500 Gallon SPS Dominant Zeovit

[TangDr]

Not much of an update but positive things are happening to the tank.



I can officially say that all fish are breathing normal and eating well. I had purchased a product called Bio Mate to aid in my phosphate problem which I tried with the LaCl and failed miserably.



Before the Bio Mate my phosphates were around .32-.35 on the Hanna Checker. I have been using it about a week now and today they were tested at .21. My Nitrates are still hovering around 5-10 ppms and I am cool with that as they are sorta assisting with lowering the phosphates. Will update in about another week to see where all the readings will be. I am awaiting the zeoheads input on my progress and adjusting to my dosing regiment.

Great news! Please keep updating you phosphate results along the way.

 

[oldsaint]

If you run out of room for that frag tank I might have a spot.
haha

Think you'll have it up by the meeting?

 

[WayneLScott]

Wow, a 109 gallon frag tank with OM4. Very nice. I have an OM4 on my 240 8x2x2 closed loop. Did the OM4 come from the manufacturer with the heat sink and fan for the OM4 motor?

I think the original owner placed that on the OM4.

 

[WayneLScott]

If you run out of room for that frag tank I might have a spot.
haha

Think you'll have it up by the meeting?

I will try. That is the goal. I have to do a few rinses to get the chlorine smell out. Still debating on adding sand or going BB.

 

[WayneLScott]

Great news! Please keep updating you phosphate results along the way.

I am conflicting numbers with my testers. I compared the hanna to my red sea and the readings are .10 off between the two of them. I will test at local LFS to see which test kit is faulty or if its human error.

 

[oldsaint]

I am conflicting numbers with my testers. I compared the hanna to my red sea and the readings are .10 off between the two of them. I will test at local LFS to see which test kit is faulty or if its human error.

If you like I can bring my Hanna 93713 PO4 meter to the meeting. Not sure what your using but this has an Accuracy ±0.04 mg/L ±4% of reading.

 

[WayneLScott]

If you like I can bring my Hanna 93713 PO4 meter to the meeting. Not sure what your using but this has an Accuracy ±0.04 mg/L ±4% of reading.

Is that the martini one? I am currently using the Hanna and the Red Sea Algae Test Kit.

 

[oldsaint]

Is that the martini one? I am currently using the Hanna and the Red Sea Algae Test Kit.

It's the larger meter. I suppose it's more accurate than the checkers. It's more expensive so it has to be better, right? lol

 

[TangDr]

I think the original owner placed that on the OM4.

Thanks, if someone knows of a heat problem causing the motor to burn out please let me know.

 

[WayneLScott]

Thanks, if someone knows of a heat problem causing the motor to burn out please let me know.

I will see what I can do.

 

[TangDr]

I will see what I can do.

Thanks, I need to keep mine running as I do not have a backup for the om4 other than a WP40.

 

[WayneLScott]

Thanks, I need to keep mine running as I do not have a backup for the om4 other than a WP40.

He did it himself.

 

[reefman069]

Thanks, if someone knows of a heat problem causing the motor to burn out please let me know.

i have been running the same om4 for over 6 years with no problem with heat

 

[Travis420]

looks good!

 

[WayneLScott]

looks good!

Thanks Travis and welcome to Reef Frontiers.

 

[WayneLScott]

Yesterday I went over the previous owners house and picked up the rest of the plumbing for the tank and a few more items.

I got a Schuran calcium reactor and co2 tank.

An a profilux doser.

We got to my place and moved the tank from here

To here:

I just filled the tank to test the closed loo which is not leaking and added Prime to the water to get the rest of the bleach smell out of the rocks. I will be doing 100% daily water changes on the tank until the smell goes away which shouldn't take more than a few days. I will post a video later of the closed loop on operation.


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[WayneLScott]

Here is the flow thats being produced by the OM4 in the tank.

 

[TangDr]

i have been running the same om4 for over 6 years with no problem with heat

Thank you for that great information. Have you had any problems with your om4 during the 6 years?

 

[TangDr]

Here is the flow thats being produced by the OM4 in the tank.

That looks like a lot of flow! Is that running a 1-3,2-4 pattern?

 

[WayneLScott]

That looks like a lot of flow! Is that running a 1-3,2-4 pattern?

Yessir I believe so.


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