What are your reef tank plans for 2010 ? (1 Viewer)

[CMBECKER]

Add additional DC4, ORP sensor and NET modules to my LITE system.

Add two more T5's.

Upgrade to Xtreme 200 skimmer.

Spend 1 bajillion on corals.

 

[acharpenter]

Add additional DC4, ORP sensor and NET modules to my LITE system.

Add two more T5's.

Upgrade to Xtreme 200 skimmer.

Spend 1 bajillion on corals.

Woo woo good ones - that reminds me, plan to add an APEX to my reef this year :biggthumpup:

 

[deathmatch782]

Upgrade to tank i've always wanted 60x30x21 peninsula.
Upgrade my skimmer.

 

[salty65gal]

I've been bitten by the breeding bug.

 

[brendondreher]

Upgrade to 15g
Add refugium
ACjr
ATO
Possibly start dosing

 

[yslexdia]

To take down my 38g. Abandon plans for a 155g. Leave the aquariums at work.

:*(

 

[danreefs]

get a MP40
and a RKL

 

[Sonny B]

Expand my DA lite to include auto top off and PH and Sal probs.
Reduce amount of softies and increase SPS.
Mod nw200
Add dosing pumps for 2 part

 

[REEFSTOCK]

Upgrade to 15g

:gay1:

 

[AsianReef]

Uhmmmm.......What's my plan?????? Get a bigger tank than what I have now:biggrin:

 

[dustybaker]

Get my 75 going and start upgrading my equipment for it, and be more active in the club.:biggthumpup:

 

[Matt D.]

Get my tank established and start putting cool stuff in it.

 

[wes]

Go from Metal Halide, to T5's, and dosing pumps instead of manual dosing.

heh one of my goals is to go back to Halides.

the only other major one is to build a new stand that's tall and has LOTS of room under it.

 

[brendondreher]

:gay1:

You makin fun of me? Cause I'll come down there and... spend some more money.

Thats an extra 50% space. Thats huge for me.

 

[sameyer]

1. Build system to simplify large water changes or stay on a decentWC schedule
2. Sell of large LPS colonies taking up my entire frag tank and actually grow some frags
3. Buy that school of anthias I have been talking about for 2 years
4. Grow some really big stags and monti caps

 

[Theg001]

1. Get my pair of Harlequin Shrimp to spawn.
2. Convert the big system to LPS only (primarily Euphyllias).
3. Successfully move one of my nano systems to college with me next fall.
4. Be more regular with trace element testing.

 

[David Grigor]

4. Be more regular with trace element testing.

When you figure out how to do that one that can be used by a hobbiest, be sure to get a patent.

 

[Theg001]

Will do :gay1:

 

[rockman_1]

For me, my goal is to get daily water change system in place. I'm planning to do a 3 gallon ( roughly 1% of total volumne ) water change per day. It's not quite as effeicient as a 1 time 30% water change would be. It works out to be the 26%, which is only 4% less effeicient than a single water change. The added consistancy and convienience should make up for the 4%.

In my setup, once I have a 35-gallon trash can full of new salt water, all I do to perform a 35 gallon or smaller water change is plug in the pump. The wastewater is sent down the drain. Sometimes I change 44 gallons in one shot, taking about a day and a half. Sometimes I pump for a few hours at a time, and then wait for a few days.

But for improvements I would like to upgrade my skimmer and add some more water flow in my tank.

 

[David Grigor]

How is the waste water being sent down the drain. Automatic or manual ?

I'm thinking of setting up 2 salt buckets. Each with a overflow drain pipe set at the same height ( adjusted to be 3 gallon volume in the buckets ). One over the salt resevoir and one over the sump. I pump water up to the buckets, excess is sent back via the drain pipe. When pump is cut what left in the buckets will be the amount used for the water change. Then a 1/4" solenoid plumbed to the bottom of the buckets will open and gravity feed to the drain ( in one instance ) and the tank ( in the other ). No dosing pumps needed. Just hook up the pumps and the solenoids to the AC3. Just really depends on how reliable the solenoids are. I would never run the auto change when out of town. Only when around to monitor it and the salinity periodically to ensure it's working.

Cost should be two $35 1/4" solenoids, salt buckets $0 , pvc $0, uniseals $0. 1/4" bulkheads $4 each, MJ or similiar pumps that can lift the water to the buckets ( about 3' high ) $0. $0 meaning I already have some on hand so no added costs.