Tank Entry

As this day draws to its conclusion, I couldn't let it pass without mentioning it turned 7 months old today. 30 weeks of TLC and for the most part it has down very well.

Here's a couple of pictures from above, showcasing the double-thick Eurobracing of the Marineland custom-made 400g tank.





I just installed my Eheim autofeeder ...

Coralvue sent me out some of the Biospheres NP pellets to try out on my tank. I've held off for a bit to make sure my tank was stable and in a good position to switch from the Vertex biopellets I've been running since early February.

This bag holds 1 liter of biopellets.


The biospheres are packed in a ziplock sealed bag within the main packaging that also can be resealed.
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This weekend, my reef got a huge cleaning, tackling a lot of things that I felt needed addressing. My lighting fixture above hadn't been cleaned in seven months, so each Lumenbright pendant was taken out carefully, wiped down, the glass removed and cleaned on both sides, reassembled and reinstalled. The light rack was wiped down of dust at the same time.



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Over the last two weks I added my fist two corals to my tank both are looking great

---------------------The story of my tank---------------
Ca: 430ppm
Alk: 4.3 meq/L
pH 7.7
àADD KALK
Ca: (I dont even bother once I see my Alk)
Alk: too high to read
pH 7.9
----------------------The end---------------------

it is time to rewrite history for too many years i have been a slave to low pH, kalk drips and resulting high alkalinity, the Strategy is going to be simple…. aeration!!! Air stones are going in the sump, windows in ...