224g In Wall Finally Started March 08
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Time for an update!
My top off is working great now, the levels are all stable, and the hair algae is gone.
I put my two tangs in the tank and within a couple of days the tank just cleared up completely. I also used new lights I put in Ushio 10K bulbs. I am not sure if the bulbs helped with the algae or if it was just the addition of fish.
In the past al I have used for salt is Tropic Marin Pro, but lately have switched to using Red Sea Coral Pro. I like the salt but have noticed that since the switch there is a lot more residue in the reservoir tank it is just crud that is floating along the top of the water.
I have still not been able to get proper readings on my Aquatronica for either PH or Salinity, so I am getting concerned about getting that fixed soon.
I now have in my tank 2 O Clowns, 1 Yellow Tang, 1 Powder Blue Tang, 1 Sea Hare, and cleanup crew. I plan on moving over some of the corals little by little as I rid them of aptasia.
I would like to do new photo, but my wife has our camera down in Nashville for some country music festival so when she gets back I will post some pics.
My top off is working great now, the levels are all stable, and the hair algae is gone.
I put my two tangs in the tank and within a couple of days the tank just cleared up completely. I also used new lights I put in Ushio 10K bulbs. I am not sure if the bulbs helped with the algae or if it was just the addition of fish.
In the past al I have used for salt is Tropic Marin Pro, but lately have switched to using Red Sea Coral Pro. I like the salt but have noticed that since the switch there is a lot more residue in the reservoir tank it is just crud that is floating along the top of the water.
I have still not been able to get proper readings on my Aquatronica for either PH or Salinity, so I am getting concerned about getting that fixed soon.
I now have in my tank 2 O Clowns, 1 Yellow Tang, 1 Powder Blue Tang, 1 Sea Hare, and cleanup crew. I plan on moving over some of the corals little by little as I rid them of aptasia.
I would like to do new photo, but my wife has our camera down in Nashville for some country music festival so when she gets back I will post some pics.
Psyire
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Sounds like things are progressing nicely!
Just a note on the salt, I've noticed the same and upon doing some research I think I've found the answer. Red Sea Coral Pro is made by evaporating natural sea water, not in some lab like some other salts. The residue is supposedly silt that makes it through the process. It's not harmful in anyway and should just get filtered out easily. I'm quite impressed on the numbers this salt is putting up continuously, alk is the only thing that is a tad low and it only takes 1/4 of a teaspoon of baking soda per 20g of makeup water to fix it right up.
Looking forward to the pictures.
Just a note on the salt, I've noticed the same and upon doing some research I think I've found the answer. Red Sea Coral Pro is made by evaporating natural sea water, not in some lab like some other salts. The residue is supposedly silt that makes it through the process. It's not harmful in anyway and should just get filtered out easily. I'm quite impressed on the numbers this salt is putting up continuously, alk is the only thing that is a tad low and it only takes 1/4 of a teaspoon of baking soda per 20g of makeup water to fix it right up.
Looking forward to the pictures.
