This tank looks AMAZING. love it.
Please update us.
Please update us.
Francois 1.2 Meter Reef
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Some update:
I took the algea scrubber off line for a bit that was running on the system for more than 12 months to see if the NP reactor will kick in better. I heard that running a ATS and a NP reactor dont work lekker together. Did a lekker mod also on the TLF Reactor as the NP pellets stuck toghether the whole time.
The mod I did was I took a litre coke bottle and cut it by the neck to fit in the reactor that was 68mm in diameter, got a 16mm end cap and pvc pipe glued them together and drilled eight 6mm holes in the end cap.Glued the off cut of the coke bottle to the end cap & pvc pipe, connected the pipe to the inlet of the reactor and whola! it works like a bomb.All the pellets runs evenly in the reactor and doesn't stick together.
When I did that mod I saw thicker skim mate like dark brown stuff and I have to empty the cup every second day and my PH dropped as you can see below. I think this is due to:
1.) Algea scrubber is off line ( ATS increases your PH)
2.) NP Reactor kicking in, bacteria releasing CO2 and causes the PH to drop.
Will take a vid. of the reactor and the tank tonight.
I took the algea scrubber off line for a bit that was running on the system for more than 12 months to see if the NP reactor will kick in better. I heard that running a ATS and a NP reactor dont work lekker together. Did a lekker mod also on the TLF Reactor as the NP pellets stuck toghether the whole time.
The mod I did was I took a litre coke bottle and cut it by the neck to fit in the reactor that was 68mm in diameter, got a 16mm end cap and pvc pipe glued them together and drilled eight 6mm holes in the end cap.Glued the off cut of the coke bottle to the end cap & pvc pipe, connected the pipe to the inlet of the reactor and whola! it works like a bomb.All the pellets runs evenly in the reactor and doesn't stick together.
When I did that mod I saw thicker skim mate like dark brown stuff and I have to empty the cup every second day and my PH dropped as you can see below. I think this is due to:
1.) Algea scrubber is off line ( ATS increases your PH)
2.) NP Reactor kicking in, bacteria releasing CO2 and causes the PH to drop.
Will take a vid. of the reactor and the tank tonight.
Here is a link what I did with the TLF reactor
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And this is what I did to bring the PH up a little more.
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Update time as promise, pictures taken from my iphone.
And here is a video of my tank..... enjoy 
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Awesome !! 
Absolutely stunning. This is exactly what I am trying to achieve... without success....sad. Well done, amazing
Amazing tank.....Simple scape, with lovely healthy coral colonies!! Very envious!
Thanx for the kind words
I really need to get a bigger skimmer as the TS1 is working over time... I'm so limited in sump space that I only can fit a TS1.
What bigger skimmer can I get that is more or less the same size as the TS1 but more powerfull?
Update time.
RBTA split two month ago.
FTS
Unbelievably awesome. If only I can get them to grow sooooo nice: