72x30x18 DIY build thread

fishguy242 · Mar 30, 2023

Nate Chalk said:
@StatelineReefer 1 month of reefing the right way

do you have tonight's #'s ? trates /alk /cal ?

Nate Chalk · Mar 30, 2023

fishguy242 said:
do you have tonight's #'s ? trates /alk /cal ?

Yep. Not calcium or alk but tank is consuming

fishguy242 · Mar 30, 2023

Trates are good , you running fuge ?

Nate Chalk · Mar 30, 2023

fishguy242 said:
Trates are good , you running fuge ?

Minimum. 2 hours. Skimmer off.

Nate Chalk · Mar 30, 2023

Considering taking a razor to the bare bottom tomorrow to remove the algae on it.

Would reduce the phos consumption. And look better

fishguy242 · Mar 30, 2023

try to suck out as much as possible while doing.

Nate Chalk · Mar 30, 2023

fishguy242 said:
try to suck out as much as possible while doing.

It's gonna look so good I may be proud of it tomorrow. Couple hours of work lol.

Need to sleep. Melatonin.

Ty frank see you Saturday morning

StatelineReefer · Mar 30, 2023

Nate Chalk said:
Ok can order more snails. Reef cleaners loves me. Lol

lettuce nudibranch, or a sea hare, depending on the algae.

Stang67 · Mar 30, 2023

fishguy242 said:
Do I need more cuc?
Remove algae?
Thinking and reading.

Yes...

I vote culerpa in sump. Will suck up nutrients so other algae cant.

Goaway · Mar 30, 2023

Stang67 said:
I vote culerpa in sump. Will suck up nutrients so other algae cant.

I love chaeto. Apparently someone believes it sucks up copper. I would have to find the thread. But, we know plants absorb many elements and minerals. Sadly, I think something in my sump eats the caulerpa. So, I gotta get more red algae as well when I get more of the caulepa.

I got a long list... gorgs, macro algaes. pectinias, trachyphyillias...

Goaway · Mar 30, 2023

Nate Chalk said:
Considering taking a razor to the bare bottom tomorrow to remove the algae on it.

Would reduce the phos consumption. And look better

Do you have an urchin?

Nate Chalk · Mar 30, 2023

Goaway said:
Do you have an urchin?

Yep!
I also run Caulerpa in sump, its on 2 hours.

I think its just hair algae , green.

So I need to be vigilant in attacking the ugly algae in tank.... I've kinda left it natural and tried that technique, but after a month and observation it seems im just dumping in phos to maintain and the algae is growing. almost out pacing the dosing and dinos will eventually come back.

Ill see what reefcleaners has in store. Ceriths, Astreas, etc!

Goaway · Mar 30, 2023

Why only 2 hours?

Nate Chalk · Mar 30, 2023

Goaway said:
Why only 2 hours?

That was the course of action prescribed by the others. because phos was bottoming with dinos on the front. I was basically growing 2 algaes, bottoming phos and dinos were taking over.

it seems i just need to husbandry against the ugly algae in the reef and it should balance out better. The barebottom is kinda like an Algae scrubber, I can razor it off in clean sheets and harvest.

Stang67 · Mar 30, 2023

Nate Chalk said:
That was the course of action prescribed by the others. because phos was bottoming with dinos on the front. I was basically growing 2 algaes, bottoming phos and dinos were taking over.

it seems i just need to husbandry against the ugly algae in the reef and it should balance out better. The barebottom is kinda like an Algae scrubber, I can razor it off in clean sheets and harvest.

Bare bottom = more rock for the bacteria