instablaster

he would rock it!

The bottom is vinyl wrapped black so it keep the light from reflecting back and causing coralline algae. Been there and I hated it. Honestly, I don’t ever scrap the bottom just a biweekly syphon all the detritus.

Thanks a lot! The dimension of the tank is 48x28x20h custom built by concept aquarium in Calgary.

Gonna try to shoehorn a gem tang in there in the future, fingers crossed lol

Black vinyls bottom, never ever scrape the bottom once but it just stays clean

No, absolutely not but it does make your life a lot easier.

Got nothing bad to say about the apex, Terrance is a duche but that’s about it lol

awesome tank @@richs9633 what was your experience with the profilux that made you switch to apex? hope you can share

Apex has been rock solid for about a year and a half, customer service is solid but not perfect. Apex user platform is much better than profilux, it’s very user friendly and extremely intuitive. On the other hand, Profilux hardware is much more robust than Neptune and in my opinion, a better built product all around. If you are looking for longevity, go profilux but be prepared to spend some time to understand the programming.

I switched cause my close friends pitched in and got it for me on my birthday lol

@@richs9633 i need to get friends like those :D

I made the brackets from cheap 90 degree aluminum strips and bolted them together with stainless steel hardware.

Gotta love a little DIY!

Running trident, Alk 8ish cal 440-480 mag 1200-1300 no3 is quite low right now 0.5 po4 is 0.1, a bit unbalanced so I am running rowaphos to bring the po4 down and taking the biopellets off line.

Ugh...lol I think it’s on reef2reef under bblinks. I haven’t updated for a long time.

@@richs9633 what modes : percentages do you run the mp40’s and gyres?

@@spooky4109 40-100 on LTC mode and a bunch of random settings on the MP40s, ramps up to 100 percent

@@richs9633 surprised that doesn't blow the lps you have on the bottom about, but guess they got some rock covering!

@@spooky4109 they don’t open fully but they are okay. I do feed a lot so it keep them health and strong against the current.

Sounds about right :)

siporax

@@richardshen274 ooh i have added those recently. Whats your experience with siporex. Its big in europe but not many people using it in North America. Does it really help with nitrates?

I do like them since they are formed out of glass and do not deteriorate overtime. I do give them a good shake every few months to keep them detritus free.

@@richs9633 Yes I'm doing same. I was around 50 nitrates. After 4 to 6 months of carbon and bacteria dosing. Plus couple of massive water changes now my nitrates are around 2. So will be dosinf nitrates soon to keep them around 4 and 5.

no no, the return pump is rated for 4800gph but by the time it gets the water back to the display through all the 90's and head pressure, it is probably half or maybe 1/3 of the rated flow. I also have a bypass on the fleece roller.

lots! :)

I can't even gauge that right now...lol it was definitely cheaper growing them out from frags minus some of the lps.

@@richardshen274 yeah i guess patience or money. Those are the only two optiond

@@martyharris9543 and good friends lol

@@richardshen274 ha

Custom tank. 6’x24x24 ish