New tank arrived

[sleepyox]

thats a big ass tank im jealous. i want a bigger one

 

[cohl120]

Thanks for all the complements and the display is 1200 gallons, I received the ozonizer this Friday and was able to get it installed on a new RK2 skimmer, I also got the orp controller installed, the orp level started out at about 200 then rose to nearly 350 in a 12 hr period and now it seems to have leveled out at about 275. The air dryer should be here sometime this week. Here are a few pics of the system, I still need to clean it all up, but I am going to wait until I get the dryer installed. I have definitely noticed an increase in water clarity, and my skimmer is skimming a whole lot more now.

 

[meghanashley]

wow, thats an awesome tank

 

[Jabba954]

Hey Cohl, can you email me a detailed list of the ozone setup? Or just the number of, and who you spoke to, to get it all setup?

J

 

[cohl120]

Hey Cohl, can you email me a detailed list of the ozone setup? Or just the number of, and who you spoke to, to get it all setup?

J

yep i will send you a copy

 

[cohl120]

I received the IQ 40 air dryer today and got it installed, apparently you cant run a air pump with the dryer so hopefully the venturi on the rk2 skimmer is strong enough to pull the air through everything, so far it seems to be. my orp levels are right at 350 now so I believe everything is working fine. I did notice a smell when I cranked the ozonizer up to 100% so I backed it back down to about 80%, and added a bag of carbon over the vent on the skimmer. however I am super happy with my water clarity and my skimmer has never ran anywhere near like it is now.

Now I am just trying to figure out a way to cool the water a bit, its currently about 2 degrees high and would like to get it down, I am using fans now but cant hardly get to where I want, and I called some people about a chiller and they want me to run a 1.5 to 2 hp chiller and I don't have to tell you guys that they are nothing near cheap lol.

Jayfb, what temp are you running your tank at with the smooth hounds? And are you using a chiller at all if so what size?

thanks and here are a few pics

 

[Jabba954]

wow - clarity in there is NICE! Sold me on the same setup.

 

[cohl120]

wow - clarity in there is NICE! Sold me on the same setup.

Yea I thought my water was clear before, definetily worth the cost of the ozonizer in my opinion

 

[Deano1956]

What else do you have planned for the tank Cohl ? I might be able to line you up with a blue dot ray if everything still works out for me this weekend and there 2 years healthy

 

[cohl120]

What else do you have planned for the tank Cohl ? I might be able to line you up with a blue dot ray if everything still works out for me this weekend and there 2 years healthy

I would definetily be interested in a healthy blue spot, we just had a bad storm come through and knocked our power out so now it's generator time, which basically sucks