picoreef78 Posted January 18, 2015 Author Share Posted January 18, 2015 Ok LPS growth shots. These have come a long way. Favites sps "Peace raptor favia" August 14 1014 https://flic.kr/p/qyXFvi'>https://flic.kr/p/qyXFvi'>IMG_5632 by https://www.flickr.com/people/128415742@N02/'>picoreef78, on Flickr January 18 2015 https://flic.kr/p/qyZdui'>https://flic.kr/p/qyZdui'>Untitled by https://www.flickr.com/people/128415742@N02/'>picoreef78, on Flickr Favites sps "Pot of gold favor" another one of my favorites August 14 2014 https://flic.kr/p/qyQyc3'>https://flic.kr/p/qyQyc3'>IMG_5631 by https://www.flickr.com/people/128415742@N02/'>picoreef78, on Flickr January 18 2015 https://flic.kr/p/qRkp93'>https://flic.kr/p/qRkp93'>IMG_6282 by https://www.flickr.com/people/128415742@N02/'>picoreef78, on Flickr One last thing on my mind is that Meerwasser seems to keep magnesium high, the other trace elements I can't detect with the comical kits. Quote Link to comment
TheKleinReef Posted January 18, 2015 Share Posted January 18, 2015 Looking good man! Keep it up! Quote Link to comment
picoreef78 Posted January 18, 2015 Author Share Posted January 18, 2015 Thanks. Fingers crossed. Quote Link to comment
cnseekatz Posted January 19, 2015 Share Posted January 19, 2015 Looking good man. I think that when some of those SPS frags at the top get tall, your hardscaping is going to pay off! 1 Quote Link to comment
picoreef78 Posted January 20, 2015 Author Share Posted January 20, 2015 Hope so, wanted to make a few islands. The Pukani rock was massive barely fit into my 49 G cube. I like the space for fish to swim. Tested 24 hours post 20% water change. Alk 3.0 RS, 3.19 Sal; Mg 1400 RS, 1470 Sal; Ca 440 RS, 450 Sal. salinity is 34 ppt Sal Sr 4 mg/l ( I know this works because when have dosed before I have gotten the level to 10 and 16. RS I 0.06 (yay) PS K is 320 (actually no color change again) Fe is 0.0 Looks like water changes are not keeping up with trace elements. I don't know if it will make a difference,but I would at least like to keep them near sea water levels. RS Colors program, Fe, K ordered Will start dosing 1ml strontium daily and recheck in a week. Will dose per instructions on everything else and recheck in a week. Quote Link to comment
picoreef78 Posted January 22, 2015 Author Share Posted January 22, 2015 FTS https://flic.kr/p/qBFR6d'>https://flic.kr/p/qBFR6d'>IMG_6312 by https://www.flickr.com/people/128415742@N02/'>picoreef78, on Flickr Pre lens change https://flic.kr/p/qBP7hx'>https://flic.kr/p/qBP7hx'>IMG_6315 by https://www.flickr.com/people/128415742@N02/'>picoreef78, on Flickr Project for tonight. 4 Quote Link to comment
picoreef78 Posted January 24, 2015 Author Share Posted January 24, 2015 Just installed the 120 degree lenses. Super easy switch since the Radion already had TIR lenses. Going to up intensity from 55 to 65% then slowly ramp up as needed. Expecting about a 54% reduction in maximum PAR unless anyone has some words of wisdom? Quote Link to comment
picoreef78 Posted January 24, 2015 Author Share Posted January 24, 2015 Test Kit comparison Alkalinity in mEq/l Test 12/9/2014 12/11/2014 12/14/2014 12/19/2014 12/25/2014 12/30/2014 1/10/2015 1/15/2015 1/17/2015 1/19/2015 1/22/2015 RedSea 2.90 2.96 3.30 3.08 2.80 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 2.7 Salifert 2.92 2.80 3.2 3.0 2.85 2.96 2.85 3.08 3.08 3.19 2.96 difference 0.02 0.16 0.0999999999999996 0.0800000000000001 0.0500000000000003 0.04 0.15 0.0800000000000001 0.0800000000000001 0.19 0.26 0.0800000000000001 Quote Link to comment
picoreef78 Posted January 24, 2015 Author Share Posted January 24, 2015 Comparison Calcium in mg/l Test 12/19/2014 12/25/2014 12/30/2014 1/10/2015 1/15/2015 1/17/2015 1/19/2015 1/22/2015 RedSea 440 440 420 420 440 440 440 450 Salifert 450 420 450 450 440 440 450 460 difference 10 -20 30 30 0 0 10 10 Quote Link to comment
Sk8n Reefer Posted January 24, 2015 Share Posted January 24, 2015 Takes looking good- I really like the cubes- is that a custom build from Pico? I was surprised the test gets were actually as close as they were! Looks like your Alk. Average is around 3.0 - are you trying to raise it to keep your sps happy? Quote Link to comment
