spectra Posted October 28, 2016 Share Posted October 28, 2016 Happy Birthday Harold.........hopefully not celebrating to hard take it easy on the Shirley Temples.................. 1 Quote Link to comment
Proudgeek Posted October 28, 2016 Share Posted October 28, 2016 Happy birthday Harry! Quote Link to comment
teenyreef Posted October 28, 2016 Share Posted October 28, 2016 Happy birthday! Quote Link to comment
xAyanex Posted October 29, 2016 Share Posted October 29, 2016 Happy (belated?) birthday! Quote Link to comment
fishfreak0114 Posted October 29, 2016 Share Posted October 29, 2016 Happy birthday!!! Quote Link to comment
HarryPotter Posted October 29, 2016 Author Share Posted October 29, 2016 Happy birthday!!!!!! Happy Birthday, hairball!! Happy Birthday Harry! It's also my birthday for 4 more minutes here on the west (Best) coast. Happy birthday mate! Happy Birthday!!!! I know you hear this a lot, but I love your tank and pics Thank you for sharing! edit: and Happy Bday! Hippo Birdy Harry!!! Happy Birthday Harry! Happy Birthday Harold.........hopefully not celebrating to hard take it easy on the Shirley Temples.................. Best Wishes!! Happy birthday Harry! Happy birthday! Thank you all!!!! It was really fun- 19 huh 7 Quote Link to comment
Astinus Posted October 29, 2016 Share Posted October 29, 2016 Ahh to be 19 again OH Wait! 15 was a good age 1 Quote Link to comment
vlangel Posted October 29, 2016 Share Posted October 29, 2016 Happy Belated Birthday Harry, I am glad your special day was fun. Ahh to be 19 again OH Wait! 15 was a good age Oh to be 40 again, LOL! 2 Quote Link to comment
Merthynia Posted October 29, 2016 Share Posted October 29, 2016 Wow 19....I wish I could go back to that age and do a few things differently! Haha 2 Quote Link to comment
spectra Posted October 30, 2016 Share Posted October 30, 2016 Wow 19....I wish I could go back to that age and do a few things differently! Haha We all wish that I am sure I remember at 21 or so I was telling a buddys little brother.......listen to your parents do good in school it isn't a bunch of shit the real world sucks............... 5 Quote Link to comment
spectra Posted October 30, 2016 Share Posted October 30, 2016 Happy Belated Birthday Harry, I am glad your special day was fun. Oh to be 40 again, LOL! That would even work for me now............. 1 Quote Link to comment
HarryPotter Posted October 30, 2016 Author Share Posted October 30, 2016 Pretty! Dumped..... so much reef roids into the tank. Like around 2 tbs. A LOT. And I've been trying to cut nutrients So diatom bloom but very happy corals 6 Quote Link to comment
Astinus Posted October 30, 2016 Share Posted October 30, 2016 That's pretty Harrold Quote Link to comment
gena Posted October 31, 2016 Share Posted October 31, 2016 Ahh to be 19 again OH Wait! 15 was a good age To be a teen again...NO WAY! I'll take 20s and 30s though. Things didn't hurt yet then LOL. 5 Quote Link to comment
HarryPotter Posted November 5, 2016 Author Share Posted November 5, 2016 Guys and gals, I need help. Here was the tank a few months ago (DSLR better photo) And here it is now. Was very hesitant to post these photos, you know how proud I am of my tank and its just not going great. Algae algae algae, seems like some acros aren't doing as well either. Feeding has been cut back to a cube every other day in an attempt to starve out the algae, but that doesn't work either. The corals look happy though. Only a select few smooth skin acros are suffering. There are new bulbs in the fixture, temperature 79-81 (I think my equipment is starting to overheat and fail due to lack of maintenance, I am going to have a 5 hour "redo" to clean EVERYTHING and take out the sump to see why its overheating. My pH is swinging more than it ever has. That makes me think its instability. I do not have test kits to see water parameters but will be going to my LFS and bringing a sample to check tomorrow. I am trying a produce called Vibrant which has interesting reviews on R2R, first dose was yesterday. [/url Is this hair algae? Sorry.... I hate posting these photos as much as you hate seeing them. 1 Quote Link to comment
ReefWeeds Posted November 5, 2016 Share Posted November 5, 2016 It's not terrible. Have you tried just scrubbing the rocks? Take your clam out and carefully scrub the shell. The hair algae or whatever it is may irritate it I'm thinking When do you run your fuge light? Also, try running an air stone in the sump during the overnight hours. The extra o2 might help with the ph swing. 1 Quote Link to comment
Travis Posted November 5, 2016 Share Posted November 5, 2016 How often are you doing waterchanges/ how much? Had tge same problem in my wifes 45. More water changes and a small army of scarlet hermits whipped it back into submission The tank can come back from this. Any detritus collecting anywhere? Quote Link to comment
HarryPotter Posted November 5, 2016 Author Share Posted November 5, 2016 It's not terrible. Have you tried just scrubbing the rocks? Take your clam out and carefully scrub the shell. The hair algae or whatever it is may irritate it I'm thinking When do you run your fuge light? Also, try running an air stone in the sump during the overnight hours. The extra o2 might help with the ph swing. I went crazy on the tank today LOL. Picked out a cup of algae, scrambled ALL the sand (It was nasty) and siphoned out a steady 1/2 centimeter of detritus that settled on the sand. Fuge light is at night, I think pH is linked to my door being closed and the room getting stale. Scrubbed rocks, new socks. I put ALL equipment in vinegar and cleaned them up. The return pump, the skimmer pump, the carbon reactor, my PP4, my Vortech, the return Loc-Line, the overflow grate, the heater, etc. Razored everything. 20 gallon water change. Lets beat this shit out of here! 6 Quote Link to comment
Proudgeek Posted November 5, 2016 Share Posted November 5, 2016 Sounds like you had a great day today Quote Link to comment
HarryPotter Posted November 5, 2016 Author Share Posted November 5, 2016 Sounds like you had a great day today It was fun, and productive. I needed some tank time 2 Quote Link to comment
teenyreef Posted November 5, 2016 Share Posted November 5, 2016 I went crazy on the tank today LOL. Picked out a cup of algae, scrambled ALL the sand (It was nasty) and siphoned out a steady 1/2 centimeter of detritus that settled on the sand. Fuge light is at night, I think pH is linked to my door being closed and the room getting stale. Scrubbed rocks, new socks. I put ALL equipment in vinegar and cleaned them up. The return pump, the skimmer pump, the carbon reactor, my PP4, my Vortech, the return Loc-Line, the overflow grate, the heater, etc. Razored everything. 20 gallon water change. Lets beat this shit out of here! Nice job! Did you get your bottle of Vibrance yet? Quote Link to comment
jedimasterben Posted November 5, 2016 Share Posted November 5, 2016 mmmm, dinoflagellates. don't eat them. 2 Quote Link to comment
HarryPotter Posted November 6, 2016 Author Share Posted November 6, 2016 Nice job! Did you get your bottle of Vibrance yet? Yes and dosed 10 mmmm, dinoflagellates. don't eat them. Yep! Does vibrant cure all? ? 1 Quote Link to comment
jedimasterben Posted November 6, 2016 Share Posted November 6, 2016 Yep! Does vibrant cure all? It depends. If it starts killing your corals from the second you dose it, then yes, it it likely killing the dinoflagellates. If your corals are fine, then no, it will have no effect. Quote Link to comment
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