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[reef tank 2.0]

I was there around 11:15-12:00.
I was talking/asking questions to "someone/a fellow reefer" about the firework clove polyps. That wouldn't happen to have been you, was it?

Maybe I'll move him over to the 200 area. That's where I put my green goblin anacropora.

 

[reef tank 2.0]

Today marks the one year tank anniversary. Here are a couple tank shots with blues off.
I need a blue light camera to give the best affect :) and crystal clear tank shots. but here's where it stands:

 

[kevgib67]

Today marks the one year tank anniversary. Here are a couple tank shots with blues off.
I need a blue light camera to give the best affect :) and crystal clear tank shots. but here's where it stands:

Beautiful!

 

[reef tank 2.0]

1 year later and I have small spots of Coraline on my rocks!

:winking-face-with-tongue:

 

[reef tank 2.0]

had my tank up and running for 13 months now. today I noticed my 2nd cyano outbreak on the sand. (last was during the first few months). hopefully it doesn't last too long.

 

[Gumbies R Us]

1 year later and I have small spots of Coraline on my rocks!

:winking-face-with-tongue:

Congrats on seeing coralline!

 

[reef tank 2.0]

March 31st - tank up and running for 13 months, and I just got my 2nd outbreak of cyano. It's now April 28th and it's coming in fierce. I hate this stuff.

this s my 2nd tank, and I have been reminded the one thing I hate about reefing - BRYOPSIS! grrrrrrrr.

 

[reef tank 2.0]

with bryopsis getting bad, I'm going to start the Flucon treatment. Doing a half dose (7 pills) and see how it does. just did a 50% water change last night.

fingers crossed

 

[reef tank 2.0]

june 14th and still fighting this cyano outbreak. been doing water changes, but no end in sight. when it seems to start dying off, it says thank again.

I tested my parameters a long the way and nothing seems out of wack. I'm gonna invest in a better phosphate tester and hopefully that will give me a more accurate number. right now with salifert, I'm at .25 or less. hard to tell.

 

[reef tank 2.0]

my alkalinity hit a low 6.0 a couple weeks ago.
thinking it might have been my salifert test kit, i decided to buy a hanna.
i tested that and the readings were the same. i decided to raise the alkalinity by .50dkh each day till i hit the 9.0 that i desired. i hit that parameter a few days back. been testing each night and the level has not seemed to drop. i will keep an eye on it. whoda thought, dosing actually worked!! (as some may have ready from my posts, this was a fail for me in my last tank. i was glad to see my numbers change for the good).

at the same time, the cyano has finally went away, it took a few months. although it's almost gone now, i do have some thick red algae on the rocks. none of my cuc's are touching it. the only thing im thinking to help it, could be to monitor the phosphate levels. I was trying to accomplish that using the salifert test. i was GUESSING that the color output was .25ppm , or close to. again, i broke down and bought a hanna checker for this. i felt a little better about it since it has a digital output. tested the phosphates last night and they are reading .25 as well. so my eyes wern't failing me!

i think it might be time to take out a second mortgage and buy a container of high capacity GFO. see if that helps.

 

[reef tank 2.0]

got the GFO in my reactor. It's been a few days now. I'll test come this weekend and see if phosphate levels dropped any.

I've got a really bad case of green algae all over my rocks. its like a thick carpet. Hopefully with the phosphate levels dropping, it'll help.

also replaced my old Gyre with two new Gyre Jump Pumps (MJ-GF316) from BRS. have them located opposite each other on the sides of the tank. so far I like them. seem to be better than the old one I was running. we'll see how it goes. I currently have it on random mode, intensity level #3