After weeks of reducing nitrates and phosphates I'm now seeing the results as a visual.
My corals are getting more vibrant and full so to speak - their hairy tenticales are really out there. Skimmate is pitch black thick and down rite smelly and the water is also getting clearer by the day. Also maybe most notible, the cucumbers been movin' around alot as opposed to it's 5 month stationary self. LFS says this is a good thing.
I'm on the maintence dose - and soon it'll be time to start backing off .05mil, not sure whats gonna happen there but we'll see. It's unclear to me if eventually the tank bacteria takes over or the dosing for the bacteria is gonna be a constant.
Lost a nice size Colt to dag on Nudibranchs - they musta been inside the coral when I bought it and ate them from inside out. The Nudi's were pretty big when I pulled them out, one white, one orange. Went and bought a tail spot wrasse incase they made babies.
Also my brother in-laws an electrican - he's gonna re-do the wirring in the fishroom. From what I gather 2x 20 amp breakers are now gonna lead the circuit for the Salty.
He's adding a bunch of outlets - 2x 4 ways in the cabinet and 2x 4 ways above the tank
for easy plug-in expansion ( eliminating my zip strips)- also adding GFI for refrigium T-5 lighting next to the sump which will be probably 55 gal upgrade. He's also adding exhaust fans to the cabniet to help cool off the external pump. Also switching the wires themselves to 12 gauge. All he really has to say about all this is - Saltwater tanks are beautiful but dag on expensive.
Wife got impulsive and came home with a purple spotted hawk and a clown sweet lips.
Turns out the sweet lips might be a really bad idea - adults up to 30" and picky eaters.
After eating variety cubes he made a be-line for the pile and hasn't been seen for several days. The hawk on the other hand is one cool fish.
My corals are getting more vibrant and full so to speak - their hairy tenticales are really out there. Skimmate is pitch black thick and down rite smelly and the water is also getting clearer by the day. Also maybe most notible, the cucumbers been movin' around alot as opposed to it's 5 month stationary self. LFS says this is a good thing.
I'm on the maintence dose - and soon it'll be time to start backing off .05mil, not sure whats gonna happen there but we'll see. It's unclear to me if eventually the tank bacteria takes over or the dosing for the bacteria is gonna be a constant.
Lost a nice size Colt to dag on Nudibranchs - they musta been inside the coral when I bought it and ate them from inside out. The Nudi's were pretty big when I pulled them out, one white, one orange. Went and bought a tail spot wrasse incase they made babies.
Also my brother in-laws an electrican - he's gonna re-do the wirring in the fishroom. From what I gather 2x 20 amp breakers are now gonna lead the circuit for the Salty.
He's adding a bunch of outlets - 2x 4 ways in the cabinet and 2x 4 ways above the tank
for easy plug-in expansion ( eliminating my zip strips)- also adding GFI for refrigium T-5 lighting next to the sump which will be probably 55 gal upgrade. He's also adding exhaust fans to the cabniet to help cool off the external pump. Also switching the wires themselves to 12 gauge. All he really has to say about all this is - Saltwater tanks are beautiful but dag on expensive.
Wife got impulsive and came home with a purple spotted hawk and a clown sweet lips.
Turns out the sweet lips might be a really bad idea - adults up to 30" and picky eaters.
After eating variety cubes he made a be-line for the pile and hasn't been seen for several days. The hawk on the other hand is one cool fish.
