00W's AIO Smorgasbord

[tbrown]

Thanks Tim, I've been trying to give the tank a lot of extra food these days, which ended up all in the sand thinking about that, but will it be enough?

Maybe. Some people try just dropping a partial silverside or clam right under the star. I've only ever had 1 and it disappeared within a couple of weeks. Old tank, no knowledge, almost a guarantee it starved.

 

[smitten with ocean life]

nice job guys! thats great!
i got my reactor up and running with gfo yesterday. just checked it and its down to .11. should i shut it off?

 

[00W]

Happy Friday y'all!

 

[00W]

nice job guys! thats great!
i got my reactor up and running with gfo yesterday. just checked it and its down to .11. should i shut it off?

Where do you want it to be Jill?
.11 is pretty good I think.
Ask @kevgib67 .

 

[Linlox]

nice job guys! thats great!
i got my reactor up and running with gfo yesterday. just checked it and its down to .11. should i shut it off?

I will take your nitrates. Mine have been testing 0.

 

[00W]

I will take your nitrates. Mine have been testing 0.

I'll send you some of mine.

 

[Linlox]

I'll send you some of mine.

First time ever I have ordered Nitrates to pour in my tank. What has this world come to? Also read the ammonia dosing threads and just can't wrap my head around that yet, maybe try it to maintain. Always fought nitrates in my previous tanks.

 

[Linlox]

Over the last few weeks I have pulled most of the sea lettuce, reduced fuge lighting, started feeding more (keeping nori in there all day and going through 2 sheets a day + a couple cubes frozen and flakes/pellets), have the skimmer only running at night 12 hours. Thought is was my test kit so I tested my 10g QT tank and that was 10 nitrate and growing algae nicely.

 

[smitten with ocean life]

my nitrates have been running in the high 30s. getting ready for another water change to see if i can get that down a little more

 

[Linlox]

Believe nitrate reduction through water change is proportional, 50% water change reduces nitrate 50%.

 

[WalkerLovesTheOcean]

Crazy busy day today but can't complain at all. Amanda probably had it much worse! Are you okay @Calmwaters?

 

[00W]

First time ever I have ordered Nitrates to pour in my tank. What has this world come to? Also read the ammonia dosing threads and just can't wrap my head around that yet, maybe try it to maintain. Always fought nitrates in my previous tanks.

Have never had to dose nitrate, phosphate or ammonia.
The ammonia one is weird for me to understand also my friend.
I've always kept big poopy angels or triggers so nitrate has never been a problem.
Shove some filter pads somewhere, run a canister filter for a couple weeks and you'll see some nitrates naturally.

 

[Linlox]

Fish cant even get to the nori, piggy snails....

 

[Linlox]

Have never had to dose nitrate, phosphate or ammonia.
The ammonia one is weird for me to understand also my friend.
I've always kept big poopy angels or triggers so nitrate has never been a problem.
Shove some filter pads somewhere, run a canister filter for a couple weeks and you'll see some nitrates naturally.

ha, yeah i stopped changing the filter sock. Something is gobbling nitrate (probably the ulva in fuge). When the angel and the other 2 wrasses get in there it should help.

 

[kevgib67]

Where do you want it to be Jill?
.11 is pretty good I think.
Ask @kevgib67 .

I recommend.05-.1 but like I said my tank has been running at .25 for as long as it has been up. Funny, I tasted mine today and it was .1 I’m assuming from the water change yesterday. Remember that phosphate binds to your rock and leaches until there is an equals out.

 

[kevgib67]

Maybe. Some people try just dropping a partial silverside or clam right under the star. I've only ever had 1 and it disappeared within a couple of weeks. Old tank, no knowledge, almost a guarantee it starved.

Same

 

[kevgib67]

Happy Friday y'all!

You are looking buff Joel and you have more hair than you let on to.

 

[smitten with ocean life]

im guessing you meant testing kevin?
honestly, im just trying to get my torches happy. so was just trying to bring it down some. does it work to just run the reactor off and on?

 

[kevgib67]

im guessing you meant testing kevin?
honestly, im just trying to get my torches happy. so was just trying to bring it down some. does it work to just run the reactor off and on?

I’ve never used a reactor but you can play around, test until you find a sweet spot.

 

[luis angel]

The biocube 32, ran po4 at 0.8-1.0 and No3 25-35, be in the "correct" numbers I think it's fine but I don't like to chase numbers, I always check parameters weekly as a habit now but one of the best tanks I've seen runs high No3 and Po4, But here I steal the phrase from Tim, do as I say and not as I do