A New Reefing Chapter Begins

Wow, it's been awhile! I apologize for being away from my thread for so long. My tank has been on cruise control all summer and I am finally getting back into the swing of things like doing regular water changes. I started adding some corals but nothing too crazy yet. Tank is well established and stable now.

I am also going to use ozone in this setup. Does anyone else here use it? Any advice to give? I am getting an Ozotech unit with a BRS air dryer and Coralife air pump. Instead of sending the effluent into my skimmer, I am going to get an Avast Marine ozone reactor that will then feed into the carbon reactor before going back into the sump. ORP readings will be monitored by the Apex. I'll take some pics after I get it all set up. I know, another boring update without pics! /DesktopModules/ActiveForums/themes/_default/emoticons/sad.gif

 

Thanks for the feedback guys! Matt, which air pump are you using?

How about you Jim, which air pump are you using? I am getting the Coralife luft air pump (SL-65). It has an output pressure of 3.9 psi. I believe most ozone reactors are ran ~3 psi so I hope it will work. Also, where did you get your desiccant from? Do you use BRS or something else?

 

Matt, the way I interpret it is that he runs hot water through the output tube and not the generator itself.

 

Thanks, Jim! Sounds like ozone is a maintenance nightmare! I am starting to think it's not for me! Lol

 

I heard you and Mary got out a few months ago. Sorry to hear! Any chance of getting back into it again someday?

 

I hear ya. You guys probably won't miss it this winter though! One less thing to worry about!

 

Thanks, Matt! You are making me really excited to drop a bunch of money to try this out! /DesktopModules/ActiveForums/themes/_default/emoticons/sick.gif

 

Hi all, sorry I have neglected this thread for so long! I guess you could say I have been taking an extended break but I still have my tank running. It became increasingly difficult to keep it up after the birth of our son a few years ago so time has been a premium. But my biggest battle has been dealing with ick. I had my tank fully stocked twice and at the end of both stockings, my fish would get ick and then I would have a massive die off. After losing the battle twice, I lost interest so that is probably the biggest factor in why I haven't been keeping it up. It's been nearly a year since my last stocking and the fish that are left haven't exhibited any signs of ick after the others died. I need to do my part by being responsible and putting ALL new fish in quarantine but I just haven't had the desire to set one up yet. So until then, no fish.


In order to restart my tank, I will need to get a new cleanup crew and start regular water changes again. Believe it or not, I haven't changed my water since Spring Fest so I guess I'm coming up on a year. /DesktopModules/ActiveForums/themes/_default/emoticons/shocked.gif The weird thing is my tank has been doing ok so I'm starting to see how some tanks can go without water changes. I don't have a large bioload and I haven't been feeding as much as I used to so I suppose that helps too. Anyway I will have to clean up the tank and get it back into shape. Hopefully I'll have some pictures to share soon!