SuncrestReef

Eli, In your first round of testing, my tank had 614 microbial types and was the most diverse of all your samples. On the second round, my results dropped dramatically to only 213 microbial types. Did you see similar large swings in other samples? I haven't really changed anything in my tank or with my maintenance routine, so I'm at a loss for why it would change so much. Any thoughts? May 2019: October 2019: @EMeyer

Welcome! It's great that your whole family is involved. Feel free to post any questions. There are a lot of very experienced reefers here to help. Or, just post more photos...we love photos!

Nice clean setup! What size is that tank?

I'm thankful for all my PNWMAS friends and the great reefing community we have here. I hope you all have a great holiday season and healthy, thriving reefs!

It took my clowns about 10 months to find the anemone, and now they’re starting to explore my goniopora too! Thanks @Lexinverts

Do you use any type of controller? My Apex won't let the ATO run more than 3 minutes regardless of what the water level sensor is reporting. It has 4 layers of safeguards: Low optical sensor High optical sensor 3 minute timer Float valve

Glad to hear it worked! Nice job.

In the app, click the upper right icon, then click your name, then click Link Apex:

I see that Joe from Neptune helped you out on the Neptune forums. I didn't realize the 404 error you were getting was actually from Neptune's own site. I thought you were getting that from the Apex itself. Like Joe mentioned, it's definitely worth downloading the new IOS app. It really does make setting up a new Apex much simpler (including the older Classic and Jr models) and eliminates the need for any link tokens.

Yes, if you're able to connect both the Apex and your laptop with network cables to the router, you should be able to access it by just typing http://apex.local without even knowing the IP address. Or you can use the IP address if you choose.

Have you tried downloading the latest Fusion app on your iPhone? They just updated it last week and the new version has streamlined Apex setup. See this video for a demo (skip to 21:00):

I love this time of year when the sun shines through my tank just before sunset and casts fish shadow puppets on my wall:

Welcome to the club! Looking forward to meeting you at the party. Be sure to post in the Introduction thread for your chance to win a free frag! See details here: http://www.pnwmas.org/forums/topic/46142-new-membership-drawing/

Yes, the alk consumption correlates to the photo period. Earlier this year I posted this graph shortly after I got my Trident. In the past I always tested alk each morning at 9am. If you only look at the Trident's daily 9am readings (in red), it looks like things are pretty stable. But when you factor in the additional daily tests, you see how much fluctuation actually exists: To compensate, I now dose my 2-part in different amounts during the day vs. night, and my alk now remains within a 0.10 dKH swing. See my Trident thread for more details.

It appears that photos are no longer showing up in the forums or in private messages. Something broken with AWS again? Seems like this happens every few months or so. @TheClark @Chief

Are you using Trident Controlled Dosing? If so, what's your dosing schedule? Here's mine, for my Reefer XL 425 (88g display, SPS dominant):

@MrBret may be able to help you out, in particular on the zoas.

I have a few thoughts/questions: Do these tanks have bulkheads to attach plumbing? It doesn't mention that in the product description, or show it in the technical drawing. Is there a flat surface near the top of the tank to attach an additional bulkhead for the circulation/mixing plumbing? How much space will you have above the saltwater tank to be able to add the salt into the opening? You're going to be doing this frequently, so be sure to have enough working room.

Mine is pretty stable. Usually no more than about 0.10 dKH swing per day.

Good thing I have an anemone guard on my powerhead...it decided to move:

Hyrdos is a line of products. The Hydros WaveEngine is available now and allows you to control a variety of pumps. Sometime early 2020 they will release additional Hydros products that all work together, similar to Apex modules, except each Hydros product is its own self-contained controller so there is no central "brain" like the Apex. See: https://mailchi.mp/coralvue/hydros-control-announcement

If you want to do a little light reading, there's a Reef-pi thread on Reef2Reef with over 12,000 messages: https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/reef-pi-an-opensource-reef-tank-controller-based-on-raspberry-pi.289256/

The Apex and GHL ProfiLux are the two dominant products, and priced similarly. CoralVue’s Hydros is a new product recently announced that looks promising, but not available yet. If you’re into DIY and are tech savvy, you might like ReefPi since it’s dirt cheap.

I wrote up a detailed post about my mixing station with a full parts list here: https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/suncrestreefs-red-sea-reefer-xl-425-build.358990/post-6173194

Huge turnout and fun catching up with fellow reefers! The pink goni's ran out before my turn, but I still picked up some great stuff. Thanks Holly. Let's coordinate to configure your Apex for "Frag Sale Mode" for next time. 😊