Reefers 135g Sps Dominated Reef.

[reeferkeeper420]

As far as i know never been in a tank.
But i need to pressure wash the crap out of it, but cant cause of the effin snow lol.

 

[yveterinarian]

Put a hose and nozzle on your shower and wash it in there . I always put a hose onto my shower output when filling my hot tub. A garden spray nozzle should help give lots of pressure.

 

[reeferkeeper420]

What about all the crapnthats gonna fall off..i dont wanna clog the tub lol

 

[EricTMah]

Just stuff some filter floss in the drain to catch the crap

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[curiousphil]

Or get one of those drain catcher things from the dollar store.

Also I have read that dry rock that is mined on land often does leach phosphates. Should be able to minimize it by giving the rock a thorough cleaning in the shower to remove any dead and dried out organisms.

 

[reeferkeeper420]

Ive read the same thing phil. Thats wht i was most worried about. But i also dont wanna spend more money on liverock, to potentially have a the same problem and have this stuff sitting around.

 

[curiousphil]

You'll probably be fine just giving it a few really good rinses. I think the main source of phosphates is from old worms and sponges and other stuff that grows on liverock which just died and dried up after the water receded and left the ancient reefs out in the air. Getting all that crap off should go a log ways. I can't imagine that rocks which were originally part of a reef would absorb many nutrients themselves, as reef water is generally very clean. Which is why I'm thinking it must be mainly the dead stuff ON the rock which is leaching.

 

[reeferkeeper420]

Early christmas present for myself!! thanks again Adam, nice meeting you.

 

[reeferkeeper420]

And i think its safe to say these RW 20s will NOT be going into my 75g..tested one and almost destroyed my whole tank lmao!! Sooo much power...so much more than the vortech MP40, just as quiet but like a fifth of the price. Cant beat that!

 

[outofthewater]

Hey I cooked all my dry live rock that I got from Fiji reef rock in Alberta
1st washed in bleach then sat cleaned with hose and let sit in water for 48 hours
2nd did a muriatic acid wash and then neutralized with baking soda following another wash with hose and let sit for 48 hours
Then I cooked in to water with a power head while adding small amount of lanthanum chloride then switching water out every few days with fresh r/o
Works like a charm I've actually had to take my gfo off line to try and get some phosphates

 

[reeferkeeper420]

Yeah id personally like to avoid using chemicals...especially ones that could hurt me, if somethings gonna happen itll be me getting muriatic acid in my face or something stupid. Lol

 

[sunnykita]

And i think its safe to say these RW 20s will NOT be going into my 75g..tested one and almost destroyed my whole tank lmao!! Sooo much power...so much more than the vortech MP40, just as quiet but like a fifth of the price. Cant beat that!

fabulous Riley !

 

[sunnykita]

How's the tank coming along Riley?

 

[reeferkeeper420]

Sitting idle for now due to christmas lol. I have most things i need, just afew more pieces of plumbing i need, replace the filters and resin on my RODI system and then get things going.

 

[sunnykita]

Good to hear Riley, Christmas can play hell with the reef budget Have you had any luck with that fitting ? get it figured out? I'm going to have Adam take the sump to Sealife for me if he can, there's a crack in the plexi and I want to be sure that it doesn't give when it's set up Gary knows about the crack in it, and said best to reinforce it before it's full of water again.

 

[reeferkeeper420]

Yeah..i dont have A problem buying corals just putting TIME and the little $$ into it... well the rodi freshen will be pr8cey cause i need to replace the membrane.

 

[sunnykita]

yes, I too will need to replace the resin and filters in my rodi soon too!

 

[reeferkeeper420]

Well finally got my sumps baffles all moved, not the prettiest of things but i dont really care, it should do the trick lol.

 

[reeferkeeper420]

Ill be putting my skimmer in the lower section, itll stop me from having to raise the skimmer, and if i were to do that id prolly never be able to get the skimmer cup off lol.

 

[sunnykita]

great news Riley !