new 55 gallon reef build

[rob_mango]

Ok well the chiller has been going for 24 hrs. Has the tank pulled down to 77.5 deg..... It has been super quiet and was very easy to hook up and get running.... Over all I am happy with this chiller so far....

 

[rob_mango]

Ok so here we go it's been a week with the reefkeeper RKL system.... Install was very easy..... Programming was easy as well.... The only issue I had was getting the my reef 2.0 to read the system.... But that was I needed to updated my reef 2.0... So no problem there.... I am using it to run my lights heater and chiller..... It has made keeping the temp of my tank very easy and now my light cycle is is set up to run for 8 hrs and don't have to worry about the m/h over heating my tank.... All and all system is worth every penny spent.....

 

[carey]

Glad you like your RKL. It's expensive but it keeps everything nice and orderly.

I love shutting down equipment with the push of a button along with all the other features.

 

[rob_mango]

I really do like the system ur I can't get my alarms right lol I need to figure that one out still

 

[carey]

I just have the alrams set up for ph and temperature right now. I really need to monkey around with it some more. lol I kinda just set it up initially and left it.

 

[rob_mango]

Haha that's what I have done as well

 

[rob_mango]

Ok so I am making changes to my tank I will show pics as I go but it will be a long time to complete....

First thing was 29 gallon refuge is now gone working on a new way to have macro in my system....

Second thing 40 watt uv is gone after using it for about a year I came to a conclusion it is not doing as much to justify spending more money on a new bulb....

More to come as it is going along
Thanks everyone for all the help and support on this tank

 

[carey]

Good luck with the changes. I have always been on the fence about UV's and this is the reason why, lol, it seems to not do too much good for the cost.

 

[rob_mango]

Thanks I just hope I don't shoot myself in the foot with the changes I am doing lol

 

[rob_mango]

Next thing to help revamp my system is I took out my big bio pellet reactor and replaced it with a phosban 150

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New reactor

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All the room I made in my sump

 

[Flreefer]

Hey Rob,
Why did you ditch the Bio-pellet reactor? I've heard conflicting accounts of using those, mostly bad ones!

 

[rob_mango]

I am still using them I just ditched the big a$$ reactor that I had and moved them to the phosban 150 from two little fishies to save some room in my sump

 

[Flreefer]

Ohh OK. What do you think of the bio pellets? Have you seen any benefit?

 

[rob_mango]

I have seen the no3 drop to .01 bit the phosphate is still around 20 ppm so I am going to run some Gfo to help get it down

 

[Flreefer]

Cool thanks, trying to figure out how I want to approach reactors for my tank. I'm thinking a large reactor for GFO and a large reactor for Carbon. The BRS dual reactor is too small.
But I was thinking about bio-pellets too

 

[rob_mango]

I would go with pellets try it out if the phosphate don't drop add Gfo

 

[rob_mango]

Came home to find new maxijet for my bio pellets already broke the fins on the impeller all broke off

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Not even running 24 hrs

 

[Flreefer]

Sounds like some pellets may have gotten into the line, water wouldn't do that.

 

[carey]

I saw in your picture you were using the black circles of foam, in the phosban you need to get the screens to prevent pellets from getting through. here is the link for the ones I added to my phosban to run the pellets

PhosBan Reactor NPX Screen for use with Bio Pellets - English

 

[rob_mango]

Thanks Carey DIY I do have them on order my lfs did not have them in stock lol