IT FINALLY HAPPENED!
We have coral. Can I call it a reef tank now? I drove just about 3 hours round trip to meet up with a fellow R2R member who donated some frags to our aquarium. I am blown away with the kindness he has shown me. We met up at a Wendy's off the Florida Turnpike. I was only expecting a frogspawn frag and I was presented with a box full of frags. We have a frogspawn, candy cane coral, Devil's Hand, Green Star Polyp, and a few others. I tried dipping for the first time. I did two of the corals. I think it went alright. Nothing came off, I knew I wouldn't find any hitchhikers. The corals were pristine and it was obvious they came from a pristine tank. I just had to practice. As soon as they went into the tank and I turned the circulation pump and powerhead back on they all perked up. The frogspawn extended and opened, these tiny little tentacle things extended out of the candy cane and the mushrooms opened. I had to leave the classroom before the Zoas had a chance to open. I can't believe they survived an hour and a half car ride, not a single sign of stress. Hopefully they're happy tomorrow.
I completed a 4 gallon water change. I had to dose Alk and Ca for the first time in a while. Maybe I didn't let my salt mix long enough (not sure if that would even have an affect on anything). I overdoses Alk just a little, it jumped to 8.9dKH. Not sure if that will have any negative effects. I'll find out tomorrow when I go back in to test again.
My current parameters are:
1.026 SG
NO3 - 5ppm
Mg - 1335ppm
Ca - 445ppm
KH/Alk - 8.9 (whoops!)
I placed some early Black Friday orders. I ordered first from BRS the Hanna Phosphate ULR checker and Chlorine ULR checker along with multiple packs of reagents. I also added in some new RO tubing so I can redo the RODI tubing and hook up the new TDS meter from AutoAqua. I then ordered from SaltwaterAquarium.com, a new box of Fritz RPM Blue Box and the Hanna Phosphate ULR calibration set. The only thing left to order is a new set of filters and DI resin from AquaFX. That should all be 20% off on Friday.
We have coral. Can I call it a reef tank now? I drove just about 3 hours round trip to meet up with a fellow R2R member who donated some frags to our aquarium. I am blown away with the kindness he has shown me. We met up at a Wendy's off the Florida Turnpike. I was only expecting a frogspawn frag and I was presented with a box full of frags. We have a frogspawn, candy cane coral, Devil's Hand, Green Star Polyp, and a few others. I tried dipping for the first time. I did two of the corals. I think it went alright. Nothing came off, I knew I wouldn't find any hitchhikers. The corals were pristine and it was obvious they came from a pristine tank. I just had to practice. As soon as they went into the tank and I turned the circulation pump and powerhead back on they all perked up. The frogspawn extended and opened, these tiny little tentacle things extended out of the candy cane and the mushrooms opened. I had to leave the classroom before the Zoas had a chance to open. I can't believe they survived an hour and a half car ride, not a single sign of stress. Hopefully they're happy tomorrow.
I completed a 4 gallon water change. I had to dose Alk and Ca for the first time in a while. Maybe I didn't let my salt mix long enough (not sure if that would even have an affect on anything). I overdoses Alk just a little, it jumped to 8.9dKH. Not sure if that will have any negative effects. I'll find out tomorrow when I go back in to test again.
My current parameters are:
1.026 SG
NO3 - 5ppm
Mg - 1335ppm
Ca - 445ppm
KH/Alk - 8.9 (whoops!)
I placed some early Black Friday orders. I ordered first from BRS the Hanna Phosphate ULR checker and Chlorine ULR checker along with multiple packs of reagents. I also added in some new RO tubing so I can redo the RODI tubing and hook up the new TDS meter from AutoAqua. I then ordered from SaltwaterAquarium.com, a new box of Fritz RPM Blue Box and the Hanna Phosphate ULR calibration set. The only thing left to order is a new set of filters and DI resin from AquaFX. That should all be 20% off on Friday.