my new baby... AKA The Café

[Nate Chalk]

Yup! Used it regularly on the 1200, haven't started yet on the cube though

excited to try it out today and see how it affects the cyano/dinos as (loosely advertised by others)

 

[danieyella]

excited to try it out today and see how it affects the cyano/dinos as (loosely advertised by others)

Yeah I need to get it started on this tank. You've inspired me, I will do it right now lol

 

[Nate Chalk]

Yeah I need to get it started on this tank. You've inspired me, I will do it right now lol

mix, and dump it in right?

 

[danieyella]

mix, and dump it in right?

Yup. I have it pre-mixed in one of these containers so it's just a shake and dump.

 

[danieyella]

And done.

 

[John J in Pickens]

hi ,well here we go 497 80x44x30 tall peninsula w ghost overflow bear with me this is going to take a little while ,happy reefing enjoy all

edit: it's a 600 enjoy the ride
EDIT AGAIN its a 536 gallonIS NOW OFFICIALLY FOR SALE
9/22/20EDIT AGAIN NEW TANK 538????NOPE,,8'x3'x3'acrylic dual overflowsCOMING SOON;Woot;Woot;Woot;Woot
EDIT 3/28 536 SOLD
538 SOLD....stick around for the ride ,only about 1000 gallons of reef is all...UH HUH...enjoy..join in.!!! make some friends...

Wow.... I am speechless. I am without speech. Like the saying goes, "Go BIG or go home"! Keep up the good work!

 

[Lost in the Sauce]

And done.

What is this sorcery?

 

[danieyella]

What is this sorcery?

https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/extreme-water-clarity-and-cyano-eradication-made-easy.916381/

 

[Mschmidt]

I know which ones I'd skip..... Also, lets talk about your mead. Standard mead? Something fancy? We're cleaning out the kegs today to transfer the 2 most recent beer brews and I think I want to do another mead next.

skip the nap right?

Normal mead. I crashed it yesterday so as soon as I get the bottles clean and sanitized it'll get packaged up. I need to get a bottle off to @Stang67 too. I'm not experienced enough with mead to be fancy, and I've lost my chops on the beer too. Gotta get them back though.

 

[Nate Chalk]

And done.

I gotta look up the dosage

 

[Nate Chalk]

I gotta look up the dosage

5ml per 50gl of aquarium volume

For 500ML of solution, add 10 level tablespoons of powder to roughly 425-450ML of RO/DI water.

 

[danieyella]

I gotta look up the dosage

I don't bother, just dump some - not a lot

 

[Lost in the Sauce]

I don't bother, just dump some - not a lot

So tldr = adding a non dissolving solid that grasps onto dissolved solids allowing your mechanical filtration to work more efficiently?

 

[danieyella]

skip the nap right?

Normal mead. I crashed it yesterday so as soon as I get the bottles clean and sanitized it'll get packaged up. I need to get a bottle off to @Stang67 too. I'm not experienced enough with mead to be fancy, and I've lost my chops on the beer too. Gotta get them back though.

Church, eat, bike ride - probably my skips

Regular standard mead is still good mead! Mix it with a nice stout - or with a cider if you want something sweeter and need variety

 

[danieyella]

So tldr = adding a non dissolving solid that grasps onto dissolved solids allowing your mechanical filtration to work more efficiently?

Yes, I figured just saying "it's a flocculant" would not give enough info for the average yokel who might skim this page & actually see something reef related for a change

 

[Nate Chalk]

Yes, I figured just saying "it's a flocculant" would not give enough info for the average yokel who might skim this page & actually see something reef related for a change

Will mix and give it a shot tonight. I'm out of the mb7 additive. But thinking of trying selcon additional to boost some corals

 

[danieyella]

Will mix and give it a shot tonight. I'm out of the mb7 additive. But thinking of trying selcon additional to boost some corals

I don't do either to be honest, just the powder & ro.

I mix enough stuff in for the corals at fish feeding time that I don't find it necessary. I also run bactoballs and it's the one thing I'm good at remembering to refresh

 

[Lost in the Sauce]

I don't do either to be honest, just the powder & ro.

I mix enough stuff in for the corals at fish feeding time that I don't find it necessary. I also run bactoballs and it's the one thing I'm good at remembering to refresh

Will mix and give it a shot tonight. I'm out of the mb7 additive. But thinking of trying selcon additional to boost some corals

I take issue with the MB7 additive.

If you read the bottle on microbacter, It warns you about introducing anything not native into the bottle. It is also bacteria which needs light.

Pouring MB7 into a translucent container with additives is counter to their instructions, and just thinking about it, seems like you're going to be growing things inside your newly mixed container. That gives me the ugs

 

[Stang67]

Next Sunday it is for rock. And Cinci cronies take over

All Cincinnati Cronies are more then welcome to come up to the LEAR Swap in Feb. Crash pad provided if needed.

 

[danieyella]

I take issue with the MB7 additive.

If you read the bottle on microbacter, It warns you about introducing anything not native into the bottle. It is also bacteria which needs light.

Pouring MB7 into a translucent container with additives is counter to their instructions, and just thinking about it, seems like you're going to be growing things inside your newly mixed container. That gives me the ugs

Great point. I've never seen the need to dose something like that consistently anyway with the other stuff I do. Didn't even think about that aspect of it. Glad I ignored that portion of any recipes to begin with. Didn't sit right but couldn't pinpoint why previously.