how am i doing ? , copy/paste of my tank's log- 90G fowlr

[90G fowlr]

water and live sand went in Jan 5th 2013

added 5G rodi water Jan 12th

added 25 lbs of live rock from Ocean Gallery Jan 12th

added 2 clownfish and a choc chip star on Jan 17th from Aquatic Obsessions

Added 5 pcs or 21 lbs of live rock from Ocean Gallery on Jan 18th

Added Kole Tang and Coral Beauty on Jan 18th from Ocean Gallery - makes 4 fish

Added 1 unit of Chemipure on Jan 20th

added 1 unit of Chemipure on Jan 22nd

added 1/2 unit of Chemipure Jan 23rd

20G water change Jan 26

added 14 lbs of live rock from Ocean Gallery on Jan 27th

added 45 lbs of base/dead rock from Reef Cleaners on jan 28th - makes a total of 105 lbs combined

started skimming on Jan 31st

started vodka dosing on Feb 4th

added cheato , red mangrove, and snails Feb 6th

 

[DanangMonkey]

Any test readings?

 

[90G fowlr]

everything spot on 'cept , last week nitrates were 5-10 with API and 10-25 with Sailifert- gonna test again tomorrow

 

[DanangMonkey]

Is all the water RODI? or just that 5G? Is the rest treated tap?

My skimmer just outspits useless wet foam for days if I add even ONE drop of dechlor with any stresscoat additive.

Jason Kim of Remora emailed that certain additives reduce the surface tension to nada inside the skimmer.

 

[90G fowlr]

original fill was treated tap - 5G + 20G was rodi - 20G wc with more rodi tomorrow or sat

 

[DanangMonkey]

Wow, sounds like me a few months ago... Started with treated tap fill... Even after 6 large WC's my skimmer is still running sloppy from the original chem treatment. Its amazing how sensitive the skimmers are to the slightest dip in water tension, especially the Remora Pro