picoreef78 Posted January 24, 2015 Author Share Posted January 24, 2015 Goal is to keep it at 3.0. I am running All in one biopellets and am keeping the water pretty clean >1.0 NO2 and >0.10 PO4 want to make sure it is not too high. That level seems to work well and is an easy target. I use RedSea Pro salt which keeps it around 3.0 with water changes. Cube is the older Cadlights 50G Artisan II tank I have not posted magnesium yet but that one has the most variability. Quote Link to comment
picoreef78 Posted January 24, 2015 Author Share Posted January 24, 2015 So after half dosing K, Fe and I for three days, rechecked level and they are now readable. I- 0.06 mg/l Fe -.15 mg/l K- 344 mg/l looks like water changes alone was not cutting it. Quote Link to comment
latteslave Posted January 28, 2015 Share Posted January 28, 2015 That Peace Raptor favia is pretty sweet! 1 Quote Link to comment
picoreef78 Posted January 28, 2015 Author Share Posted January 28, 2015 That Peace Raptor favia is pretty sweet! Thanks. It was a freebie from Morgan, looked pretty ratty when I first got it. Quote Link to comment
picoreef78 Posted February 1, 2015 Author Share Posted February 1, 2015 So far everything stable, too stable. Mg, Ca and Alk all stable I have not had to supplement anything, which kind worries me. The red planets started to take off a bit, as well as the mystic sunset montipora otherwise stable. Today will clean up MP40 and MP10, test trace elements and dose as needed. Tank looking good, bryopisis not really coming back, coraline algae going wild. Light looks good, holding at 70% for the past week. Will need to slowly increase intensity maybe by 5% per 2 weeks and monitor. Quote Link to comment
picoreef78 Posted February 1, 2015 Author Share Posted February 1, 2015 http://www.aquaticlog.com/radion Quote Link to comment
picoreef78 Posted February 23, 2015 Author Share Posted February 23, 2015 So I moved, tank moved, and trying to get everything back in order. Lost the vortex control over ecosmartlive ?? Lost APEX fusion as well. got a page asking to do a number of things. I guess starting by upgrading FirmWare. Please read this ENTIRE PAGE before starting the update First, a word on firmware update; it can go well, or it can go poorly. Going well means that the entire process will be complete in less than a minute; going poorly typically means desperate posts on the support forum or calls to Support. The only difference between the two outcomes is attempting to perfom the update over a wireless connection. In the steps below where we ask you to disable WiFi, yes, we're serious, and yes, it's important. Ok, I get it, don't try this over WiFi. Give me the details. Using the Apex web interface, back up your current configuration just in case something goes wrong: Configuration Menu Load / Save Save Configuration Download the ApexFlash disk image from here: http://www.neptunesystems.com/downloads/firmware/apex_4.33_BD14.dmg, and double-click it. Drag ApexFlash to the Applications folder. You MUST directly connect your Apex, using a network cable, to your home router. DO NOT use wireless. If connecting your Apex to your home router is not possible, see page 129 of the Apex Comprehensive Reference Manual for alternative options. Disable WiFi on your Mac by holding down the control key and clicking the WiFi icon in the upper right of the menu bar. SelectTurn Wi-Fi Off. If you're using a third party firewall, such as GlimmerBlocker, disable it. Run ApexFlash, located in the Applications folder. Search for an Apex clicking theSearch for Controllersbutton, or manually enter an Apex by clicking theAdd a Controllerbutton. Select the Apex just added in the left-hand column, and click theUpdate Firmwarebutton. After the firmware update completes successfully, click theUpdate Web Pagesbutton. Clear your browser cache history. The update process is complete. While it's still fresh in your mind, it's a great idea to take an additional configuration backup at this point, as in step 1, above. I did this one before, it forgot to add connect Mac to router as well. But still having trouble upgrading firmware. Quote Link to comment
picoreef78 Posted March 13, 2015 Author Share Posted March 13, 2015 Finished my Salifert vs Red Sea comparison. Can find my notebook to complete the spreadsheet but what I have is pretty informative. Date 12/9/2014 12/11/2014 12/14/2014 12/19/2014 12/25/2014 12/30/2014 1/10/2015 1/15/2015 1/17/2015 1/19/2015 1/22/2015 2/23/2015 2/27/2015 3/7/2015 Alk RS 2.90 2.96 3.30 3.08 2.80 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 2.7 3.0 2.9 2.70 Alk Salifert 2.92 2.80 3.2 3.0 2.85 2.96 2.85 3.08 3.08 3.19 2.96 3.30 3.08 3.30 MgRS 1360 1400 1320 1420 1400 1400 1400 1420 1500 1440 1520 MgSalifert 1410 1410 1500 1440 1410 1410 1470 1470 1480 1440 1500 CaRS 440 440 420 420 440 440 440 450 450 440 450 CaSalifert 450 420 450 450 440 440 450 460 450 440 440 Quote Link to comment
