my upgrade journal/journey

[Freenow54]

hello! and merry christmas to you! im not sure what you mean?

Leaving the Tank alone no fun at all

 

[Freenow54]

Have a Great Christmas Yourself

 

[smitten with ocean life]

ahhh now i get you! true that!

 

[TheNative192]

Following Along

 

[smitten with ocean life]

hey there!

 

[TheNative192]

here are todays parameters. anything stand out?

So I know this is from awhile ago but I would try & get phosphates down. The ratio in this picture is very similar to the ratio I had with Phosphates & Nitrates which led to Dinos for me. If possible I would try and retest to make sure Nitrates did not hit 0 but usually you want Phosphates to be a lot lower than Nitrates.

Also these very could also be Dinos from before. The goal is to stop it before it gets on the corals as unfortunately they can be very deadly.

The good news is I just went through the same thing on my tank which was similarly freshly cycled and with quick action I knocked them out very quickly!

 

[smitten with ocean life]

shoot. ok thanks thomas! looks like i have some work to do

 

[TheNative192]

shoot. ok thanks thomas! looks like i have some work to do

No worries, outside of massive water changes which can be difficult a lot of people run GFO or rowaphos to lower phosphates. Others will use Phosphate E or Lanthian chloride but be careful not to drop it too quickly as it can shock & harm corals and make sure to dose it into a 5 micron filter sock as you do not want it to get into your fishes gills. (Phosphate E is a quick fix for Phosphates but can be dangerous if done too quickly).

I would cut down on feeding pellet/dry foods if you use them and try and shift to more frozen as they are naturally higher in Nitrates and dry foods contain more phosphates. Also I would cut down on feeding in general (after doing a water test to verify your Nitrates & Phosphates are not zero). Randy has a guide on dosing Silicates as many will dose Silicates to cause a Diatom bloom which will outcompete Dinos and are relatively harmless and automatically go away after the silicates run out. The good news is the tank is new so hopefully its more of a cycling woe than a permanent problem.

 

[smitten with ocean life]

 

[smitten with ocean life]

here you go guys. i know the phos are too high. thoughts? ill work at getting the reactor going. i had shut off the algae scrubber so my nitrates didnt bottom out. but i can hook it up. maybe turn on the uv ?

 

[smitten with ocean life]

@Fish Styx ? any words of wisdom?

 

[Fish Styx]

@Fish Styx ? any words of wisdom?

Bring the salinity down a smidge, but otherwise I'd keep your nutes stable, as is. Don't chase numbers here. Unless things are too far out of whack, which they're not, let your system find equilibrium and it'll do it's thang, Boo-boo.

 

[smitten with ocean life]

Bring the salinity down a smidge, but otherwise I'd keep your nutes stable, as is. Don't chase numbers here. Unless things are too far out of whack, which they're not, let your system find equilibrium and it'll do it's thang, Boo-boo.

well this is what im concerned about. its just on the nozzles so far

 

[Sam7]

well this is what im concerned about. its just on the nozzles so far

can you remove the nozzles and give quick scrub and peroxide soak

 

[smitten with ocean life]

i can try. thought i was gonna die til i got those things snapped on, but i can try!

 

[smitten with ocean life]

btw happy new year guys!!
hey there @UncommonSense ! hows the hexagon tank?

 

[JoJosReef]

i can try. thought i was gonna die til i got those things snapped on, but i can try!

Does turning off the return bring the water level below the locline? I usually just turn off the flow and give a good scrub with oaper towels or a rag.

 

[smitten with ocean life]

hey jojo! yes, it does. ill give that a whirl. didnt want to touch the stuff until i had some input. didnt know if it was like aiptasia! you touch it and it shows up everywhere!

 

[Sam7]

i can try. thought i was gonna die til i got those things snapped on, but i can try!

then i wouldnt try if they snapp on hard like i know they do. Just scrub with tooth brush inside a net or filter sock

 

[smitten with ocean life]

will do! thanks!!