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Thats a total bummer. Thanks for letting me know though.
Andre’s Full blown 300Gallon SPS Reeftank up within a week ;-)
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Couple of things happened.
Not sure if you were following this thread, had to change my pellets and used the new product which was quite disappointing and caused an over saturation of carbohydrates and a few SPS got infections as a result. Sniper was one of them.
So I took ASAP corrective action and removed the media and dosed ethyl alcohol to get the carbs out quick.
Then I changed to Zeolith.
Corals that were affected it’s did recover but Sniper got hit additionally by my nem.
It’s still covered slightly with tissue but not sure if it makes it!
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So with all that trouble and frustration.........
I just weeded out the tank again and got rid of some calcium sucking weeds
That's more fun, lol.
Is that big one in the last picture the RP blueberry limeade? I got one from you a while back and that thing has exploded. Grows faster than Xenia
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Yes Sir, that’s it.
I had like 3 pieces like that I sold that I had to cut off to avoid this to take over the tank, lol.
Bring it high enough to the light and it brings out 5 colors. Really nice when all rims turn yellow ;-)
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Yes Sir, that’s it.
I had like 3 pieces like that I sold that I had to cut off to avoid this to take over the tank, lol.
Bring it high enough to the light and it brings out 5 colors. Really nice when all rims turn yellow ;-)
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Very nice !!!! Almost there !!!!
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What are you using to supplement manganese?
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Can't really talk about it until I'm a Forum Sponsor, but I do have my own Elements which of course I use....... unlimited supplies for me ;-)
However, I do started to use elementary Manganese of 0.1microgram/L daily which results in ~0.4ml of Manganese solution every day for every 100Gallon system volume. I dose as much daily as needed but only as much to keep it undetectable on the ICP.
In the last few months and as of now, I dose 0.3microgram/L which is needed to stay undetectable. That is approx. 3.5ml daily for my 300G system, the calculator does the details for me ;-)
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Do you know how much Iron you dose? See a lot of green ;-)
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I don’t dose anything outside of vodka. Just water changes with instant ocean, NLS pellets for the fish, and calcium reactor.
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THX man, now I know where the Iron comes from ;-)
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Everyone keeps mentioning this reef guide. Where do I pick one up? I don’t want to get you in trouble or myself in trouble but I will definitely like to get one.
Also reading through your stuff I know you’re big into bacteria for the reef tank. What are your thoughts on NoPox by redsea? I only dose it from time to time if I see my Nitrates or phosphates start to creep up. I personally feel it works too well and if I dosed it permanently my nutrients would be undetectable
Also reading through your stuff I know you’re big into bacteria for the reef tank. What are your thoughts on NoPox by redsea? I only dose it from time to time if I see my Nitrates or phosphates start to creep up. I personally feel it works too well and if I dosed it permanently my nutrients would be undetectable
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The food? I see ferrous sulfate in the ingredients. Bet that’s it
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Now that is a great question, short story, let your system develop, however you want to run it, I am all for minimum effort and watching my animals!
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NoPox is a mix apparently of Ethanol and carbohydrates.
Means similar to Vodka/Vinegar mix how DIY reefer mix it. Since they did not reveal the ingredients, it's hard to find out what the source of carbohydrates is!
Anyways, I would not just occasionally use it, better use much less, but daily and consistent to avoid bacteria population swings which will help you to establish a more stable environment of nutrients and organic waste levels in the tank!
My strategy is when it comes to overusing a method of nutrient reduction, just do less of what you do ;-)
Tricky is mostly the Po4 to get to the lower levels without absorber use, hence sometimes while getting Po4 low enough via bacteria consumption, No3 goes down to zero for too long and corals are starving from that environment and dosing No3 can be a hassle. For those cases I did use No3 factories such as filter socks with holes or carbon reactor housings filled with just filter fleece or bio balls. That is a more natural way to increase No3 in the system and reduce the need for additional dosing.
Hope that gives some ideas here ;-
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Some frag fun pics ;-)
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