 

[nexusnight]

lookin great there!!! like that tank and cave