Flippers reef 125 gallon

[Flippers4pups]

Did you QT that Turkey.... What about that Cranberry Sauce....

Turkey was dipped in revive!

 

[Flippers4pups]

Didn't bring the turkey back, but it was delish going down! RIP turkey, thank you for some awesome tasting meat! Lol

 

[NDIrish]

HAPPY THANKSGIVING FROM FLIPPERS REEF!

Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family

 

[NDIrish]

That's why I believe to add some bottled bacteria. Could be why my N03 is so high. I've read that some hobbyist add bacteria once a week to once a month. Kinda thought that wasn't needed, but now I'm thinking differently. Adding bacteria with some reefers helped with keeping cyano away due to competition.

Have you checked out carbon dosing? Suppose to help increasing bacteria and lowering NO3.

 

[Flippers4pups]

Have you checked out carbon dosing? Suppose to help increasing bacteria and lowering NO3.

I've tried every method of carbon dosing there is on this tank and it's never really worked, so I've let the tank go except for water changes and a refugium.

 

[Blutspitze]

Don't get me wrong, the microbiome test is way awesome and super cool, but in the end, you basically have a coral that looks like a golf umbrella, healthy fish and other corals, etc.. It seems to me personally that no reef tank would be 'typical'. It's a wicked cool analysis, though, and fun to see.

 

[Flippers4pups]

Don't get me wrong, the microbiome test is way awesome and super cool, but in the end, you basically have a coral that looks like a golf umbrella, healthy fish and other corals, etc.. It seems to me personally that no reef tank would be 'typical'. It's a wicked cool analysis, though, and fun to see.

It is, but it's been useful in understand why I can't get my N03 lowered. I dosed some bottled bacteria yesterday and this morning the cyano is not there. To early to call this one and I suspect it will be back later today. We'll see.

 

[Flippers4pups]

Water change done.

 

[Victoria M]

hey flipper, what bottled bacteria did you decide to dose?

The tank looks amazing. why fuss over a number? are you having issues you would like to see improved?

 

[Flippers4pups]

hey flipper, what bottled bacteria did you decide to dose?

The tank looks amazing. why fuss over a number? are you having issues you would like to see improved?

Just cyanobacteria. Not bad. Thought it was diatoms. Test revealed this. Would like to lower N03 some.

 

[Flippers4pups]

hey flipper, what bottled bacteria did you decide to dose?

The tank looks amazing. why fuss over a number? are you having issues you would like to see improved?

Microbe lift nite out.

 

[Victoria M]

Microbe lift nite out.

Ah ha. Thank you. Hope this helps turn things around, that tad turn that is hoped for, anyway

 

[Flippers4pups]

Update: GAC in my reactor to hopefully bring down some organic compounds as im thinking it's could be fueling the cyanobacteria. Been stirring the sand bed daily to keep it back.

But..... I'm getting too full!........

Ridiculous I tell you!

 

[RichtheReefer21]

Ridiculously wonderful.

 

[Raege]

Stunning coral this is on wife’s lists of wanna haves for our tank If I end up with one 1/4 as nice would be well pleased

 

[Flippers4pups]

Stunning coral this is on wife’s lists of wanna haves for our tank If I end up with one 1/4 as nice would be well pleased

They take up sooooooo much real estate though!

 

[Brew12]

They take up sooooooo much real estate though!

Not to mention how much calc/alk they consume!

 

[Flippers4pups]

Update:

This just went down. Not one to go nuclear, but cyano must go.

 

[Flippers4pups]

Really not that bad. Just tired of the sand bed looking like crap.

We'll see if chemiclean lives up to its name!

 

[Dine]

Really not that bad. Just tired of the sand bed looking like crap.

We'll see if chemiclean lives up to its name!

Im with you. My sand bed HAS to be clean. I have a rake attachment That assists me with keeping it clean and neat. Take that pistol
Shrimp!