My 72 Bowfront Build Revised Thread

[NY_Caveman]

Couple of pictures of the reef today,
Added
blueberry Styro

Tryee Pink lemonade

monti cap

last week rainbow Monti

The blue Yama's are coming back along with a couple of mushrooms.

One chalice did survive

I will get out the tripod later and take some better pictures.

Oooo! New stuff!

 

[jsker]

Oooo! New stuff!

Yes, now to grow it:rolleyes:.

 

[Fudsey]

Isn't that always the test??? SPS are not doing well for me right now but my LPS are thriving...

 

[jsker]

The simple answer is yes. I am a simple person :rolleyes: :D

What I have learned in the past two months. Balancing the nutrients, balance the parameters. My system has always grown the best with running my water a little on the dirty side. Nitrates 5-8 ppm and phosphate .03 to .04. When my Phosphates run on the high side or above .04 is when I notice my corals are not growing and look unhealthy.

Phosphates have be my nemesis.

 

[jsker]

Made new dosing container shelf for my 2 liter micro elements dosing containers out of some scrap iron wood

I also made three more containers for Components A,B,C on the end.

The story behind the A,B,C was I was doing them before I started 1+2+3+. When I stopped dosing the A,B,C this is when my system started going down hill. I will be dosing 1 ml every other day to supplement the 1+2+3+.

I mixed up a new batch of MG plus to keep my Mg steady.

I also started dosing NitraPhos Minus today and if it does what is says, this should help with my phosphates and nitrates to balance them. I am doing a low dose to start of 2 ml once a day. I might break it up to two 1 ml dose a day.

I bust out the old Jaboa doser and it works like a champ. I still like the GHL better with adjusting and the GHL is silent.

 

[jsker]

The phosphate battle continues

Dosing lanthanum .07 with 1000 ml ro/di to bring the phosphates down along with upping the salinity a tad and alk

 

[jsker]

Testing and water change day

 

[jsker]

Todays numbers

Giving my latest and greatest test caddy a try out

 

[siggy]

nice work on your caddy and getting p inline

 

[BlindGirlReefing]

Love the caddy!

 

[jsker]

nice work on your caddy and getting p inline

I am doing Mg right now with the water change. This will help with the GHA jungle I have growing in the tank now. I also am wait on some replenishment cleanup crew, Sand shifter, and a replacement niger trigger to be delivered today.

 

[jsker]

Love the caddy!

Thank you.

 

[jsker]

Delays, delays my live stock will not be here till tomorrow morning.

 

[jsker]

Making filter socks again. This time I am make 173/2= 86.5 changes. This should last about 250 days if I change every 3 days and longer.

 

[dbl]

Making filter socks again. This time I am make 173/2= 86.5 changes. This should last about 250 days if I change every 3 days and longer.

LOL Jeffrey...I will be doing the same thing this weekend, minus the cat!

 

[jsker]

LOL Jeffrey...I will be doing the same thing this weekend, minus the cat!

But he's my helper, so nothing flies away;Hilarious;Hilarious

I scored a good deal on craft felt a couple weeks ago at Joann's with a %50 off coupon;)

 

[jgvergo]

Making filter socks again. This time I am make 173/2= 86.5 changes. This should last about 250 days if I change every 3 days and longer.

Looks like you caught a cat in your filter socks ;) Funny!

 

[jsker]

Looks like you caught a cat in your filter socks ;) Funny!

He is a hand full that one is ;) and I will say a very loving little dude;Shamefullyembarrased

 

[jsker]

Baby Shark doo, doo, dooo

Finishing 173 filter socks and before I put the machines up a decided to make a pillow case.

 

[jsker]

I have not done this in a while

Homemade bowtie pasta, Italian sausage, tossed with grape tomatoes, peas, heavy cream. The break just came out of the oven and need a pound of butter ;Shamefullyembarrased

Back to our regular scheduled programing;Hilarious