Do you keep the house colder at night? The ac will suck moisture out of the air so you will have a faster evaporation rate.
Frank's LPS Grow Out Contest Update #1
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Do you keep the house colder at night? The ac will suck moisture out of the air so you will have a faster evaporation rate.
Yes. And there you have it. Lol
Had an alk of 149 last night. I dosed 1ml of fusion part 1 and 2.
Skimmer is really starting to do its thing. I've begun feeding a little heavier and I have not had any algae on my glass in a big.
Also, introduced a purple fire fish to the tank. Wife's request. He's a live. Well. And eating.
Skimmer is really starting to do its thing. I've begun feeding a little heavier and I have not had any algae on my glass in a big.
Also, introduced a purple fire fish to the tank. Wife's request. He's a live. Well. And eating.
Pics will be up tomorrow.
Did a check today. At 4:30 my alk was 146ppm. So I decided to dose 1ml of fusion part 1 & 2. Apparently, it's quite strong and I over shot a bit. I'm not sure this stuff should be that potent but my alk was 153ppm at 8:30pm.
I did turn my sump light off after testing where my cheato is. Would this effect the alk like that? I'm assuming that I just simply dosed 2x what I should have to get back to the 149ppm from the day before. Tomorrow, as long as I have a similar 3ppm drop, I will dose a half and half.
Also, got some frags in from a fellow reefer from Texas.
Cali tort
Miyagi tort
Moth acro
Red milli
Clown car
pearl berry
Superman monti
Mystic stag
Pink jade
Did a check today. At 4:30 my alk was 146ppm. So I decided to dose 1ml of fusion part 1 & 2. Apparently, it's quite strong and I over shot a bit. I'm not sure this stuff should be that potent but my alk was 153ppm at 8:30pm.
I did turn my sump light off after testing where my cheato is. Would this effect the alk like that? I'm assuming that I just simply dosed 2x what I should have to get back to the 149ppm from the day before. Tomorrow, as long as I have a similar 3ppm drop, I will dose a half and half.
Also, got some frags in from a fellow reefer from Texas.
Cali tort
Miyagi tort
Moth acro
Red milli
Clown car
pearl berry
Superman monti
Mystic stag
Pink jade
Miamiangler
New member
not to bad looks good to me
146=9.49
153=9.94
149=9.68
146=9.49
153=9.94
149=9.68
Ok. So tested alk last night and I got a 144ppm. This is after adding about 8 sps frags to the tank. So I double checked the Hanna and ran it again and came up with a 147. Either way, bigger drop than expected. So I continued on my path and dosed only a 1/2ml of fusion 1 & 2. Will test again tonight of course.
I'm just not sure about such a huge increment of alk upswing for only 1ml in my system. 1ml took me from 146-153 a few days ago.
Will monitor again today. If I see another huge drop in alk today I will continue with the 1ml dose. Otherwise the 1/2 will continue.
Anyone else have experience with fusion 2 part?
I'm just not sure about such a huge increment of alk upswing for only 1ml in my system. 1ml took me from 146-153 a few days ago.
Will monitor again today. If I see another huge drop in alk today I will continue with the 1ml dose. Otherwise the 1/2 will continue.
Anyone else have experience with fusion 2 part?
rovster
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If you have any problems with those frags I have a coral rehab program I can give you info on. Good luck.
As far as adding those frags, if you are thinking it will affect your consumption, think again. They need to settle. Try to get into a rhythm with your checker. Make sure you do it the same every time. Make sure the water level is exactly the same, as in the meniscus is right on the line. If you are off by a little, it will throw your value off.
Nice frags by the way. Looks like your friend from Texas has a lot of Battle Corals. Grow them out and we can trade
FWIW, my alk is always between 143-147, usually 145-146. Yesterday it was 141 so I upped my dosing a tad and started adding manually. Its been about 4-6 weeks since I've had to adjust my dosers. This happens SLOWLY. Keep up the good fight!
As far as adding those frags, if you are thinking it will affect your consumption, think again. They need to settle. Try to get into a rhythm with your checker. Make sure you do it the same every time. Make sure the water level is exactly the same, as in the meniscus is right on the line. If you are off by a little, it will throw your value off.
Nice frags by the way. Looks like your friend from Texas has a lot of Battle Corals. Grow them out and we can trade
FWIW, my alk is always between 143-147, usually 145-146. Yesterday it was 141 so I upped my dosing a tad and started adding manually. Its been about 4-6 weeks since I've had to adjust my dosers. This happens SLOWLY. Keep up the good fight!
I'm using your advice. I don't believe that they consumed anything. But I'm using these posts to clarify with the professionals.
The corals are doing great. They usually are until I get them. I'll be biding my time. I'm just curious as to whether the small dose is effecting the alk so much.
The good news is, I haven't killed a coral in a small stint.
The corals are doing great. They usually are until I get them. I'll be biding my time. I'm just curious as to whether the small dose is effecting the alk so much.
The good news is, I haven't killed a coral in a small stint.
If you have any problems with those frags I have a coral rehab program I can give you info on. Good luck.
Nice frags by the way. Looks like your friend from Texas has a lot of Battle Corals. Grow them out and we can trade
Also, I contemplated having him ship the corals direct to your door step. Lol
Frank's LPS Grow Out Contest Update #1
Came home tonight to a 147ppm alk. Continued to dose 1/2ml part 1 and 2 of reef fusion.
I did move my frag rack on tuesday to the opposite side of the tank at approximately the same height. Came home today to find a tip of my joe the coral white and a small amount of recession on the base of one side.
Going to turn my lights down from 55 to 45 as well for a few weeks.
I know I just need to keep steady and things should go fine but the condition of the joe the coral definitely made me anxious tonight. So, I just did my testing, fed the fish, dosed and left the room. Going to ignore the tank today and tomorrow aside from testing.
Came home tonight to a 147ppm alk. Continued to dose 1/2ml part 1 and 2 of reef fusion.
I did move my frag rack on tuesday to the opposite side of the tank at approximately the same height. Came home today to find a tip of my joe the coral white and a small amount of recession on the base of one side.
Going to turn my lights down from 55 to 45 as well for a few weeks.
I know I just need to keep steady and things should go fine but the condition of the joe the coral definitely made me anxious tonight. So, I just did my testing, fed the fish, dosed and left the room. Going to ignore the tank today and tomorrow aside from testing.
I've done a couple 10% water changes the last few days. Each day, my polyp extension seems amazing right after.
I'm wondering, does this point towards phos being the problem? I, also, found a rusting screw in my sand bed last night. Not sure of what to think about it but it was plenty rusted. Could this be killing my sps?
I'm wondering, does this point towards phos being the problem? I, also, found a rusting screw in my sand bed last night. Not sure of what to think about it but it was plenty rusted. Could this be killing my sps?
