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There was only one tiny leak that developed at a bulkhead that was immediately patched and has not been a bother since…a remarkably great job considering all the individual little details that went into this project. The tank was off for a little over six hours and there was absolutely no signs of stress observed upon anyone except us.
I would like to take the time here to thank Reed and Billy from Reef & Fin in Stamford, CT for their superior efforts and their workmanship in regards to this project. And, of course, thanks also to Ray Bennett from House Of Fins in Greenwich, CT for his planning, work, and the extraordinary amount of worry he put into everything. NOBODY worries like Ray and compared to the all too common ‘It’s not my problem’ attitude that seems so prevalent in most facets of the service industry these days, caring enough to worry is unbelievably refreshing. Again, I’d like to thank Brent from Barr Aquatic Systems and Andy from MyReef Creations for their invaluable assistance these past several months. Both the quality and workmanship of their products speak for themselves.
Now, before we wrap things up here, I’d like to make it clear that we’re by no means finished. This system has been long overdue for an equipment overhaul and I don’t believe in waiting until things begin to go wrong to fix what is sure to become a problem.
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Among the things still to be done is converting my remote refugium tank into a barebottomed auxiliary; still connected to the main tank, but housing a few things I could never put in it such as an anemone and a couple clowns perhaps…or a Mystery Wrasse and one other interesting fish. But I’d also like to use to it hold and grow out frags too so we’ll see what develops when I get back to CT. The tank itself will be a reef ready, glass 40g ‘breeder’. This will eliminate the ‘ticking time bomb’ J-tube filter configuration I currently employ. I’ve always been nervous about it someday breaking suction due to an air pocket or something. If nobody’s home when that happens (and you KNOW like heck they won’t be), this would, for all intent and purposes, drain almost all of the water out of the tank and onto the floor. Not too good for corals and fish, not to mention floors and wives. So this new set up will eliminate the worry; at least for me anyway. I can’t speak for Ray.
Other additions may or may not (but I’d go with may) include a pair of Tunze Streams (6100s or 6200s) for more flow, a Korallin Denitrator as I’ve recently learned I’m hovering between 10-20ppm nitrates again, and an ozonizer to clear the water and help a bit with redox. |
| Finally, I think I’m going to have to get myself one or two of Marc Levenson’s (Melev on RC) bubble towers to eliminate the microbubbles. After running the sump a few days, we tried removing the socks and unfortunately, we’ve still got them…no real surprise. |
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