Fritz0id3937 November 8, 2014 Author Share November 8, 2014 Now today Nov '14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fritz0id3937 November 8, 2014 Author Share November 8, 2014 I have recently started manually dosing 2 part. I am having issues keeping ALK up, something in my tank seems to suck up alk. I probably add 30 ml twice a week, calc is used more slowly. I added an avast ATO with toms agua lifter pump - works perfect - totally pnp. Only issue I had was a slow drip siphon, so I had to hang the ato line a few inches over the sump, so when it adds water it falls about a foot - easy fix. I use a 10 gal as my ATO container, only have to refill it every week or week and a half or so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fritz0id3937 November 8, 2014 Author Share November 8, 2014 Ive been pretty lucky so far, no major issues. I think I have done well bc I went +1 on the skimmer, started with a big clean up crew from reef cleaners, and only feed 1 tsp of food, once a day (mix of frozen and pellets soaked in selcon). I feed reef roids a few times a month. Sometimes I get purple fuzzy cayno, put changing out my little bag of GFO seems to do the trick. I am seeing good growth with some sps, lps seems to grow slower, and palys grow pretty fast. My nem split after only about 3 months, luckily they both stay right next to each other. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fritz0id3937 November 8, 2014 Author Share November 8, 2014 Any advice for corals that are compatible near a rbta?, because my 2 rbta are taking over the left corner of my tank and sting anything near them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fritz0id3937 November 8, 2014 Author Share November 8, 2014 Special thanks to all the wamas members for being very generous with corals and help. Wamas membership has been the best $20 I have ever spent! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YHSublime November 9, 2014 Share November 9, 2014 Wow, top notch! Looks great. Dose more if your having alk depletion, don't forget to adjust with calc also! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fritz0id3937 November 9, 2014 Author Share November 9, 2014 Thanks! Btw that frogspawn you sold me gets huge and grew another head, and those green palys grow like crazy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fritz0id3937 November 9, 2014 Author Share November 9, 2014 I dose calc too, but I have to add alk 5x as often. Anyone else have to dose way more alk than calc? I need to start testing for mag too, haven't yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fritz0id3937 November 9, 2014 Author Share November 9, 2014 I also run my lights for a long time - 9am to 1am, but they start low - about 20% and peak at about 60% and ramp back down. I noticed my corals looked better once I automated the light schedule and added the ato. Anyone else run their lights that long or longer? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brad908 November 9, 2014 Share November 9, 2014 I would say 8-10 hours is most common Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptainRon November 9, 2014 Share November 9, 2014 Why so long on the light schedule? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fritz0id3937 November 9, 2014 Author Share November 9, 2014 I stay up late sometimes, and corals seem to be doing well. And afraid if I change it my rbta might move. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YHSublime November 11, 2014 Share November 11, 2014 I used to run my lights for about 9-11 hours a day, do what works for you. Glad to hear everything is growing well, the tank looks wonderful. In regards to your issue, see Randy Holmes: Zone 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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