I feel like this is pretty important to document here.
Going back to the discussion on checking params and nutrient levels and how crucial it is keeping things locked in at acceptable levels while doing full transfer upgrade.
Watch nutrients super close. All of them. Id reccomend a strict, diligent daily checking of all params first cpl months until you have a good feel for the way things are clicking and balancing out for you.
Tank 2 has bottomed out phosphates twice on me now and both times it has resulted in dino out break! Just when I got comfortable after last deep clean and stopped checking phosphates for few days I managed to 0 out from .1...
Was solid for a week and I took for granted that levels would remain stabil.
All that work from deep clean down the drain.
Phosphates are now sitting back up to around .1 again. I will be performing another deep clean of all surfaces to get cleaned back up and rinse rock in next water change. Was perfectly good and clear and all params stabile so I got lazy.
Don't do that. Check everyday no matter what.
This will probably be super important in your upgrade @Susan Edwards @Hydrored
Going back to the discussion on checking params and nutrient levels and how crucial it is keeping things locked in at acceptable levels while doing full transfer upgrade.
Watch nutrients super close. All of them. Id reccomend a strict, diligent daily checking of all params first cpl months until you have a good feel for the way things are clicking and balancing out for you.
Tank 2 has bottomed out phosphates twice on me now and both times it has resulted in dino out break! Just when I got comfortable after last deep clean and stopped checking phosphates for few days I managed to 0 out from .1...
Was solid for a week and I took for granted that levels would remain stabil.
All that work from deep clean down the drain.
Phosphates are now sitting back up to around .1 again. I will be performing another deep clean of all surfaces to get cleaned back up and rinse rock in next water change. Was perfectly good and clear and all params stabile so I got lazy.
Don't do that. Check everyday no matter what.
This will probably be super important in your upgrade @Susan Edwards @Hydrored
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