The Miracle Tank

alimac122 · Aug 21, 2020

@JoshH where is this?!?! I wanna go. I miss mountains so much. Oklahoma suxxxxx

Fin · Aug 21, 2020

@Scratch08 I have started making some of these syrups at home, but I have not made Falernum yet. There is a recipe here and there are others out there.

https://punchdrink.com/recipes/falernum/

JoshH · Aug 22, 2020

Fin said:
Nice way to spend the day. Nice to see mountains as part of the landscape. We don’t have those down here, but lots of water!

It was beautiful, tomorrow is probably going to be hotel day healing the sunburns from today's adventure. Totally forgot to put sunscreen on because I'm a dumb butt

Scratch08 said:
Youre supposed to be sanding, priming and painting a fish room...not out getting sun burnt on the lake!

Whoops, I thought you were doing all that????

Sanding is all done, next step is paint, still working on a colour selection.

alimac122 said:
@JoshH where is this?!?! I wanna go. I miss mountains so much. Oklahoma suxxxxx

This was at Gap Lake just west of Exshaw, Alberta. Sunday will be Vermillion Lakes west of Banff

I don't know much about Oklahoma but it doesn't sound like a fun place

I do miss the lakes and rivers in Ontario where I grew up though

alimac122 · Aug 22, 2020

JoshH said:
This was at Gap Lake just west of Exshaw, Alberta. Sunday will be Vermillion Lakes west of Banff I don't know much about Oklahoma but it doesn't sound like a fun place I do miss the lakes and rivers in Ontario where I grew up though

Ugh Banff has been on my list for years.
LET THIS INTELLIGENT NON COVID RISK AMERICAN IN!!!!!

alimac122 · Aug 22, 2020

Serious question tho.
I’ve been digging into the whole “should I continue to dose phyto” debate.
Since a few of you all are awake still

do you dose phyto? How often?
my thought is that I dosed 2x, And I feel like that’s enough. I haven’t needed to do a water change in 3 weeks, and I feel like my pod population speaks for the bioavailability of phyto in the tank.
What do you guys think?

fishguy242 · Aug 22, 2020

i can tell ya little bit about.QK bought my hearse there ,

yay,she was sweet but not practical tank mover

fishguy242 · Aug 22, 2020

alimac122 said:
Serious question tho.
I’ve been digging into the whole “should I continue to dose phyto” debate.
Since a few of you all are awake still

do you dose phyto? How often?
my thought is that I dosed 2x, And I feel like that’s enough. I haven’t needed to do a water change in 3 weeks, and I feel like my pod population speaks for the bioavailability of phyto in the tank.
What do you guys think?

couple of drips every 3-4 days corals love it

JoshH · Aug 22, 2020

alimac122 said:
Ugh Banff has been on my list for years.
LET THIS INTELLIGENT NON COVID RISK AMERICAN IN!!!!!

Come on up lol Just say you're going to Alaska then make a B-line for Banff. I think it's only a $1000 Fine if they catch you but that might have changed after the last long weekend.

JoshH · Aug 22, 2020

I can't speak much about the Phyto, I dosed it for a few months before we moved and the corals and pods did love it

alimac122 · Aug 22, 2020

Curious if I could just buy spirulina powder online and it be equally as yummy for them (And much cheaper) my LFS sells “live in house phyto” for $8/ 12oz

alimac122 · Aug 22, 2020

fishguy242 · Aug 22, 2020

alimac122 said:

not sure @Thespammailaccount

fishguy242 · Aug 22, 2020

have a good night all..sleep mode

Thespammailaccount · Aug 22, 2020

fishguy242 said:
i can tell ya little bit about.QK bought my hearse there ,yay,she was sweet but not practical tank mover

Heck yea sweet ride

Thespammailaccount · Aug 22, 2020

alimac122 said:
Curious if I could just buy spirulina powder online and it be equally as yummy for them (And much cheaper) my LFS sells “live in house phyto” for $8/ 12oz

I know some people use it to culture pods or brine in a stand-alone tank but not sure how it affects water perimeters or if people have added it to a reef never tried it I culture my pods with live phytoplankton

NY_Caveman · Aug 22, 2020

In my experience I feel live Phytoplankton will photosynthesize in the display tank thereby reducing NO3 and PO4. In my opinion it’s benefits are many, the above plus feeding corals and pods with highly nutritious live food. I truly think it is about the best thing we can add to our tanks and do not see any negatives to adding it daily.

vetteguy53081 · Aug 22, 2020

A married couple, Harry and Esther, are out shopping one morning when Esther says, "Darling, it's my mother's birthday tomorrow. What shall we buy for her? She said she would like something electric." Harry replies, "How about a chair?"

najer · Aug 22, 2020

alimac122 said:
Serious question tho.
I’ve been digging into the whole “should I continue to dose phyto” debate.
Since a few of you all are awake still

do you dose phyto? How often?
my thought is that I dosed 2x, And I feel like that’s enough. I haven’t needed to do a water change in 3 weeks, and I feel like my pod population speaks for the bioavailability of phyto in the tank.
What do you guys think?

NY_Caveman said:
In my experience I feel live Phytoplankton will photosynthesize in the display tank thereby reducing NO3 and PO4. In my opinion it’s benefits are many, the above plus feeding corals and pods with highly nutritious live food. I truly think it is about the best thing we can add to our tanks and do not see any negatives to adding it daily.

I feed live phyto everyday and get through a 500 ml bottle a week.
Brian said it all, bottom of the food chain.
When I had the huge nutrient spike the first thing I did was pour a 250 ml bottle in.