75g Lurking danger and Leafy Seadragons
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lucky lucky.
I use Seachem Flourish to bump phosphate from time to time without issue, but not with Excel. Flourish acts like a fertilizer and excel acts the same but through C02 adds. So you’re right, a double shot. One or the other if you need to bump for plant stuff. They should do well in a .1ppm to .3ppm range without overtaxing your filtration, or making corals unhappy.
So glad you were able to dodge that one!
I use Seachem Flourish to bump phosphate from time to time without issue, but not with Excel. Flourish acts like a fertilizer and excel acts the same but through C02 adds. So you’re right, a double shot. One or the other if you need to bump for plant stuff. They should do well in a .1ppm to .3ppm range without overtaxing your filtration, or making corals unhappy.
So glad you were able to dodge that one!
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vlangel
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Me too!
vlangel
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Yes sir, I do consider myself lucky!
Actually I like what you are saying about adding one or the other. Excel I think works to make carbon more available to the macros/plants. I plan to read more about it to actually learn how it works. I know Flourish has iron and other things that plants/macros need.
The coral did not seem to be impacted negatively at all. In fact they all looked especially happy but that was probably due to the water change.
vlangel
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I placed an order with KP Aquatics this morning, the most I ever got from anywhere. I have never been disappointed from anything I got from them.
5 feather dusters worms
5 peppermint shrimp
3 ultra premium rock flower nems
2 moss balls
2 shaving brushes
1 chalk basselet
This should be a lot of fun getting!
5 feather dusters worms
5 peppermint shrimp
3 ultra premium rock flower nems
2 moss balls
2 shaving brushes
1 chalk basselet
This should be a lot of fun getting!
vlangel
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I am really excited. I have been wanting feather dusters for a while but either the lfs doesn't have any or they were attached to rock that the store wanted to keep.
I have always loved rock flower nems but its been a very long time since I have had any, probably a decade or more. My husbandry is better now so I am hoping for long time success with them.
The peppermint shrimp should keep excess food from being caught in crevices and degrading.
I've had shaving brushes before but it was before I dosed flourish, AFR and Magnesium, so again I am hoping for more long time success.
I have never had a moss ball before so excited about that. Also I have never had a Chalk Bass so looking forward to that.
And yes, I couldn't agree more about the folks at KP Aquatics!
vlangel
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Yes, I couldn't agree more about the folks at KP Aquatics!
I am really excited. I have been wanting feather dusters for a while but either the lfs doesn't have any or they were attached to rock that the store wanted to keep.
I have always loved rock flower nems but its been a very long time since I have had any, probably a decade or more. My husbandry is better now so I am hoping for long time success with them.
The peppermint shrimp should keep excess food from being caught in crevices and degrading.
I've had shaving brushes before but it was before I dosed flourish, AFR and Magnesium, so again I am hoping for more long time success.
I have never had a moss balls before so excited about that. Also I have never had a Chalk Bass so looking forward to that.
Fingers crossed everything makes it. With the great job they do packing, it shouldn't be an issue.
vlangel
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We got a notification that they shipped today so I am thinking that the goods will arrive Thursday! Like you said, with their excellent packaging I don't expect any issues.
vlangel
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Surprise! KP Aquatics overnights my order even though I got free shipping! I love these folks!!!
Everything looked awesome as always and they gave me extras. An extra mangrove because the leaves weren't quite out. Also an extra shaving brush and an extra peppermint shrimp.
I took a video as soon as all was in the tank. To see the RFAs, look behind the moss balls, shaving brush and toadstool.
Everything looked awesome as always and they gave me extras. An extra mangrove because the leaves weren't quite out. Also an extra shaving brush and an extra peppermint shrimp.
I took a video as soon as all was in the tank. To see the RFAs, look behind the moss balls, shaving brush and toadstool.
vlangel
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The tank is doing great and all the new stuff has settled in well.
I have been thinking of switching out my AquaClear 110 HOB filter for a Fluval FX 4 or 6 canister filter. The reason is that it would be lower profile as far as equipment. All you would see would be the intake pipe and the the output nozzles. Its dead quiet which is nice since our tank is in the living room. I would fill the chambers with rubble rock and only use floss and/or carbon to polish the water so it would function more as a sump and not need a lot of maintenance. But the FX 6 has a lot of flow and I would have the ability to direct that flow much better than the HOB AquaClear. Finally both the FX 4 and 6 have a valve at the bottom of the canister that tubing can be connected to that I could put out the window and do the first part of a water change without using a bucket! At my age that is a big plus. I already use a smaller brute can with a dolly and pump to replace water so water changes would not be too bad at all. So that's what i am thinking right now. The expense of the canister is making me think on this very seriously to make sure it is what I really want.
I have been thinking of switching out my AquaClear 110 HOB filter for a Fluval FX 4 or 6 canister filter. The reason is that it would be lower profile as far as equipment. All you would see would be the intake pipe and the the output nozzles. Its dead quiet which is nice since our tank is in the living room. I would fill the chambers with rubble rock and only use floss and/or carbon to polish the water so it would function more as a sump and not need a lot of maintenance. But the FX 6 has a lot of flow and I would have the ability to direct that flow much better than the HOB AquaClear. Finally both the FX 4 and 6 have a valve at the bottom of the canister that tubing can be connected to that I could put out the window and do the first part of a water change without using a bucket! At my age that is a big plus. I already use a smaller brute can with a dolly and pump to replace water so water changes would not be too bad at all. So that's what i am thinking right now. The expense of the canister is making me think on this very seriously to make sure it is what I really want.
wvned
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I use a FX4 on a 75 gallon FW tank. The only downside is you have to pick the thing up and take it all apart to clean it every once in a while. I carry it to the fish room sink. You can get bulk packages of media for it on ebay.
I mean the foam media. It uses round ones and rectangular ones.
I mean the foam media. It uses round ones and rectangular ones.
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vlangel
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What if I put it in a plastic bin big enough to hold it with a little bit of room around it, is it possible to change out media (when I would use media) without too much mess right where its located? My aquarium is on a laminate floor so a small amount of dripping is not an issue.
wvned
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I sit the thing on the edge of the sink and lift the innards into the sink. Like all things filter it is a big stinky mess.
vlangel
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My thoughts were to fill #2, #3, and #4 with rubble rock so that never gets changed. I will use a coarse media in the top #5 and wont put anything in the bottom #5. I will use #1 for filter floss/carbon to polish water when that is necessary. That way I should be able to maintenance the canister by just removing the top of the canister, at least most of the time. Maybe one or 2Xs a year I could put all the guts of the canister in a bin and rinse everything.The top comes off a deep canister and you have 2 handles to lift the insides out. All the stuff on the right comes out together as a stack. Then I replace the foams and rinse it all out and put it back. At the 1 and 4 notations are the coarse and fine round black filter foams. I only run the course one. The media stays the same and I have a mesh bag with some peat I change out.
I sit the thing on the edge of the sink and lift the innards into the sink. Like all things filter it is a big stinky mess.
I am an almost 66 yr old woman and I don't want to carry the canister to a sink, especially if I choose the FX 6. I can probably carry something that heavy but 10 years from now, who knows? And maybe I shouldn't be carrying that much weight even now. This tank build is all about making maintenance sustainable at my age.
