Jon’s bucket build thread

[fishguy242]

really odd .just the birdsnest, everything else looks great ,
that stunner is sucking up your alk and cal ,like a vacuum...
try not to change too much too fast...

 

[GHOSTLY]

My cover picture to this in 7 months.

Beautiful! Is that a setosa

 

[CoralClasher]

really odd .just the birdsnest, everything else looks great ,
that stunner is sucking up your alk and cal ,like a vacuum...
try not to change too much too fast...

Yeah I’m thinking birds nest are sensitive to coral warfare, it’s kind of close to a stunner. My ALK consumption hasn’t changed since I set this tank up. I’m using core7 at 20ml a day. I’ve heard other people are using a lot more.

 

[CoralClasher]

Beautiful! Is that a setosa

Yes, I lost most of it the last time things went sideways but it’s growing back.

 

[CoralClasher]

So I started a new hobby with my old reef tank lights. Just got a new grow light today.

 

[CoralClasher]

 

[CoralClasher]

I maybe in trouble. No water changes this year and my dosing pumps are empty. ALK 4.6, Calcium 386, phosphate 0.89, No3 0.0.

 

[fishguy242]

hi,just gradually increase alk and cal, tank looks great,
po 4 ok by me, but need to get no3 up.
add a lil bit of skimmate in to bump it up,say shot glass full per 100 gal ,and monitor.WIWD...

 

[CoralClasher]

hi,just gradually increase alk and cal, tank looks great,
po 4 ok by me, but need to get no3 up.
add a lil bit of skimmate in to bump it up,say shot glass full per 100 gal ,and monitor.WIWD...

I don’t have a skimmer or any filters. I do have some Cyanobacteria growing I wonder if it’s eating the nitrogen? I still have lots of fishes and feed them daily.
What do you think about just changing out five gallons twice a day till I get the ALK back to normal without adding No3?

 

[fishguy242]

yes, feed them a little heavier , water changes will work , just watch cal rising faster than alk...
if you hit 500 cal, stop ,add alk buffer, to get back to your # your tank likes
you have a lot of consumption with the stunners...

 

[CoralClasher]

 

[CoralClasher]

The corals and fish seem to like the daily water changes. My numbers haven’t changed much. I’m going to add some ALK buffers and Cal.

 

[CoralClasher]

@fishguy242 so far I’ve done two 5 gallons WC every day and numbers haven’t changed much. I do have another 30 gallons ready to go. Would a 30 gallon WC be too much of a change? Remember this is the first WC’s of this year. And my Cyano problem isn’t going away maybe even getting worse.

 

[fishguy242]

larger changes will help raise alk ,but also cal too.
i would think stick to 10 gallon changes ,and slowly keep bumping alk up.
not to change too much too fast,

 

[CoralClasher]

Woke up this morning to a bacterial bloom and a fishy smell.

 

[Miami Reef]

Updates? I heard your tank is looking extra sharp today.

 

[CoralClasher]

YouTube is really slow today but here are some pictures.

 

[CoralClasher]

 

[CoralClasher]

 

[CoralClasher]

@fishguy242 what are your thoughts on Cyano? Is a little Cyano ok and normal or do I need to get more aggressive?