Sulfer in phosban reactor?

you could run the 10 k for shorter time and run actinic blue for the longest time say 6 hours white and 9 hours blue i use the blue for dusk and dawn lighting. i have been using a sulphur reactor for some time now combined with carbon dosing daily there are online instructions for both the drip rate i have ended up with is a bit more than one drop per second. i am using a old calcium reactor for the sulphur and a second reactor for the aragonite to clean water before it goes into sump. make sure these reactors are clear and dont let the sulphur get to low i inspect each day to be sure everything is in working order with these i also use a phos reactor even though i dose carbon ......vodka for added assurance the phos stays low

 

First off, you mentioned nothing about water parameters. Are you testing for nitrates and phosphates (calcium, alk.....)? It is good that you are thinking ahead, but unless you know what the levels are for nitrates and phosphates, I wouldn't get worried yet - unless you have alot of algae growth. With only two fish, you shouldn't have much of a build of on those yet unless you are way overfeeding and not doing regular water changes.


Lights - a 2 bulb fixture is fine for the fish. You might get away with a few sofites, but definitely not beyond that until you get more light.


Flow - plenty of flow for what you have now.


My tank is a 75 gal also with sump. I started with 2 bulbs (Compact florescent) - and within probably a year went to a 4 bulb fixture (compact florescent). When I got the 4 bulb fixture I started adding some zoas and softies. After a couple years I wanted LPS and SPS and moved to a 6 bulb T5 fixture. T5, LED, MH - lot of choices on lights. The 6 bulb T5 has been very good to me - I get lots of growth and good coloration and don't have the heat problems associated with MH. It wasn't a high end T5 fixture (I think I only paid @ $250 for it). I've had it 5-6 years now and can grow anything I want.


I use a phosban reactor for GFO and a phosban reactor for Carbon. Except for one brief period, I've never had a big problem with nitrates and phosphates.

 

testing the nitrates, phosphates, salinity, calcium and alk. are what i target you can test the sulphur reactor every couple of days for nitrates until they read 0 the phosphates are checked weekly unless they are climbing then more often until under control. you want to run system in a bulletproof manner so less chance of a spike. the vodka dosing chart is on reef central called in the trenches articles on vodka dosing you should be able to find information on vodka dosing just search and learn all you can about carbon dosing some people prefer using bio pellets to vodka but is basically the same thing. been reefing now for 22 years in may and never have i had so nice success than when combining ....... vodka this needs to be run in conjunction with the best skimmer to be found in my experience is a reef octopus a sulphur reactor which further insures the nitrates be brought down to 0 and a phosphate reactor using po4x4 that is renewable further insuring the phosphates are brought down to near 0 levels natural seawater has some very low levels of phosphate and if brought to a true 0 will do harm to corals. i cant stress enough that during these years of reefing there have been many mistakes and losses of marine life that were due to lack of knowledge learn all you can and dont get in a hurry nothing good happens in a reef fast.

 

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I started with the AquaC Urchin Pro in the sump of my 75 gallon tank - with a mag 3 pump. Never did pull out that much stuff. I even tried it with a mag 5 for a while. Not much difference. Switched to a Reef Octopus. Love it by comparison. Pulls out much more than the other one ever did. I would definitely recommend a Reef Octopus.

 

Could be both. But when I made the change, I probably immediately had twice as much skim and my bioload was not doubled at the same time (nor did I suddenly feed twice as much).

 

im not saying octopus is the best but i have tried several skimmers and like this one the best there are lots of models of octopus skimmers and other brands this design , reef octopus diablo seems to work for my system thats all just ones opinion .