my new baby... AKA The Café

[N1tew0lf1212]

50.00 5lb for marco
20.00 5lb for nyos
20.00 4lb for aquaforest
Im sure i will probably need around 10 to 15 lbs

 

[tbrown]

It visually leaches for the first couple of days.

 

[Petcrazyson]

It visually leaches for the first couple of days.

Guessing Carbon would help clear the leaching effect a bit

 

[tbrown]

Guessing Carbon would help clear the leaching effect a bit

Yeah but the pH spike is big. I made a couple of smallish rocks - 3 or 4 pounds - and a 5 gallon bucket went from 7.7 to 12.4 overnight the first 3 or 4 days. After that it went up to the mid 10s. It's a dangerous way to do it if you're trying to put it in the tank within a day or two.

Marco, NYOS, and AF say you can use it and put it in the tank after 24 hours of drying time to cure.

 

[Petcrazyson]

Marco, NYOS, and AF say you can use it and put it in the tank after 24 hours of drying time to cure

Well thats why it’s better we have chats like this to discuss if its best like that.

How well did your corals react with the spike?

 

[tbrown]

Well thats why it’s better we have chats like this to discuss if its best like that.

How well did your corals react with the spike?

I soak in freshwater for two to three weeks first, then soak in pre-phosphate spiked water change saltwater for a couple of days. I avoid the spike. @N1tew0lf1212 doesn't have the time to wait that long.

 

[N1tew0lf1212]

I soak in freshwater for two to three weeks first, then soak in pre-phosphate spiked water change saltwater for a couple of days. I avoid the spike. @N1tew0lf1212 doesn't have the time to wait that long.

Yea i am gonna have to break down and use marco or nyos i am a gan of aquaforest but heard its a little hardto work with....nyos is a quick set so should help accomplish what i need but am going to have to go with dry rock for this and use what pieces will fit of the tank rock. from my research sounds like mortar and wet rock take forever to cure....and would cause some die off in the process.

 

[N1tew0lf1212]

So a lot of the tank rock will go sump bound for a few months....to help seed the dry rock and will have to keep an eye on phos leach.

 

[Alfie]

Yea i am gonna have to break down and use marco or nyos i am a gan of aquaforest but heard its a little hardto work with....nyos is a quick set so should help accomplish what i need but am going to have to go with dry rock for this and use what pieces will fit of the tank rock. from my research sounds like mortar and wet rock take forever to cure....and would cause some die off in the process.

I have used nyos before, you have to work fast and mix small amounts when i did a scape for a friend. Thats what i found anyway

 

[tbrown]

So a lot of the tank rock will go sump bound for a few months....to help see the dry rock and will have to keep an eye on phos leach

Mine started grabbing phosphate and soaking it up. You have phosphate on hand if need be?

 

[N1tew0lf1212]

Mine started grabbing phosphate and soaking it up. You have phosphate on hand if need be?

Nope i sure dont will probably grab some. I just got a text from a local shop owner he has some pre built scapes he wants me to come look at tomorrow idk how i feel about this...but does have some awesome displays. I am sure they are pricey.

 

[Projects with Sam]

@tbrown so hydraulic cement correct....if you find the tile grout mix i would like to give it a go....seen a few good things but also the spike of ph concerns me im at 8.3-8.5 currently....

You want to add a plasticizer to the cement for increased durability I think. I forgot which one I thought about getting before just going with the one you're avoiding.

 

[N1tew0lf1212]

You want to add a plasticizer to the cement for increased durability I think. I forgot which one I thought about getting before just going with the one you're avoiding.

So you used aquaforest? What did you think of it.

 

[Projects with Sam]

So you used aquaforest? What did you think of it.

eMarco-400. I really liked it. Did CA and eMarco. I'd use the CA to hold the rock in place so the eMarco could dry. I'd do one layer at a time.
I also did the epoxy CA method.

I think they're about the same difficulty-wise... epoxy costs more.

 

[DonTavo27]

Much better….

 

[Petcrazyson]

I am sure they are pricey.

If it’s anything like TSA then I’m gueesing it’s $300 or $400 or more,

 

[danieyella]

Not gonna hop in that thread, but fwiw @tbrown3589 I've kept filefish for years in my tanks. They're fairly cheap around here, if I get them young they're usually pretty well behaved as well. I've had one who had a thing for acans, after he wiped out all visible aiptasia - I rehomed him with that warning - he went into a fowlr tank and helped clean that up at his new home. My most recent trouble maker nipped leather polyps and gorg polyps. Most of them have been great though.

I had a chocolate tang who killed my best one she was a b, she got rehomed for being such a bully.
I had another one who got chased during feeding and jumped through the feeding hole then mummified under the lights - I missed it because it was auto-feeder and I didn't think to look at the lighting. This was also during tang keeping times. They got a little crazy during feeding and stressed out some of my more passive fish.
Recently, my damsels teamed up to bully one into a corner and by the time I got home and realized what was happening it was too late. Not too long after, one damsel did the same thing to another. Can't wait to rehome that jerk....

Anyway, most likely, you'll be fine.

 

[Petcrazyson]

had a chocolate tang who killed my best one she was a b, she got rehomed for being such a bully.

Isn’t it rare for Chocolates to be aggressive?

 

[danieyella]

Isn’t it rare for Chocolates to be aggressive?

Probably.

Further proof the file should be fine, I have garbage luck

 

[rmorris_14]

Just a little humor to start the day! Hope everyone has a great weekend. Today is t ball then dropping the kids off at the g parents we can have sushi and empty house for the evening. Awwwww yeeeeaahhh!