lovetoreef
New member
Some details on the system
> 24x24x18 starphire cube tank - rimless
> lights ... ATI PM 8x24 supplemented with reefbrite 24" blue strip ... .lights are 6-8" above water surface
> skimmer ... I-tech 100
> return pump tunze silence and 2nd tunze silence feeding reactors
> 2 brs reactors ... 1st with carbon and 2nd with gfo (changed q 3 weeks)
> flow ... mp20 with 2 tunze 6055's
> i dose calcium, alk and magnesium throughout day with profilux doser
> each weekend I add 2 drops of lugols and a squirt of potassium
> each night i add 3 drops of brightwell AA's
> dose prodibio bioclean ... biodigest one week and bioptim the next (rotate each week)
> dose prodibio reefbooster midweek and leave lights off next day
> light period is 1pm to 10pm
> temp goes between 77-78
> caclium ~ 430 to 440
> alk 8
> magnesium 1200 to 1300
> nitrates ... undetectable with lamotte test kit
> Phosphates ... undetectable with hannah phosphate checker
> water changes each week 15 to 20% each week
I have battled valonia for a while and bryopsis as well - so, there are phosphates as well I am sure. My bioload is light with 2 wrasses, one bangai cardinal and medium regal blue tang. I feed rod's original every other day
My millis are great and have wonderful color, but, the following corals look decent under lights, but, when the lights are off, the corals are as follows ...
hawkins ... pale blue with hint of brown
oregon torts ... nice purple to blue
garf bonsai ... pale brown with hint of purple in tips
my pink jade, nana and lemonade are decent, but, definitely not stunning. The tank is 14 months old ... I siphon the overflow and sump once a month to remove any detritus ...
I would feed more, but, i am leary of letting the valonia or bryopsis blow up - I am going to dose interceptor to clear up any redbugs as I have seen some signs of them. PE is great on all pieces except the nana and bonsai ...
options ...
> start biopellets or vodka dosing
> feed more often
> leave it alone
other ideas?? Thanks for any help.
> 24x24x18 starphire cube tank - rimless
> lights ... ATI PM 8x24 supplemented with reefbrite 24" blue strip ... .lights are 6-8" above water surface
> skimmer ... I-tech 100
> return pump tunze silence and 2nd tunze silence feeding reactors
> 2 brs reactors ... 1st with carbon and 2nd with gfo (changed q 3 weeks)
> flow ... mp20 with 2 tunze 6055's
> i dose calcium, alk and magnesium throughout day with profilux doser
> each weekend I add 2 drops of lugols and a squirt of potassium
> each night i add 3 drops of brightwell AA's
> dose prodibio bioclean ... biodigest one week and bioptim the next (rotate each week)
> dose prodibio reefbooster midweek and leave lights off next day
> light period is 1pm to 10pm
> temp goes between 77-78
> caclium ~ 430 to 440
> alk 8
> magnesium 1200 to 1300
> nitrates ... undetectable with lamotte test kit
> Phosphates ... undetectable with hannah phosphate checker
> water changes each week 15 to 20% each week
I have battled valonia for a while and bryopsis as well - so, there are phosphates as well I am sure. My bioload is light with 2 wrasses, one bangai cardinal and medium regal blue tang. I feed rod's original every other day
My millis are great and have wonderful color, but, the following corals look decent under lights, but, when the lights are off, the corals are as follows ...
hawkins ... pale blue with hint of brown
oregon torts ... nice purple to blue
garf bonsai ... pale brown with hint of purple in tips
my pink jade, nana and lemonade are decent, but, definitely not stunning. The tank is 14 months old ... I siphon the overflow and sump once a month to remove any detritus ...
I would feed more, but, i am leary of letting the valonia or bryopsis blow up - I am going to dose interceptor to clear up any redbugs as I have seen some signs of them. PE is great on all pieces except the nana and bonsai ...
options ...
> start biopellets or vodka dosing
> feed more often
> leave it alone
other ideas?? Thanks for any help.
