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Parameters this weekend:
Alk 8.2
Ca 450
Mg 1410
NO3 2.5
PO4 .02
I been sending ATI test every 3 months the latest one was mailed on Feb 28 and received this week with the following results:
Had a number of recommendations, below the highlights:
Have a new Cresent (C. Lunatus) wrasse in observation, the plan is to replace it with the Redfin (C. Rubiprinnis) wrasse.
Been thinking about getting one of the Jebao DMP pumps for the bottom right side. That area is getting detritus accumulation.
Parameters this weekend:
Alk 8.2
Ca 450
Mg 1410
NO3 2.5
PO4 .02
I been sending ATI test every 3 months the latest one was mailed on Feb 28 and received this week with the following results:
| ATI | Home test kits |
| Alk 7.29 | 7.6 |
| Ca 418.4 | 420 |
| Mg 1328 | 1350 |
| NO3 3.99 | 2.9 |
| PO4 .04 | .04 |
Had a number of recommendations, below the highlights:
- Critically High Potassium 512.2/434.7
- Critically High Silicon 712.9/106.5
- Above Normal Salinity 37.24/35
- Critically Low Zinc 0/2.13
Been thinking about getting one of the Jebao DMP pumps for the bottom right side. That area is getting detritus accumulation.
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Parameters this weekend:
Alk 7.8
Ca 425
Mg 1365
NO3 .8
PO4 .09
Waiting on a bottle to start preparing and dosing the Ammonium Bicarbonate. Doing little adjustments to major elements to get them more dial in as tank matures, consumption increases but still testing every week the 5 major elements.
Can't wait for all frags to encrust the tile and into the rockwork, urchin keep knocking things out and it's getting annoying, lol.
I been getting a ton of micro bubble in the display from the skimmer. Think I need to add a sponge or something on the last sump compartment before the return pump.
Also need to setup the DOS system currently using the 1 Ecotech Versa for Alk but dosing Ca manual twice a day. I have an extra Versa and container that used to dose Ca on the nano but was lazy and never moved it over.
It's indeed, here is a closeup.
Next week I will be picking up a Yellow Banded Possum Wrasse (Wetmorella nigropinnata) from a member here who is breaking their tank. Excited, I had one of these in the past and liked watching the interaction between it and the Pink-Streaked Wrasse (Pseudocheilinops ataenia)
Parameters this weekend:
Alk 7.8
Ca 425
Mg 1365
NO3 .8
PO4 .09
Waiting on a bottle to start preparing and dosing the Ammonium Bicarbonate. Doing little adjustments to major elements to get them more dial in as tank matures, consumption increases but still testing every week the 5 major elements.
Can't wait for all frags to encrust the tile and into the rockwork, urchin keep knocking things out and it's getting annoying, lol.
I been getting a ton of micro bubble in the display from the skimmer. Think I need to add a sponge or something on the last sump compartment before the return pump.
Also need to setup the DOS system currently using the 1 Ecotech Versa for Alk but dosing Ca manual twice a day. I have an extra Versa and container that used to dose Ca on the nano but was lazy and never moved it over.
It's indeed, here is a closeup.
Next week I will be picking up a Yellow Banded Possum Wrasse (Wetmorella nigropinnata) from a member here who is breaking their tank. Excited, I had one of these in the past and liked watching the interaction between it and the Pink-Streaked Wrasse (Pseudocheilinops ataenia)
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Parameters today:
Alk 8.5
Ca 430
Mg 1365
NO3 3.2
PO4 .05
Started dosing Ammonium Bicarbonate
Day 1 dosed 10ml, Nitrates went from 1.6 to 3.2 will dose the same amount today and measure tomorrow.
Plan to turn the UV back on, getting dino and Cyano on the left side of the tank. I’m pretty confident the underlying issue are the nutrient but the UV should help keep them in check while I address the P04/N03. Also still dealing with the micro bubbles, need to adjust the skimmer.
I did setup the second Versa pump for the Ca dosing 20ml of ESV Part 2. For Part 1 (Alk) currently dosing 34ml but might need to reduce the dose (maybe to 30ml), it has slowly been getting higher.
Also picked up the Possum wrasse yesterday. It’s currently in my nano with the Cresent wrasse. Would like to get the Redfin out in the next few weeks in order to transfer these two over.
Parameters today:
Alk 8.5
Ca 430
Mg 1365
NO3 3.2
PO4 .05
Started dosing Ammonium Bicarbonate
Day 1 dosed 10ml, Nitrates went from 1.6 to 3.2 will dose the same amount today and measure tomorrow.
