My quest for color.

Schplitter · Apr 23, 2016

Pife said:
I kicked the dosing pumps and got my calcium reactor online and I really feed the fish well.

I'm not a fan of dosing pumps for ca/alk dosing. Love the calcium reactor also.

Where do your water parameters stand?

Pife · Apr 23, 2016

I've only checked alk recently. It's 6.4. Maybe I'll check the rest this weekend. Last test no 3 was around 5 po4 was . 04

sahin · Apr 23, 2016

Nice progress. :beer: What skimmer do you have running on this system?

Pife · Apr 24, 2016

sahin said:
Nice progress. :beer: What skimmer do you have running on this system?

It is a custom GEO. It's about 4 foot tall with a couple needle wheel pumps. I feed it with a small DC jebao.

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It really pulls out some nasty skimmate!

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haynesw · Apr 24, 2016

Great job Pife. Did you ever have to deal with the dinos again or have they remained completely gone since you first got rid of them?

Pife · Apr 24, 2016

haynesw said:
Great job Pife. Did you ever have to deal with the dinos again or have they remained completely gone since you first got rid of them?

I haven't really had to deal with them again. I do believe that it might be effecting specifically my coralline algae. It will cover the back wall and then get over taken with a weird type of algae or bacteria that smothers it and kills it.

markalot · Apr 25, 2016

Awesome work, love the growth over time shots.

Mr D smack · Apr 25, 2016

Hiw about you getting a quest for a display tank

Pife · Apr 25, 2016

Mr D smack said:
Hiw about you getting a quest for a display tank

I need some help installing flooring.... Are you available?

Mr D smack · Apr 25, 2016

Pife said:
I need some help installing flooring.... Are you available?

Yes for like the 1000 time:wildone: or 10 years this has been in the making:hammer:

Pife · Apr 25, 2016

markalot said:
Awesome work, love the growth over time shots.

Thanks. They let me know I'm doing better!

I need to get my blues to pop. They really are lacking in the color department.

sahin · Apr 25, 2016

Thanks for posting the skimmer pics. That skimmer looks like a proper workhorse. :beer:

Pife · May 16, 2016

I've had a bit of a brown out lately as my po4s have been elevated. I have been lowering them slowly and things are looking better. I have also switched half of my frag tank to t5. A 4 bulb ati fixture. I'm going to get the par meter soon to see if I need to lower or raise it. I'm still trying to dial in the white balance.

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Aqua Man 07 · May 16, 2016

How much for the midas frag lol

sahin · May 17, 2016

Nice midas shot.

Why did your nutrients go up?

Pife · May 18, 2016

sahin said:
Nice midas shot.

Why did your nutrients go up?

I haven't figured that out? I think my pro bio s might have went bad. I ordered some more and have been dosing it worth success. I have also added gfo to bring down the po4s.

Pife · May 21, 2016

I got a shipment in of several new pieces in Friday. I'm excited about the colors that some of them can be.

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Pife · May 28, 2016

Pife · May 28, 2016

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I fired up Denitrator because my nitrates are over 100! I need to get them down to get some good color.

Aqua Man 07 · May 28, 2016

They are all looking pretty good.

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