picoreef78 Posted March 13, 2015 Author Share Posted March 13, 2015 So using Graphpad Prizm and a Pearson correlation with two tail p value: n=14 Alkalinity RedSea 0.06369049 Salifert 0.06369049 RedSea 0.8287478 Salifert 0.8287478 There is no significant difference. I am missing my February values so a large n is better. The overall trend did not change. Following manufacture directions, taking a sample in a beaker and testing at the same time there are minimal difference in readings but the overall picture there is no significant difference between the tests. The biggest help for the Red Sea tests was a white light or daylight to more easily identify the blue color on Ca and Mg tests at the end of the titrations: Mg and Ca values to follow. Quote Link to comment
picoreef78 Posted March 13, 2015 Author Share Posted March 13, 2015 These are the magnesium testing result, no significant difference Pearson r r 0.3190 95% confidence interval -0.3473 to 0.7713 R squared 0.1018 P value P (two-tailed) 0.3390 P value summary ns Significant? (alpha = 0.05) No Number of XY Pairs 11 Quote Link to comment
picoreef78 Posted March 14, 2015 Author Share Posted March 14, 2015 Aww Acropora eating flatworms destroying the A. valida, ORA miami orchid and some of the N. nasuta (SSC) Dipped them in Revive, and 20-30 AEFW came off. Scrapped of eggs and toothbrushes them, Water jetted them them and back into tank. I have going to have to treat the whole tank. Nasty little buggers. Quote Link to comment
picoreef78 Posted March 15, 2015 Author Share Posted March 15, 2015 Pulled the rest of the across off the rocks, close inspection and this is a widespread infestation. I bought Bayer Complete for the dip, scraped off egg and fragged the ORA miami orchid, will do serial weekly dips. I think I am going to start with ReVive. Last nights dip seemed to work really well. Maybe alternate Bayer and Revive on difference weeks. Quote Link to comment
picoreef78 Posted May 3, 2015 Author Share Posted May 3, 2015 Getting almost everything put back on the rock work. The two small frags of the ORA Miami Orchid (aka ground zero) still tossing < 10 AEFW. The two A. milliporas are also tossing off < 10 AEFW, all small. The A. valida (GARF Bonsai) tossed off a few. I plan on dipping them until no AEFW come off. Alternating Revive and Bayer Complete (10 ml/200ml tank water) Pics to come later today post water change craziness. Quote Link to comment
picoreef78 Posted May 3, 2015 Author Share Posted May 3, 2015 FTS 5/3/2015 still waiting for lots of growth! WC anf Dip number 6 by picoreef78, on Flickr 1 Quote Link to comment
picoreef78 Posted May 3, 2015 Author Share Posted May 3, 2015 Pot of Gold Favia is growth like crazy, so are the zoanthids in the background rock. Pot oF Gold Favia by picoreef78, on Flickr The A. millipora are looking a lot better, just keep dropping AEFW on WC dips, still a more dips to go. A. millipora by picoreef78, on Flickr The S. pisillata's are doing great, the Milka one is growing like crazy Stylogarden plus by picoreef78, on Flickr The A. valida is looking good and encrusting like crazy, still dropping a few AEFW on dips so not set into rock work yet. Note the two Red Planets to the back and left, the one on the left encrusting 2-3 mm/week and the one on the right had last dip today and AEFW free. A. valida (GARF BONSAI) by picoreef78, on Flickr Group shot. The A. nasuta "Pink Lemonades" are taking off. A. tortoise "Cali Tort" is slow and steady Groupshot by picoreef78, on Flickr The Peace Raptors Favia is another fast and steady grower Favia "Peace Raptors" by picoreef78, on Flickr The "Reverse Sunset" monitor has also exploded and growing fast (The Mystic Sunset montipora in the back is getting a run for its money) Reverse Sunset Montipora by picoreef78, on Flickr Finally the mystery Acropora sps "Blue Heaven" and A. granulosa are out of the dip list and played on rock work. "blue heaven" A. tortuosa by picoreef78, on Flickr 1 Quote Link to comment
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