Thought, as I started a new build that I’d check if there is any difference in a tank that is organic carbon balanced vs a traditional organic carbon limited tank.
For this tank I’ve chosen the following nutrients.
C - carbohydrate
N - Nitro +
P - Phos +
Additional nutrients
Salifer all in one (once it runs out will be swapping to AFR)
Liquid glass (silica) - expecting a really ugly tank in a few days
The system has been just over 30 days dark with just mature media from a cycled tank in the back sump baffle, no mechanical filtration, just protein skimmer.
All 3 nutrients have been doses from the beginning of the cycle.
Light are currently at 100% 8h/day 20.000k
The rock has been added yesterday to the system, one seems fairly clean (large one) and the smaller one has a variety of algaes growing on it, including bubble algae and GHA.
It’s live ish rock, they were bought from a LFS that kept them in the invert display.
With this first thread I will be looking at observing if the balancing of a system with organic carbon from early stage has any overall impact in the ugliest stage of the system.
I’m expecting a extra ugly tank due to silica dosing.
Due to discussion on the thread I’ll keep editing the first post pic for comparison in the most affected rock (pic under white light)
Day zero
Day 6
Day 3
Day 6
7 days update #107
For this tank I’ve chosen the following nutrients.
C - carbohydrate
N - Nitro +
P - Phos +
Additional nutrients
Salifer all in one (once it runs out will be swapping to AFR)
Liquid glass (silica) - expecting a really ugly tank in a few days
The system has been just over 30 days dark with just mature media from a cycled tank in the back sump baffle, no mechanical filtration, just protein skimmer.
All 3 nutrients have been doses from the beginning of the cycle.
Light are currently at 100% 8h/day 20.000k
The rock has been added yesterday to the system, one seems fairly clean (large one) and the smaller one has a variety of algaes growing on it, including bubble algae and GHA.
It’s live ish rock, they were bought from a LFS that kept them in the invert display.
With this first thread I will be looking at observing if the balancing of a system with organic carbon from early stage has any overall impact in the ugliest stage of the system.
I’m expecting a extra ugly tank due to silica dosing.
Due to discussion on the thread I’ll keep editing the first post pic for comparison in the most affected rock (pic under white light)
Day zero
Day 6
Day 3
Day 6
7 days update #107
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