Well after about 6 months of trying to get my tank back under control since the summer time crash which i believe was mostly caused from kalk in my ato and high heat issues, it has finally reached that point of excellence.
After weekly water changes and vigorous cleanings the tank is finally at a great spot. I changed salt to AF reef salt, kept up with gfo and carbon changes. I had started to dose bacteria back in the fall and noticed cyano and lots of it. After trying to just keep up with it and hope it would pass, it never did. I had decided to stop dosing the bacteria and as soon as I stopped dosing my tank began to look better and cyano recede.
Fast forward to about a month ago, the pump on my skimmer seized and was OOS until i could replace the pump. I pulled the skimmer and let my tank sit without a skinmer for almost a month. During that time i noticed quite a amazing thing. My water became clearer and no more cyano was present. I maintained the tank with weekly water
changes. I replaced the pump on my skimmer and noted that zero skim mate was being produced, with that being said my phosphate was at .02 ppm and nitrate was at around 2 ppm. My water is crystal clear and everything appears very happy.
Some changes i recently made, started to dose AF comp 1,2,3 Balling method and use Phosphate Rx instead of gfo.
Just when i thought it would take forever to have a good return i was proved wrong. This is just in time for the FFM so i can fill it up with frags.
Dan
After weekly water changes and vigorous cleanings the tank is finally at a great spot. I changed salt to AF reef salt, kept up with gfo and carbon changes. I had started to dose bacteria back in the fall and noticed cyano and lots of it. After trying to just keep up with it and hope it would pass, it never did. I had decided to stop dosing the bacteria and as soon as I stopped dosing my tank began to look better and cyano recede.
Fast forward to about a month ago, the pump on my skimmer seized and was OOS until i could replace the pump. I pulled the skimmer and let my tank sit without a skinmer for almost a month. During that time i noticed quite a amazing thing. My water became clearer and no more cyano was present. I maintained the tank with weekly water
changes. I replaced the pump on my skimmer and noted that zero skim mate was being produced, with that being said my phosphate was at .02 ppm and nitrate was at around 2 ppm. My water is crystal clear and everything appears very happy.
Some changes i recently made, started to dose AF comp 1,2,3 Balling method and use Phosphate Rx instead of gfo.
Just when i thought it would take forever to have a good return i was proved wrong. This is just in time for the FFM so i can fill it up with frags.
Dan