SunnyX
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Sunny, I may have missed this, but what is your feeding schedule like, and what do you feed?
Thanks.
Hello,
I feed daily:
Formula One Flakes
Spectrum pellets(large and small)
Sunny, I may have missed this, but what is your feeding schedule like, and what do you feed?
Thanks.
Hello,
I feed daily:
Formula One Flakes
Spectrum pellets(large and small)
This happens to me before.I'm not SunnyX but have had a similar experience. The white stuff is most likely bacteria growth of some type. My corals were not stressed nor did I notice a slowdown in growth.
The largest danger with overdosing is where the carbon source causes the O2 in the tank to become depleted causing fish to really stress and corals can follow closely behind.
My .02 cents FWIW
Hello Sonny,Hello Marc,
A couple reefers have reported a hardening of substrate when dosing carbon/bacteria. From what I recall, they found out that it was an issue with calcium bonding with bacteria. I am not 100% on the specifics, but that is what had happened. I know in my tank that some sections of my sandbed have clumps, most likely attributed to bacterial growth. I siphon the sand once a month and it helps to keep the sand loose and clean.
I had the same black sections of sand when I started up carbon dosing. After a couple rounds of vacuuming the black areas went away. Up until now they have not come back.
Is your sandbed a DSB?
Sunny do you dose any iron supplements in this tank?
Hey,
Have you ever measured your par readings? If so can you share?
Thanks,
Alex
Hello Sonny,
Oh, so it is true that substrate does harden in carbon/bacteria dosing. But that will be quite scary ain't it. Suppose we rely on the sandbed as much as the rocks for biological filtration. But do you think the phenomenon of subtrate hardening can cause tank crashes due to lack of transfer in oxygen levels in between the substrate?
Oh, alrights. about the black sections of sand, guess I am not the paranoid one. lol. but it does scare me quite a bit and especially when I get black stinky skimmate from my skimmer too! :S So well I'll take up your advice and do gravel washing for my next tank because I've decided to tear down my current tank due to overwhelming HA and also give myself a deserved break from the hobby and spend more quality time with my girlfriend. :celeb2: (her 21st birthday is coming plus Christmas! means got to spend money! :X) :celeb1::eek2:
Anyway regards to your question, is 2" a DSB? haha. I think it's a shallow sandbed bro. Because I was actually planning to keep wrasses so got to give them space to sleep/dig in, but now guess that got to hold till after 14 Feb :X hahaha. But I'll be back soon I hope. Saving money to get a AP851, a new sump, a new display tank and some nice toys to go alongalso deciding to go for a shallower sandbed. say 1"? lol.:beer:
Happy Reefing brothers and sisters,
Marc J.
Sunny, will I see similar results of vodka dosing by using Brightwell BioFuel? If I use just Brightwell MB7 will I see a difference in the coloration of my corals or a decrease in algae or is that only if I use it in conjunction with vodka?
Sunny,
I've got a ati powermodule six bulb with the following bulbs:
ATI Aquablue
ATI Blue Plus
GE 6500K Daylight
ATI Blue Plus
UVL 75/25
ATI Blue Plus
What would you change? Thanks.
Good choice sunny. 4blue+, 1 Fiji and 2 Aquablues is the best 7 bulb combo i've found.
I have a IC retro but have them in 3 channels
Blue+
AS 22k
Aqua Blue
Fiji
Blue+
Aqua Blue
Blue+
I will try out that positioning tonight and see how it goes. Thanks!![]()
:lol: SEINFELD: "Not thats there anything wrong with it!"
Hello,
Nikon D50 SLR
I use Photoshop and Lightroom 2 to adjust white balance.
Depending on the wiring of your lights i'd aim for the fiji in possition 3. 4th bulb if you have to.
let us know how you go and post some pics. This bulb really brings out reds, pinks and purples.
Hey Sonny, what lens r u shooting with and what mode? I have a D80 and I'm using the standard 18-55 VR lens, shooting in "flower" mode. My pics are OK, but I'm always playing around with the camera to try and get better pics, just curious what settings and lens u're using.