72x30x18 DIY build thread

[fishguy242]

@StatelineReefer 1 month of reefing the right way :)

do you have tonight's #'s ? trates /alk /cal ?

 

[Nate Chalk]

do you have tonight's #'s ? trates /alk /cal ?

Yep. Not calcium or alk but tank is consuming

 

[fishguy242]

Trates are good , you running fuge ?

 

[Nate Chalk]

Trates are good , you running fuge ?

Minimum. 2 hours. Skimmer off.

 

[Nate Chalk]

Considering taking a razor to the bare bottom tomorrow to remove the algae on it.

Would reduce the phos consumption. And look better

 

[fishguy242]

try to suck out as much as possible while doing.

 

[Nate Chalk]

try to suck out as much as possible while doing.

It's gonna look so good I may be proud of it tomorrow. Couple hours of work lol.

Need to sleep. Melatonin.

Ty frank see you Saturday morning

 

[StatelineReefer]

:)

Ok can order more snails. Reef cleaners loves me. Lol

lettuce nudibranch, or a sea hare, depending on the algae.

 

[Stang67]

Do I need more cuc?
Remove algae?
Thinking and reading.

Yes... :)

I vote culerpa in sump. Will suck up nutrients so other algae cant.

 

[Goaway]

I vote culerpa in sump. Will suck up nutrients so other algae cant.

I love chaeto. Apparently someone believes it sucks up copper. I would have to find the thread. But, we know plants absorb many elements and minerals. Sadly, I think something in my sump eats the caulerpa. So, I gotta get more red algae as well when I get more of the caulepa.

I got a long list... gorgs, macro algaes. pectinias, trachyphyillias...

 

[Goaway]

Considering taking a razor to the bare bottom tomorrow to remove the algae on it.

Would reduce the phos consumption. And look better

Do you have an urchin?

 

[Nate Chalk]

Do you have an urchin?

Yep!
I also run Caulerpa in sump, its on 2 hours.

I think its just hair algae , green.

So I need to be vigilant in attacking the ugly algae in tank.... I've kinda left it natural and tried that technique, but after a month and observation it seems im just dumping in phos to maintain and the algae is growing. almost out pacing the dosing and dinos will eventually come back.

Ill see what reefcleaners has in store. Ceriths, Astreas, etc!

 

[Goaway]

Why only 2 hours?

 

[Nate Chalk]

Why only 2 hours?

That was the course of action prescribed by the others. because phos was bottoming with dinos on the front. I was basically growing 2 algaes, bottoming phos and dinos were taking over.

it seems i just need to husbandry against the ugly algae in the reef and it should balance out better. The barebottom is kinda like an Algae scrubber, I can razor it off in clean sheets and harvest.

 

[Stang67]

That was the course of action prescribed by the others. because phos was bottoming with dinos on the front. I was basically growing 2 algaes, bottoming phos and dinos were taking over.

it seems i just need to husbandry against the ugly algae in the reef and it should balance out better. The barebottom is kinda like an Algae scrubber, I can razor it off in clean sheets and harvest.

Bare bottom = more rock for the bacteria

 

[Nate Chalk]

Bare bottom = more rock for the bacteria

MOAR though right

 

[StatelineReefer]

MOUR!!!!

 

[Nate Chalk]

If i add anymore rock the tank is just going to be rock. LOL

 

[StatelineReefer]

If i add anymore rock the tank is just going to be rock. LOL

All the rock!!!!!

Coral Island!!!

 

[Nate Chalk]

Welcome to my algae farm. High definition algae is still algae.

Corals happy though. :)