Melev's new 280g Starfire tank thread
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melev
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You guys are too funny!
Stone tablets? I'm definitely not that old, but this thread has been split 5 times and we are definitely around page 289 by now. It isn't so much a loop as much as a voyage, that is nearing 2 years this August. For those of you that have been following along since Day 1, you're about as crazy as I am. And for those of you that have decided to read the entire thing in a couple of weeks, we've got people in white coats ready to come pick you up.
hipower,
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Stone tablets? I'm definitely not that old, but this thread has been split 5 times and we are definitely around page 289 by now. It isn't so much a loop as much as a voyage, that is nearing 2 years this August. For those of you that have been following along since Day 1, you're about as crazy as I am. And for those of you that have decided to read the entire thing in a couple of weeks, we've got people in white coats ready to come pick you up.
hipower,
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itstheantitang
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"Hopefully I can get the new area ready this Saturday. Final woodwork (trim) will come later, but for now I just want to get it in place."
-Melev
From the very first page.
-Melev
From the very first page.
BrianPlankis
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He never said how MUCH later
:rollface: Brian
I'm also just getting done reading this thread from page 1 over the past few weeks... phew! But as a newbie still getting together the equipment for my first reef (the big final shipment arrives tomorrow ), it's been intensely informative and entertaining too. So maybe I'm not completely nuts.
), it's been intensely informative and entertaining too. So maybe I'm not completely nuts.
melev
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<b>Distracto</b>, welcome to the Nut House.
<i>Back at the reef...</i>
I don't know if I mentioned it, but the cyano was getting out of hand in my propagation section, as well as the refugium and in some key spots in my reef tank. I ordered two boxes of Chemi-Clean from Marine Depot. They arrived, and when I opened them up, this is what I found.
I'm not sure why they don't match, but there is no lot number or dates to explain it either. I called Boyd Enterprises because I wanted to use all of it in one dose, which treats 600g of water. This is almost double the water volume in my tank, and I really wanted to hear from them if there was any known risks in doing so. I believe the cyano in my tank is resonably resistant at this point to the product, since it wouldn't die off fully.
After four phone calls last week, and none returned, I decided to go with my gut and take a chance. Hmmm. I think I did mention this part after all. Anyway...
I dosed 1.5 to 1.75 of the containers' volume, which treats 500g of water. I turned off the skimmer, and removed the carbon running in my system. The ORP dropped from 413 to 71 (or something very close to those numbers) within a minute or two. It took a couple of hours to get it back up to over 200.
Most of the cyano died in my tank this time. There is a little bit left on the one rock I always see it upon, but overall it is reduced by 85% in the system, if not more. Had I had more of the product, I'd probably hit the tank one more time to get the last of it.
Usually, once the 48 hours have elapsed, I let the skimmer remove the product from the water and skip the 20% recommended water change. Last night I decided to change 30g of water, which removes some of the product as well as nutrient-laden water. The skimmer was powered up, and overnight about .5g of skimmate was collected. Today, I mixed up another 55g of water which I'll change this evening, changing 85g total in 24 hours. Perhaps the reason this stuff has been resistant is because I wasn't changing the water as directed.
Today, the water was crystal clean, the red stuff was virtually gone, and the BTAs were super fluffy. In a way, I'm a little concerned that the extra water change tonight will cause them to split. I love the ones I have, but I don't really want to see more in the reef tank if at all possible. They might wander across some corals, killing them in the process.
So that's about it. I just fed the tank, and I'll post a few pictures for you in a bit.
<i>Back at the reef...</i>
I don't know if I mentioned it, but the cyano was getting out of hand in my propagation section, as well as the refugium and in some key spots in my reef tank. I ordered two boxes of Chemi-Clean from Marine Depot. They arrived, and when I opened them up, this is what I found.
I'm not sure why they don't match, but there is no lot number or dates to explain it either. I called Boyd Enterprises because I wanted to use all of it in one dose, which treats 600g of water. This is almost double the water volume in my tank, and I really wanted to hear from them if there was any known risks in doing so. I believe the cyano in my tank is resonably resistant at this point to the product, since it wouldn't die off fully.
After four phone calls last week, and none returned, I decided to go with my gut and take a chance. Hmmm. I think I did mention this part after all. Anyway...
I dosed 1.5 to 1.75 of the containers' volume, which treats 500g of water. I turned off the skimmer, and removed the carbon running in my system. The ORP dropped from 413 to 71 (or something very close to those numbers) within a minute or two. It took a couple of hours to get it back up to over 200.
Most of the cyano died in my tank this time. There is a little bit left on the one rock I always see it upon, but overall it is reduced by 85% in the system, if not more. Had I had more of the product, I'd probably hit the tank one more time to get the last of it.
Usually, once the 48 hours have elapsed, I let the skimmer remove the product from the water and skip the 20% recommended water change. Last night I decided to change 30g of water, which removes some of the product as well as nutrient-laden water. The skimmer was powered up, and overnight about .5g of skimmate was collected. Today, I mixed up another 55g of water which I'll change this evening, changing 85g total in 24 hours. Perhaps the reason this stuff has been resistant is because I wasn't changing the water as directed.
Today, the water was crystal clean, the red stuff was virtually gone, and the BTAs were super fluffy. In a way, I'm a little concerned that the extra water change tonight will cause them to split. I love the ones I have, but I don't really want to see more in the reef tank if at all possible. They might wander across some corals, killing them in the process.
So that's about it. I just fed the tank, and I'll post a few pictures for you in a bit.
melev
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Here's a picture also from the end of the tank showing how one of the BTAs is stretching. (Keep in mind all pictures were taken right after feeding the tank, so the water is a bit murky.)
This is a beautiful acropora that has vivid bright blue tips.
Copperband Butterfly fish.
Pink A. millepora
M. capricornis is doing surprisingly well
This is a beautiful acropora that has vivid bright blue tips.
Copperband Butterfly fish.
Pink A. millepora
M. capricornis is doing surprisingly well
Lunchbucket
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greg pics as always marc. would love to see the water when it is clear
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Lordhelmet
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love the pics marc, you really set the bar high for me
Lordhelmet
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Smooth. What is the hot pink I see in the bottom right corner of the first picture?
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