So many of you advanced reefers out on L.I. Do you guys go to any of the meetings out there? I need to meet some more advanced reefers. I've been fortunate to meet Rich in Rockaway and one or two guys from NYC, but I know there is a treasure trove of reefers out in L.I. too.
JBNY's 270 Ver2.0
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JB NY
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Because we can't have pages of text with no decent pictures. Here are some SPS that are still doing pretty good.
This first one started to gets some burnt tips, this is when I stepped in and started doing water changes, it was the first time I ever saw burnt tip on this coral, luckily it was stopped and the coral looks to be recovering.
Finally grown over the frag plug and just touching the rock work. This frag is still looking great.
This first one started to gets some burnt tips, this is when I stepped in and started doing water changes, it was the first time I ever saw burnt tip on this coral, luckily it was stopped and the coral looks to be recovering.
Finally grown over the frag plug and just touching the rock work. This frag is still looking great.
markalot
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Great pictures, nice to see some corals are doing well!
What the heck could have happened to get those odd burnt tips? I'm throwing out two ideas that popped into my head, but I'm honestly not a fan of either one.
One thing that stands out is using hydrochloric acid (using the more dramatic name here) to lower KH in new water. Since water changes turned things around this doesn't make any sense but I'm wondering if this is a long standing practice or something new with this tank?
My second thought would be the algae reactor. There's a few folks who like to preach about allelopathy associated with algae. Could the ARID reactor be so efficient that the mere quantity of algae in the reactor might be a vector for this to get back into the tank? Of course one has to believe allelopathy is a real issue between algae and corals, which is certainly up for debate.
What the heck could have happened to get those odd burnt tips? I'm throwing out two ideas that popped into my head, but I'm honestly not a fan of either one.
One thing that stands out is using hydrochloric acid (using the more dramatic name here) to lower KH in new water. Since water changes turned things around this doesn't make any sense but I'm wondering if this is a long standing practice or something new with this tank?
My second thought would be the algae reactor. There's a few folks who like to preach about allelopathy associated with algae. Could the ARID reactor be so efficient that the mere quantity of algae in the reactor might be a vector for this to get back into the tank? Of course one has to believe allelopathy is a real issue between algae and corals, which is certainly up for debate.
JB NY
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Great pictures, nice to see some corals are doing well!
What the heck could have happened to get those odd burnt tips? I'm throwing out two ideas that popped into my head, but I'm honestly not a fan of either one.
One thing that stands out is using hydrochloric acid (using the more dramatic name here) to lower KH in new water. Since water changes turned things around this doesn't make any sense but I'm wondering if this is a long standing practice or something new with this tank?
My second thought would be the algae reactor. There's a few folks who like to preach about allelopathy associated with algae. Could the ARID reactor be so efficient that the mere quantity of algae in the reactor might be a vector for this to get back into the tank? Of course one has to believe allelopathy is a real issue between algae and corals, which is certainly up for debate.
I have no idea. The hydrochloric acid is used about 12-24 hours before the new water is used. During the 12-24 hours I am waiting for the pH to come iup to at least 7.8 before doing a water change. I've been doing this for about 8 months. But have had this problem for well over a year.
As for the Algae in the reactor, I pulled a lot of it out months ago when doing maintenance and it never really grew back. If I showed you the amount in the reactor, you would not be worried, it's like only two good handfuls of cheato in there right now. I have been working with Pax-Bellum to try and figure out why my cheato dramatically slowed down it's grown at the end of the summer. With no luck so far, the best guess is PO4 is to low for the chaeto to continue growing and/ or the existing chaeto is fully gorged on nitrate and can't take anymore up. Anaerobic bacteria is taking up the nitrate I was dosing.
reefmutt
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Because we can't have pages of text with no decent pictures. Here are some SPS that are still doing pretty good.
This first one started to gets some burnt tips, this is when I stepped in and started doing water changes, it was the first time I ever saw burnt tip on this coral, luckily it was stopped and the coral looks to be recovering.
Finally grown over the frag plug and just touching the rock work. This frag is still looking great.
