How high is your nitrates? What´s your nitrites (if you have measured them)
The nitrates is coming from the added food
Sincerely Lasse
The nitrates is coming from the added food
Sincerely Lasse
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80 ppm according to API , for those of you out there who uses this brand color is pretty red!How high is your nitrates? What´s your nitrites (if you have measured them)
The nitrates is coming from the added food
Sincerely Lasse
0 nitrites 0 ammoniaHow high is your nitrates? What´s your nitrites (if you have measured them)
The nitrates is coming from the added food
Sincerely Lasse
Yes I am using real ocean water for the past 15 years.its a heck of a system for sure, just so diverse its among the more diverse ones on the board per recent posts, well done x3
benthic community diverse, not just corals
forgot to ask are you using ocean water in any way, its so diverse its indicative of that actually
Hello reefers, is there any negative impact in removing detritus in sumps? I’m thinking about vacuuming all the accumulated detritus inside the entire chamber using a wet dry vacuum. Will there be any ammonia spikes or ill effects by doing this? Please help and chime in. Thank you and you all be safe.
Do you have a Hanna measure of Phosphates? If your PO4 is depleted, it can be hard for your system to process nitrates as fast as you are adding them.Yes I am using real ocean water for the past 15 years.
we think hydrogen sulfide would be smell apparent in the room where the losses occurred, it stinks.
so what it is within unoxidated sands that is lethal? Fascinating.
This man here doesnt like sandbed detritus anymore.
Nanoreef crash after DSB cleaning
Hello R2R. So... I nearly wiped out one of my 14G Biocubes after an aggressive cleaning. The system has been running and doing well-enough for about 6 years. It is home to a handful of "easy" corals, a couple of clownfish, and a few mobile inverts. I bought an external filter (generic HD10...www.reef2reef.com
**what’s fascinating about these loss tanks is nobody knows cause
we know the locus that’s for sure, just not the actual cause of death within the cloud
ammonia wouldnt be hanging around it would be used up before disturbance I was wrong in past posts stating it could be free ammonia, agreed.
we think hydrogen sulfide would be smell apparent in the room where the losses occurred, it stinks.
so what it is within unoxidated sands that is lethal? Fascinating.
the locus can not be successfully debated. It is within the detritus cloud and oxidative states affect the lethality of the cloud, we just dont know what’s the actual cause. (Reason it can’t be debated, see # of successful pages of happy tank transfers we have done in the sand rinse thread since the start of this current thread, we know where the locus of control exists but we dont know the actual lethality detail)
someone, please send icp a sample of your oldest untouched sandbed‘s material. To get it without killing your tank, tape a hose to a dowel and insert into corner of tank. Dredge up some funky mud and send it to icp.
Your tank might be clear and Clean looking but it looks, to me, proof it could actually sustain anything that are more finicky is hard to say. To you, might be what you're going for, but for others, with a different stocking list could be devastating. I don't think I'd want that sump idea with my sps, I couldn't imagine losing some of my pieces that cost hundreds for 1 inch frags due to laziness. I've learned that lesson with lack of testing.@Randy Holmes-Farley & @ Lasse have 100 years of accumulated hands on reef tank experience and as @Paul B would say, “They have more degrees than a thermometer”.
Kudos to you men of distinction.
To take off on what @Brandon said, I will explain a 25 year Jaubert Plenum system which included 30G EcoSystem mud/macro refugium. Having performed zero maintenance , aside from composting garden with nutrient export, I have noted an increase in depth of mud from 1” to 1.5” in 25;years. It feels spongy to the touch and is crawling with worms & things. My goal for this biofilter is to support sea apples, sponges and scallops. That’s my story and I am sticking to it.
Your tank might be clear and Clean looking but it looks, to me, proof it could actually sustain anything other than beginner corals. To you, might be what you're going for, but for others, I don't think I'd want that sump with my sps.