Melev's new 280g Starfire tank thread

[JohnL]

This thread was automatically split due to performance issues. You can find the rest of the thread here: http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?postid=7038196#post7038196

 

[chrisd4421]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=7035709#post7035709 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by bheron
Lord Helmet. We meet for the first time, for the last time.

We've gone plaid!!

LOL

 

[Stile2]

Wow! Split Again!!

Keith

 

[Airman]

I was concerned when saw there was only two replies. Marc the split guru.

 

[melev]

Now look what you guys did! I think I better get started on that Table of Contents soon.

 

[Lunchbucket]

geeze....this will never end. glad i'm pretty caught up. i'd hate to start from the 1st post

Lunchbucket

 

[melev]

Contrary to Evan's continued accusations, I think my tank is being underfed. Last night, I was looking at my Neon Candycane and at least one head was lost in the past couple of days. It has always looked very happy and inflated. The two different hammers look fine, and the softies seem inflated. SPS are tougher. I have one Pavona that turned brown while the other is perfectly fine. I have three different pieces of Scripps acropora that are located at different points at the top of the rockwork, and one is perfect, one is almost perfect, and one has number of tips with algae coverage.

It would be nice to look in the tank and see every single piece happy one day.

Since Ca and Alk were a little high when I tested recently, I've reduced the effluent rate of the Calcium Reactor. It was a good steady flow and now it is dripping to let the tank absorb and lower these numbers for a few days.

 

[barleychown]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=7039169#post7039169 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Lunchbucket
geeze....this will never end. glad i'm pretty caught up. i'd hate to start from the 1st post

Lunchbucket

It hurts. Trust me!:eek1:

I'm here now, though!

Marc, is the phyto in the huge jar still doing well for you?

Sarah:rollface:

 

[melev]

Yes it is. I'll go take a new picture.

 

[melev]

Here's the phyto, 17 days later.

The candy cane with the lost polyp.

This piece is still gorgeous.

A happy Pavona

An unhappy Pavona - but I've seen it do this a couple of times and bounce back later.

 

[Spiffyguy]

Marc is the phyto off the recipie on your website that was updated january of 2005?

 

[melev]

Yes, that is correct.

 

[Micki]

Marc, how long will you let the gallon jug of phyto grow?

 

[Micki]

Marc, how long will you let the gallon jug of phyto go?

 

[Micki]

Marc, how long will you let the gallon jug of phyto grow?

 

[Stile2]

Back to the three posts I see.

No wonder this thread just split again.

 

[Micki]

Dang, how does that happen???

 

[NexDog]

It's a Micki special.

 

[melev]

I thought my thread was broke. Glad to see it was just Micki again. :lol:

The beauty of this recipe is that I can just let it bubble quietly forever, topping off with more water, or split it now. With the other recipe that crashed all the time, I'd have to split at 5 to 7 days.

 

[melev]

My new salt is literally on its way to my door as I type this. Our club did a group buy for OceanPure, by TAAM in California. The person that was supposed to receive the shipment went to work, so the truck is rerouted to my door. It won't be convenient to the club members, but it sure makes my life easy.