My 72 Bowfront Build Revised Thread

jsker · Mar 17, 2019

Lest see

The system is still riding. Yesterday I took the parameters and for not making any adjustment for a month the system is staying pretty steady except for the nutrients. Phosphates are way high since I ran out of GFO back in December.

Today I am dosing the light amount of Lanthanum Chloride @.005 per gallon to see what happens and how much of a drop I will have. I just may test a gallon on the side before I dose the hole system just to make sure.

I am going to test again before I dose and after.

DSC reef · Mar 17, 2019

Sorry about the issues. Looks like you got the tank back on track in no time. Looking good @jsker

siggy · Mar 17, 2019

jsker said:
Today I am dosing the light amount of Lanthanum Chloride

Morning. I was just looking for 10 micron socks or materials to make some. I was also looking at this
MARTINI MI-412 PHOSPHATE COLORIMETER, LOW RANGE

jsker · Mar 17, 2019

DSC reef said:
Sorry about the issues. Looks like you got the tank back on track in no time. Looking good @jsker

I will take responsibility for always experimenting. Once I get the nutrients down the corals will be much happier.

jsker · Mar 17, 2019

siggy said:
Morning. I was just looking for 10 micron socks or materials to make some. I was also looking at this
MARTINI MI-412 PHOSPHATE COLORIMETER, LOW RANGE
View attachment 1011077

Almost looks like my Hanna digital refractometer. I will look at it later. I am in the outside world

jsker · Mar 17, 2019

siggy said:
Morning. I was just looking for 10 micron socks or materials to make some. I was also looking at this
MARTINI MI-412 PHOSPHATE COLORIMETER, LOW RANGE
View attachment 1011077

Just looking at the meter now. Pretty interesting.

jsker · Mar 17, 2019

The SeaKlear Lanthanum Chloride dosing started. I am dosing .005 ml per gallon (.04 for 80 gallons) with a slow drip in to my filter socks.

Today's reading

I will test when the 1000 liter drip bag empties later and tomorrow.

Fudsey · Mar 17, 2019

jsker said:
Just looking at the meter now. Pretty interesting.

Question is: Is it any more accurate than the Hanna ULR? For the cost of almost 4 of the Hanna ones, I'll stick with the Hanna...

jsker · Mar 17, 2019

Fudsey said:
Question is: Is it any more accurate than the Hanna ULR? For the cost of almost 4 of the Hanna ones, I'll stick with the Hanna...

I agree and had the same thought. I have not had any issues with the Hanna being off with the way I test

jsker · Mar 17, 2019

Quick Video of the dosing of the Lanthanum Chloride mix into the sump

jsker · Mar 18, 2019

Lanthanum Dosing results using SeaKlear .005ml per gallon
Sundays Po4 before dose

Todays result

Shaved .04 off on the starting number. Fish are looking good and the tank water is nice a clear

Today over all numbers

Tomorrow is water change day. I will dose again to be consistent .005 Wednesday .06. went I test Thursday. For what I have watched and read, they say to wait two to three day between doses of Lanthanum Chloride
I am going to bump up the Alk so that my 1+2+3+ is all the same.

NY_Caveman · Mar 18, 2019

Nice @jsker ! Tank is looking beautiful.

jsker · Mar 18, 2019

NY_Caveman said:
Nice @jsker ! Tank is looking beautiful.

The tank cleans up pretty nice once the cyano is out of there

Thank you

hdsoftail1065 · Mar 18, 2019

Agree with Caveman, the tank is looking great!

Geebs19 · Mar 18, 2019

How long have you had that Hippo?

jsker · Mar 18, 2019

hdsoftail1065 said:
Agree with Caveman, the tank is looking great!

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Thank you, lets call it the rebirth

Geebs19 said:
How long have you had that Hippo?

3 years

Geebs19 · Mar 19, 2019

jsker said:
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Thank you, lets call it the rebirth

3 years

Ive been going back and forth about getting one for my 100 Gallon, but if you have had yours for 3 years and hasnt outgrown the tank I think I may have to get one.

jsker · Mar 19, 2019

Geebs19 said:
Ive been going back and forth about getting one for my 100 Gallon, but if you have had yours for 3 years and hasnt outgrown the tank I think I may have to get one.

Go for it!!

hdsoftail1065 · Mar 19, 2019

Geebs19 said:
Ive been going back and forth about getting one for my 100 Gallon, but if you have had yours for 3 years and hasnt outgrown the tank I think I may have to get one.

You won't be disappointed, they are great fish with a ton of personality.

jsker · Mar 19, 2019

hdsoftail1065 said:
You won't be disappointed, they are great fish with a ton of personality.

My Blue tang aka Ethel has been great. She is one of the originals to the system from late 2015. Tangs as you know stress easily and get Ich easily. I would suggest feeding SeaCheme metroplex with focus mixed with frozen for the first week, also add some vitamin C to the mix. This mix helps the whole system, if you QT I would still do the same to build the immune system up for the stress of shipping. I would also feed the DT the same.

@Geebs19