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[tbrown]

I appreciate it! So, just getting my nitrate tester set up but phosphates I tested 3x. Only because it's a used tester so I'm still verifying it doesn't do weird stuff.
Test 1 was fresh out the tank.
Test 2+3 were like 45 mins later so I'm sure water has cooled and maybe done other stuff? Idk if it would effect the tests but there was some variance so maybe?

Test 1: .01
Test 2: .06
Test 3: .04

Results are +/- 0.03

My assumption is that 0.04 is about the correct result.

 

[Nor'easter Reefer]

Hanna?

Yessir. Both these tests are with a hanna. Phosphate ULR and Nitrate HR

 

[Calmwaters]

Good night everyone!

 

[Nor'easter Reefer]

They can live up to 15 years

Thats a long time for a uhh... is she an amphibian?

 

[Nor'easter Reefer]

Good night everyone!

Goodnight!

 

[Nor'easter Reefer]

Nitrate is 6.7ppm

 

[Calmwaters]

Thats a long time for a uhh... is she an amphibian?

Yes she an amphibian.

 

[00W]

Before. I only started the reactor because I had done consistent 15-20% water changes weekly for a month or so and saw no improvement and my phosphates were super high when I finally tested them

Okay that's what I thought.
Interested to see nitrate.
Water changes will effect phosphate but mostly nitrate.
A lot of us see cyno as heinous but I just see it as a sign that somethings out of ballance.
Let's see if we can help.

 

[Nor'easter Reefer]

Which is right on track to what I had before. Hovering around 5 with weekly water changes and I didn't do one this weekend

 

[00W]

Good night everyone!

Good night peanut!

 

[Nor'easter Reefer]

Okay that's what I thought.
Interested to see nitrate.
Water changes will effect phosphate but mostly nitrate.
A lot of us see cyno as heinous but I just see it as a sign that somethings out of ballance.
Let's see if we can help.

Well my phosphate was way high before and with this phosban reactor i got it down. It was >.90 before.

 

[BrokenReefer]

If you started the tank with dry rock your uglies are gonna be fun. Let it ride, add a whole mess of pods let them help with the uglies. Cyano is a pain and ugly but it’ll go away once the tank is more established. I also chased the equipment train … I finally took the GFO/Carbon reactor offline and let nature do its thing.

Let the nutrients stabilize - I do carbon does with TropicMarin NP Bacto Balance. That helps keep things in line.

I am 45 pages late so … yeah

 

[Nor'easter Reefer]

If you started the tank with dry rock your uglies are gonna be fun. Let it ride, add a whole mess of pods let them help with the uglies. Cyano is a pain and ugly but it’ll go away once the tank is more established. I also chased the equipment train … I finally took the GFO/Carbon reactor offline and let nature do its thing.

Let the nutrients stabilize - I do carbon does with TropicMarin NP Bacto Balance. That helps keep things in line.

I am 45 pages late so … yeah

I want a zoa gardeb front and center so I'm thinking i might buy some live rock to stick there for it. Not a lot, maybe 10-15 lbs?

 

[Nor'easter Reefer]

If you started the tank with dry rock your uglies are gonna be fun. Let it ride, add a whole mess of pods let them help with the uglies. Cyano is a pain and ugly but it’ll go away once the tank is more established. I also chased the equipment train … I finally took the GFO/Carbon reactor offline and let nature do its thing.

Let the nutrients stabilize - I do carbon does with TropicMarin NP Bacto Balance. That helps keep things in line.

I am 45 pages late so … yeah

The pages add up quick BTW. Thats why @luis angel was supposed to provide recaps but @kevgib67 just pushed way too hard and now our internship on hiatus

 

[luis angel]

what seasoning we thinking in that?

Paprika
Onion
Garlic
Black pepper
Salt
Tomato or tomato sauce
Cooking wine
Oregano
Cumin
Bay leaves
You can add dry raisins or olives

 

[Nor'easter Reefer]

Good night peanut!

So you think leave everything the way it is, and test phosphates the next few days to make sure it doesn't plummet?

 

[00W]

Which is right on track to what I had before. Hovering around 5 with weekly water changes and I didn't do one this weekend

This is what I thought.
So I'm going to suggest no water changes for at least another week, overfeed and let it ride a bit.
If the cyno is bothering you take a paper towel/filter pad and just take them off manually.
Believe it or not they will go away on their own.
Don't run the reactor.
Tim has it spot on with the range of error on the tester and I'm thinking as he did.
I'm now going to have to dose my small tank with something since it tests at 0 and 0. Yikes.
I've done nothing to get it there it did it on its own.
Let yours ride a bit, hide the testers for a week and not worry about it so much right now.
Just my 2 cents.

 

[00W]

I want a zoa gardeb front and center so I'm thinking i might buy some live rock to stick there for it. Not a lot, maybe 10-15 lbs?

Any and all actual live rock added is a plus.

 

[Nor'easter Reefer]

This is what I thought.
So I'm going to suggest no water changes for at least another week, overfeed and let it ride a bit.
If the cyno is bothering you take a paper towel/filter pad and just take them off manually.
Believe it or not they will go away on their own.
Don't run the reactor.
Tim has it spot on with the range of error on the tester and I'm thinking as he did.
I'm now going to have to dose my small tank with something since it tests at 0 and 0. Yikes.
I've done nothing to get it there it did it on its own.
Let yours ride a bit, hide the testers for a week and not worry about it so much right now.
Just my 2 cents.

Basically overfeeding to chase the phosphates with nitrates? Or to give the better bacteria something to eat before the cyano starves them?

 

[Nor'easter Reefer]

Any and all actual live rock added is a plus.

Cultivated reef said they had some in their sump(it wouldn't have coralline) but I could buy that and it's been in their systems for a longggg time.