Plan to turn the UV back on, getting dino and Cyano on the left side of the tank. I’m pretty confident the underlying issue are the nutrient but the UV should help keep them in check while I address the P04/N03. Also still dealing with the micro bubbles, need to adjust the skimmer.
I did setup the second Versa pump for the Ca dosing 20ml of ESV Part 2. For Part 1 (Alk) currently dosing 34ml but might need to reduce the dose (maybe to 30ml), it has slowly been getting higher.
Also picked up the Possum wrasse yesterday. It’s currently in my nano with the Cresent wrasse. Would like to get the Redfin out in the next few weeks in order to transfer these two over.
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Parameters today
Alk 7.8
Ca 430
Mg 1350
Nitrates 6.5
Phosphates.06
Here is a look at how the ammonium bicarbonate dosing has been helping with the nitrates. I will likely dose for a day or 2 more and then reduce the dose to keep Nitrates around 5-10
Day 0 Nitrates at 1.6
Day 1 Nitrates at 3.2
Day 2 Nitrates at 3.6
Day 3 Nitrates at 5
Day 4 Not measured
Day 5 Nitrates 5.9
Day 6 Not measured
Day 7 Nitrates at 6.5
New life, seen a few around the tank. Free CUC
Another knocked down by the urchin
Monti encrusting
SPS encrusting and branching
Hammer garden getting some new heads/grows. Early morning, not fully opened
Parameters today
Alk 7.8
Ca 430
Mg 1350
Nitrates 6.5
Phosphates.06
Here is a look at how the ammonium bicarbonate dosing has been helping with the nitrates. I will likely dose for a day or 2 more and then reduce the dose to keep Nitrates around 5-10
Day 0 Nitrates at 1.6
Day 1 Nitrates at 3.2
Day 2 Nitrates at 3.6
Day 3 Nitrates at 5
Day 4 Not measured
Day 5 Nitrates 5.9
Day 6 Not measured
Day 7 Nitrates at 6.5
New life, seen a few around the tank. Free CUC
Another knocked down by the urchin
Monti encrusting
SPS encrusting and branching
Hammer garden getting some new heads/grows. Early morning, not fully opened
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Parameters this weekend
Alk 8.1
Ca 450
Mg 1450 (need to retest)
Nitrates .2
Phosphates .01
Transfer the Possum over
Counted 6 to 7 frags that the urchin had bulldozed over and I need to glue back.
Still struggling with nutrients. The tank has a combination of GHA, Cyano, Diatoms and/or Dinoflagellate. Not looking that great.
Plan to go to Reefapaloza tomorrow.
Wishing the tank was bigger to get a tang for its utilitarian use.
Parameters this weekend
Alk 8.1
Ca 450
Mg 1450 (need to retest)
Nitrates .2
Phosphates .01
Transfer the Possum over
Counted 6 to 7 frags that the urchin had bulldozed over and I need to glue back.
Still struggling with nutrients. The tank has a combination of GHA, Cyano, Diatoms and/or Dinoflagellate. Not looking that great.
Plan to go to Reefapaloza tomorrow.
Wishing the tank was bigger to get a tang for its utilitarian use.
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Cyano is taking over that left side. The Nutrients imbalance is taking its toll. This will be my focus
Parameters today:
Alk 7.5
Ca 440
Mg 1365
P04 .04
N03 5.3
Stopped by Reefapaloza last weekend and had a good time there. Picked a few things
Strawberry Shortcake
Cherry Bomb
Wife picked a micromusa at least that’s what I think it’s.
Rock flower anemone
Crocea clam
Radiant wrasses
Think it might be time to restock the clean up crew. Also need to do maintenance on the pumps.
Cyano is taking over that left side. The Nutrients imbalance is taking its toll. This will be my focus
Parameters today:
Alk 7.5
Ca 440
Mg 1365
P04 .04
N03 5.3
Stopped by Reefapaloza last weekend and had a good time there. Picked a few things
Strawberry Shortcake
Cherry Bomb
Wife picked a micromusa at least that’s what I think it’s.
Rock flower anemone
Crocea clam
Radiant wrasses
Think it might be time to restock the clean up crew. Also need to do maintenance on the pumps.
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Dealing with Cyanobacteria, likely due to the nutrient imbalance and organics. I noticed a few spots where detritus has been accumulating. Started dosing Microbacter clean and looking to add an MP40 for supplemental flow in the next month or so.
Parameters this week
Alk 8.6
Ca 440
Mg 1290 slowly bringing up to 1350.
