Ricky's 120 Gallon Mixed Reef

Here is a video with my new HD camcorder.

YouTube - Ricky's 120 Gallon Mixed Reef Tank Tour December 27th 2009

 

I am testing out the NP Biopellets to try and reduce my phosphate levels to 0.00 ppm, they are currently at 0.07 ppm according to the Hanna Phosphate Photometer and I still have hair algae growing on the overflow and on my frag rack. I added 500mL of the Biopellets in a Phosban 550 reactor powered by a Maxijet 900. The pellets look like vanilla chocolate chips and sink when placed in water. I will add 10 drops of Brightwell MB7 in front of the maxijet daily to help cultivate a bacteria population on the biopellets. I am starting with 500mL of Biopellets but in three to six months I will run a total of 1L of Biopellets.

 

Good luck with the reactor. BTW I love your video!

 

I recently purchased a Vortech MP40w. I took out all of the Koralia powerheads and run just the Vortech. I currently have the pump set on short pulse mode. Here are a few pictures from yesterday.

 

Thank you, I will have a new one coming soon. I need to figure out how to transfer the HD quality to my computer. The videos look amazing on the 58" HDTV but when I play them on my computer the quality sucks.

 

Im not to familiar with HD cameras even though I have one, but it might be a matter of your computer if its HD compatible depending how old it is.

 

The colors of the corals have increased dramatically since the addition of the NP Biopellets but the algae is still there and actually has worsened. The skimmate inside the skimmer has darkened and looks almost black. As you can see from this picture of my frag rack the algae has gone nuts. The rocks look clean but where the tangs and snails cannot get to the algae has taken over (aka. the nutrient levels haven't dropped yet with the addition of the Biopellets).

 

Purple Monster, Oregon Tort, ORA Roscoe's & ORA Purple Plasma


Upscales Microcladus, Forest Fire Digitata, Pink Lemonade & Greg Hiller Aqua Delight


Left side

 

WOW your tank is my idol. a few years from now ehn those frags grow up it will be insane! K+

 

Ricky - It's been a little over a month since you add the BioPellets - any results to report yet? I've got a bag of them sitting on the shelf waiting to see how they work for you. By the way - your tank is great, and so is the viedo.