Sean's ever lasting battle 125g in-wall SPS
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milsaltnewbie07
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Nice... hey Sean, what bulb combo are you using? Also how do you like that nikon d 3300?. Im about to buy one or the 5300. Dont know yet.
On a side note, let me know when you are ready to frag that sc orange passion. I dont care if its a nub with one polyp on it lmao
On a side note, let me know when you are ready to frag that sc orange passion. I dont care if its a nub with one polyp on it lmao
Diesel3443
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I'm running blue+, actinic, figi purple, coral+, blue+, coral+ front to back.
I love my Nikon. I really have no idea what I'm doing and the pics look good lol. I really had no need to spend more on the 5300
The orange passion is gonna be a little while but I'll hit you up when it's ready.
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I love my Nikon. I really have no idea what I'm doing and the pics look good lol. I really had no need to spend more on the 5300
The orange passion is gonna be a little while but I'll hit you up when it's ready.
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Diesel3443
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Actually just pulled out the actinic for another blue + to see how that goes
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milsaltnewbie07
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Same thing here, i removed the actinic and put in a abs. So kzsb,c+,kzsb,abs,kzsb,c+. Trying to get faster growth, by sacrificing color a little bit. Sunnyx ran his tank like that with good results , so im hoping for the same
Diesel3443
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Can't go wrong with emulating sunny lol
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milsaltnewbie07
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Sean its time for picks bud.
Diesel3443
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I have been slowly stopping AF dosing to see if there was any difference in Nitrates. Colors have suffered a little due to all the changes and I lost a couple frags. Honestly, I think the 2 best additives are Micro E and Coral E.
You can see from the chart when I started having the nitrate problems. The first drops are all from large water changes, then you can see it went up again. Then I stopped probios about a week ago and now I am at 5 as of today.
Current dosing is:
Coral E 6 drops
Micro E 6 drops
Component B 15 drops (this is under dosed, but when I dosed these three at this level, colors were awesome, and algae was dying)
Also just started using Zeomix today.
I also have a algae problem that literally will not go away.
A couple weeks, I need colors to bounce back from some of the changes.
Thank you!
What are your thoughts, is it the Pro Bio S driving the nitrates?
I am interested in the three items you are currently dosing. Awesome colors and dying algae is a good thing. I will read up on these three.
I do weekly WCs of 17 gallons in a 60 G system so this helps some of my export and trace elements. I am hoping that the Pro Bio S can drive up bacteria
I would think a few regular WCs with the limited dosing would keep the nutrient load down till the algae is under control.
I am interested in the three items you are currently dosing. Awesome colors and dying algae is a good thing. I will read up on these three.
I do weekly WCs of 17 gallons in a 60 G system so this helps some of my export and trace elements. I am hoping that the Pro Bio S can drive up bacteria
I would think a few regular WCs with the limited dosing would keep the nutrient load down till the algae is under control.
Diesel3443
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At least my bottle is, I believe. I am having a huge byropsis problem right now that has been going on for about 6 months. I kill it and it comes back.
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milsaltnewbie07
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Sean , what settings are you using on your d3300. I just got one, but having a hard time take good pics. Also whatlens are you using.
Diesel3443
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I primarily use the standard 18-55mm. Camera is set on Aperture mode, ISO 100-200, auto white balance and I shoot in RAW format.
I adjust the white balance in the editing software to get the color close to what you see with your eyes.
I adjust the white balance in the editing software to get the color close to what you see with your eyes.
AquamanE
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AquamanE
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Yes, I run an 80's tank, and it does just fine....:hammer: However, I stopped kalk when I got the old 80's style calcium reactor going. :jester::jester:
Diesel3443
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As open as it can be!
Yes unfortunately. Sore subject and I had it out with a LFS up here in Palm Beach. I'm lucky I didn't lose the rest of my tank
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Diesel3443
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Agreed. I'm not sure if its primarily a export issue with an overload of bacteria, ect.
I can tell you that once I cut back on the products, my algae issues returned and color worsened. I started up recently again to see what happens
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