SBB- Spring Fling Blowout

[MarsReefer]

Checked my phosphates this morning..... they were 1.2 ppm

Got the reactor hooked up and pumping through some GFO now. I figured they would be high due to the move and die off/live rock movement

Ouch. I had mine spike recently after killing off all my algae with reef flux. Ironically it was mostly under control at 0.3 ppm but I started dosing lanthanum chloride which killed my zebra dart gobies who died in the rock work, spiking me up to 0.7 ppm. I'm finally back to 0.12 after adding some GFO.

 

[6t4nova]

Interestingly enough, all the corals looked fine. I noticed a few zoas not opening up like they normally do, so I checked as that's usually how I know. I should have set up the reactor when I moved the tank, however I forgot about it. All good now though

 

[6t4nova]

This is gonna be fun

 

[ryshark]

Checked my phosphates this morning..... they were 1.2 ppm

Got the reactor hooked up and pumping through some GFO now. I figured they would be high due to the move and die off/live rock movement

Be careful to not use too much GFO or lower the PO4 too quickly.

 

[MarsReefer]

This is gonna be fun

 

[6t4nova]

Here’s a hint on where it came from. Any guess to what’s in the small bags?

 

[ryshark]

Ouch. I had mine spike recently after killing off all my algae with reef flux. Ironically it was mostly under control at 0.3 ppm but I started dosing lanthanum chloride which killed my zebra dart gobies who died in the rock work, spiking me up to 0.7 ppm. I'm finally back to 0.12 after adding some GFO.

Did you use Lanthanum designed for pools?

 

[RichWise73]

Here’s a hint on where it came from. Any guess to what’s in the small bags?

Strats?

 

[MarsReefer]

Did you use Lanthanum designed for pools?

No I used brightwell PhosphatE, but I think I dosed it a little too fast or too long. All my other fish were completely fine.

 

[6t4nova]

Strats?

 

[Thuan]

Just measured par for torches in my 180g. 260 par. 4 kessils a360x and 2 Quanta Pro Reefcrest

 

[RichWise73]

I may need to get in on that with my next algae order.

 

[Nate Chalk]

Did you use Lanthanum designed for pools?

I did this poorly and murdered one of my blue hippos early on, never again. GFO small doses , go slow .

 

[Nate Chalk]

Just measured par for torches in my 180g. 260 par. 4 kessils a360x and 2 Quanta Pro Reefcrest

mine are like at 300+ lol

 

[stoney7713]

So all out of 5', but did you find anything else @robanister

 

[Thuan]

mine are like at 300+ lol

And they're good with that

 

[Nate Chalk]

And they're good with that

yessir , im interested in what @SBB Corals keeps corals at par wise.

Ive had best success from him and battle corals.

 

[stoney7713]

And they're good with that

If yours are are good, leave them be. Like @billyocean said, most LPS can handle a wide range of par.

I have torches from 150-300par

 

[stoney7713]

yessir , im interested in what @SBB Corals keeps corals at par wise.

Ive had best success from him and battle corals.

180 or so if I recall correctly

 

[MarsReefer]

So all out of 5', but did you find anything else @robanister

here weren't any more. I grabbed that chalice and someone else grabbed the mille and SBB confirmed there weren't any more.