Brew's 187g slice of the ocean

[Katrina71]

She's a beast! Lots of babies in my tank too.

 

[Brew12]

She's a beast! Lots of babies in my tank too.

I tried to add them at one point. My 6-line made short work of them, I'm guessing.

 

[Katrina71]

I have a Pederson, so peppermint are out for me.

 

[justingraham]

So you dose kalk as well? Is that a set amount daily or only off of your evaporation?
What’s your average PH?

 

[Brew12]

So you dose kalk as well? Is that a set amount daily or only off of your evaporation?
What’s your average PH?

I dose it via a pump, 1.4L per day. My pH swings between 8.1 and 8.3, maybe a bit higher.

 

[Katrina71]

So I'm guessing you haven't had dino issues?

 

[Brew12]

So I'm guessing you haven't had dino issues?

I did have a them in the first few months but none in quite awhile.

 

[Brew12]

#honestyinreefing
Ok.. I made a mistake today when I changed my dosing rate. I changed my dosing rate from 288ml to 312ml this morning but I also switched from dosing 12 times a day to spreading it out over 24 additions a day.

And.. my KH director took its afternoon test. Alkalinity spiked from 9.6dkh to 13.1dkh. ;Wideyed ;NailbitingMy heart stopped. ;Dead I immediately shut off my dosing pumps but I'm at work and couldn't do much more than that. Around 2 hours after that test I had it take a manually initiated test. 9.1dkh.

I forgot that I have my sample line right near where my alk addition occurs. When I adjusted the time I had it drawing a sample as alk was being added. ;Facepalm Needless to say my dosing pumps are back on. ;Sorry

 

[Brew12]

Fear is a great motivator. Here are some FTS's. The lighting color was already changing to blue but I tried to get it corrected.

 

[Brew12]

I moved the sample line for the KH Director to the refugium so it won't be impacted by the Alk/Kalk adds. Hopefully that issue will be solved. The Alk climbed back up to 9.6dkh overnight thanks to the KH Director adjusting up additions. I suspect I'll be increasing dosing again in the next day or two but I'm letting the Director make the adjustments for now.

 

[justingraham]

Do you have a filter tip on the end of the sample line?
I have the KHG and use a stihl chainsaw fuel filter (all plastic) on mine so it doesn’t collect any nasties

 

[Brew12]

Do you have a filter tip on the end of the sample line?
I have the KHG and use a stihl chainsaw fuel filter (all plastic) on mine so it doesn’t collect any nasties

I do not, but that is a fantastic idea!

 

[Brew12]

This is getting nuts. I have increased my dosing to 360ml of each 2 part. It may not be enough. If it wasn't for the fact my dosing containers are draining so quickly I'd think my calibrations are off. I just recalibrated them a month or so ago, and if anything the containers are draining faster than the calculated value so I may be dosing even more than this.

My monti caps have got to be using most of it, although I have a few staghorns and other acros that are beginning to grow very quickly. Instead of increasing my dosing further I may start cutting back corals instead. I could remove half of my orange and green monti's and it would hardly make a difference to how my tank looks.

 

[justingraham]

When’s the last time you put kalk in your container?

 

[Brew12]

When’s the last time you put kalk in your container?

I fill it roughly every two weeks and it's 33% full right now.

 

[Victoria M]

This is getting nuts. I have increased my dosing to 360ml of each 2 part. It may not be enough. If it wasn't for the fact my dosing containers are draining so quickly I'd think my calibrations are off. I just recalibrated them a month or so ago, and if anything the containers are draining faster than the calculated value so I may be dosing even more than this.

My monti caps have got to be using most of it, although I have a few staghorns and other acros that are beginning to grow very quickly. Instead of increasing my dosing further I may start cutting back corals instead. I could remove half of my orange and green monti's and it would hardly make a difference to how my tank looks.

Send them to me! I will send you an overnight shipping container!..jk

 

[RichtheReefer21]

**cough** CaRx **cough**

 

[RichtheReefer21]

Fear is a great motivator. Here are some FTS's. The lighting color was already changing to blue but I tried to get it corrected.

I cant believe the growth on the shelf... #goals

 

[Brew12]

**cough** CaRx **cough**

It's on order!!!

I cant believe the growth on the shelf... #goals

Me either. I should climb in there and take some top down photos. Actually growth on almost every SPS in the tank is going nuts. My hammer corals are doing well, too. My zoas are struggling but I'm happy to be SPS dominant.

 

[Katrina71]

It's nice to see a reef thriving. We have much to learn.