Waterbox Cube 20 Build Thread - Wise Edition

[officialreefbros]

So far, I like it a lot. It definitely delivers a lot of random flow. I can see polyps of sps frags swaying and then get a large ripple at the surface. It took a bit of adjusting for me to find a good mix that allowed good surface agitation and keep a majority of the flow directed towards the corals. Once I found that spot though, I’ve been very happy it.

Nice! It's always a delicate balance

 

[RichWise73]

Today’s parameters:

Salinity - 1.025
pH - 8.4
Alkalinity - 9.2 dKH
Phosphate - 0.06 ppm
Magnesium - 1320 ppm
Calcium - 430 ppm
Nitrate (Hanna) - 15.7 ppm
Temperature - 78.8° F

 

[RichWise73]

Salinity - 1.025
pH - 8.3
Alkalinity - 9.7 dKH
Phosphate - 0.07 ppm
Magnesium - 1500 ppm
Calcium - 440 ppm
Nitrate (Hanna) - 12.0 ppm
Temperature - 78.2° F

Lowered dosing of All For Reef to 6.0 ml/day.

 

[RichWise73]

 

[RichWise73]

Today’s partial parameters:

Alkalinity - 9.5 dKH
Nitrate (Hanna) - 13.0 ppm
Phosphate - 0.10 ppm

ATI ICP-OES kit arrived today. Collected samples in each vial and will mail them off tomorrow.

ATI Test Results (low iodine, manganese and zinc; elevated aluminum and antimony)[possible aluminum leeching from MarinePure gems and possible antimony leeching from GKM UV sterilizer pump impeller -- GKM was removed and biomedia will be gradually swapped]

 

[RichWise73]

Sunset Monti growth in three weeks time. Top picture taken on 4/30 and bottom picture taken on 4/9.

 

[RichWise73]

Today’s parameters:

Salinity - 1.025
pH - 8.4
Alkalinity - 8.7 dKH
Phosphate - 0.09 ppm
Magnesium - 1320 ppm
Calcium - 420 ppm
Nitrate (Hanna) - 8.1 ppm
Temperature - 78.0° F

 

[RichWise73]

Yesterday’s parameters:

Salinity - 1.025
pH - 8.2
Alkalinity - 8.6 dKH
Phosphate - 0.05 ppm
Magnesium - 1310 ppm
Calcium - 420 ppm
Nitrate (Hanna) - 8.3 ppm
Temperature - 78.4° F

Dosed magnesium and increased AFR dosing by an additional 0.1 ml/day. Added some new coral from SBB and Coral Vault on Wednesday, 5/31.

 

[RichWise73]

Today’s partial parameters:

Alkalinity - 8.3 dKH (dosing tube was clogged)
Nitrate - 7.8 ppm
Phosphate - 0.07 ppm

 

[RichWise73]

Today’s parameters:

Salinity - 1.025
pH - 8.0
Alkalinity - 8.1 dKH
Phosphate - 0.07 ppm
Magnesium - 1310 ppm
Calcium - 400 ppm
Nitrate (Hanna) - 5.5 ppm
Temperature - 78.3 ° F

Increased All for Reef dosing due to addition of several new coral frags.

 

[RichWise73]

Some of my gonis.

 

[RichWise73]

Some coral shots.

 

[RichWise73]

Some sad reefing news to report. The helfrichi firefish disappeared Sunday afternoon and hasn't been seen since. I also found my pink streaked wrasse dead yesterday evening. He appeared to be healthy up to that point, and was always active and eating. One of the hi fin red banded shrimp gobies managed to get out of the tank even though it has a tight fitting lid. I suspect it got through the overflow and jumped out from the back of the tank that isn't covered. :(

 

[RichWise73]

Today’s parameters:

Salinity - 1.025
pH - 8.0
Alkalinity - 9.3 dKH
Phosphate - 0.05 ppm
Magnesium - 1350 ppm
Calcium - 420 ppm
Nitrate (Hanna) - 1.3 ppm
Temperature - 78.2° F
Ammonia - 0 ppm
Nitrite - 0 ppm

 

[RichWise73]

A new Fluval Evo 13.5 arrived over the weekend. I'm going to set it up for my pistol shrimp, who has been a pain in the butt the past few weeks. I'm also going to relocate a few corals over to the Fluval once it's cycled and ready.

 

[Gumbies R Us]

Some coral shots.

Great looking coral!

 

[RichWise73]

Great looking coral!

Thank you!

 

[RichWise73]

Newest additions courtesy of @SBB Corals

 

[RichWise73]

Our power has been out since about 5:00 PM EDT on Monday. Luckily, I have a generator to keep essentials running and everything looks good so far. If you are on the fence about getting a generator, I suggest getting one.

 

[tbrown]

I'ma come over here and follow you. I like that Sunset Monti.