My 72 Bowfront Build Revised Thread

[john.m.cole3]

That is a monti, 3 months ago it was a third of it size. Very fast grower

I have a tyree aquituberculata and a neon green scroll coral I hope grow in that same pattern. Time will tell

 

[jsker]

It looks like it going to cup up. We shall see.

 

[jsker]

Alk 9.3
Ca 470
Mg 1320
Po4's I am embarassed to say but are .16ppm started run gfo again and started run a reactor with biopellets. This should take two week to really kick in
No3's .07 on the high side.
I was H2O2 dosing and it seem to weaken the GHA @twilliard @cowboy thank you guys but my Zoa's are not happy so I need to clean up the water a bit with carbon, GFO dosing.

 

[john.m.cole3]

.07 Nitrate is super low. 2 - 5 ppm is a good range.

 

[cowboy]

Definitely agree with @john.m.cole3 get those nitrates up. And honestly ur PO4 is not horrible I've actually quit quit testing those parameters all together the only thing I look at are my elements.

 

[john.m.cole3]

and my visual inspection of my corals tells me a lot

 

[jsker]

Just took all the twist and turn out of my overflow line down the the sump and increased the flow.

Question can I run a DC ATO off of a Apex EB 4 or to I need to upgraded to a EB 8 with the low out put receptacles to use the ATO and program it?

 

[jsker]

Looks like things are evening out in regards to my parameters
Mg 1320
Alk 9.1 and still need to fall off another half point
Ca 475 it could come down but I am leaving it
Po4 .08 ppm still high but came down from a .16pp last week running GFO again
No3 7 ppm still high, but once the bactira kicks in the pellet reactor I will have to watch it so that it does not go below a 3 ppm
Rerouted my overflow line yesterday and I am much happier with the flow.
Water change today, and some maintenance then chill time

 

[jsker]

Green hair Algae is pretty much gone, now to get rid of the purple algae and I will be happy again.
Nitrates 8 ppm coming down
Po4 .04ppm
Ca 445
Mg 1280
Alk 8.68
Salinity 1.0246
Ph 8.24

 

[john.m.cole3]

Those numbers look better and better! I'm glad your GHA problem is gone/ You worked hard to rid your tank of it.

 

[jsker]

Those numbers look better and better! I'm glad your GHA problem is gone/ You worked hard to rid your tank of it.

Thank you old man My Alk has always run high, this is the first time being at a happy place. I bumped up the dosing a tad since I have been working on drop my numbers in line since the addition of the sump. Going to post up on our thread tomorrow. The new light setting is working well and some of my arco's and coloring up more and look better.

 

[jsker]

Parameter today, Po4 and Nitrates are coming down slowly.

 

[john.m.cole3]

+1 for your biopellets and GFO

 

[jsker]

Hey good evening, How are the fish and tank doing? My sally is MIA again, and I have frag of my red monti if you would like? Somehow a piece broke off and I have a 2 x 1 piece I need to frag? and also I have the birds nest frag too, it is growing and has four shoots now. Re-gluing corals tomorrow, WC/Vac, and shooting a video.

 

[john.m.cole3]

The fish are happy and overwhelmed with all the space they have now. My 3 designer clowns should be arriving soon. Maybe WWC will let you drop in that birdsnest when I spend my prize money with them. We're going up to Amarillo tomorrow and staying the night for the 4th. Marias dad lives up there. My anemone has been walking and is making me nervous. He's between 2 sps pieces

 

[jsker]

@john.m.cole3 My anemone is not looking good either. If and the is a big word, I can keep things were they are now I thing the anemone will spark back up. Just change out the RO/DI filters and I am thinking that the red slim will dissipate even more or go away all together. GHA is almost gone except in a couple of spots on the bottom of the tank.

Is @brandon429 still talking to you since Brandon is now a reef excellent person.

Both you guys have a good weekend and be safe, its a bike thing when you are traveling.

 

[john.m.cole3]

Yeah I talked to Brandon earlier today. He still makes time for the little guys, lol. But seriously he deserves it. He helps out a ton of peeps

 

[jsker]

Yeah I talked to Brandon earlier today. He still makes time for the little guys, lol. But seriously he deserves it. He helps out a ton of peeps

So true in regards to Brandon, Brandon really know his stuff.

I think if given enough notice of your gift card prize, the guys at WWC would let me drop the frags in the shipment.

FYI I dropped my dosing of 1+2+3 down to 82 ml's a day for 1+3+ and 62 ml's a day for the 2+ these a split into to doses a day.

 

[jsker]

Update, the sally light foot lives

 

[john.m.cole3]

hahaha, nice vid. I've read that those crabs hide a lot