GoVols: S-400 - Update for the week
Well,
We do have some bubble algae and I know exactly where it came from. Bought an sps two summers ago and though that I got all of the bubble algae off and I was wrong. So, I just started H2o2 dosing twice a day but it probability won't do the job. Purple Tang has been picking at it but not making much of a dent in it. He does pull off hunks and I have been finding them in my filter socks. Emerald crabs have not touched it. Tagging along with
@Jason mack and we'll see the pro and cons of Vibrant.
The New Apex:
After it was running for two weeks and we got the cal reactor tuned in, it went down.
Tried to connect to Fusion but it could not connect. So I re-started the Apex, got back on Fusion but the four plug switches were gone.
I could not see them but they were stuck in the "on" mode. The next Wednesday, I had done nothing but the display was solid yellow with no control-ability at all and added that to my Neptune Systems support ticket. Work got busy + the upcoming holidays so I just left it alone. So thanks to
@hybridazn for getting on my case about fine tuning the cal reactor, it has stayed dialed in, on it's own. Neptune systems and I got together last Friday and Louis called me for phone support and he tried to get the new Apex up. Bottom line was the new Apex has a bad system board and I'm shipping it back for repair next week. Apex is flipping the bill and it just was a lemon box and could have happened to anybodies product.
Busy:
I was really busy over the past few months and got behind on maintenance.
Went 14 days without water change and then went 21 days + I was not keeping up with the GFO.
As you would expect by last weekend we had some green algae. So re-charged both reactors, made 3 - 18% water changes and got her back inline and green algae is gone and live rock looks clean and healthy. So really got lucky on that one.
Salinity Salt Mix:
Used this mix for over an year when it first came out. The buckets do come with a report and checked by third party.
Noticed ;Wideyed that Seachem raised the alk and mag and wanted to give it another go + it supports my local reef shop.
This is a different kind of mix. 1/2 cup per gallon comes in at .35
If you mix it too long it does precipitate and the alk will drop. At 4 hours of mixing alk is at 9.5 dkh and at 24 hours of mixing alk is at 7.5 dkh with grey precipt at the bottom. So I mix it for about 5 hours and use it while it's still cloudy and it holds the alk in the display. Change in late evening and reef is crystal clear in the morning (no big deal). Kinda like it's new #'s and the reef is so clear the next day with this mix.
Over all the S-400 is in great shape and I've had a blessed year in this crazy ;Wacky reefing hobby.
Regards, GoVols
if need be)
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and case subject #2 (lol) @jsker ...not so much??? ;Hilarious
