Jennystyyle’s Red Sea Nano Max G2 Journal

[jennystyyle]

It isn't too bad. And I tried skipping one day of dosing ammonia and the nitrite dropped like a rock. I may have been artificially maintaining it???
Ammonia Yesterday 0.08 ppm Today 0.07 ppm
Nitrite Yesterday 0.296 ppm. Today 0.158 ppm.

Date	SG	Temperature F	Ammonia PPM	Nitrite PPM	Nitrate PPM	Phosphate	Change
3/14/2024​	1.024	77.6	0.13	0.332	21.6		8 cup water change dosed 2 tsp phytoplankton dosed 10 drops ammonia Tested Nitrite 1/4 tank water, 3/4 new mix used syringe for measuring method Added 1 capful of bacteria
3/15/2024	1.024	77.9	0.09	0.324	23.8		8 cup water change dosed 2 tsp phytoplankton dosed 10 drops ammonia Tested Nitrite 1/4 tank water, 3/4 new mix used syringe for measuring method Added 1 capful of bacteria
3/16/2024	1.024	78.2	0.12	0.34	23.1		8 cup water change Noticed red algea starting on rock arch and sand dosed 2 tsp phytoplankton dosed 10 drops ammonia Tested Nitrite 1/4 tank water, 3/4 new mix used syringe for measuring method Added 1 capful of bacteria
3/17/2024	1.024	78	0.1	0.336	26	0.16	8 cup water change Noticed red algea starting on rock arch and sand dosed 2 tsp phytoplankton dosed 10 drops ammonia Tested Nitrite 1/4 tank water, 3/4 new mix used syringe for measuring method Added 1 capful of bacteria
3/18/2024	1.024	77.4	0.08	0.296	25.9	0.07	8 cup water change dosed 2 tsp phytoplankton skipped dosing ammonia Tested Nitrite 1/2 tank water, 1/2 new mix used syringe for measuring method Added 1 capful of bacteria
3/19/2024​	1.024	77.6	0.07	0.158	23.6	0.18	8 cup water change dosed 2 tsp phytoplankton Tested Nitrite 1/4 tank water, 3/4 new mix used syringe for measuring method Added 1 capful of bacteria

I didn't dose again to see where it goes tomorrow morning.
I was thinking maybe 1 royal gramma and 1 zoa on Friday, since I am headed to Detroit airport anyway (Maybe stop at Tropicorium). I do have copepods in there and I can see them swimming around

And Dustin07, I am tired of looking at a box of rocks for a month and a half! lol

 

[griss]

You very well could have been artificially increasing the nutrients.

Tropicorium huh? In Romulus, correct? Back before 9/11 I travelled to Farmington Hills a lot for work. I bought frags from there and took them are carryon luggage back home. After 9/11, I couldn’t do that anymore. Are they as big and aquaculturing a lot these days?

 

[jennystyyle]

Yes, Romulus. live about 45 minutes from there and I haven’t been there since probably 2015 or so. My son will be traveling to Miami on Friday and I’m dropping him off at DTW. So… it might be a good opportunity to drop in.
I believe that they are but haven’t been there in years.

 

[griss]

Sweet, I’m jealous you’re close to them. I got a TON of great Acro frags from them back in the day.

 

[jennystyyle]

I don’t get that way often. I live in a smaller town and Covid spoiled me. I don’t leave the house much. I now hate Detroit traffic

 

[griss]

Ugh, not to bring you down. But your post inspired me to google Tropicorium. I had forgotten about This.

 

[jennystyyle]

Holy crap. I had no idea. I’m surprised that they didn’t force them to close up shop.

Back in 2014…. Hopefully they learned from their mistakes.

I like the LFS about 20 minutes away…. But they have steered me wrong in the past and when I was looking to get back in, I wanted to buy the aquarium from them. They said they’d have to call Red Sea and be on hold for a while to order it for me. They took my number and ghosted me. Sooooo, I ordered from BRS. I would have rather kept my money local. Their loss, I guess.

 

[griss]

Yeah, I’m now remembering when it happened and I was shocked. That was under Dick’s ownership. If he’s still alive, I doubt he’s running the place. It’s more likely his son running it now.

