Tank Entry

Had my friend stop by today to help me with two minor projects on the reef. I had some Cat5 cable running to the Apex, but when I moved the modem and router to a different room, the wire needed to be moved. I just needed a new end crimped onto that cable, and he owned a kit with a specific type of pliers that would do just that. Now that that is done, the temporary cable I had running across the hallway could be removed because the main cable runs through the attic.

The second project ...

Last year I finally ran out of salt and shopped around for something new. I've enjoyed using Sybon Reef formula, but it's nowhere to be found. I did the Fritz brand for a few months, using about 750g worth... maybe more. I ended up buying a barrel of the Aquavitro Salinity salt, and today I cracked open the barrel for the first time. Here's the official page about it: http://www.aquavitro.com/products/salinity.html

The white polytank has ...

I've had a fair amount of trouble in the tank over the last several months.In that time I lost a 5 gal pail of sps so I pulled my reactor offline as it wasn't needed. Now that things have recovered nicely and things are once again stable with frequent water changes, I'm ready to restart the calcium reactor. In the past I've had difficulty keeping the effuent flow rate consistent and have had to tweak it daily. I will be ordering the same regulator as Melev and a controller of some kind. I'm thinking ...

I don't know when I got the Dart pump that runs the 400g's return flow (from the sump), but I'm guessing 2011. Maybe it's a newer, because the serial number label doesn't match the image from back then. So maybe 2012. Last night I was working in the tank with the flow off. When I turned on the return pump, it needed a little help to get started - which has been the case for the past week. Using a flathead screwdriver, I can insert it into the driveshaft's slot and give it a small twist and ...

Today is nearly up but I had to add some pictures as an update. So here are a few.

And a dusk image, taken under VHO Super Actinics ...