These are very promising photos, Joe.
There is solid growth in some of them.
I'm liking those positive signs..
Give us more good news!
mhucasey
Acros & wieners, oh my!
The second to last one looks a lot like my ASD RadionBecause we can't have pages of text with no decent pictures. Here are some SPS that are still doing pretty good.
This first one started to gets some burnt tips, this is when I stepped in and started doing water changes, it was the first time I ever saw burnt tip on this coral, luckily it was stopped and the coral looks to be recovering.
Finally grown over the frag plug and just touching the rock work. This frag is still looking great.
. I'm glad to see positive signs in the tank!
JB NY
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hmm, I was away all last week, but I got an email that there were posts to this thread. Now when I come to look there are no new posts???
Anyway Sahin, you asked how the tank was doing? I will post some picture soon, but the tank is doing very well. Recovery has been really strong and coloration has really improved.
Anyway Sahin, you asked how the tank was doing? I will post some picture soon, but the tank is doing very well. Recovery has been really strong and coloration has really improved.
jackson6745
Yeah Yeah
Good to hear Joe! Can't wait to see you grow that tank out.
reefmutt
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Joe, you just mentioned on Andrew's thread that you have been dosing manganese for the past two months or so.
And you recently mentioned in your bread that your cheato has not been growing at all..
Just wondering if the cheato slow down coincided with the beginning of manganese dosing.
And you recently mentioned in your bread that your cheato has not been growing at all..
Just wondering if the cheato slow down coincided with the beginning of manganese dosing.
JB NY
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The chaeto slowdown started over the summer before I was dosing manganese. I think that the cheato has started to pick up in the last month though. Two weeks ago I cleaned out the ARID reactor and while it wasn't spectacular the chaeto growth was definitely more than it had been in the past.
I will detail everything I have been doing the last few months a little later. I'll post some pictures as well.
I will detail everything I have been doing the last few months a little later. I'll post some pictures as well.
JB NY
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I changed out my ca reactor for a dosing system. So I am now using Triton's Base Elementz plus dosing acropower daily. Once a week I am dosing Vandium(V), Zinc(Zn), Manganese(Mn), and Iodine(I).
The week before I made the switch I did a series of four 44 gallon water changes using IO. I matched the alk and Ca, but left the Mg alone as my Mg was a little too high at the time (1500).
Here is the dosing setup I added.
color coded the tubing to keep track of what is being dosed.
That is the only change I have made. So far in the 2 months since I made that switch, the change has been all positive. All tip burning and poor coloration has stopped. I have good coloration and strong growth. The growth part is the most impressive right now. I had been struggling to see any meaningful growth for a while. Tips would burn and then it would take forever for them to recover, months and months. The picture below is about a 1 1/2 month difference, the coral has almost completely recovered and I have some actual growth. Sorry for the poor quality of the second pic I took it with only the T5 on and with my iphone before I ran off to work this morning.
feb 10
march 22
I am not ready to call it a full success yet, as I have had so many setbacks this past year. But I am extremely hopeful right now.
The week before I made the switch I did a series of four 44 gallon water changes using IO. I matched the alk and Ca, but left the Mg alone as my Mg was a little too high at the time (1500).
Here is the dosing setup I added.
color coded the tubing to keep track of what is being dosed.
That is the only change I have made. So far in the 2 months since I made that switch, the change has been all positive. All tip burning and poor coloration has stopped. I have good coloration and strong growth. The growth part is the most impressive right now. I had been struggling to see any meaningful growth for a while. Tips would burn and then it would take forever for them to recover, months and months. The picture below is about a 1 1/2 month difference, the coral has almost completely recovered and I have some actual growth. Sorry for the poor quality of the second pic I took it with only the T5 on and with my iphone before I ran off to work this morning.
feb 10
march 22
I am not ready to call it a full success yet, as I have had so many setbacks this past year. But I am extremely hopeful right now.
afernandez
Never Quit!!
Wow looking great joe!
The second picture (yellow acro) AMAZING!
The second picture (yellow acro) AMAZING!