N03 5.7 (15ml of H4HCO3 twice a day)
P04 .06
Cyano earlier this week
Mixing some water for a water change.
Dealing with Cyanobacteria, likely due to the nutrient imbalance and organics. I noticed a few spots where detritus has been accumulating. Started dosing Microbacter clean and looking to add an MP40 for supplemental flow in the next month or so.
Parameters this week
Alk 8.6
Ca 440
Mg 1290 slowly bringing up to 1350.
N03 5.7 (15ml of H4HCO3 twice a day)
P04 .06
Cyano earlier this week
Mixing some water for a water change.
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FTS... Still fighting with Cyanobacteria.
Parameters this morning.
Alk 8.6
Ca 475
Mg 1440
N03 4.7
P04 .02
Reduce 2ml of ESV Part 1 and Part 2, dosing 40ml per day broken down into 3 doses. Dosing Ammonium and Phosphate. I did lose the Crocea clam, woke up one morning to find all its flesh gone. The shell is still around, thinking I might use it with an encrusting coral.
Got a Vectra S2 and with hurricane season fast approaching I also picked up a Delta2 1024Wh battery.
Plans
Water change and syphon the sandbed.
Glue down about 4 frags
Setup new return pump
Parameters this morning.
Alk 8.6
Ca 475
Mg 1440
N03 4.7
P04 .02
Reduce 2ml of ESV Part 1 and Part 2, dosing 40ml per day broken down into 3 doses. Dosing Ammonium and Phosphate. I did lose the Crocea clam, woke up one morning to find all its flesh gone. The shell is still around, thinking I might use it with an encrusting coral.
Got a Vectra S2 and with hurricane season fast approaching I also picked up a Delta2 1024Wh battery.
Plans
Water change and syphon the sandbed.
Glue down about 4 frags
Setup new return pump
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Parameters this morning.
Alk 8.3
Ca 480
Mg (unable to measure w/ new Salifert)
N03 5.9
P04 .07
Added an MP40 to the right side, currently at 10% on gyre mode. This has help tremendously with the Cyano. Still have a good amount but a good sand vacuum and the higher nutrient should help.
Plan to do small tweaks to the doser. Thinking about lowering Ca but increasing Alk just slightly. Feel like I’m getting a handle on the nutrients again. Let’s see if they stabilize so things can start growing again. Some corals seem to have slowed their growth rate and I attribute it to the nutrient fluctuations.
Parameters this morning.
Alk 8.3
Ca 480
Mg (unable to measure w/ new Salifert)
N03 5.9
P04 .07
Added an MP40 to the right side, currently at 10% on gyre mode. This has help tremendously with the Cyano. Still have a good amount but a good sand vacuum and the higher nutrient should help.
Plan to do small tweaks to the doser. Thinking about lowering Ca but increasing Alk just slightly. Feel like I’m getting a handle on the nutrients again. Let’s see if they stabilize so things can start growing again. Some corals seem to have slowed their growth rate and I attribute it to the nutrient fluctuations.
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Parameters this morning.
Alk 8
Ca 490
Mg (unable to measure w/ new Salifert)
N03 5.4
P04 .04
Salt 1.028
Bump the Alk and reduce the Ca doser. Mixing some water at 1.024 to bring down salinity.
Monitoring the Dersa clam, as the mantle is not extended in some areas and don’t see the normal growth lines. It does respond to light. Plan to get some phytoplankton to feed.
The Radiant wrasse has been in the nano for 45 days. It has put on some weight and eats about anything that hits the water.
Parameters this morning.
Alk 8
Ca 490
Mg (unable to measure w/ new Salifert)
N03 5.4
P04 .04
Salt 1.028
Bump the Alk and reduce the Ca doser. Mixing some water at 1.024 to bring down salinity.
Monitoring the Dersa clam, as the mantle is not extended in some areas and don’t see the normal growth lines. It does respond to light. Plan to get some phytoplankton to feed.
The Radiant wrasse has been in the nano for 45 days. It has put on some weight and eats about anything that hits the water.
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FTS
Parameters this weekend
Alk 8.3
Ca 500
Mg 1500
N03 5.1
P04 .05
Unfortunately, the Dersea clam didn’t make it through the year. Still not sure what really happened. Looking at some data the Ca was creeping around May 30 letting me to believe that it was not consuming Calcium. Also, the white line associated with new growth wasn't present around this time. I did introduce a Crocea clam at the beginning of May that didn't make it. Now I start to wonder if the Crocea had some disease that took out both out.
