Brand New 8 gallon bio cube

[living_tribunal]

Switched from Red Sea Blue Bucket to Brightwell Neomarine with no change in the tank at all. Probably will be changing salt again here in a few months. Whenever this bucket of Brightwell I just opened runs out.

That, or setting up a filter system to run new mixed salt thru to remove the clay.

Your tolerance of risk is greater than mine sir!

I’ll have to figure out how to make reef crystals work or do water changes scarcely.

Dosing will be a whole new challenge for me, I’ve been nervous about it since starting.

I just had no clue that it would be on the second month of having the display up.

I guess it’s a good sign if anything! Means the corals are happy and growing and also that stupid purple helix works.

Have I ever shared the pics of my first “display” a month after dosing purple helix? That stuff is insane.

 

[JoshH]

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[SashimiTurtle]

Your tolerance of risk is greater than mine sir!

Blue Bucket mixes at 420 8.0 and 1350
Neomarine mixes at 420 8.0 and 1350

Same same, slightly less clay in Neomarine tho...

Dosing doesnt have to be all that complicated, but I reccomend getting a dosing pump. Skip the Jebao, its junk. Get a wifi one. I have the Coralbox. It makes life so much easier, and it will dose the exact same amount at the exact same time every day. Even if the dogs poop all over the house.

Test, wait a few days and test again. See how much the tank drops. BRS has a handy calculator for their 2 part if you are using it. I have ATI Pro right now... not dosing currently but I was before I let the tank go. I just set it to 1ml, tested to see if it dropped the next day, and then bumped up by another ml until I saw the tank start to go up. When it got to where I wanted it I backed off. Went to testing weekly. If it held, I was good. If it fluctuated I adjusted the dose and then tested the following week. I think I was dosing 4.5ml a day of the ATI Pro part 1 and 2(I dose equally by all consumption, Ca will ironically ballance out if dosed equally) in concentrated form.

 

[Katrina71]

I got some awesome Secret Santa stuff!!! Andrew has already claimed some of it

 

[Katrina71]

 

[Katrina71]

I don't mind sharing with him.

 

[JoshH]

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[Katrina71]

Someone got spoiled!

You have no idea!!! I got 3 other boxes!

 

[Katrina71]

I got VERY spoiled!

 

[Katrina71]

We got VERY spoiled!

 

[living_tribunal]

How long do I mix saltwater? - BRStv Investigates

We are expanding our investigative testing on some of our most popular salt mixes by seeking to answer two questions about how long to mix saltwater. 1. Do salt mixes fully dissolve in less than one hour? 2. Does the speed at which it mixes clear really matter? For those of

www.bulkreefsupply.com

He did say however that the benefit to mixing longer was minimal.

I don’t care too much about the cloudiness, only what’s in the water.

 

[living_tribunal]

Blue Bucket mixes at 420 8.0 and 1350
Neomarine mixes at 420 8.0 and 1350

Same same, slightly less clay in Neomarine tho...

Dosing doesnt have to be all that complicated, but I reccomend getting a dosing pump. Skip the Jebao, its junk. Get a wifi one. I have the Coralbox. It makes life so much easier, and it will dose the exact same amount at the exact same time every day. Even if the dogs poop all over the house.

Test, wait a few days and test again. See how much the tank drops. BRS has a handy calculator for their 2 part if you are using it. I have ATI Pro right now... not dosing currently but I was before I let the tank go. I just set it to 1ml, tested to see if it dropped the next day, and then bumped up by another ml until I saw the tank start to go up. When it got to where I wanted it I backed off. Went to testing weekly. If it held, I was good. If it fluctuated I adjusted the dose and then tested the following week. I think I was dosing 4.5ml a day of the ATI Pro part 1 and 2(I dose equally by all consumption, Ca will ironically ballance out if dosed equally) in concentrated form.

I’m feeling like I’m just going to do it by hand for a while to make sure no disasters occur and get a feel for the impact.

Then I think I’ll just add the two part to my ato.

 

[anon9896]

cloudiness is in the water

 

[living_tribunal]

cloudiness is in the water

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[SashimiTurtle]

How long do I mix saltwater? - BRStv Investigates

We are expanding our investigative testing on some of our most popular salt mixes by seeking to answer two questions about how long to mix saltwater. 1. Do salt mixes fully dissolve in less than one hour? 2. Does the speed at which it mixes clear really matter? For those of

www.bulkreefsupply.com

I knew there was a reason I waited. I'm pretty sure it was that video.

 

[SashimiTurtle]

I’m feeling like I’m just going to do it by hand for a while to make sure no disasters occur and get a feel for the impact.

Then I think I’ll just add the two part to my ato.

Adding 2 part to ato wont work. They will instantly bind together and form calcium carbonate precipitation that is completely useless to your corals. What you're looking for is kalkwasser(literally pickling lime).

 

[living_tribunal]

Adding 2 part to ato wont work. They will instantly bind together and form calcium carbonate precipitation that is completely useless to your corals. What you're looking for is kalkwasser(literally pickling lime).

Got it confused with kalk.

I’ll get another jug and another ato or most likely stick to by hand. Only takes a minute.

 

[SashimiTurtle]

Got it confused with kalk.

I’ll get another jug and another ato or most likely stick to by hand. Only takes a minute.

My wife says I'd lose my [censored] if it wasn't attached... I automate what I can.

 

[living_tribunal]

My wife says I'd lose my [censored] if it wasn't attached... I automate what I can.

I don’t mind, just becomes apart of the daily routine. I also don’t have space in my stand.

 

[SashimiTurtle]

Is it just me, or do all the aussie corals just look... meh.