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[living_tribunal]

I have a problem getting rid of them so, adding them on purpose seems backwards.

Besides, is rather my fish make poop than dose chemicals.

I tried that but called it quits after feeding two fish two mysis cubes a day, cut photoperiod on fuge entirely, disconnected my skimmer and came down with a bacterial infection.

Will be a good day when I don’t have to dose phosphates any longer.

I think the two new fish will help.

 

[living_tribunal]

Once your tank gets a bit older it won’t be such a concern. Your rocks can only absorb so much! My fish food has phosphates, my coral food has phosphates...my fishes poop, my urchin poops (omg does my urchin poop!). Also, I don’t run a skimmer, so all that yummy phosphate goodness just stays in the tank waiting to grow stuff. Like algae to feed my hermits, snails, and urchin! don’t want them to starve ;)

Mine is very close, I haven’t dosed at all the last week which is why it finally bottomed out. It seems like it’s at a .01ppm run rate at this point with no photoperiod.

Who knows? Maybe I’ll even be able to turn the lights on for my fuge some day

 

[sfin52]

Personal rant. Has anyone shipped UPS this holiday? Next day is really 5 days and 3 day is really 12?! The cost is about 3x higher than last year too.

I went with USPS and they said the 14th got there on the 13. Sent it Wednesday

 

[SashimiTurtle]

You have a crazy situation to be sure. I've heard of phosphate bound rock wreaking havoc on a new tank leaching out and growing Motley Crüe hair algae.

 

[living_tribunal]

Side note: I’m able to get better pictures of the growth on my goni now that he’s out of qt.

Debating whether I keep it or remove it.

 

[SashimiTurtle]

This is why they have boxing day on Canada land. Sadly, it's not where everyone goes in the streets and boxes everyone...

 

[living_tribunal]

You hir a crazy situation top be sure. I've heard of phosphate bound rock wreaking havoc on a new tank leaching out and growing Motley Crüe hair algae.

Rock acts as a buffer. Once it becomes bound enough, it will leech phosphate if the level drops in the tank.

The key is to not allow phosphate to be bound at a ppm you don’t want it to remain at.

The inverse is also true which is what I’m experiencing.

Regardless, almost any decision that involved adding phosphates is better than not if you are bottomed out.

The rock is binding at a really nice level.

I think with just 4-5 fish, I could keep my phosphates at excellent levels with a lot of good control.

 

[Magellan]

Side note: I’m able to get better pictures of the growth on my goni now that he’s out of qt.

Debating whether I keep it or remove it.

That looks like some lettuce

 

[Magellan]

Rock acts as a buffer. Once it becomes bound enough, it will leech phosphate if the level drops in the tank.

The key is to not allow phosphate to be bound at a ppm you don’t want it to remain at.

The inverse is also true which is what I’m experiencing.

The rock is binding at a really nice level.

I think with just 4-5 fish, I could keep my phosphates at excellent levels with a lot of good control.

I had 5 fish. Now I have 4 fish. I’m giving the tank a readjustment period before I make any changes, but it’s clear that the blenny was eating things..

 

[That Crusso Kid]

It's true, I'd make a drunken sailor blush...

I have the vocabulary of an educated drunken sailor...

 

[living_tribunal]

That looks like some lettuce

Might be! The one odd thing is the blue tips of it.

 

[Magellan]

https://www.saltwateraquarium.com/8...MIs86Avuez5gIVBIeGCh1bhA3lEAQYASABEgJznPD_BwE
@living_tribunal that link describes it as a “fast growing nutrient sponge” that does best in a brightly lit nutrient rich environment.

oh dear lord it goes for $70. its worth more than the Goni:oops:

 

[living_tribunal]

@Katrina71 here’s a video of one of those worms. I had no clue bristles could swim like this. (Wait s few seconds in the beginning)

 

[SashimiTurtle]

https://www.saltwateraquarium.com/8...MIs86Avuez5gIVBIeGCh1bhA3lEAQYASABEgJznPD_BwE
@living_tribunal that link describes it as a “fast growing nutrient sponge” that does best in a brightly lit nutrient rich environment.

Its growing on two of my recovering acans. Urchins love it.

 

[Katrina71]

@Katrina71 here’s a video of one of those worms. I had no clue bristles could swim like this. (Wait s few seconds in the beginning)

The Red SOLO cup... that's not a tequila worm!!!

 

[Katrina71]

I need a lighted magnifyer for stuff like that. I need to find one after Christmas.

 

[Magellan]

I don’t know about you guys, but my blenny would eat whatever this is right off the sandbed. Then poop shower the sand out. It’s been a thing for so long I had forgotten about it...I had clean sand and now it’s U-G-L-Y UGLY

it’s just the one spot that’s bad. Is that a flow issue or potentially sunlight hits the tank right there in the morning? (Also the only spot that really grows GHA). Alternative theory is that’s where most of the pellets end up that hit the bottom, on or around that rock. But my crabs will move in on those immediately.

yes my glass is dirty, I haven’t been home much the past few days and have felt so lazy. The blenny would clean that too :(

 

[SashimiTurtle]

I don’t know about you guys, but my blenny would eat whatever this is right off the sandbed. Then poop shower the sand out. It’s been a thing for so long I had forgotten about it...I had clean sand and now it’s U-G-L-Y UGLY

it’s just the one spot that’s bad. Is that a flow issue or potentially sunlight hits the tank right there in the morning?

yes my glass is dirty, I haven’t been home much the past few days and have felt so lazy. The blenny would clean that too :(

I love utilitarian fish

 

[Magellan]

I love utilitarian fish

Should I get a tiger conch?

 

[SashimiTurtle]

After a long week at work, dont forget to carbon dose!