Reefer 650 First Tank Mods and Tank Organization!

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Puff Daddy Reef - 6 years ago

If you look closely at the quarantine tank, you may get a glimpse of the #nextnextfishy

Tammy Nguyen - 6 years ago

Hi if you dont mind, can you please let me know for the kessil light, the good intensity for tank with softies?
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Puff Daddy Reef - 6 years ago

The kessil A360 is perfect for softies. The power you set it at will depend on the height you mount it.

Myk Gillespie - 6 years ago

Drain some of the water into a white bucket. Is it greenish? You are likely just seeing phytoplankton and just need to add or wait on enough filter feeders to grow to get ahead of it. At some point you will actually be adding it to the system. Also, don't drain your detritus into the filter socks. Drain to a bucket and get rid of it completely. Especially if you are running mesh bags. :)

Myk Gillespie - 6 years ago

Yup, nothing to worry about. Just get some filter feeders in there and maybe introduce a couple of copepod species.

Puff Daddy Reef - 6 years ago

Thanks. I was thinking it may be phyto. I'll check it with a bucket. When I had my "algae disaster" most of that was phyto. The water was super green. It may be just some coming back. Perhaps I just need to start a rotifer farm.

Intellectuality - 6 years ago

Clean the skimmer more often, It's dirty AF, do more 35% water changes, and change and replace the carbon with new carbon media.

Sergio Rubio - 6 years ago

Cloudiness is bc bacteria bloom

Kiel F - 6 years ago

Honestly ozone. Running ozone will clear that right up. I also think flow is not enough.

Jeroro Mouse - 6 years ago

Please make Ap700 more secure dont let it fall omg

Steve - 6 years ago

Cloudiness is most likely a bacterial bloom besides the rock in the tank, do you have biological media like any matrix or marine pure blocks in your sump?

Steve - 6 years ago

Get them in sooner than later

Puff Daddy Reef - 6 years ago

Steve Not yet. I have a bunch of marine pure balls I will add in a few days. Hopefully it will help.

Steve - 6 years ago

Check out Reef Dudes latest video He used powerful magnets attached to a ring to hang the fuge light
Genius imho Also looked like you got a freebie when you got your shopping cart lmao
Lookin good boss

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Sam Havilandsx _ - 6 years ago

Looks good. One critique, your 2 nets and scraper are touching. If your quarantine net could transfer nasty over to your clean net via your scraper.

Puff Daddy Reef - 6 years ago

Sam Havilandsx _ Good point. I'll fix it. Thanks.

Emile Van Wyk - 6 years ago

I would be careful to jump to conclusions to fast about the cloudiness, and then start adding stuff. My tank looks like that if I mess around in the sump or with the carbon bag. But it normally clears in a few hours.

Jeroro Mouse - 6 years ago

Cloudy maybe because you cycle your tank with a rotting shrimp??

Are you kidding - 6 years ago

This looks like bacteria bloom. I didn't have this issue since I dosed a whole bottle of nitrifying bacterias from Dr. Tim at the beginning of my cycle.

ReeferGil - 6 years ago

Cloudiness looks as if you recently added sand. Whatever it is, it'll likely pass. Equipment looks neat, check out "cord raceways" on Amazon.

Steve larman - 6 years ago

most likely a bacteria bloom.

Steve larman - 6 years ago

I agree with not running two part. Personally how I would start is to try and keep alk low. Around 7.5-8.0 and calcium anywhere under 500. Manually dose once or twice a week and do water changes weekly for the first couple months. After that you can start figuring out your specific tank needs and possibly put the doser back online.

David Gaskins - 6 years ago

BTW. I really enjoyed your build-videos. I am close to either a P-650 or Reefer 750XXL and will definitely use your videos as a guide during setup.Sincerely,David

David Gaskins - 6 years ago

Agree. Don't go chasing numbers or cures for small issues. Looks to be a bacterial bloom. I am sure that uncured rock has something to do with it. In time, with less waste tissue leaching from rock and more filter feeders, this issue will reside by itself. You can try using some more carbon (easiest way would be in one of the filter bags and change out often. Also, I saw you were already doing 2-part. Your bio-load of Alk/Ca users looks pretty small. Are you sure you are not seeing precipitation? I went quite a while (doing weekly 10% water changes) with new tank before I started needing 2-part to keep things day-to-day stable. Just my 2 cents.
Sincerely,
David

Steve larman - 6 years ago

I would leave it for a while personally. Your tank is brand new, if you constantly chase minor issues you be constantly chasing issues and postponing your tank from naturally equalizing.

Joe's Reef - 6 years ago

Dr. Tims waste away may work or Seachem pristine

Puff Daddy Reef - 6 years ago

Any ideas how to get rid of it?

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