Reef's 210g. Journal

[yote]

Reef,From the looks of that rock in your pics,I bet it was still good and wet?
You should have some awesome color before to long.

[reeffreak]

Originally Posted by d.french

nice rock, i would mix it up some freak, get some fiji in there also, plus i got some stuff called kahlini rock i think its called and it is some nice rock also.

I have Uaniva,Fiji and Tonga branch going in there from my 75 gallon.Thanks Dfrench,I'll take you advise and mix it up some more.I ordered Tonga deepwater show size this time.D,how you like the Kaelini?It look like some awesome,awesome rocks.

Biff, wish I knew you ordered the Fiji already.I could of waited til Tuesday before ordering.

[Bifferwine]

Sorry. I looked at my bank account and said, "HEY! I WANT LIVE ROCK! NOW!" I didn't even wait til I got home to order it, I was so excited!

[reeffreak]

Hmmmmmmm.....I looked at my credit card and said ''Hey,its not even max yet!''

More boring pics of Tonga Deepwater show size coming up in a day or two.

[jhnrb]

You are getting some very nice rock my friend. keep the updates comming.

[d.french]

the kahlini is got lots of holes through the rock but is a very lightweight rocks even though i paid 8 bucks a pound its really light stuff.

[reeffreak]

I seen those rocks on different websites.Sounds like the Tonga Deepwater,it suppose to lighter than Fiji.I may have try some of those too.

There are so many choices today.Back in my day it was Fiji or Caribbean,now its Uaniva,Huni,Kaelini,Bali,Pakuni,so on and so on.

[Piggy]

While your waiting for your rock I have a question. It's about the sump part. I know your doing a seperate refugium so what are the other three compartments for? Also is a refuguim like a small seperate tank for like hatching brim or putting trouble makers? I'm trying to learn as much as I can while your doing your tank. It's easier to soak all the info in this way. Hope you don't mind.

[reeffreak]

The three compartments?You mean the three different chambers on the sump.The left side is where the skimmer and prefilter.The middle holds three of the heaters,float switch for the auto top off,there's an accessory rack for three filter cylinders(carbon,phosphate remover,floss or whatever media I may need to run).The middle is where water returns to the DT also.The right compartment is for a pump to feed the refugium and prefilter.You can run media bags their too.

The refugium is a good place for trouble makers.Its main goal is for the removal of nitrate.Macroalgae,some live rock and a deep sand bed helps in the removal of nitrate.I'm going to keep a few corals in there too,like my xenias and sun corals.The fuge is a good place to grow macro-algae without the threat of predators eating it.

Hope this explains it Piggy,if not,feel free to ask.

[Bifferwine]

Piggy, in my homemade sump, I have three compartments. The first is where the water comes in, and this holds all the equipment. The second is the refugium, and the third holds the return pump and sends water back to the main tank.