 

[jennystyyle]

Yeah, I’m now remembering when it happened and I was shocked. That was under Dick’s ownership. If he’s still alive, I doubt he’s running the place. It’s more likely his son running it now.

I was thinking the same thing. He was 80 back then

 

[jennystyyle]

I'm thinking it may be good to go for the first fish on friday. But I'll wait for the next 2 mornings of testing. I'm predicting that the Nitrites will be about 0.02ppm and ammonia 0.06ppm Friday morning. Hopefully the LFS has a Royal Gramma in stock

Date	SG	Temperature F	Ammonia PPM	Nitrite PPM	Nitrate PPM	Phosphate	Change
3/20/2024​	1.024	77.3	0.07	0.090	21.1	0.14	8 cup water change dosed 2 tsp phytoplankton Added 1 capful of bacteria Cleaned Filter sock

 

[griss]

Looks like good progress. For crying out loud, what time do you wake up in the mornings? I thought I was an early bird at 5:00 AM and here you are posting at 3:40

 

[jennystyyle]

Remember, I’m on eastern time. Typically 3 or 4 am lol
But in bed by 9:00 pm
Yes, I’m getting old

 

[griss]

Remember, I’m on eastern time. Typically 3 or 4 am lol
But in bed by 9:00 pm
Yes, I’m getting old

That's right, I forgot Detroit area was eastern.

 

[jennystyyle]

It’s still early though!
Nap time soon. Just got home from work

 

[jennystyyle]

Griss,

Thought you might find this interesting

Tropicorium Owner Addresses Charges Claims It Will Blow Over | AquaNerd

The owner of Tropicorium, Richard Perrin, claims that the charges brought against him for illegally collecting and transporting livestock, will blow over.

aquanerd.com

Also, got my Royal gramma yesterday. He is in QT for a bit.

 

[griss]

Griss,

Thought you might find this interesting

Tropicorium Owner Addresses Charges Claims It Will Blow Over | AquaNerd

The owner of Tropicorium, Richard Perrin, claims that the charges brought against him for illegally collecting and transporting livestock, will blow over.

aquanerd.com

Also, got my Royal gramma yesterday. He is in QT for a bit.

Thanks for sharing.

Awesome on the Gramma. Just left my Petco (need frozen food). They had 4 Grammas. I would have gotten one but, two of the four were laying on the sand gasping

 

[jennystyyle]

Ugh. Rescue from Petco.
I ended up getting him from fish doctors, Canton, MI. by the time I dropped my son off at DTW, tropicorium was closed. The Fish Doctors in Ypsilanti was out of stock.

I need to check out a LFS in Toledo that wasn’t around back when I had my last tank.

 

[jennystyyle]

As I was dialing in some of the parameters and learning on how to have good repeatability on some of my tests (I am getting better at it, especially the calcium test, which is very touchy. I noticed that my calcium, ph, magnesium, Alk were all running on the low side. I was questioning my salt and bringing it up from 1.024 to 1.025 to help. I recalibrated my salinity checker and found that it creeped down and I was closer to 1.020 - 1.021 eek. So..... I'm starting to slowly raise the salinity. I am also trying to read in PPT instead of SG, its new to me, but maybe more precise

Being only the royal gramma in there, it's probably not a big deal but I want to get it right before starting corals.

Date	SG	Temperature F	Ammonia PPM	Nitrite PPM	Nitrate PPM	PH	Phosphate	Calcium	Alk	Magnesium	Change
3/31/2024​	29.7	77.5	0.09	0.059	20.3	7.70	0.09	403​	7.2​	1205​	8 cup water change dosed 2 tsp phytoplankton Added 1 capful of bacteria Changed salinity reading to PPT

Salt mix batch claim: 35ppt Ca 430, Alk 8.4, Mg 1329

 

[griss]

I’ve had the same thing (salinity) happen. Glad you caught it.

 

[jennystyyle]

I calibrated my salinity meter 3x to verify the problem

I did a calculation on the parameters at the current salinity, At 84% of 35ppt, the alk and mg are right in line with what the salt mix reads. Calcium, however would be high. More practice may be needed testing it. 0.1 ml of saltwater is tricky to get perfect . I to have quite a bit of scatter with that reading.