I usually try to take pictures of my coral and that's how I decide to clean the glass...I know. I should clean the glass first
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I usually try to take pictures of my coral and that's how I decide to clean the glass...I know. I should clean the glass first
Currently Fritz Reef Pro mix in the blue box. When I mixed the first 200 gallons for this system I used part of a box my brother gave me (no idea what brand), and Instant Ocean another brother gave me. I used to use Kent in my old 90 gallon tank, but switched to Fritz when my LFS ran out of Kent and they recommended the Fritz instead. I regret using the unknown salt, but my brother had a successful tank before so I thought it would be fine (and it may have been, I don't know that it caused a problem).Hey, one thing no one seems to have asked - what salt were/are you using?
I was just curious because there was a problem with some salt that had some unidentified clay in it. It crashed a lot of tanks that had been successful for years. The large quantities of scum in the bottom of your mixing barrel had me think back to that salt. I don't imagine that's where the copper came from but it's possibly where the solids/residue came from.Currently Fritz Reef Pro mix in the blue box. When I mixed the first 200 gallons for this system I used part of a box my brother gave me (no idea what brand), and Instant Ocean another brother gave me. I used to use Kent in my old 90 gallon tank, but switched to Fritz when my LFS ran out of Kent and they recommended the Fritz instead. I regret using the unknown salt, but my brother had a successful tank before so I thought it would be fine (and it may have been, I don't know that it caused a problem).
Makes sense. Since I yanked everything at once and didn't test the mixing tank right away, I can only guess where all the trouble came from, but I seem to be moving in the right direction. It was frustrating but there is a certain satisfaction in overcoming these issues too (and conversing with everyone about it on reef to reef)I was just curious because there was a problem with some salt that had some unidentified clay in it. It crashed a lot of tanks that had been successful for years. The large quantities of scum in the bottom of your mixing barrel had me think back to that salt. I don't imagine that's where the copper came from but it's possibly where the solids/residue came from.
Glad to hear it's turning around! Looking forward to seeing some corals in that tank!Makes sense. Since I yanked everything at once and didn't test the mixing tank right away, I can only guess where all the trouble came from, but I seem to be moving in the right direction. It was frustrating but there is a certain satisfaction in overcoming these issues too (and conversing with everyone about it on reef to reef)
Thanks. That's greatSympathy and congratulations, in the same sentence. Seems the most appropriate response. Followed by, Empathy coming your way.
Hello there I have a question in regarding it have you ever used the hydrogen peroxide I'm looking for some guidance I have ick in my tank and it's only 4 months old and I'm not near a bunch of resources like fish stores that have salt suppliesI posted previously as having a 90 gallon tank, with plans to move into a 180 gallon tank. 2 years ago there was an ice storm here in Oregon and my 90 gallon tank crashed.
I now have a 180 gallon tank with a 50 gallon (ish) sump, and a 90 gallon (my old tank) refugium.
I have 4 chromis and 4 firefish in the 180 who are doing fine. I tried to add some snails, hermit crabs, and emerald crabs. They all died. The crabs lasted a little longer than the snails, but everything died pretty quickly. The LFS owner I got them from talked about the possibility of heavy metals in the water. What's the best way to check for that? If that is the case, the only possible sources I can think of are a chunk of concrete in the water or the pump I use to transport water to the system from my salt water mixing system, which dies have rust on the bleeder plug. Should I eliminate one or both things right away, or test first? My best guess is the fish will be okay for now, and that every crustacean in my rock is already dead. Testing shows no ammonia, no nitrates, and 10 ppm of nitrate. I do have brown algae starting. I thought I knew what I was doing, since I was following the pattern that worked very well when starting my 90 gallon tank, but I guess still have much to learn.