HIGH END Tenuis Hoarder

[Sweet Reef Corals]

Shane,
Do you run your skimmer 24/7? I was having low nutrient issues after I added my 100g frag tank and switching out a sump. Instead of over feeding and leaving myself open to other problems from that, I just put my skimmer on a 10hr schedule 8am-6pm and have a 2 canister CO2 scrubber connected for that timeframe to help with ph. Especially in the morning. It allows me to feed my normal amount of my self made fish and coral gumbo and keeps my pH a bit higher for consumption/growth without bottoming my nutrients. I’m sure the time frame could be fine tuned for each reefers needs. If I get too low on PO4, I will feed a good amount of Reef Roids. If my NO3 gets too low, I’ll dose a bit of the Brightwell Neonitro that you use. Most of the time I am right in my desired sweet spot of .06/20
My ‘no scrubber’ pH range is 7.75 - 7.9. With the scrubber it averages 7.95-8.4. I am no expert on ph but I’ve been told that corals need the ups and downs of ph like we see over night for respiration/skeleton building purposes.

I also wanted to mention that when you dose nitrate, it will drop your PO4. I suggest that anyone dosing either should always test both together and then dose accordingly. These are just my anecdotal observations in my SPS keeping.

 

[SBB Corals]

The below is pretty typical for me. After I unhooked the Calcium Reactor I also had to unhook the outside airline to my skimmer as my PH was approaching 8.6 - low PH is one thing I do not miss about running a Calcium Reactor at all.

what where the results with the PH at 8.6 did you see any negative results. I would also love to hear from people who have experienced high PH

 

[blstravler]

what where the results with the PH at 8.6 did you see any negative results. I would also love to hear from people who have experienced high PH

At the time I didn’t wait long enough to find out. However with my PH daily range now at 8.1-8.3 everything looks much happier. Color, growth, PE. Though that could also be from moving to dosing ESV and no longer using a Calcium Reactor. My LFS is one of the better ones and their PH runs to 8.5 and they have seen no issues at all. In fact they’re growing a lot of the high end stuff and everything is doing very well. They also dose ESV 2 part.

I know people think I’m crazy for moving away from using a Calcium Reactor but the PH improvement was well worth it. I’m so happy I don’t have fight that battle anymore.

 

[FiddlingEd]

Hey Shane, do you also concentrate your Alk dosing during lights out? Or do you spread evenly over 24hr period?

 

[SBB Corals]

Shane,
Do you run your skimmer 24/7? I was having low nutrient issues after I added my 100g frag tank and switching out a sump. Instead of over feeding and leaving myself open to other problems from that, I just put my skimmer on a 10hr schedule 8am-6pm and have a 2 canister CO2 scrubber connected for that timeframe to help with ph. Especially in the morning. It allows me to feed my normal amount of my self made fish and coral gumbo and keeps my pH a bit higher for consumption/growth without bottoming my nutrients. I’m sure the time frame could be fine tuned for each reefers needs. If I get too low on PO4, I will feed a good amount of Reef Roids. If my NO3 gets too low, I’ll dose a bit of the Brightwell Neonitro that you use. Most of the time I am right in my desired sweet spot of .06/20
My ‘no scrubber’ pH range is 7.75 - 7.9. With the scrubber it averages 7.95-8.4. I am no expert on ph but I’ve been told that corals need the ups and downs of ph like we see over night for respiration/skeleton building purposes.

I also wanted to mention that when you dose nitrate, it will drop your PO4. I suggest that anyone dosing either should always test both together and then dose accordingly. These are just my anecdotal observations in my SPS keeping.

Hello,

yes we do run Skimmer 24.7 great write up thanks for sharing.. !!!!

 

[SBB Corals]

Hey Shane, do you also concentrate your Alk dosing during lights out? Or do you spread evenly over 24hr period?

Hello,

we dose alk 24.7 Using a GHL doser and 2 part ESV Ionic.

 

[Marc2952]

Hello,

we dose alk 24.7 Using a GHL doser and 2 part ESV Ionic.

I gotta switch my doser this year im still rocking the jebao doser but people keep telling me its a ticking time bomb

 

[SBB Corals]

I gotta switch my doser this year im still rocking the jebao doser but people keep telling me its a ticking time bomb

Yes please switch it asap man I heard those get stuck in the one position. I would hate to see this happen to you. Please change it to a ghl. Knock on wood ghl has been good to us

 

[john90009]

Hey Shane, I just got in my neonitro, and according to the calculation it says I should add 15ml of the stronger formula to my tank which is around 25 gallons of water, and currently have 0 nitrates in it. Do you think I should start with 5 ml instead since the sps are so used to 0 nitrates?

 

[SBB Corals]

Hey Shane, I just got in my neonitro, and according to the calculation it says I should add 15ml of the stronger formula to my tank which is around 25 gallons of water, and currently have 0 nitrates in it. Do you think I should start with 5 ml instead since the sps are so used to 0 nitrates?

Hello,

you corals are probably starving. so you can add 20ML. I would suggest adding 20ml and testing every 4 hours. the 1st 100ML will probably be eating by all the corals. So you will not see an increasing in reading. You will see an increase in reading once the system becomes saturated with the no3. Once you get the reading to 15 then you can back off the dose and maintain it probably at 10ml per day

 

[SBB Corals]

thanks @Hydrored .. i changed this post as a thank you post!

 

[Hydrored]

Edited- Thank you @SBB Corals

 

[SBB Corals]

Anybody going to Reefapalooza this weeked in NY? we would love to meet you.

Here is some crazy frags we are bringing..come check us out at Booth #521

 

[ScottB]

Anybody going to Reefapalooza this weeked in NY? we would love to meet you.

Here is some crazy frags we are bringing..come check us out at Booth #521

Thanks for the reminder. Just booked my Saturday morning ticket so will certainly drop by Shane.

 

[TankCandy]

Anybody going to Reefapalooza this weeked in NY? we would love to meet you.

Here is some crazy frags we are bringing..come check us out at Booth #521

I will be there Sat during the second session. Any accidental frags of the Half Baked fall in there??

 

[revhtree]

Anybody going to Reefapalooza this weeked in NY? we would love to meet you.

Here is some crazy frags we are bringing..come check us out at Booth #521

Sheesh!!! See you soon!

 

[LRT]

Anybody going to Reefapalooza this weeked in NY? we would love to meet you.

Here is some crazy frags we are bringing..come check us out at Booth #521

Wish I could be there just to see this fire in person.
I didn't see any shrooms in that video are you taking some?

 

[SBB Corals]

Thanks for the reminder. Just booked my Saturday morning ticket so will certainly drop by Shane.

see you there cant wait to meet you!

 

[SBB Corals]

I will be there Sat during the second session. Any accidental frags of the Half Baked fall in there??

Cant wait to meet you.. Sorry no half baked this round

 

[SBB Corals]

Yes will have some shrooms!

Wish I could be there just to see this fire in person.
I didn't see any shrooms in that video are you taking some?