Any skimmer that makes cinder blocks and 5 gallon pails look small is a fine skimmer.You have some beautiful corals there Josh. Fine looking skimmer too.
Any skimmer that makes cinder blocks and 5 gallon pails look small is a fine skimmer.
@JCOLE , have you ever treated an acro with H2O2? For euphyllia I spray them directly with peroxide (for algae on the skeleton), let stand two minutes and put them back in the tank and an hour later it's like nothing happened. I'm guessing my single acro someone traded me (was told it was a miyagi tort) would not appreciate that treatment? It STN'd a bit when I first got it ( I dipped in Revive and that stopped it, so I suspect it was bugs) it then started to re-encrust over the dead stuff but some algae grew on the dead part which it also encrusted over somewhat surprisingly and has encrusted onto the frag rack too. Anyway it could still use some help, hence the peroxide question.
Algae.No, I have not. I have heard of others spot treating algae with a pipette. Are you wanting to treat the frag for the STN or the algae?
HSA 1000 fanboy as well. I had one on my 180 years ago. Wish I would have kept it even for sentimental reasonsYears ago, on my 140 gallon tank, I ran ozone through an MTC HSA 1000 skimmer.
Algae.
It's an evil macro algae that I have fought for years. It loves to embed. This has turned into a twisted dance of who can grow over who. I hate to give up on a coral that refuses to die and I've brought sure gonners back to flourishing before. It's embarrassing but at the very least you can feel even better about your success, lol.
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I've treated this tank with fluc for bryopsis which was a success. Had no effect on that macro (parvocaulis parvulus). My urchins eat it though. I think I am going to paintbrush some peroxide to keep it off the flesh as much as possible.Is it just on that frag? If so, I would try the peroxide spot treatment. If not, and it is throughout the whole tank then I would recommend a Fluconazole treatment.
I've treated this tank with fluc for bryopsis which was a success. Had no effect on that macro (parvocaulis parvulus). My urchins eat it though. I think I am going to paintbrush some peroxide to keep it off the flesh as much as possible.
I was wondering when you were going to hook it up. How has it affected the skimmer performance? The only thing better than dirty refugium pics is dirty skimmer picsI just started running Ozone,
I was wondering when you were going to hook it up. How has it affected the skimmer performance? The only thing better than dirty refugium pics is dirty skimmer pics
Your tank is looking better and better with all the acros you just got recently! I took a page out of your book and decided to add 150g of water volume to my sump after reading your thread. I feel more prepared for my business trips and the hot summers moving forward.
I just got into gorgonians myself. I picked up three photosynthetic gorgs from a neighbor and also a pure white non photo gorg at the LFS recently. They seem to be doing well since I over feed my tank typically, and want to look into how ozone might be beneficial to their needs. Stupid question but if your ozone installed in your sump?
FYI I have a large colony of ATL Joleen if you're looking to replace the one you lost. I'll have to check in with Steve soon used to go down to his place to pick up frags every few months pre covid! His outdoor greenhouse setup is amazing...
A business trip, as well as the summer heat coming up, is exactly why I installed the new sump. I didn't get a rubbermaid but fortunately someone was offering a free tank with broken seam which I fixed. I'm not sure what else I'm going to do with the new space yet but at the minimum I can move fishes around for isolation, add macros, and perhaps like you a non photosynthetic system! I'll pm you with frags info soon, and looking forward to seeing anything reef related on my flight!