and it was true fun those reef meetings make a hermit type want to leave and get some sun out in the day. come over next couple days when free we can play loud heavy metal and have some ear s ringing and see a small reef.
I'll try another one further down the road. I think him and my future midas blenny will make cool additions. I already plan on naming them Bert and Ernie [HASHTAG]#lifegoals[/HASHTAG]
the one thing that had me worried was temp... my frags were literally cold like glass lol but after several times of this behavior it was just another Tuesday heh.
People refer to old tank syndrome as a condition where rocks and sandbeds leach nutrients (N and P) into their system and they can't control it. Products like NoPoX and other "bandaids" assist in masking the underlying problem. To avoid this condition you must be one with your sandbed and rock structure to eliminate detritus build up. Good flow that keeps detritus suspended is a good start, regular siphoning of the sandbed, and blowing off rocks or doing clean water dips (if possible). Contrary to popular belief, beneficial bacteria is not lost in these processes. True some beneficial "bugs" do get sucked out, but they replenish themselves. @brandon429 opened my eyes to some of these avoidable problems.
and the light went on. Put some media in the new sump, and vacuum the bed once a month and I would say my P04 and No3 issues will be at a barely traceable level. Have a happy one both of you, I am waiting on same-day prime delivery.
There you go, walking off the cliff again. I think you will be happy with it. My water volume is now 72 ish to I am dosing 65ml in the morning and 65ml at night one hour apart for each component or is will participate and be useless. I am now dosing 50ml of the competent 2 to get my alk down. Once I hit my number I will go up to 65ml. I usually test every week, but when my numbers are holding steady I started testing every other week and my number were still holding steady just the alk was still high from switching from the RS Coral Pro. I also test for Po4 and No3 when I run my tests but you would think with a 30 gallon water change, that my No3 would drop. Oh big discover with Apex yesterday (it is amazing when I have time) you can log your test results, in the fusion part of Apex and also create graphs(no big deal) here it is though, when you go in to enter you soluton results by the ml left. It asks what test you are using and automatically give you the number of lets say alk at 9.24 that is what I talk about. No more messing around with the charts on the paper of cards.
