Wednesday, June 08, 2011

CHILLER FOR SALE !



Tuesday, November 16, 2010

WATERCHANGES !


We forget how important the old adage :


"The solution to pollution is dilution " often is.

I have been fighting high phosphates for some time now , and even though i don't overfeed and also ensure that frozen foods are rinsed .

I have noticed a recent decline in some of the corals and decided to embark on some daily water changes for a week.

This has made a huge difference to th Redox and also the appearance of the corals.

This has awakened a new vigor in my keep and also me.

Regular water changes it will be from now on. ;-)

Friday, October 29, 2010

Thursday, October 28, 2010

TANK STAND TAKE 2,5

I have done a simple Sketchup drawing of what things will look like.

This will be a very basic box frame with panels on and dimensions will be 720 mm sq.

Height will be about the same - this is a lot smaller than I would have liked .

But .....................................

This should provide me enough space to be able to install a decent sump with topup and refugium.

I will try and knock-up some more details and need to get the stand made ASAP.

Happy reefing

H

Wednesday, October 27, 2010

NEW TANK STAND ? NO NOT YET ;-)

I have to consult with SWMBO before this can progress.

The need for space to include all the equipment and ease of manufacture will have to be balanced with esthetic needs. ;-)

Easier said than done !!!

Happy Reefing !

Hilton

Tuesday, October 26, 2010

TANK STAND

I have managed to put the new sumps in and it is working ;-).

I do think I can do better though - so next step will be re-design the base/stand.

I would like to have something round - but from a practical perspective that just wont work.

So a square stand is probably the way to go.

Have seen this on RC so might do something along these lines , will have to wait and see.






Thursday, October 14, 2010

STILL UNDECIDED

I really don't know if I should do the change over to the new sump system ;-)

It seems to be a real catch22 - do it now and the redo it all again in 4 weeks.

Or choose not to and then run the risk that it does not work as it is supposed to and then have the potential chaos to put a stop-gap in place to keep things running.

There is still additional drilling etc needed - and this can only be done after the change - I would prefer to do that now whilst all tools are at hand.

Guess that answers my own question . :-)