So when I started this tank, it was meant to be a fun mixed reef right out of the gate. However, it turned into a Jawbreakers farm, so I moved most of them. During that process I was removing and adding rocks and not letting it sit and get stable. Now that most JBs are gone and I've had SPS growing, it's time to get back to a nice mixed reef. (I hope)
Bryopsis / GBA
Fluconazole was a life saver. It completely wiped out bryopsis and GHA. It took two runs w/ fluconazole, but the second time I let it ride for months. It's been all good for a while now with no signs of returning.
GBA
Shortly after Bryopsis issues, my tank was completely covered in GBA. I added 5 emerald crabs, a cheap UV light in overflow (amazon), and dosed Vibrant (1/2 recommended) weekly. After 6 weeks, it was all completely gone and has been for months. The only neg for me w/ Vibgrant was that my mushrooms hated it. Didn't kill them, but they stopped growing.
Changes:
- Aquaforest salt and additives - OUT (11 months)
- Tropic Marin Pro salt - IN (11 months)
- FM 2-part w/ minerals - IN (11 months)
- GYRE - OUT
I don't know what it was about AquaForest, or if anything at all, but I wasn't happy with it. Once it became difficult to find, I jumped ship. Gyre was overkill on flow. Once the propeller broke, I just banished it from the tank.
Coming Soon:
- WAV pumps - OUT
- Nero 5's - IN
- Fluval Sea SP4 - OUT
- Neptunes COR-20 - IN
- FM - OUT
- ATI essentials Pro - IN
WAVs, great pumps and are great in current placement. But I want to have one pump shooting down the side of the tank and visually the Nero will be more appealing. Fluval, currently, I dial it back w/ gate valves on the return lines and it's fine, but I don't have a backup. So, I'll go with a nice DC pump that integrates w/ apex system and keep the Fluval as a solid backup. This will allow me to open the gate valves and control the flow right from the pump/apex. FM dosing, I'm going to finish this cycle of it and then switch to essentials pro. The main reason is that I'll
get more out of the ATI essentials, and it's easier to use (less room for error).
That's it. Talk to you guys in a few months.