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Offline Kenn

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Re: 90 Gallon Reef build.
« Reply #25 on: August 03, 2012, 18:53:54 »
Looking good !
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Re: 90 Gallon Reef build.
« Reply #26 on: August 03, 2012, 23:12:27 »
Quote from: Andrew on August 03, 2012, 17:49:04
Yeah it's normal. I've got 3 bottles left in the fridge below the cricket bins. If anyone asks Andrew said they were $19.98 a bottle since no one knows they are there. Let them warm up some and they will be going crazy in there.

Put them into the display? I dont have anything in the sump except skimmer and return pump.  I think im going to findlay (psp) tomorrow looking for some dry/live rock.

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Re: 90 Gallon Reef build.
« Reply #27 on: August 04, 2012, 10:04:31 »
Yeah you can dump them right into the display.
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Re: 90 Gallon Reef build.
« Reply #28 on: August 04, 2012, 12:33:41 »
The cloudiness is from bacteria bloom and is normal. Considering getting a bottle of Dr. Tim's Bacteria. It will bring things along much much faster.

It is the two products used together for a speedy cycle.
https://store.drtimsaquatics.com/One-Only-Live-Nitrifying-Bacteria_c_7.html
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Re: 90 Gallon Reef build.
« Reply #29 on: August 04, 2012, 23:41:51 »
Quote from: Lazylivin on August 04, 2012, 12:33:41
The cloudiness is from bacteria bloom and is normal. Considering getting a bottle of Dr. Tim's Bacteria. It will bring things along much much faster.

It is the two products used together for a speedy cycle.
https://store.drtimsaquatics.com/One-Only-Live-Nitrifying-Bacteria_c_7.html

Lol,  I was just going to ask about DR. Tims..

Thanks
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Re: 90 Gallon Reef build.
« Reply #30 on: August 09, 2012, 15:29:59 »
Well I added a big bottle of Dr.Tims one and only bacteria yesterday.  Im keeping a log and checking ammonia, nitrite, nitrate daily to see how goos this stuff works. I also added a couple of nice chunks of dry rock along with a few small pieces of live rock from my 28G. I also got all my bulbs in yesterday.  I went with this combination front to back
Blue +
Purple+
Blue+
GE6500K
Blue+
Blue+

All ATI bulbs in my TEK 6 x 54 watt fixture (48")


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Re: 90 Gallon Reef build.
« Reply #31 on: August 09, 2012, 20:40:20 »
We need more pictures! lol. Cant wait to see it with the new lights
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Re: 90 Gallon Reef build.
« Reply #32 on: August 09, 2012, 20:53:59 »
Treid to get some pics but it looks soo blue in the camera.  Its not as blue as the pics look, but a tad too blue for me, I might buy a Aqua special inplace of a blue +.  Here are pics.







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Re: 90 Gallon Reef build.
« Reply #33 on: August 09, 2012, 22:00:39 »
Looks real nice. Great work!
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Re: 90 Gallon Reef build.
« Reply #34 on: August 10, 2012, 13:15:25 »
Looks like some nice quality rock. It will be interesting to see how it progress with cycle. That is really good bacteria. Good to get right strains off the back.
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Re: 90 Gallon Reef build.
« Reply #35 on: August 19, 2012, 01:41:13 »
Well as of today the cycle is complete.  It took 10 days to cycle using Dr. Tims one and only.  I just followed the directions and added the ammonium chloride to feed the bacteria and wala...  As of today the ammonium is 0, Nitrite is 0 and nitrate is 5.0..  Probably going to add my clowns in the next few days, then some more live rock then some more fish, rock, fish.  Then corals..  Gradually over the next 2 weeks or so.

Jeremy
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Re: 90 Gallon Reef build.
« Reply #36 on: August 19, 2012, 13:46:03 »
Just remember to keep testing for a bit.

Just me me being me, but I have never completely trusted a quick cycle.
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Re: 90 Gallon Reef build.
« Reply #37 on: August 19, 2012, 13:49:39 »
Is is just me or does everyone get excited when someone starts a tank like this? Looks good.
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Re: 90 Gallon Reef build.
« Reply #38 on: August 19, 2012, 20:02:53 »
I will test for two more days then add clowns.  I hope my 2 coral+ bulbs get here so I can wash out some of this blue.  I addad a single red mushroom and small leather coral today for at least something to look at.


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Re: 90 Gallon Reef build.
« Reply #39 on: August 19, 2012, 20:16:31 »
Looking good! Let me know if you need me to order anything in for you
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Re: 90 Gallon Reef build.
« Reply #40 on: August 19, 2012, 20:32:48 »
I will have some nice pieces of LR with GSP and yellow pollups for sale or trade in the next few weeks, One piece has a nice toadstool as well.  Let me know if anyone is interested.
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Re: 90 Gallon Reef build.
« Reply #41 on: August 25, 2012, 19:29:53 »
I finally got the PERFECT bulb combination..  This is with a TEK 6 x 54 fixture, Fixture is dead silent.  Front to back

ATI Blue +
ATI Coral +
ATI Purple +
ATI Coral +
GE 6500K
ATI Blue +

It is really bright white with a hint of blue.  Lots of pics to come.  Ive got All my livestock transfered over to my 90.  The corals arent really exactally where I want them but they will do for now.  Here is whats in there:

2 clowns
3 pajama cardnials
1 Flame angel
Lawnmower blenny
Yellow watchman goby
1 cleaner shrimp

Leather
Toadstool W/ green polyups
Green hammer
frogspawn
GSP
Candycane
Red mushrooms
potatochip coral
green implosions
few different zoas
Duncan

I ordered my CUC they should be here this week.  Ive had several snails in there since it cycled and I threw in 3 small blue leg hermitts in there as well.  I have been testing my params daily with no change when I added my livestock.  I am a firm believer in DR Tims one and only.  I probably added 20lbs of live rock from my 28G.  I had some diatoms and some GHA.  The lawnmower blenny has been going to town on this buffet of GHA, He is so fat he can hardly swim.
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Re: 90 Gallon Reef build.
« Reply #42 on: August 25, 2012, 19:36:15 »
My SWC 160 cone skimmer is a beast of a skimmer.  I have it dialed in and it is pulling DARK brown/green skimmate. I reccomend this skimmer to anyone.  It is silent as well. 


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Re: 90 Gallon Reef build.
« Reply #43 on: August 25, 2012, 19:37:19 »
FTS:
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Re: 90 Gallon Reef build.
« Reply #44 on: August 25, 2012, 19:40:03 »
What is that dead center, orange and red? Looks nice.
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Re: 90 Gallon Reef build.
« Reply #45 on: August 25, 2012, 19:42:21 »










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Re: 90 Gallon Reef build.
« Reply #46 on: August 25, 2012, 22:44:50 »
Looks great.
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Re: 90 Gallon Reef build.
« Reply #47 on: August 26, 2012, 20:05:07 »
Thanks..  Its a work in progress.
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Re: 90 Gallon Reef build.
« Reply #48 on: September 21, 2012, 09:09:11 »
Any updates on the tank?
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Re: 90 Gallon Reef build.
« Reply #49 on: September 21, 2012, 22:59:28 »
I got some new fish and some new corals..  Ill take some pics tomorrow and post them up.
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