Thanks, still working on the algae. I'm a fan of the light, for sure. I actually took out the fans from the fixture today to clean them out and I have to say I'm impressed with the quality of the fixture.
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Thanks, still working on the algae. I'm a fan of the light, for sure. I actually took out the fans from the fixture today to clean them out and I have to say I'm impressed with the quality of the fixture.
I’ve got one of these tanks, got it last summer. Love this tank! Only thing I don’t like is the overflow control. I can’t seem to keep it from either overflowing through the emergency pipe, or going too low and making all sorts of noise. That dial sucks at adjusting the level.
+1 on the drain adjustments, I feel like I'm adjusting it every 4 - 5 days at least.
syd: I've stopped dosing KZ products for the time being. I went on vacation for about 2 weeks in late September and came back to a tank full of algae. The algae was pretty bad before I went on vacation.
Since then I've been manually removing algae and went back to what was starting to work for me in July. It looks like things are getting better, I'm hopeful.
I'll see where I'm at next weekend and maybe I'll post some pics.
syd: I've stopped dosing KZ products for the time being. I went on vacation for about 2 weeks in late September and came back to a tank full of algae. The algae was pretty bad before I went on vacation.
Since then I've been manually removing algae and went back to what was starting to work for me in July. It looks like things are getting better, I'm hopeful.
I'll see where I'm at next weekend and maybe I'll post some pics.
This is the general rule, but the hardest to follow for me. I'm getting better at it.
syd: here are some photos from tonight.
As you can see from the photos, still battling some algae problems. The biggest eye sore in my opinion is the rocks.
I tested my alk for the first time since 10/23 yesterday and found it was down about 1.5 dKH from normal. I've found that using GFO in a tank this size can really lower the alk, so I think most of the impact was from the fresh GFO I put in. I'm slowly bringing it back up to about 8.5 dKH.
As you can see from the photos, still battling some algae problems. The biggest eye sore in my opinion is the rocks.
I tested my alk for the first time since 10/23 yesterday and found it was down about 1.5 dKH from normal. I've found that using GFO in a tank this size can really lower the alk, so I think most of the impact was from the fresh GFO I put in. I'm slowly bringing it back up to about 8.5 dKH.
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I picked up a diamond goby today. So far so good, the fish is getting along with the other inhabitants and is already sifting through sand. It's a really active fish.
This weekend I ran into a couple of breakdowns. The older of my two vortechs (has the old school controller box) stopped running and the pump to my reactor stopped running. I'll have to debug those tonight or tomorrow, hopefully it's super simple.
This weekend I ran into a couple of breakdowns. The older of my two vortechs (has the old school controller box) stopped running and the pump to my reactor stopped running. I'll have to debug those tonight or tomorrow, hopefully it's super simple.
I'm still working on the algae. Having my reactor offline for about a week didn't help (impeller problem).
My new goby has been in the tank for a week now and is doing a magnificent job cleaning up the sand. It's giving me hope for this tank. The sand looks great now. The fish is also very fun to watch as he bulldozers sand constantly.
Also, I have egg crate siliconed to the bottom of my tank so I'm not worried about the goby digging.
My new goby has been in the tank for a week now and is doing a magnificent job cleaning up the sand. It's giving me hope for this tank. The sand looks great now. The fish is also very fun to watch as he bulldozers sand constantly.
Also, I have egg crate siliconed to the bottom of my tank so I'm not worried about the goby digging.
Yesterday I started dosing Microbacter7 again. I had been dosing it in the summer but I stopped because my bottle was expired. The product is supposed to aid the nitrogen cycle and help breakdown organics, among other things. People have reported positive results. I’ll follow up after a few weeks.