Nov 2024
Jun 2025
On better news, I did receive the Cherry Coral order from their Summer Spectacular sale here in R2R. The corals…
Hologram hammer
Ludicrous Chalice
CC Dark Knight
RMF Red Gecko
TGC Pearly Gates
Plan to purchase an ICP test to make sure parameters are good including minor elements.
Parameters this weekend
Alk 8.3
Ca 500
Mg 1500
N03 5.1
P04 .05
Unfortunately, the Dersea clam didn’t make it through the year. Still not sure what really happened. Looking at some data the Ca was creeping around May 30 letting me to believe that it was not consuming Calcium. Also, the white line associated with new growth wasn't present around this time. I did introduce a Crocea clam at the beginning of May that didn't make it. Now I start to wonder if the Crocea had some disease that took out both out.
Nov 2024
Jun 2025
On better news, I did receive the Cherry Coral order from their Summer Spectacular sale here in R2R. The corals…
Hologram hammer
Ludicrous Chalice
CC Dark Knight
RMF Red Gecko
TGC Pearly Gates
Plan to purchase an ICP test to make sure parameters are good including minor elements.
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FTS (Early morning - Blues)
Parameters this weekend
Alk 8.7
Ca 480
Mg 1500
N03 4.4
P04 .06
New additions
Still need to purchase an API ICP test, hoping next week.
Parameters this weekend
Alk 8.7
Ca 480
Mg 1500
N03 4.4
P04 .06
New additions
- Paracheilinus Angulatus (Royal Flasher) x2 (Thanks to the Dr)
- Tomini Tang (See an upgrade in my future, not sure if I should go 4' or 5')
Still need to purchase an API ICP test, hoping next week.
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Parameters this weekend
Alk 8.5
Ca 465
Mg 1440
N03 2.6
P04 .02
Mr terror… my Pink Streak Wrasse just bails anytime he sees it. No aggression, just the presence spooked it.
Little brains as the wife calls it
Order the ICP test, plan to send it out Friday.
Now have 10 fishes including the Tomini so starting to think more seriously of the upgrade. The issue is width, I can’t fit a standard 24”.
Here are a few options I seen so far:
Tideline has 48 or 60*20*21
Nyos has a 49*20*20
Glass Cage has a 48 or 60 *22*16 on BRS
Eshopp has 48 or 60 *22*22
Parameters this weekend
Alk 8.5
Ca 465
Mg 1440
N03 2.6
P04 .02
Mr terror… my Pink Streak Wrasse just bails anytime he sees it. No aggression, just the presence spooked it.
Little brains as the wife calls it
Order the ICP test, plan to send it out Friday.
Now have 10 fishes including the Tomini so starting to think more seriously of the upgrade. The issue is width, I can’t fit a standard 24”.
Here are a few options I seen so far:
Tideline has 48 or 60*20*21
Nyos has a 49*20*20
Glass Cage has a 48 or 60 *22*16 on BRS
Eshopp has 48 or 60 *22*22
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Back from some needed vacations…
Dirty glass and some algae but no casualties
Cleaned "front" glass
To do:
Re-glue a few frags that got knocked down
Manual algae removal from rocks
Pump cleanup
Water change
ATI ICP major highlights (July 11)
Salinity 36.17 - above normal
Potassium 492.8 - critically high
Bromine 121.7 - critically high
Boron 6.06 - above normal
Fluorine .53 - critically low
Lithium 1154 - critically high
Silicon 661.6 - above normal
Molybdenum 34.51 - above normal
Manganese Not detectable- below normal
Iron Not detectable - below normal
Zinc Not detectable - critically low
Measurements after the trip (This morning)
Alk 6.7 - Manually dosed and adjusted doser
Ca 465
Mg 1485
N03 1.6 - Dosed Ammonium Bicarbonate and ESV B-Ionic Nitrate
P04 .09
Dirty glass and some algae but no casualties
Cleaned "front" glass
To do:
Re-glue a few frags that got knocked down
Manual algae removal from rocks
Pump cleanup
Water change
ATI ICP major highlights (July 11)
Salinity 36.17 - above normal
Potassium 492.8 - critically high
Bromine 121.7 - critically high
Boron 6.06 - above normal
Fluorine .53 - critically low
Lithium 1154 - critically high
Silicon 661.6 - above normal
Molybdenum 34.51 - above normal
Manganese Not detectable- below normal
Iron Not detectable - below normal
Zinc Not detectable - critically low
Measurements after the trip (This morning)
Alk 6.7 - Manually dosed and adjusted doser
Ca 465
Mg 1485
N03 1.6 - Dosed Ammonium Bicarbonate and ESV B-Ionic Nitrate
P04 .09
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