Orion October 28, 2013 Share October 28, 2013 Looks Great!! I see some familiar corals in there! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YHSublime October 28, 2013 Share October 28, 2013 I don't know how you keep finding room for more corals! Looking great! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pizzaguy October 28, 2013 Author Share October 28, 2013 I thunk I'm pretty much done. Room is at a premium. Now to sit back and watch a complete mess unwind!! Lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pizzaguy October 28, 2013 Author Share October 28, 2013 I'm a great organizers. I took a bunch of easy stuff out and threw it in a bio cube. I have CCD. Compulsive coral disorder. No meds available. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
surf&turf October 28, 2013 Share October 28, 2013 I'm a great organizers. I took a bunch of easy stuff out and threw it in a bio cube. I have CCD. Compulsive coral disorder. No meds available. lol, lookin good Eric!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cliff Puckstable October 28, 2013 Share October 28, 2013 Good job! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pizzaguy October 28, 2013 Author Share October 28, 2013 Thank you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
howaboutme October 29, 2013 Share October 29, 2013 Wow, Eric! You weren't joking when you said you have a lot of corals. Your tank looks awesome. Looking forward to seeing it grown out. Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pizzaguy October 29, 2013 Author Share October 29, 2013 im not a very patient person so i filled it. im sure ill regret it when everything starts hitting one another. lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YHSublime October 29, 2013 Share October 29, 2013 im not a very patient person so i filled it. im sure ill regret it when everything starts hitting one another. lol Nah, just frag and make some of that money back. Are you dosing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pizzaguy October 29, 2013 Author Share October 29, 2013 Yep all 3. I have one of those weird tanks that uses a lot of magnesium. I think I've finally got it dialed in now. Still battling nitrates a good bit. Just introduced a little bit of bio pellets and considering a hob refugium for the side of the sump if I can make it fit. I also recently added a kessil 350w. I was fine with jist the 2 radions but with so much sps that I swore I wouldn't have lol I had to fill in some dead spots so the kessil fit the bill so I didn't have to redo my light bracket. I will say that the radion and kessil are way different animals. Imho the kessil doeant even compare to the radions. It's decent for sure but with no controlability other then 2 dials it makes it a real pita compared to what I'm used to. I'll keep my eye out for a good deal on a radion one of these days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YHSublime October 29, 2013 Share October 29, 2013 I'm right behind you on the dosing train. Although I convinced myself I'd never have to do it, I think I'm going to start with just the two, calc and alk. I've been using API testing kits, but I'm getting ready to splurge on some checkers and seachem tests. I plan on just using BRS dosers and hooking them to my Apex, did you end up getting a bubble mag or something all in one? I might consider a 2 part, but I'm having a hard time convincing myself I'll get into the groove of things. Problem with bio pellets if once you work them up, you've gotta work them down if you ever want to take them offline, I'm still trying to stay a nomad for when I move, and I imagine you're probably pretty rooted as opposed to me! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlanM October 29, 2013 Share October 29, 2013 Isaac, i like testing water, and even though I havent used tons of test kits I have liked the experience with the red sea pro test kits I got from BRS. I did every test I had, Nitrate, phosphate, alk, Ca, Mg, wrote down the results, and then went to Marine Scene with some water and had them test it all. Even though I had my doubts about if I was using them correctly, they all came back spot on. I feel like those are pretty easy to interpret. Also, what do you mean about ramping down biopellet use? Cant you just pull them offline and toss them in the trash or will your tank throw a fit? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YHSublime October 29, 2013 Share October 29, 2013 Isaac, i like testing water, and even though I havent used tons of test kits I have liked the experience with the red sea pro test kits I got from BRS. I did every test I had, Nitrate, phosphate, alk, Ca, Mg, wrote down the results, and then went to Marine Scene with some water and had them test it all. Even though I had my doubts about if I was using them correctly, they all came back spot on. I feel like those are pretty easy to interpret. Also, what do you mean about ramping down biopellet use? Cant you just pull them offline and toss them in the trash or will your tank throw a fit? Thanks, Alan. I'll send a PM as to not clutter Eric's thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pizzaguy October 29, 2013 Author Share October 29, 2013 I got the bubble magus triple doser because of the magnesium. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BowieReefer84 October 29, 2013 Share October 29, 2013 I got the bubble magus triple doser because of the magnesium. How many ml a day are you dosing per each supplement? 24ml or more? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlanM October 29, 2013 Share October 29, 2013 Thanks, Alan. I'll send a PM as to not clutter Eric's thread. Lol, sorry. I had just read yours and saw you post here and I thought I was posting on your thread. Eric, I recommend red sea pro test kits, heh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pizzaguy October 29, 2013 Author Share October 29, 2013 Kh is 90ml, mag is 30ml, and calcium got pretty high so I've got it off right now waiting to see how much it uses in a week to dial it in. I'll keep you posted. I think since I've done so many water changes to keep nitrates down that's was caused my spike in calcium. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BowieReefer84 October 29, 2013 Share October 29, 2013 If you post what you keep the tank at, and what your salt water mixes at we can help you with dosing the mixing water to match tank water. I wouldn't be so concerned with calc as long as it's between 400-440. Alk is what needs to be spot on ime. That can be controlled with adding diluted muriatic acid or dosing the alk portion of two part (depending what your #'s are at). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pizzaguy October 29, 2013 Author Share October 29, 2013 Alk try to keep around 8.0 calcium was over 500 target is 425 magnesium 1300 which is pretty stable now. Alk is pretty stable now that calcium has come down. I have never tested my mixed water. I use reef crystals Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocko918 October 29, 2013 Share October 29, 2013 Now sit back and wait! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tracy G October 29, 2013 Share October 29, 2013 Alk try to keep around 8.0 calcium was over 500 target is 425 magnesium 1300 which is pretty stable now. Alk is pretty stable now that calcium has come down. I have never tested my mixed water. I use reef crystalsI use thrive aquatics and it works amazing! Simply enter where your tank is at and it tells you what to dose and how much. You even put what kind of salt and it figures out how much water to change and how much of the salt. Pretty cool Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kallor October 29, 2013 Share October 29, 2013 I use thrive aquatics and it works amazing! Simply enter where your tank is at and it tells you what to dose and how much. You even put what kind of salt and it figures out how much water to change and how much of the salt. Pretty cool This sounds really interesting! I'm sure I'm missing something silly - but can you clarify by what you mean when you say you "use thrive aquatics"? Do you mean their Water Lab kiosk things? I saw those on some youtube videos people who went to MACNA made - but I didn't think there were any in this area. Is there some software they sell or a web service they provide? I poked around their website and couldn't find anything that sounded like what you are describing. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smallreef October 30, 2013 Share October 30, 2013 They make additives and supplements...that's what they test for to tell if you need what and how much... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pizzaguy October 30, 2013 Author Share October 30, 2013 Pretty funny. I was at incredible corals over the weekend and they had a decorator crab there. I had never seen one before and really didn't know much about them. My wife had to have it. So I bought it. I assumed, how bad can it really be. It was covered in red sponge already. Well let me say this. If I can squeeze the life out of him with pinchers, I promise you I will. Within the first 24 hours he now has 19, that's right 19 designer zoa polyps stuck to his self. Pissed, oh yeah you have no idea. So beware, they know exactly which ones cost the most and go straight for them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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