FarmerTy's 215-gallon SPS Tank

bubbaque · May 18, 2018

That's a bummer about the tds. I hate having to do water changes and making them that large can't be fun.

I recently was thinking about buying a portable ac unit since half my tank is in the garage and the water has been gettting warm. I ended up buying a chiller today because I figured it would be impossible to cool the garage down.

The new frags look large, colorful and healthy!

Recklessryan904 · May 18, 2018

Absolutely stunning !

FarmerTy · May 18, 2018

Sierra_Bravo said:
Congrats on getting the HVAC squared away. I'm sure that has made a tremendous impact.

That must have been a sinking feeling to realize your bypass was open. I also feel for you on having to finally perform a water change after all this time. You'll have to redo your tagline and thread to "Only one water change - ever!!!" [emoji14]

I hope there are no lasting effects and that everything returns quickly to normal.

Thanks Scott! It has made a world of difference!

Yeah, at least I know why my gonis have been on the decline. I'd rather know the problem then always wondering why. Now lets hope the water changes with zero TDS water fixes things.

Water Change!.... Don't look at me!

FarmerTy · May 18, 2018

bubbaque said:
That's a bummer about the tds. I hate having to do water changes and making them that large can't be fun.

I recently was thinking about buying a portable ac unit since half my tank is in the garage and the water has been gettting warm. I ended up buying a chiller today because I figured it would be impossible to cool the garage down.

The new frags look large, colorful and healthy!

Thanks Bubba, the water changes hurt. I'll be doing 530 gallons by the end of all this. At least I can make water in 100 gallon increments with the tub.

Yeah, definitely chiller is your answer unless you can wall off a smaller section of that space for a fish room. I have a decommissioned 1/2 HP chiller on standby for emergencies from this point on.

Yeah. The frags are crazy! No nubs for sure, not even 1" frags, all 1"+ and multibranched. The nub community would call these mini colonies. Hahaha.

FarmerTy · May 18, 2018

Recklessryan904 said:
Absolutely stunning !

Thanks Ryan!

Jimbo662 · May 18, 2018

Fudsey · May 18, 2018

Sounds like you've been a busy man. Glad you found the problem too

FarmerTy · May 18, 2018

Fudsey said:
Sounds like you've been a busy man. Glad you found the problem too

Thanks Fudsey! I'm worn out, that's for sure. But its ridiculous to complain when its my favorite hobby. That's like surfers complaining they're tired from surfing, or people complaining about skiing all day. Haha.

I'm doing what I love with my spare time and if I get a little tired from it from time to time... That's okay in my book! [emoji6]

BigJim · May 18, 2018

Glad to see you figured it out. Your tank is looking great even with the high TDS water change. The Triton test would have probably had some interesting results if you sent it after the water change.

FarmerTy · May 18, 2018

BigJim said:
Glad to see you figured it out. Your tank is looking great even with the high TDS water change. The Triton test would have probably had some interesting results if you sent it after the water change.

Thanks Jim! Interestingly, I've noticed a lot of acros showing more greener pigment than before. Perhaps higher iron content in the water? Just a wild guess. But they are happy still. Another interesting observation is most of the a. Tenuis in my tank took it the worst. Something in the water that particular type of acro does not care for.

I sent in the sample prior to the water changes but high TDS topoffs were occurring for I'd imagine awhile before that so I'm interested to see the results. I'm sure I compounded the problem even more with 230 gallons of new high TDS saltwater. Haha.