My 72 Bowfront Build Revised Thread

[jsker]

Hello, and happy Sunday

The nitrates are driving me crazy to get them under control. It does not help that the doseing is losing prime.

Numbers look good. I am going to feed more to get the phosphates up.

I have a trash collector

My urchin has to mushroom and a glass cuvette attached to it as it travels the tank.

 

[jsker]

Here we are, it Monday

Phosphates are testing Zero, but are the really Zero? I say no, I have some cyano and algae throwing the numbers off. I upped the dosing of vodka and I mixed in with the vodka NP-pro and I am switch back to NP-pro. I might does some phosphates until I get the Nitrates down.

Alk is creeping up a tad bit

I made a light composer schedule up and now to see if I am good with the settings. I went with more blue than white.

Saturday test 11/26/22

Today 11/28/22

Got me in a new Maxi 2.2 I might have a chance to test the doser out in another week. Then it will be time for the Proflux controller.

Once I get the nitrates down, the color will pop.

 

[jsker]

Test results for 12/118/22
The nitrates are still up there, grrrr. Phosphate are sitting a zero for two week. I have been feeding so there are some phosphates in the system.

I am adjusting the salt and retesting Wednesday. I will also might have to up the Mg on the next water change. I am also mixing components 2+3+. One of the Doser heads need replacing on one of the GHL 2.0 dosers. Pretty cheap to replace.

 

[jsker]

It is filter sock season

Yellow was on sale this time, and they were out of white
Per suggestion I did a manual water change to try to get the nutrients balanced. I have been messing with the nutrients for months now. Monday there were a bunch of four letter words in frustration.

One of the employees @TopShelfAquatics @ShawnS1974 took the time to talk and walk me through the process, plus wrote down some suggestion of how to bring down my nitrates. Thank you.

After the vac.water change

My Numbers yesterday

I will check my number again tomorrow. I will do another manual water change Monday, then my regular AWC later in the week.

 

[jsker]

Happy New Year 2023

Nitrates are down 3 points and the algae is been scrubbed for the past couple of days. Phosphate are still 0.

Todays test results

I am going to do another vac and water change with the Pro biotic salt. I really want to get my hands on the Aquaforest Hybrid pro reef salt. I have the feeling that I will have great results using the new salt with the combined pro biotic effect with a longer mixed shelf life.

One of the Maroons are getting pretty big, she has to be about 3.5 inches long

Supervisor

Making sure the cover dose not move

 

[jsker]

Nitrates are down now to get the phosphate up a bit. I am going to bump up the alk a tad bit. Tonight starts the auto water change.

 

[jsker]

Fish food day with Reef nutrition products and this time 3 lbs tilapia and 2.5 pound of seafood blend and some nori

 

[Miami Reef]

Hi Jsker,

This thread needs more recognition! Keep up the good work!

Your fish eat better than me lol.

 

[jsker]

Hi Jsker,

This thread needs more recognition! Keep up the good work!

Your fish eat better than me lol.

Thank you,@Miami Reef

 

[jsker]

The numbers for the last two weeks

First test today with a lower salinity

Testing after bringing up my salinity

I cleaned the GHA pretty good yesterday. I will be bumping up the Alk, but leaving the rest alone.

 

[Miami Reef]

What’s your all-time favorite coral?

 

[jsker]

What’s your all-time favorite coral?

That is a tough one. I really like the Walt Disney coral.

 

[jsker]

Hi Jsker,

This thread needs more recognition! Keep up the good work!

Your fish eat better than me lol.

Good Sunday,

Do you have a build thread? I am curious and was thinking of being nosy and saying to myself. I bet this guy has a really nice system

 

[Miami Reef]

That is a tough one. I really like the Walt Disney coral.

That’s one of the best acros. A staple!

Good Sunday,

Do you have a build thread? I am curious and was thinking of being nosy and saying to myself. I bet this guy has a really nice system

I do!

There is a link in my build thread badge. I don’t want to post the link here, because I don’t want to advertise my thread on yours.

This thread is all about YOU!

 

[jsker]

That’s one of the best acros. A staple!

My goal has been to get tank to the point that I am not just adding corals, back to were the corals grow out.

There is a link in my build thread badge. I don’t want to post the link here, because I don’t want to advertise my thread on yours.

Going over in a few, making Taco's carnitas for lunch

This thread is all about YOU!

I have not ever thought of it that way My thread is about what not to do

 

[jsker]

My goal has been to get tank to the point that I am not just adding corals, back to were the corals grow out.


Going over in a few, making Taco's carnitas for lunch


I have not ever thought of it that way My thread is about what not to do

 

[jsker]

For all you cat lovers out there, that are looking for some good humor. I found this series two weeks ago. Pretty much spot on
THE ORIGINS STORY - Full Colour Special

 

[jsker]

Looks like I am going to do a water change today and tomorrow with Aquaforest pro biotic salt. My nitrates are creeping up and phosphates.

I am also going to change out my old Maxi for the new one. One of my heads are not working correctly on the old one, I am going to have to source a new head via Neptune.

Todays numbers

Once I have the water changes done, I would say that my big three will fall back in line.

 

[TannerC91]

Do you mix your salt in batches or each water change? Curious about the reef salt and 1+2+3+. I'm guessing you are in florida when I saw a picture from wwc and mentioned tropical storm. The season is coming back. It's a good 2 hour drive for me.

 

[jsker]

The Aquaforest reef salt has a 3 day shelf live after the salt is mixed. The probiotic has a 24 hour shelf life after mixing. If you go with the new reef salt, plus do you have any have a 3 day self life after mixing but with all the benefits of the probiotic salt

The 1+2+3+ is the balling method from Aquaforest. The 1+2+3+ supplements your system from absorption of the system were in theory one would not have to do water changes unless you nutrient level creep up.

We try not to talk about tropical storms down here, you know they are going to happen. If you have not road one out, tropical storms are pretty nerve racking. Since I have been down here we have road out a few that have come right over the house or realllllllly close. We were fortunate last season and we did not have a direct hit. We were also very fortunate not to have the flooding from last storm.