There's something fishy about this build...

[BristleWormHater]

In other news I finally took down the nano. It was up for only a couple months but I was shocked to see this…

@BristleWormHater , this is for you

Ill brighten your day with a good worm

I really want a POTM topic to throw this pic in lol

 

[Slocke]

Alkalinity 9.4
Nitrate 12.2
Phosphate 0.54

Guess I'm reactivating the GFO reactor

 

[Slocke]

@Fish Styx im tagging you but if anyone else has thoughts please pipe in.
I have some great real reef rock from my old tank. I want to put it in my sump but am concerned by phosphate they may have absorbed. Thoughts?

I could put it in a tub with GFO and a lot of current?

 

[JoJosReef]

@Fish Styx im tagging you but if anyone else has thoughts please pipe in.
I have some great real reef rock from my old tank. I want to put it in my dump but am concerned by phosphate they may have absorbed. Thoughts?

I could put it in a tub with GFO and a lot of current?

What are your current PO4 levels, and do you think these would leech into the water or start binding more PO4 from your water?

 

[Slocke]

What are your current PO4 levels, and do you think these would leech into the water or start binding more PO4 from your water?

Phosphate 54.6

leach from the rocks
That tank had really high PO4 before I took it down

 

[JoJosReef]

leach from the rocks
That tank had really high PO4 before I took it down

54.6 PO4? What are the units? That sounds more like nitrates to me.

 

[Slocke]

54.6 PO4? What are the units? That sounds more like nitrates to me.

Whoops
0.54

 

[Slocke]

I have a photographic memory but it’s out of film

 

[Fish Styx]

Whoops
0.54

Less than >1.0 is good in my book. lol

I would be concerned about leaching PO4 with the old rock. Cook them first. Then do baths with GAO. Test daily and trend the data. You may have to change the GAO every 72 - 96 hours. Do it unt PO4 tests 0.

 

[Slocke]

Thanks!

 

[UncommonSense]

Just out of curiosity… does anyone still boil dry rocks in hydrochloric (muriatic) acid to remove phosphates?

 

[Reefering1]

@Fish Styx im tagging you but if anyone else has thoughts please pipe in.
I have some great real reef rock from my old tank. I want to put it in my sump but am concerned by phosphate they may have absorbed. Thoughts?

I could put it in a tub with GFO and a lot of current?

Soak them in salt water for a week then test the po4. Then you know what it will do...

 

[Fish Styx]

Just out of curiosity… does anyone still boil dry rocks in hydrochloric (muriatic) acid to remove phosphates?

That's cooking...

 

[fishguy242]

Thinking Harley is getting paroled today...

 

[Slocke]

Thinking Harley is getting paroled today...

Wow
I obviously chose the right person to give him to!

 

[fishguy242]

Acclimating to pony tank ATM,no asterinas in there ,will still have to hand feed every day,at about 6 a day rt now
Still have 3 of the red stars,but not needing ,asterinas are doing a good job multiplying in other tanks so far...

 

[Bamm69]

Honestly didn’t know they came so big…aio but beautiful tank.

 

[Stang67]

Acclimating to pony tank ATM,no asterinas in there ,will still have to hand feed every day,at about 6 a day rt now
Still have 3 of the red stars,but not needing ,asterinas are doing a good job multiplying in other tanks so far...

Ill have another shipment and some honey heading your way mid december.

 

[fishguy242]

Quiet here... ...

 

[DarthRaiderBob]

Quiet here... ...

Beautiful