Red Sea 250 Journey (1 Viewer)

[DwPolcyn]

Nice build I did same with my ato

Ok dam I see you, is that your ATO on the left underneath the equipment box? And are those lights in said ATO?

 

[Biglex]

Yea I kinda cracked my original ato co got a small tank and made a acrylic top and attached a lid to it
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[Luman01]

Yea I kinda cracked my original ato co got a small tank and made a acrylic top and attached a lid to it
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Is the tank still dry or is it running now? I think you should do a build thread! The way you rigged your lights is very inspiring!!

 

[DwPolcyn]

Yea I kinda cracked my original ato co got a small tank and made a acrylic top and attached a lid to it
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What lights are you using?? That looks better than the original ATO imo, from the picture looks like it has an infinity mirror look. Also how is the noise without any doors on the stand?

Is the tank still dry or is it running now? I think you should do a build thread! The way you rigged your lights is very inspiring!!

Agreed I need some details on this build!

 

[Biglex]

Unfortunately tank is still not running have new rock cycling and weekends I work but least weekend when I finally was able to work in it had to take my dogs to er room and unfortunately had to max out few cards and extra funds for medical bills so put my build to a stop. For a bit till funds are back up

 

[Biglex]

This is the Rock scape I came up with.
tank is lit with aquatic life t5 and 3hydra 26hd.
you can follow build and pics on my ig thebiglex

 

[Biglex]

This is the Rock scape I came up with.
tank is lit with aquatic life t5 and 3hydra 26hd.
you can follow build and pics on my ig

 

[DwPolcyn]

Unfortunately tank is still not running have new rock cycling and weekends I work but least weekend when I finally was able to work in it had to take my dogs to er room and unfortunately had to max out few cards and extra funds for medical bills so put my build to a stop. For a bit till funds are back up

Awh man I'm sorry, hope the little guy is ok. Your aquascape looks great did you use the carib sea shapes and are you staying barebottom?

This is the Rock scape I came up with.
tank is lit with aquatic life t5 and 3hydra 26hd.
you can follow build and pics on my ig

Boo, I don't have an Instagram so you need to start a build thread on here or R2R!!

 

[decimal]

IG isn't that like MySpace? It’s what old people use I think.

hope ur dog is ok. Great start on the build.

 

[DwPolcyn]

Man I hate hiccups... So I got the tank up and running, but ran into a few snags. One of the Tunze stream 3s I purchased got damaged in shipping so I had to order a $20 replacement part. No biggie


The two mp40QDs I purchased however are a different story, they are very loud and vibrate, almost sounds like the wetside isn't aligned with the dry sides. I put one of the spacers in and that helped a little but the noise was still pretty loud for something that is supposed to be "quite drive". One dryside sounds quiet while the other is noticeably louder. The two mp40's are from 2016 so I'm going to try and disassemble the dry sides and see if I can replace the bearings. Any information or help regarding this would be greatly appreciated, this is my first time using Vortechs and I'm totally lost.

I kept my promise and got her wet this weekend! Should have rinsed the dry rock, oh well. The ATO turned refegium was extremely sketchy at first, but after dialing back the flow using the two little fishies valve it settled out.




Got the Apex setup, all probes are calibrated however my salinity probe is stuck at 4.2ppm. I Dumped alot of salt in the display and forgot my Hanna salinity tester so I wasn't able to delve to deep into it yet. Could not get my LDK to work either, plugged it in and threw water on one of the probes but no notification no nothing... Hmmm I'll figure this Apex out soon enough. Anyway here are some ugly shots of my unmanaged cables.


Did not get a chance to pour in any Bio Spira yet, will do that tomorrow when the salinity and temp stabilize. Then I'll add around 40-50 drops of some ammonium chloride for a hopefully clean cycle.

 

[DwPolcyn]

Just checked my Apex app, salinity is now down to 2.8ppm?? I calibrated it before I left in the solution that was provided. I added 1/3 a bucket of tropic Marine pro before I left, I know that can't be right. Can old calibration fluid be the culprit here??

 

[mittens]

Just checked my Apex app, salinity is now down to 2.8ppm?? I calibrated it before I left in the solution that was provided. I added 1/3 a bucket of tropic Marine pro before I left, I know that can't be right. Can old calibration fluid be the culprit here??

Apex salinity probes suck. Means nothing except to show you that you topped off or not.


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[DwPolcyn]

Apex salinity probes suck. Means nothing except to show you that you topped off or not.


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Hmm guess it's better to just take it offline

 

[decimal]

Start with temp. it throws everything off. consider plugging everything into a surge protector instead of straight into the wall.

 

[DwPolcyn]

Start with temp. it throws everything off. consider plugging everything into a surge protector instead of straight into the wall.

Temp should be in check by tomorrow, going by tomorrow to get everything set up for it's first week up.
Hey good looking out, I just bought a Belkin surge protector on Amazon after reading this. I would cry if those energy bars got shorted out from a power outage.

 

[decimal]

The energy bars should have circuit protectors.. I was thinking about the head unit. I have everything plugged into power bars except the head unit. The power bar and the head unit are plugged into a separate surge protector. No matter, the surge protector should eat it first before any controller equipment.

 

[DwPolcyn]

Who's got flow? I got flow!!
Hooked up the other stream 3 after replacing the small piece that was broken. Replaced one of my dry sides and both of the wetsides on the mp40s. Got it pretty much silent, the apex energy bars are currently producing as much noise as the tank if that gives any reference.




Hooked up an optical sensor for the apex on my refegium/frag tank. I set the configuration to optical but had difficulty getting the sensor to work. I have it connected to a FMM module along with 2 LDK probes. On my Apex is constantly stays closed even when I submerge it in water. Any advice on this would be appreciated.



Other than the optical sensor the tank is in full swing now. Will be stocking her up at the start of May/end of April when I move.

 

[decimal]

looks like flow is not going to be problem.. looks pretty amazing.

 

[RobertP]

It is just me but I would at least ziptie all those hose fittings. Yes, it is unlikely to come off but I sleep better at night not worrying whether the hose expanded enough to pop off. Just extra insurance IMO.

 

[Luman01]

It is just me but I would at least ziptie all those hose fittings. Yes, it is unlikely to come off but I sleep better at night not worrying whether the hose expanded enough to pop off. Just extra insurance IMO.

I do that aswell.