Hello! Not many updates this summer. Tank is still rocking along. I have added a number of acropora frags and all are growing well. Heat has not been a problem, despite the warm summer.
I have reduced the total number of bulbs to six. The current setup, from back to front:
- 470 nm actinic *
- 22k
- 16k *
- 22K
- 12k *
- 440 nm actinic
The * indicates it's one of the newer Hi-PAR bulbs. The other three are the older "90 LED per foot" designs.
Other New Toys:
I accidentally water-logged my LiterMeter topoff pump. After 7 years, it is toast. So, I purchased a Bubble Magus. This three-headed monster now doses Calci
um, Alk, and water throughout the day. Any of the single pumps are a little under-powered for the water topoff duties. To compensate, I have made the Alk and calc formulas at half strength and dose double the amount in order to get more water into the system each day.
I also picked up a ProfiLux controller. It acts as a controller for the Tunze flow pump, and its four switched outlets control my moonlights, heater, skimmer, and sump.
Oh: The Tunze 6100 was replaced with a 6105. Slightly smaller and slightly more powerful.
