00W's AIO Smorgasbord

[kingranch2003]

Good morning and happy Thursday, everyone!

As we are coming up on Thanksgiving, I wanted to take the time today to do something different. Let's all be more thankful today. Give thanks to your family, your community, or those that you come into contact with. Give thanks that you are alive another day. Give thanks that you are able to enjoy the hobbies that you enjoy. Give thanks that you are able to walk outside and enjoy God's creation. We are busy creatures by nature, but something about stopping in our tracks and being thankful is refreshing. So take time out of your day to thank God and thank those around you for what they have done for you!

Great message. This song rocckkkksss!!

 

[Rocks reef]

my mag and cal are running kinda low. do i just keep bumping up the all4 reef?

Yes ma'am

 

[kingranch2003]

Well i mostly think my stomach for that one, haha. I have a weak stomach when it comes to fried/fatty food. So naturally, I have to eat stuff in a healthier way. I don't always make the best choices, but I try to do my best from time to time.

Thats all we can do my friend. I feel you 100% though. I had a chronic bout of gastroparesis (very slow digestion) for about 2 years. It almost took me out. I was scared to eat anything. I completely understand

 

[Rocks reef]

my mag and cal are running kinda low. do i just keep bumping up the all4 reef?

What is your alkalinity at right now?

 

[ShakeyGizzard]

It's hard to tell if that's green slimeball ANACROPORA or Montipora Spongodes. Maybe Tim will chime in. Either way, that is perfect par for them, absolutely. Beautiful choices, the lepto's you chose are stunning. Easy on the light with the leptos. I bleached one in about 150 par but I moved it up way too fast. Acclimate slowly or keep them at 100 or lower in my experience. Great choices Jimmy

Spongodes

 

[luis angel]

thats what i was worried about. hmm

That was always my issue with it. As much as I love using AFR, the downfall is, it'll raise all of your parameters even though you might need them all raised

I've often thought about switching to all for reef, but my tank consumes some parameters more than others, and it's better for me to adapt my dosing system to each need.

 

[ShakeyGizzard]

It's hard to tell if that's green slimeball ANACROPORA or Montipora Spongodes. Maybe Tim will chime in. Either way, that is perfect par for them, absolutely. Beautiful choices, the lepto's you chose are stunning. Easy on the light with the leptos. I bleached one in about 150 par but I moved it up way too fast. Acclimate slowly or keep them at 100 or lower in my experience. Great choices Jimmy

leptos are acclimating at about 60 to 65 right now, where i plan to put them, its about 100

 

[ShakeyGizzard]

And if you dose it separately until it goes up a bit, the problem with all for reef is that when you try to raise one parameter, all the others will also go up.

So true, but i do have to add magnesium because something is using it up, minor dosing for AFR and Mag keeps me close to where I want to be

 

[kevgib67]

Good morning Kevin

Good morning Rock!

 

[kingranch2003]

thats what i was worried about. hmm

Yep you want to dose those parameters until you get them up then resume afr

 

[Rocks reef]

Spongodes

I agree on the Spongodes.

 

[kingranch2003]

Morning y'all!
Have the best day!
Peace

I forget that Joe started on the other NY team!

 

[kevgib67]

Hmmm, I just might fit in here at my new job.

 

[kingranch2003]

He was an Atlanta Brave as a player, and others.
Made it biggest with the Yankees.

Exactly. Even when the Yankees were beating us in the World Series all the time in the 90s, Braves fans have a soft spot for JT

 

[Rocks reef]

So true, but i do have to add magnesium because something is using it up, minor dosing for AFR and Mag keeps me close to where I want to be

That's the thing with AFR. The mag in there is for replenishment, not to account for consumption by corals. I have read numerous posts where people are dosing AFR and wondering why their corals are dying. When they check their alk, cal and mag, the alk and cal are fine but the mag is low.

 

[kingranch2003]

One of my favorite of your baseball posts Joel

 

[Rocks reef]

Hmmm, I just might fit in here at my new job.

I think you will do just fine!

 

[ShakeyGizzard]

That's the thing with AFR. The mag in there is for replenishment, not to account for consumption by corals. I have read numerous posts where people are dosing AFR and wondering why their corals are dying. When they check their alk, cal and mag, the alk and cal are fine but the mag is low.

that's the way mine is, I test about every 4 to 5 days, if any dosing changes are made I test in 2 days after changes

 

[kingranch2003]

yes i know that song!! thank you!

Im glad you finally got a song and enjoyed it Jill.

 

[00W]

Good morning Joel, keep it stress free!

Hi Kev you too
How's the new job going?