My 72 Bowfront Build Revised Thread

[jsker]

I meant to ask, Ginoporas just dont seem to do well in my tank, they wont extend, any tips

I have mine under my gyre pulling up only in a low flow area

 

[jsker]

Number from the 3rd
Ca 441
Mg 1500 turned down the dosing again
Alk 8.6 turned down a tad bit. I would like to be at 8.3 ish
phosphates .07 dosed lanthanum chloride last night and change out the GFO today
nitrates 10 a tad bit high, I will refresh my Bio media in a week.

 

[Flippers4pups]

Number from the 3rd
Ca 441
Mg 1500 turned down the dosing again
Alk 8.6 turned down a tad bit. I would like to be at 8.3 ish
phosphates .07 dosed lanthanum chloride last night and change out the GFO today
nitrates 10 a tad bit high, I will refresh my Bio media in a week.
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Jeffrey, looks like your heading in the right direction.

I've been battling N03 lately, high calcium and mag and decided to do some large water changes. I backed off my kalkwasser and switched to IO for salt. Was using Coralife.

What salt mix are you using?

 

[jsker]

Numbers for today
Ca446
Mg 1500 turn off doser and I really have not ever trusted the sailfert test
Alk 8.5
Phosphates 0 they will come up a tad this week with feeding
Nitrates 5
salinity 33 ppt DT
NSW 31 ppt AWC

All in all the number have been running consistent and the corals are coming back from the low salinity and high dosing of parameters. lessons learned

 

[jsker]

Jeffrey, looks like your heading in the right direction.

I've been battling N03 lately, high calcium and mag and decided to do some large water changes. I backed off my kalkwasser and switched to IO for salt. Was using Coralife.

What salt mix are you using?

Just saw this Don, I have been using Aquaforest Reef salt for the past 2.5 years.
I have been using Life Bio Fil in the sump to control my nitrates

 

[Flippers4pups]

All good.

 

[jsker]

Today's numbers
Mg 1500 I have really not cared for the salifert test kit on this one
Alk 8.4
Ca 448
Phosphates .02
Nitrates 5ppm
Tank 33
NSW 38 to raise the tank salinity a tad

What a difference is the looks of the corals since I found that my MP 40 mag was rusting and my veggie clip was also rusting in the water. I am not even leaving my glass cleaner in the tank anymore

Next Lab purchase

a pipette with 1200ul tips. I am finding with the Hanna test that using the tip over and over the test become off. 1000 tips are $1300 call me lazy but cleaning tip in not in my game.

 

[Flippers4pups]

Today's numbers
Mg 1500 I have really not cared for the salifert test kit on this one
Alk 8.4
Ca 448
Phosphates .02
Nitrates 5ppm
Tank 33
NSW 38 to raise the tank salinity a tad

What a difference is the looks of the corals since I found that my MP 40 mag was rusting and my veggie clip was also rusting in the water. I am not even leaving my glass cleaner in the tank anymore
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Next Lab purchase

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a pipette with 1200ul tips. I am finding with the Hanna test that using the tip over and over the test become off. 1000 tips are $1300 call me lazy but cleaning tip in not in my game.

Woah, $1300 for lab tips? That's dedication to accuracy!

Wife use to work at a medical research lab and brought me home 10ml test vials in a 500 count bag. I used all of them over a couple years and into a bucket of vinegar water they went for a soak. I still use them to this day.

 

[siggy]

Daddy war bucks was a big tipper

 

[jsker]

Woah, $1300 for lab tips? That's dedication to accuracy!

Wife use to work at a medical research lab and brought me home 10ml test vials in a 500 count bag. I used all of them over a couple years and into a bucket of vinegar water they went for a soak. I still use them to this day.

Drats, you got me again Don. I for got the decimal point $13.00

 

[jsker]

Daddy war bucks was a big tipper

%20

 

[Rakie]

What a difference is the looks of the corals since I found that my MP 40 mag was rusting and my veggie clip was also rusting in the water. I am not even leaving my glass cleaner in the tank anymore

Upgrade to Tunze -- they don't have those rust problems. After having 2/3 mp10's rust, and my friend having 1/2 brand new mp40's rust... I'm done with mp's. They're rust buckets.

 

[Anirban]

Today's numbers
Mg 1500 I have really not cared for the salifert test kit on this one
Alk 8.4
Ca 448
Phosphates .02
Nitrates 5ppm
Tank 33
NSW 38 to raise the tank salinity a tad

What a difference is the looks of the corals since I found that my MP 40 mag was rusting and my veggie clip was also rusting in the water. I am not even leaving my glass cleaner in the tank anymore
View attachment 787210 View attachment 787211 View attachment 787213 View attachment 787214
Next Lab purchase

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a pipette with 1200ul tips. I am finding with the Hanna test that using the tip over and over the test become off. 1000 tips are $1300 call me lazy but cleaning tip in not in my game.

I use these....
https://www.coleparmer.com/i/cole-p...MIqaz70dqY3AIVlYvICh0UBQVUEAQYBCABEgLCBfD_BwE

 

[jsker]

Upgrade to Tunze -- they don't have those rust problems. After having 2/3 mp10's rust, and my friend having 1/2 brand new mp40's rust... I'm done with mp's. They're rust buckets.

The key is inspection and knowing It would be great if there were a review and the reviewer went into the rusting issue, instead of have the problem and find out the it is a common issue.

 

[jsker]

I use these....
https://www.coleparmer.com/i/cole-p...MIqaz70dqY3AIVlYvICh0UBQVUEAQYBCABEgLCBfD_BwE

I am using this type of pipettes now, I like the idea of setting the amount, and tossing the tip.

 

[Retro Reefer]

Nice looking tank, have always liked the bow fronts... I just recently went through the rusty magnet issues, my tank was going down hill fast and after checking everything possible I finally found a rusty magnet, big water change and adding a poly filter for a few days really turned things around quick.

 

[jsker]

Nice looking tank, have always liked the bow fronts... I just recently went through the rusty magnet issues, my tank was going down hill fast and after checking everything possible I finally found a rusty magnet, big water change and adding a poly filter for a few days really turned things around quick.

Thank you for the compliment.

It is amazing how fast the dt went down hill and what a rusting magnet can do you a system.

 

[hdsoftail1065]

Today's numbers
Mg 1500 I have really not cared for the salifert test kit on this one
Alk 8.4
Ca 448
Phosphates .02
Nitrates 5ppm
Tank 33
NSW 38 to raise the tank salinity a tad

What a difference is the looks of the corals since I found that my MP 40 mag was rusting and my veggie clip was also rusting in the water. I am not even leaving my glass cleaner in the tank anymore
View attachment 787210 View attachment 787211 View attachment 787213 View attachment 787214
Next Lab purchase

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a pipette with 1200ul tips. I am finding with the Hanna test that using the tip over and over the test become off. 1000 tips are $1300 call me lazy but cleaning tip in not in my game.

That is one nice looking tank!

 

[jsker]

That is one nice looking tank!

Thank you sir, left side still needs work

 

[Flippers4pups]

Drats, you got me again Don. I for got the decimal point $13.00

I kinda figured that. Lol