My 72 Bowfront Build Revised Thread

[jsker]

Broke out the new toy to take my parameters. I pretty much have my 1+2+3+ in line now 1+3+ at 48 ml a day dosed twice a day and going to setup of 3 times daily this week and 2+ at 44 ml a day. Also figure out that 11.5 grams of AF reef salt mixes 1.0249 per gallon of RO/DI. I am also thinking of keeping the basic AF products on line but doing the @x_burt method of using seawater for my water changes. I found a tank to transport the water, but it concerns me of keeping the water at the quality when I fill, over a year.

Enjoy the short film, and yes I know I could have shot from a different perspective but it all about the cold beverages

 

[120reefkeeper]

Love the video bud! [emoji4]

 

[jsker]

We are sitting here and I am getting the critique. I like the spinner

@Chrisfish one can mix Mojito's with this thing

 

[Chrisfish]

We are sitting here and I am getting the critique. I like the spinner

@Chrisfish one can mix Mojito's with this thing

Yum!!! You have more key limes??

 

[Husker]

I think I am going to do the lanthanum chloride thing to replace my GFO. It is just a pain in the butt to dig my GFO reactor out every few weeks from my tiny sump space and replace it. The GFO also makes it so I have 0.00 phosphates and then a big phosphate spike as it runs out. I am thinking about adding the appropriate amount of drops of lanthanum chloride daily to keep things more steady. Good to see it seems to be working for several people.

 

[x_burt]

If you start using ATM agent green along side ATM outbreak it will be more likely you end up just doing a maintenance dose every week or so.

 

[jsker]

If you start using ATM agent green along side ATM outbreak it will be more likely you end up just doing a maintenance dose every week or so.

I think I also figured out my problem with the corals bleaching and dying, I think I was running my bio pellets to slow. I read that slowing down the bio pellets helps the bacteria, and this was about three weeks ago. Sped them back up to where the tank looked great and have to wait and see. The only ATM outbreak I am seeing is the Outbreak for fresh water. The have another product this one do you think it is the same?

 

[x_burt]

You need the saltwater specific one. It's different strains of bacteria for fresh and saltwater

 

[jsker]

Sally my sally lightfoot left me a gift this morning, I alway stop and look around to see if she is still alive. let me try and get a prof of life shot later

 

[jsker]

You need the saltwater specific one. It's different strains of bacteria for fresh and saltwater

Thank you. It looks like they are doing some rebranding, and I am going for the one I linked.

 

[x_burt]

Do you run carbon @jsker?

 

[jsker]

Do you run carbon @jsker?

Just bio pellets

 

[jsker]

I think I am going to do the lanthanum chloride thing to replace my GFO. It is just a pain in the butt to dig my GFO reactor out every few weeks from my tiny sump space and replace it. The GFO also makes it so I have 0.00 phosphates and then a big phosphate spike as it runs out. I am thinking about adding the appropriate amount of drops of lanthanum chloride daily to keep things more steady. Good to see it seems to be working for several people.

I totally agree, my phosphates are under control for the first time in two years.

 

[jsker]

I have my supervisor helping me out today with cleaning up the wiring.

 

[jsker]

Well my helper ditched my at 5 ish for a nap, but mission accomplished
clean sump, buy cleaning the sump the weekly water change was increased. But got to try out my drain for cleaning. worked pretty well
Tossed some of the marine pure balls, the just look like they were collecting sludge and left the one in the good flow the look clean
My number
Ca 465
Mg 1380
Alk 8.25
No3 8 ppm
Po4 .04

 

[DansReef.co.uk]

Nice build but i gotta be honest, the pasta at the start filled me with disappointment.

I have cous cous and chicken for dinner tonight and all i want now ive seen that is Pasta!!! - dang lol

Nice tank

 

[jsker]

Nice build but i gotta be honest, the pasta at the start filled me with disappointment.

I have cous cous and chicken for dinner tonight and all i want now ive seen that is Pasta!!! - dang lol

Nice tank

LOL.

 

[jsker]

Just recalibrated all doing pumps tomorrow mix up some new 1+2+3
Numbers today
Ca 465
Mg 1400
Alk 8.62 strange but high
Po4 .04 pulled the GFO two week ago and I have only be dosing (phosphate rx)lanthanum chloride going to try the ATM agent green
Nitrates 8ppm
Still trying to stabilize the tank, after my mini crash. I basically got it down to slowing down the bio pellet to much.

 

[jsker]

Do you run carbon @jsker?

Yes I am running bio pellets.

Question, do you thing treating the food before it goes into the tank is good or just treat the tank with the ATM Agent green? Do you need the skimmer and filter socks to export the phosphates using the lanthanum chloride

 

[Flavio Carpi]

@jsker are you not using the aquaforest product anymore?