Evolution Reef - Aquaforest

[Sebastian Costin]

Nice work! Love the mesh top! How are the acros doing?

Thank you!
It's too early to have an opinion
Will see in the coming weeks

 

[drawman]

Thank you!
It's too early to have an opinion
Will see in the coming weeks

Well if they're surviving with polyp extension at week 8 that is always a win regardless of color and you're right time will tell. Good work so far!

 

[Sebastian Costin]

Thanks
Now I waiting for 10 new SPS colonies and than, based on consumption, I will do an adaptation of elements.

latest test results are:

Ca with Salifert - 385ppm adjusted to 405
Mg with Salifert - 1260ppm adjusted to 1290
KH with Salifert - 6.85 dKH
NO3 with Salifert - undetectable
Po4 with Hanna checker- 0.0337 ppm
Si with Salifert - low than 0.03 but not 0
I2 with Red Sea Pro- arrount 0.03 ppm
K with With Red Sea Pro - 392ppm
S.G. with D-D seawater refractometer - 1.025
Temp with TDS/Temp probe - 25d Celsius

 

[Sebastian Costin]

I need help.
The NO3 is undetectable in the water with Salifert test kit and I want to supplement with KNO3.
I'll have this powder but I don't know how to dislove in the RO/DI

The net water volume of the tank is 200l ( 1 US gallon=3.78541178) => 52,83 gallon
I want that 1ml of solution to rise NO3 with o.1ppm

Thanks

 

[Sebastian Costin]

Better than last month ... it is visible that time is a friend of reef tanks:

 

[Sebastian Costin]

Few changes have been made, but I'm not verry happy with the tank (Cyano)

Swiched from 2x Prime's to an Sun Sun HLD-640C (1x150whqi + 2X24w T5) - I have replaced the HQI with an AI Hydra 26HD.
My plan is to add another one ASAP.

 

[revhtree Verified Admin]

Hope you get a handle on the cyano!

 

[Sebastian Costin]

If I fail eradicate this bacteria with a good maintenance and a good water quality, I've already ordered Chemiclean

 

[Sebastian Costin]

FTS with the new Hybrid AI Hydra 26HD +2x24T5
+400 PAr on the rock
how you find?

 

[revhtree Verified Admin]

Looking good!

 

[Sebastian Costin]

Thanks, revtree!

Testing results:

Alk: 6.85 dKH Salifert
Ca: 410 ppm Salifert
Mg: 1365 ppm Salifert
No3: 5>10 ppm Salifert
PO4: 1.036 ppm Hanna low range
S.G: 1.025 D-D Seawater Refractometer
Si: 0 ppm Salifert

 

[Koa]

Following

 

[merfish101]

Following as well. I'll be using aquaforest system too. Good luck.

 

[Sebastian Costin]

Actualy the PO4 value is 0.036.
Today I'll receive chaetomorpha and fauchea algae ... to start my little refugium

 

[Sebastian Costin]

Dirty sump

So, in the next day wi'll do a little change on sump area to create a refugium.
Probably, I'll change the skhimmer with a Bubble Magus C7 (less footprint => bigger regugium area)

If I keep AM Acone skimmer the available space for regugium will be: 8''x8''x8'' (20cmx20cmx20cm) = 2g
If not: 9.2''x 8''x8'' (23x20x20cm) = 2.4g

 

[Sebastian Costin]

FTS after a WC

 

[Sebastian Costin]

To apply the correct treatment, I got a microscope. I see cyano, diatome and detritus, I have not noticed dinoflagellates. You guy?

 

[Sebastian Costin]

After 3 days of total blackout the sand and rocks are verry clean.
I switched off the white, red and green leds.
I keep dosing H2O2 - 3ml/ 10g => 15ml in total daily.
Loocking forward to see if the algae will reapear.

 

[blesk]

Nice following .

 

[Sebastian Costin]

Small update:

New Fish: Muralis => the sand is super clean but the water is a little bit cloudy
New HW: a second Jebao RW-8 and a STC-1000 temperature controller - I will do a PDU and the STC will control two sockets

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