Tswifty's 40g Rimless

Tswifty · Aug 31, 2009

Ready to begin Vodka dosing today. Had a funny conversation with the guy at the liquor store about dosing Vodka for a fish tank. He was actually really intrigued by it. LOL

Tswifty · Aug 31, 2009

cloakerpoked said:
glad to see its working.

Yeah, I'm happy with the results thus far. Especially since the improvements were from just the bacteria, and not the carbon source yet. I have seen a steady decline in my PO4 value as well. Even though I don't trust the accuracy of the number, it's still nice to see it declining. LOL. Hopefully that means the bacteria is beginning to outcompete the algae for available nutrients.

Tswifty · Sep 8, 2009

A few pics I snapped today:

Diver's Den Maricultured Pink Acropora Millepora

ATL Meteor Shower Cyphastrea

ORA Bird's of Paradise Seriatopora

ORA Joe the Coral & ORA Red Planet

Tswifty · Sep 8, 2009

Also, picked up a small Sea Hare a few days ago to try and help out with the current algae situation. I'm thinking his name should be like Shrek or Booger. LOL

cloakerpoked · Sep 8, 2009

Looks like he's settled right in. I love the Meteor Shower...one of my favorite ATL pieces....

Tswifty · Sep 8, 2009

Yeah he's pretty cool to watch cruise around the tank. The Meteor Shower's growth has definitely slowed down since I added the 2nd pendant and moved to 14k lighting (from 20k). IMO It's a piece that definitely looks better and grows faster in lower lighting situations.

Tswifty · Sep 9, 2009

New frags:

Greg Hiller's Aqua Delight

Tyree Pink Lemonade

Tswifty · Nov 10, 2009

Wow time to dust off this thread...

I believe my last update, I hadn't "started" Vodka dosing yet. Well since then I now dose Vodka and Microbacter 7 everyday to my tank, and also dose Amino Acids twice per week... and have seen some pretty impressive results.

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Tswifty · Nov 10, 2009

Tswifty · Nov 10, 2009

Tswifty · Nov 10, 2009

I also ditched my calcium reactor setup, and now use peristaltic dosing pumps to dose Calcium, Alkalinity, and Magnesium to my tank daily. I had Keith (DEERE G) build a small platform to mount to the pumps on and keep everything organized as well. The addition of the dosing pumps has been great, and I no longer worry about my levels shifting at all.

Znut Reefer · Nov 10, 2009

Whats the name of the anthia's in the pic? Your tank is coming along nicely!

myzislow · Nov 10, 2009

Looks good, quite the change for the better. I have the same dosing pumps and love them.
One question, I thought Magnesium supplements needed to be shaken/stirred vigorously before dosing to get the the solution in suspension, what product are you using? Do you something that stirs it up before it doses?

Tswifty · Nov 11, 2009

Znut Reefer said:
Whats the name of the anthia's in the pic? Your tank is coming along nicely!

Thanks. They are Bartlett Anthias. I have 3 in the tank.

Tswifty · Nov 11, 2009

myzislow said:
Looks good, quite the change for the better. I have the same dosing pumps and love them.
One question, I thought Magnesium supplements needed to be shaken/stirred vigorously before dosing to get the the solution in suspension, what product are you using? Do you something that stirs it up before it doses?

Thank you. I'm using ESV Magnesium. I had similar concerns, which is why I do not use the BRS Magnesium. However, this premade solution has been working very well.