Fishroom Reality Check

[User]

30 hour progress on the chemiclean treatment.

Pretty happy so far. Completely emptying, cleaning and refilling the sump tomorrow, plus a glass scrape and rock siphon in the DT. Going to run my reactors full of floss to catch the detritus. Messy day but the tank is going to sparkle after .

Once that’s done, I’m doing a parameter check on nitrate and phosphate, then again in a week. I’m getting conflicting info on whether the cyano is due to my nutrients being too low for beneficial algae to grow, therefore leaving a niche that can be occupied by cyano, or they are super high abd I have low flow. Interestingly, the hardest hit part of my sump is also one of the highest flow areas, plus I never saw elevated nutrients in the weeks before the cyano bloom.

Either way, I need to figure it out so I can avoid having to do this again. I’m thinking my Nitrates and phosphates will come in essentially zero, so I’m thinking I might have to dose stump remover to push them up a bit to get some gha going for the tangs.

Anyone specifically purposefully introduced GHA to their DT?

 

[Victoria M]

No, it just always finds its way in.

 

[User]

So if I bump up my nitrates to 5ppm and phosphate to 0.05, it should sprout up?

 

[Victoria M]

So if I bump up my nitrates to 5ppm and phosphate to 0.05, it should sprout up?

Probably. Mine just showed up in my tank at around the 9 month mark.

 

[Victoria M]

@neilp2006 Do you have a recommendation on an Amazon $50 microscope?

 

[User]

@neilp2006 Do you have a recommendation on an Amazon $50 microscope?

I’d need to look, but my personal cutoff is the $100 mark. Lower than that, I can’t see quality control or even glass lenses being guaranteed .

That’ll also get you a mechanical stage- frankly, an essential feature. It’s practically impossible to move the slide with any sort of finesse by hand at magnifications over 20-40x. You’ll get frustrated very quickly doing it by hand.

I got a zeny from amazon for $120 and it’s ‘adequate’. I’m a 20 year microbiology guy that builds scopes though, so I’m a bit biased.

ZENY 40X-2000X Binocular Microscop...B07LGM25NR/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_.HMUCbM30F1T3

 

[User]

Sorry for the jacked up formatting, oops

 

[CindyKz]

Love your build!

I have this microscope, it does the job pretty well. I have to agree with neilp2006 though. If I were to do it again I would buy one with a mechanical stage.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00ANPEZP8/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1

 

[User]

Love your build!

I have this microscope, it does the job pretty well. I have to agree with neilp2006 though. If I were to do it again I would buy one with a mechanical stage.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00ANPEZP8/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Thanks!!

Im kinda in the weeds with personal stuff right now, but looking to do a decent update near the end of next week.

Thanks for looking

 

[Victoria M]

Thanks!!

Im kinda in the weeds with personal stuff right now, but looking to do a decent update near the end of next week.

Thanks for looking

Well it is still good to hear from you. I look forward to the update! you missed my 100th page post! I missed you! Where has dubs been?

 

[Victoria M]

Thanks @CindyKz

 

[User]

Well it is still good to hear from you. I look forward to the update! you missed my 100th page post! I missed you! Where has dubs been?

Lol, I didn’t miss it. I use Tapatalk- no page numbers

I’ve been waiting for you guys to hit 1999 posts since like post 1978 when you beetlejuiced me, but y’all are talking real slow ...

As for Dubs- it’s lawn care season. His other passion.

 

[Victoria M]

What a nerd!

 

[User]

What a nerd!

HAAAAAAA!!!!!

I had the whole post already written in my drafts, ready for the magic number.

I’m glad you are feeling better and even got back to work. Take care of yourself my friend!

 

[Victoria M]

HAAAAAAA!!!!!

I had the whole post already written in my drafts, ready for the magic number.

I’m glad you are feeling better and even got back to work. Take care of yourself my friend!

Thanks! I am blessed to have such great pen pals.

 

[Dubs83]

What a nerd!

Ha! That made my week! You guys are the best.

Indeed. Dubs has been in the lawn!

But dubs! Also has an update! Tomorrow!

 

[User]

Ha! That made my week! You guys are the best.

Indeed. Dubs has been in the lawn!

But dubs! Also has an update! Tomorrow!

Hey buddy

I can almost smell the success from here!

 

[Victoria M]

umm...where did the updates go? Dem babies keeping you busy? Dang babies getting in the way of hobbies!

 

[User]

umm...where did the updates go? Dem babies keeping you busy? Dang babies getting in the way of hobbies!

Attachment view error.

But yeah, family keeping me busy. Just finished cleaning the glass, but other maintenance and stuff is on hold.

That’s just how the cookie crumbles I guess.

Updates next week I think, although not as extensive as I’d hoped

I am going coral shopping on Friday so I may post some pics after. RBTA and some acans, maybe a monti plate too

 

[Victoria M]

I some hoe put a picture of my incision in that comment. Weird?
I am jealous of coral shopping. I will it be doing that for a long time I think. I am dealer with dinos