August 2006 Tank of the Month

[Ed]

Tank of the Month Proudly presents the August 2006 Tank of the month!

Congratulations!

Michael Metts (Lonestar)


Check out his awesome mixed reef Here (http://www.maast.org/modules.php?op=modload&name=Sections&file=index&re q=viewarticle&artid=35&page=1)

[GaryP]

Congrats Michael. Very nice....

[hobogato]

very nice michael 8)

[OldSalty]

Well done, Tank is AWSOME. 8) 8)
I see from the list of equipment that you use a Koraline C-1502 Calc reactor. How do you keep the bubble rate constant? I have the same one, but bubble rate keeps stoping, so I constantly have to adjust it. I'am using a seaprate needle valve to control the co2. This is a manual system, No ph controler. I try to maintain 12 bubbles a min.

Again GREAT TANK
Kelly

[hammondegge]

Congrats, nice work!

[LoneStar]

Thanks guys! Its still a work in progress... :)

I wish my write-up went better but lost my internet connection the first time I did it and therefore lost my extensive novel about the details :roll



I see from the list of equipment that you use a Koraline C-1502 Calc reactor. How do you keep the bubble rate constant? I have the same one, but bubble rate keeps stoping, so I constantly have to adjust it. I'am using a seaprate needle valve to control the co2. This is a manual system, No ph controler. I try to maintain 12 bubbles a min.


Kelly, I have the same problem but mine is more due to the gauge set I bought for my CO2 tank. Its not really a needle valve (but they claim precise control) so its a real pain to set it right. Plus sometimes I am working by the tank and hit the darn thing and that throws the CO2 flow out of wack :wacko I need to order a precise needle valve for it. My bublble count averages 12 bubbles a min or so. I think the bubble count can change depending on how you feed water into the reactor and how fast your effluent drip is. Other than that, the reactor seems to be working great!

[cpreefguy]

Sweet tank!!!

[villjr]

Nice. Love the clam. Is that a second one in the corner or just a shell.