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Old 12/28/2007, 10:51 AM
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Here are some shots of the room. I snooze while looking at the tank here.
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Old 12/28/2007, 10:52 AM
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Another view
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Old 12/28/2007, 10:54 AM
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absolutely beautiful and tranquil
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Old 12/28/2007, 10:59 AM
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This is what the basement looks like. All the water changes are done by the dialyseas.
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Old 12/28/2007, 11:28 AM
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how long have you been running the dialyseas? how do you like it?
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Old 12/28/2007, 11:38 AM
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Is that a colt or an anemone on the left side??
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Old 12/28/2007, 12:19 PM
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On the left is a colt. The anemone on the right is a gigantea. I bought the dialyseas when I was making the plans for this tank because I wanted to reduce the maintenence. My previous tank was a 180gal and I was sick of doing water changes. It has a lot of features I don't use and I hear the new model is going to be a wonder, but I mainly bought it so I wouldn't be mixing any more salt and water! I had to work out some bugs in the begining but now I couldn't live without it.
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Old 12/28/2007, 12:23 PM
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pic of the colt coral
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Old 12/28/2007, 12:26 PM
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well it's good to know you got it all worked out. I remember you were having fits over that thing for a while.
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Old 12/28/2007, 03:08 PM
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I don't think that was me, but I remember other people here having some problems. I got a few phone calls and e-mails asking for help with the setup.
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Old 12/28/2007, 03:18 PM
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Sorry, I am probably mistaken, but the equipment room photo looked familiar.
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Old 12/28/2007, 03:38 PM
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Didn't you have a build thread or if you don't or don't know where it is can you explain how the dialyseas works? Thanks in advance. Awesome set-up.
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Old 12/28/2007, 03:41 PM
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http://www.seavisions.com/prod02.htm
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Old 12/28/2007, 05:20 PM
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Is that a long polyped Toadstool in the 4th picture? It looks like it has some babies budding off of it. How big is it? It's beautiful.
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Old 12/28/2007, 05:59 PM
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Yes it is. There are about 6 of them of various sizes spread throughout the tank and it seems all have reproduced. I had one in my old 180 and these are its decendents.
I posted pics here a year ago when the tank was new, but I did not do a build thread which I blame on the fact that I was also putting an addition on the house. I was so busy and so stressed I just didn't have the time. I regret it now because I think a lot of people would have found it useful.
If the link above to Seavisions didn't answer questions you might have about the dialyseas, feel free to ask. I had it operating on my 180gal for a few months when I got it, and now on this tank for 20 months.
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Old 12/28/2007, 06:06 PM
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Beautiful.
I love everything of it.
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Old 12/28/2007, 06:24 PM
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Here are some more of the softies. I love the look of a sps dominated tank, but I think a reef is all about diversity and that my ultimate goal is to try and duplicate a natural reef. Pics of the sps can wow you with their fabulous color, but when you see a tank in person it's the movement in the tank that is so hypnotic. I find the softies add so much that are not evident in pics.
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Old 12/28/2007, 06:33 PM
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You can't beat the color of these guys though. If anyone had told me 15 years ago that some day I would have a tank that had these corals growing in it, I wouldn't have believed them.
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Old 12/28/2007, 06:34 PM
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Here are some more of the softies. I love the look of a sps dominated tank, but I think a reef is all about diversity and that my ultimate goal is to try and duplicate a natural reef. Pics of the sps can wow you with their fabulous color, but when you see a tank in person it's the movement in the tank that is so hypnotic. I find the softies add so much that are not evident in pics.
I agree, natural reef's are mixed and the movement is captivating, your tank is awesome, can describe what you are using for flow?
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Old 12/28/2007, 06:47 PM
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SWEEEEEEEEEEET.
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Old 12/28/2007, 06:51 PM
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Two Tunze 6000 that are stationary, and two Tunze 6060 that are mounted on wavy seas. Here is a pic from above. I have a center overflow, so everything is mounted on that. I went with the Tunzes because of the savings over a closed loop in regards to electricity. They are also easily cleaned.
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Old 12/28/2007, 09:40 PM
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This is what the basement looks like. All the water changes are done by the dialyseas.
\hi can you tell us more about the water changes done by dialyseas?? also some new closeup picture of the sump please thanks
i am try to coppy your sump set up thanks
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Old 12/28/2007, 11:10 PM
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here is the RDSB connected to the sump. This is an old pic. I wrapped the RDSB with insulation to keep the entire thing warm. Bacteria like to be kept cozy.
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Old 12/28/2007, 11:24 PM
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The dialyseas sucks water from the sump and runs it through a dialysis membrane and returns it to the sump. The water that returns has almost everything removed from it during this process. The specific gravity of the water returned is about 1.004. There is a conductivity meter that monitors the salinity. Eventually the specific gravity falls as more water is dialysized through the day. I presently have it set for 7 gal a day. When it falls below a threshold I have set, (1.025) a pump in the dialyseas pumps concentrated brine into the sump ( little by little) until the specific gravity is where it should be.
The result is that there is very little change in the salinity even though I am changing water all the time. It works quite well. The unit also produces 75 gal a day of RO/DI water. Although the dialyseas is capable of replacing evaporated water, I don't use this feature. I have a litremeter that pulls the water through a aquamedic kalkstirrer and adds it to the sump.
Here is a pic of the inside of the sump. You can see my carbon and GFO reactor, along with my protein skimmer.
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Old 12/28/2007, 11:33 PM
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Steve, your welcome to come anytime, or you can wait until the next BRS meeting held in Bridgewater where there is usually a group of people that come over after.

Thanks we will take you up on that offer sometime when we are out that way meeting or tank tours

steve & nicole
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