Brand New 8 gallon bio cube

[NotFishyFishGuy]

I just thought of the perfect combo: mudskippers and figure 8 puffers. I know that @dantimdad already mentioned it but i never really thought about before. So i guess I shouldn’t take credit for this, thanks @dantimdad . I love puffers and mudskippers

 

[NotFishyFishGuy]

Now I just need to find what equipment to use. Thinking of a 40 gallon long with a canister and a slope to land. What does everyone think of a spotted puffer?

 

[12gallonsofhex]

16 pages since yesterday? I feel so lost. Lol

 

[NotFishyFishGuy]

16 pages since yesterday? I feel so lost. Lol

Lol new goal, 2020 pages before 2020

 

[Katrina71]

So just tested my tank an hour after dosing .0375ppm of phosphate. My phosphate levels were .006 which hints at the rock binding a whopping .03ppm of phosphate per hour....

I'm going to have to purchase a doser.

Why not add a bottle of bacteria? See what happens? Cheaper than a doser.

 

[Katrina71]

Ok all of you s santas, I'm lost like a Easter egg. I signed up for elfster and the the s santa on r2r. Is there a group on elfster than I need to join as well?

I'm just trying to free up @Santa Claus for more important issues. He has way too many kids to worry about.

There is a groups selection on there. Go to more on the first page menu.

 

[living_tribunal]

Maybe try searching on Elfster for the Reef 2 reef SS?

If I joined the secret Santa I’ll probably just have a bunch of different phosphate products on my wish list.

 

[living_tribunal]

Why not add a bottle of bacteria? See what happens? Cheaper than a doser.

How can you dose with bacteria bottle? I have lots of those. Just bought more even.

 

[Katrina71]

How can you dose with bacteria bottle? I have lots of those. Just bought more even.

Just add it to the tank. I also add some with water changes when my tank is dealing with an issue.

 

[fishface1003]

so like the chicken of the sea?

I can tell you from using a siphon, fish poo does not taste like chicken.

 

[Katrina71]

so like the chicken of the sea?

Well...Lol

 

[living_tribunal]

Just add it to the tank. I also add some with water changes when my tank is dealing with an issue.

I don’t think I can just dose the phosphate by hand. I need to add ~.72ppm of phosphate a day which definitely needs to be spread out.

 

[Katrina71]

I don’t think I can just dose the phosphate by hand. I need to add ~.72ppm of phosphate a day which definitely needs to be spread out.

I meant just bottled bacteria. I don't dose anything.

 

[SashimiTurtle]

Fluc won’t kill the nems. It will help against turf algae but won’t affect the cyano part.

No cyano, just a bit of this crap...

And a FTS

 

[Magellan]

No cyano, just a bit of this crap...

And a FTS

Love the skull!! What’s your WC schedule like?

 

[SashimiTurtle]

I would prefer not to dose phosphate but won't allow my tank to run on 0 phosphate for extended periods. I'm also going through dino right now as I was not able to figure out what was absorbing all of the phosphate in time.

My rock is binding basically all of the phosphate that enter my tank immediately. This is true for substances with calcium carbonate.

This tank has been set up with water for 2 months, holding livestock for about a month.

As much as I'd like to be patient with dino, it can wipe a tank pretty quick. I've battled it before and don't want to lose another frag to it again.

I test phosphate every day so will hopefully be able to detect the day my rock becomes fully bound. Until then, I need to provide at least some measurable level of phosphate for my corals to continue to grow and establish the algae hierarchy in my system. Can't allow dino to grow unfettered.

2 months is basically an infant. Your tank is too new to be dumping this and that in. Just wait and give it time. I'm not trying to be mean or anything, but you're trying too hard. It's too soon to have that many corals in a tank that young with your experience level.

Personally, I'd try and find someone to take your corals, dump a bunch of microbacter7 in the tank and let it mature. Up until about 9 months tanks can grow all kinds of nasty stuff. If you're experienced you can keep hardy corals during that period, if not... well you run into issues dosing this and that to fight that and this.

 

[sfin52]

Ok @Santa Claus just sent me the link to r2r elfster. I believe its a link that you have to be invited to. If you arnt sure contact santa.

 

[SashimiTurtle]

Love the skull!! What’s your WC schedule like?

When I remember... I have an Auto Aqua AWC unit, that I still haven't set up. I want WC containers to match my Synergy ATO, and that would cost a good penny. I'll break down and buy some cheap ones that fit in the stand I guess

 

[Magellan]

Oh my, fancy!! I would say perhaps more WC more often, and an additional member or 2 for the CUC? Oh, and your stand is fantastic! It’s making me want to build a new one for my tank lol

 

[Katrina71]

No cyano, just a bit of this crap...

And a FTS

Throw a big red acan on there and make it the Dec. POTM! :)