The Garden -- Rakies shallow SPS cube

tripdad · Jan 15, 2019

The crappy part is it always seems to follow a period of fairly good success. Nice growth, good colors, and then .......

Rakie · Jan 18, 2019

Frag tank upgrade. 20x16x10, 3/8" acrylic. I'm gaining just shy if a square foot of room!

WallyB · Jan 19, 2019

That's a Great Idea, to have a Extra Frag Tank. I assume Isolated...... like a Backup Frag Bank. Always Ready to Pull Favourite/Premium Frags out if something goes wrong on your other setup.

With that space, and the way you packed your other setup, you should be able to fit at least 80 Frags in there

Rakie · Jan 19, 2019

WallyB said:
That's a Great Idea, to have a Extra Frag Tank. I assume Isolated...... like a Backup Frag Bank. Always Ready to Pull Favourite/Premium Frags out if something goes wrong on your other setup.

With that space, and the way you packed your other setup, you should be able to fit at least 80 Frags in there

I'm excited to replace the 10g tank lol. Although it's done me well, it's time to fit more frags!

najer · Jan 19, 2019

I hope this turns around for you soon.

Rakie · Jan 19, 2019

najer said:
I hope this turns around for you soon.

It's already turned around for now! A few losses but it'll happen eventually -- my mistake for dosing stuff like I did. Created instability, sadly.

najer · Jan 19, 2019

Rakie said:
It's already turned around for now! A few losses but it'll happen eventually -- my mistake for dosing stuff like I did. Created instability, sadly.

I only ever used a chemical once on a tank, chemiclean, for cyano, I killed a 6 inch lobo using it at half recommended dose.
No disrespect to anyone but maybe the chemical option is becoming a "quick fix" too much, anything that takes bacteria out (just my opinion) can't be fully selective unless it is a different bacteria, I might well be wrong but we are talking about playing with the core of a system!?

Rakie · Jan 19, 2019

Yep, I agree! The bubble algae is slowly going away, but too slowly for me lol.

I'm afraid of emerald crabs or I'd consider some

najer · Jan 19, 2019

I love emeralds.

Katrina71 · Jan 19, 2019

najer said:
I only ever used a chemical once on a tank, chemiclean, for cyano, I killed a 6 inch lobo using it at half recommended dose.
No disrespect to anyone but maybe the chemical option is becoming a "quick fix" too much, anything that takes bacteria out (just my opinion) can't be fully selective unless it is a different bacteria, I might well be wrong but we are talking about playing with the core of a system!?

We are the same on this.

Katrina71 · Jan 19, 2019

Rakie said:
Yep, I agree! The bubble algae is slowly going away, but too slowly for me lol.

I'm afraid of emerald crabs or I'd consider some

Nothing good happens quickly...lol

NY_Caveman · Jan 19, 2019

najer said:
I only ever used a chemical once on a tank, chemiclean, for cyano, I killed a 6 inch lobo using it at half recommended dose.
No disrespect to anyone but maybe the chemical option is becoming a "quick fix" too much, anything that takes bacteria out (just my opinion) can't be fully selective unless it is a different bacteria, I might well be wrong but we are talking about playing with the core of a system!?

Agreed as well. Chemiclean does not make sense to me. I know people use it and it works for them, but seems dangerous.