Day 30.
Only 3 fish, but lots of easy corals, copepods, some inverts and live rock. Plus a steady dosing routine of nitrification bacteria.
The "ugly" stage lasted less than a 4 days and I think I am most happiest with the growth of that patch of macroalgae which I am sure is ripping out the Nitrate and phosphate but is wiping out the pest algae.
The goni isn't thriving but a drop of manganese seems to be assisting now, and I should probably try and get the peppermint shrimp out now they took care of the aiptasia but are now free to harass the BTA. Which the Clowns are not impressed by.
125g - 14 month update. Dosing Brightwell and KZ products.
75g - 14 month update. Dosing Brightwell and KZ products.
Officially think I’m going to have to look into a doser I feed twice a day with pellets and an auto feeder that spins 2 times each time. As well as mysis a few times a week. Have had to dose Neo Nitro 5 ml every 2 days to keep no3 above 1ppm. No water change in almost 2 weeks. Tested today no3 at 1.6 ppm and po4 at 0.04 ppm. Anyone have a cheaper reliable doser they like?
Thoughts on this hammer. Tank has go through the wringer this past week with a cyano outbreak, velvet killing all fish and 30% water change trying to get ammonia down. Dosing prime but still around .28. Not sure what else to do!!
So the reef is now at day 71 since water was added. The local corals going nuts and other inhabitants feeding and behaving as they should albeit I wish they would stop enjoying the back of the tank - but hey, the Clowns and Banggai love feeding time.
Dosing Aqua Forrest 3 in 1. Coral Essentials Phosphate Up & Nitrate Up.
1 water change at day 50.
13 months, calcium consumption way up last 30 days. 125g
My first custom 3d print.
Doser and ATO for my 20 gallon long sump.
Day 30.
Only 3 fish, but lots of easy corals, copepods, some inverts and live rock. Plus a steady dosing routine of nitrification bacteria.
The "ugly" stage lasted less than a 4 days and I think I am most happiest with the growth of that patch of macroalgae which I am sure is ripping out the Nitrate and phosphate but is wiping out the pest algae.
The goni isn't thriving but a drop of manganese seems to be assisting now, and I should probably try and get the peppermint shrimp out now they took care of the aiptasia but are now free to harass the BTA. Which the Clowns are not impressed by.
New dosing pump head for the tank to keep anything from reacting while in the lines
Got tired of certain dosing pump ends reacting with the water so figured I'd make a overflow type of head. This is the first version. I'll see how it works when it's done printing
Does anyone have an idea how to get rid of Dinoflagellates? They keep coming back. I’ve started dosing Dino X, but it’s affecting my water quality—my pH just keeps dropping.
The Nemo tank has been looking mighty puffy since I started dosing some extra trace elements weekly.