Brand New 8 gallon bio cube

[SashimiTurtle]

Dang, I just got an Amazon smart plug for a dollar... dinner promotion on Facebook. They give you a (personal, can't share)code when you click on the link and it dropped the price from $24.99 to $.99.

Go check Facebook if you got it, I lost the link :( dang news feed refresh...

 

[SashimiTurtle]

Ok, y'all try this... smartplug99

Amazon Smart Plug, works with Alexa - A Certified for Humans Device Amazon product ASIN B01MZEEFNX

 

[living_tribunal]

They aren't wrong, Turbos certainly don't care for pushing corals around because they will clean right up the base and "Stalk" of the corals depending on what they are so of they aren't 100% secure, they will get pushed over. For me the cleaning pros FAR outweigh the cons...

My turbo is an animal. Guy covers the whole tank every week.

 

[living_tribunal]

Hate to admit that went right over my head...

That’s because you only want to talk about poop

 

[MrWheelock]

I was on a first date and a bird crapped on my head.

I farted on my first date. She just laughed knew she was a keeper right there ;Hilarious

 

[living_tribunal]

A few frags seem upset, nothing major but a little weird.

I dosed purple helix when I started this tank two months ago. I had some crazy results the first time I did it with my first “display”.

The coralline is now starting to come in pretty hard. My Dino was actually coralline growing on top of diatoms.

It’s time to start testing for calcium/alk. I wouldn’t be surprised if I have to start dosing a little two part. Just ordered a hanna alk and calc checker. Wondering what I’ll find.

 

[living_tribunal]

It might also be my lights however. I run David saxby on my two hydras. It was a little too intense for my lps tank so I put the tank into acclimation mode at 65% with the final date set to April something. I think the intensity may have gone up 5% or something so they are readjusting.

I’m thinking about switching to the brs a+b or something with higher blues at a little lower intensity if anyone has any preset recommendations.

 

[Treenk]

This has to be the most used thread ever I look at the random stuff you guys talk about here and there, but I've never seen the 8 gallon tank! What's in it!?! Is it magic!?! Do I need to scan almost 2000 pages to find it!?!

 

[Magellan]

A few frags seem upset, nothing major but a little weird.

I dosed purple helix when I started this tank two months ago. I had some crazy results the first time I did it with my first “display”.

The coralline is now starting to come in pretty hard. My Dino was actually coralline growing on top of diatoms.

It’s time to start testing for calcium/alk. I wouldn’t be surprised if I have to start dosing a little two part. Just ordered a hanna alk and calc checker. Wondering what I’ll find.

If you haven’t been dosing, your Ca is gonna be low. But you said your salt mix is super high dkh. I’m guessing you’re at 350ish Ca and 8.7dkh. I’ve heard coraline sucks up alk like a sponge, I’m glad mine has been really slow to take off.

 

[living_tribunal]

I have a question for something I’ve never been able to find an answer to. Does mag, calc, and alk precipitate.

I see a lot of people talking about dosing but not many about how much to dose per ppm. I’m a little confused.

 

[living_tribunal]

If you haven’t been dosing, your Ca is gonna be low. But you said your salt mix is super high dkh. I’m guessing you’re at 350ish Ca and 8.7dkh. I’ve heard coraline sucks up alk like a sponge, I’m glad mine has been really slow to take off.

That’s what I’ve heard. There seems to be a lot of people these days that don’t even want coralline.

I’m cool with sticking to water changes once a week if it works but have there been cases of a small tank with only 30 or so small frags requiring dosing?

 

[Magellan]

This has to be the most used thread ever I look at the random stuff you guys talk about here and there, but I've never seen the 8 gallon tank! What's in it!?! Is it magic!?! Do I need to scan almost 2000 pages to find it!?!

I keep forgetting that because we post so much, this thread is always at the top ;Joyful ;Joyful ;Joyful ;Joyful

as far as I know, there is no 8 gallon tank. it’s a myth. A legend. An ancient relic of times past. Rumor has it, @Katrina71 is the owner of a much larger tank now, and nostalgia has prevented her from changing the name of the thread! Somewhere buried deep within almost 2000 pages is the information you’re looking for. Many have searched, few have succeeded...

 

[Magellan]

That’s what I’ve heard. There seems to be a lot of people these days that don’t even want coralline.

I’m cool with sticking to water changes once a week if it works but have there been cases of a small tank with only 30 or so small frags requiring dosing?

Yes. My tank :oops:

 

[living_tribunal]

Yes. My tank :oops:

And once a week 15% water changes didn’t keep up?

 

[Magellan]

And once a week 15% water changes didn’t keep up?

I change about 20% actually, and not even close. Now, it did for a while. Sort of. I’ve always had low alk and Ca, and would only occasionally dose a little alk. But as things started to grow, the numbers started to drop. Now I’m dosing about 1dkh per day and the equivalent of Ca, and Ca is barely going up. It was originally in the sub-sub-basement, now it’s just in the sub-basement. I wish I had paid attention to it sooner!

Edit: for @living_tribunal Oh, and I think they do precipitate. That’s why you don’t ever mix them, you dose close together (time wise) and the instructions recommend dosing in different parts of the tank.

 

[living_tribunal]

I change about 20% actually, and not even close. Now, it did for a while. Sort of. I’ve always had low alk and Ca, and would only occasionally dose a little alk. But as things started to grow, the numbers started to drop. Now I’m dosing about 1dkh per day and the equivalent of Ca, and Ca is barely going up. It was originally in the sub-sub-basement, now it’s just in the sub-basement. I wish I had paid attention to it sooner!

I guess I’m happy I’m paying attention to this now.

Do alk and ca precipitate?

 

[Why-Me]

I guess I’m happy I’m paying attention to this now.

Do alk and ca precipitate?

Great question for #reefsquad

 

[Hemmdog]

If alk, cal, and mag are out of ionic balance, they can precipitate, yes.

 

[Magellan]

I guess I’m happy I’m paying attention to this now.

Do alk and ca precipitate?

I edited the other post, my bad. Yes. Don’t mix them. Dose separately in different parts of the tank as per the instructions, a few minutes apart. Figure out your alk consumption in relation to what number you want to maintain (8.5, etc) and then dose the exact same amount of Ca. At least, that’s my understanding. If you dose the Dkh without the Ca, it drops your Ca more than if you did nothing, and vice versa.

 

[CasaReefer]

I farted on my first date. She just laughed knew she was a keeper right there ;Hilarious

So we can now call you a " Sweet Talker " ....