My 72 Bowfront Build Revised Thread

jsker · Mar 14, 2017

Today's magic numbers
Ca 445
Mg 1320
Alk 8.4
No3 8ppm
Po4 .02ppm
Temp 78.3
Ph 8.25
Conductivity 33.2
No adjustment to dosing today, after months of the tank not absorbing elements due to the crash and a bad alk test titration think are back in line
Notes: 1+3+ 48 ml daily in 4 12 ml doses
2+ 30 ml daily in 4 doses 2 @ 7ml and 2 @8 ml in the evening and night

jsker · Mar 19, 2017

Decided to learn more about video editing.

jsker · Mar 22, 2017

Todays Numbers
Ca 420
Mg 1320
Alk 8.12
Po 4 .02
No 3 8ppm
Temp 78.4
conductivity 33.5
PH 8.21

jsker · Mar 25, 2017

Todays numbers
Ca 425
Mg 1360
Alk 8.4
Po'4 .02
No3's 8
PH 8.13
Temp 78.4
Conductivity 33.0

Turned down the white on the light today, and the glass is cleaner, too soon to seen if this stop the tips from being to white. I went from 45% on the white to 35%. I was told that the LED's will burn the tips if do high and the coral need time to recover.

I adjusted the 1+3+ up 2 ml more a day and I should be tuned now.

jsker · Apr 1, 2017

Well switched dosing to 8 times a day to have more consistent parameters
yesterdays numbers
Ca420
Mg 1320
Alk 8.65

Tank look really clean and happy right now

120reefkeeper · Apr 1, 2017

Looking good! [emoji16][emoji91][emoji91][emoji91]

jsker · Apr 1, 2017

120reefkeeper said:
Looking good! [emoji16][emoji91][emoji91][emoji91]

Thank you sir

jsker · Apr 10, 2017

Added a new clown to the system and he seems to be pretty happy with the old girl.

jsker · Apr 14, 2017

Good Friday numbers
Ca 430
Mg 1400
Alk 8.6
Po4's .04
No3's 8
PH 8.22
Temp 78.3
Conductivity 32.9

jsker · Apr 17, 2017

The result are in
Ca 425
Mg 1300 tweaked component 1+ up a tad
Alk 8.6 alk has been rock solid for the past two weeks and the corals and show some new growth
Po4 .02
No3 8
Temp 78.4
PH 8.14
conductivity 33.0
Working on my RO in water quality. I am going to be adding another stage for filtration. Add silica resin for the DI to filter out more silicates and we will see what happens:)

jsker · Apr 21, 2017

Todays numbers
Ca 430
Mg 1360
Alk 8.6
componets 1+2+3+ all running at 32 mls daily dosed 4 mls x 8 time. I am leaving it alone.

jsker · Apr 28, 2017

Numbers

Ca 425
Mg 1320
Alk 8.4
Cyano, cyano, RRRR
Put in line the chloramine buster filtration and still have to replace the RO membrane.

tjp123 · Apr 30, 2017

Good stuff, jsker! Definitely following ...

jsker · Apr 30, 2017

tjp123 said:
Good stuff, jsker! Definitely following ...

Thank you,

jsker · May 3, 2017

No numbers this week, been doing water change after treating Red Cyano. Man this stuff is holding on.

32 gallon water change in the past 4 days;) Need salt, just ran out. I am so glad that #reefapalooza is this weekend.:)

120reefkeeper · May 3, 2017

jsker said:
No numbers this week, been doing water change after treating Red Cyano. Man this stuff is holding on.

32 gallon water change in the past 4 days;) Need salt, just ran out. I am so glad that #reefapalooza is this weekend.:)

What's your phos and nitrate at??

jsker · May 3, 2017

120reefkeeper said:
What's your phos and nitrate at??

Going to let the water change settle in and check tomorrow.

jsker · May 4, 2017

Today's numbers
Calcium 415
Magnesium 1360
Alkalinity 7.7
Phosphates 0.8
Nitrates 4 PPM
Temperature 78.4
Conductivity 33.1
PH 8.19
After two doses of Chimi-clean and 32 gallons of water changes this week I still have read Cyano but is not as bad as it was. I'm going to dose went Lanthanum chloride to bring down the phosphates. One thing I learn reading an article yesterday, is to dose the lanthanum chloride in the filter socks. If you do not it slows the growth here corals which is interesting to find out.

I also bumped up by dosing 4ml per day on the 1+2+3+ I would take my numbers again on Saturday