Bowen1022 Posted March 12, 2017 Author Share Posted March 12, 2017 Slowly transferring corals over. A few zoas and then a piece of red monticap. Probably going to transfer the bulk of my stuff this week then fish next weekend. Start of Zoa island. 1 Quote Link to comment
Bowen1022 Posted March 17, 2017 Author Share Posted March 17, 2017 Moved the majority of stuff over. Next is fish then it will be done 1 Quote Link to comment
teenyreef Posted March 17, 2017 Share Posted March 17, 2017 The setup looks nice and clean! It's coming along great. Quote Link to comment
Bowen1022 Posted March 17, 2017 Author Share Posted March 17, 2017 1 hour ago, teenyreef said: The setup looks nice and clean! It's coming along great. Thanks teeny! What clean up crew did you order for your 10g? Looking to place an order with ReefCleaners 1 Quote Link to comment
spectra Posted March 17, 2017 Share Posted March 17, 2017 You need a bigger tank downsizing.................. 2 Quote Link to comment
teenyreef Posted March 17, 2017 Share Posted March 17, 2017 16 hours ago, Bowen1022 said: Thanks teeny! What clean up crew did you order for your 10g? Looking to place an order with ReefCleaners I got the standard crew, so nerites, nassarius, and ceriths (both sizes). I also recently picked up some turbos and astreas at the lfs. They are bigger so they clear more algae off, but they don't get into the little nooks and crannies as well. 1 Quote Link to comment
Bowen1022 Posted March 18, 2017 Author Share Posted March 18, 2017 1 hour ago, spectra said: You need a bigger tank downsizing.................. My apartment is too small for anything lol. Once I finally graduate I will get something nice... hopefully haha 1 hour ago, teenyreef said: I got the standard crew, so nerites, nassarius, and ceriths (both sizes). I also recently picked up some turbos and astreas at the lfs. They are bigger so they clear more algae off, but they don't get into the little nooks and crannies as well. Sweet thanks! Another question, what percentage do you run your MP10 on? 1 Quote Link to comment
teenyreef Posted March 18, 2017 Share Posted March 18, 2017 1 hour ago, Bowen1022 said: My apartment is too small for anything lol. Once I finally graduate I will get something nice... hopefully haha Sweet thanks! Another question, what percentage do you run your MP10 on? I think I've got it maxed out at about 50%. It always depend on how many rocks and corals are in there to slow down the flow. 1 Quote Link to comment
Bowen1022 Posted March 28, 2017 Author Share Posted March 28, 2017 Quick FTS with some new corals Tested nitrates last night and they were sky high around 50ppm! Doing a water change after I get out of class and will assess from there. 2 Quote Link to comment
Bowen1022 Posted April 1, 2017 Author Share Posted April 1, 2017 Just a quick update Water Test today: Calcium: 430ppm Alkalinity: 7.3dKH Nitrate: 5ppm Phosphate: 0.015ppm Pretty satisfied with these results, Alk could come up a bit but everything is happy so Im not going to complain. Water change day tomorrow should raise it up to around 7.7 which should be perfect Thinking about starting a refugium in the inTank basket but its still a debate. Any input on this idea? Thanks! 2 Quote Link to comment
teenyreef Posted April 1, 2017 Share Posted April 1, 2017 Wow, that's a super fast drop in Nitrates! 1 Quote Link to comment
J-Ranko Posted April 1, 2017 Share Posted April 1, 2017 16 minutes ago, teenyreef said: Wow, that's a super fast drop in Nitrates! A 95% water change would do it. Is it bad for it to drop so fast? I hear stripping phosphates too quickly (e.g. via GFO) can be risky, but not sure about nitrates unless you drop it close to zero. 2 Quote Link to comment
teenyreef Posted April 1, 2017 Share Posted April 1, 2017 Honestly I've never managed to drop nitrates that much that fast, but it certainly isn't as dangerous as dropping phosphates too fast. 1 Quote Link to comment
Bowen1022 Posted April 2, 2017 Author Share Posted April 2, 2017 22 hours ago, teenyreef said: Wow, that's a super fast drop in Nitrates! To be honest I read the test wrong the first time I forgot that with Salifert you divide by 10 if you look through the side... so it was 5-10ppm the whole time. 21 hours ago, J-Ranko said: A 95% water change would do it. Is it bad for it to drop so fast? I hear stripping phosphates too quickly (e.g. via GFO) can be risky, but not sure about nitrates unless you drop it close to zero. I think if it would've actually dropped that much I would have lost a ton of corals. I don't remember if I said this yet but I added my skimmer back just to help control nutrients. Algae is my nemesis and I really dont want those problems in this tank. I also have about 10 Marine Pure Balls in the back chambers so hopefully they will help control nutrients a bit. Thanks for following along guys! Quick Photo: 3 Quote Link to comment
teenyreef Posted April 2, 2017 Share Posted April 2, 2017 The FTS looks nice, and wow, that makes a lot more sense about the nitrates 1 Quote Link to comment
Bowen1022 Posted April 2, 2017 Author Share Posted April 2, 2017 Just now, teenyreef said: The FTS looks nice, and wow, that makes a lot more sense about the nitrates Thanks Teeny! I know lol I felt like such a doofus once I figured it out but oh well... Im glad I didnt overreact to the high Nitrates 1 Quote Link to comment
teenyreef Posted April 3, 2017 Share Posted April 3, 2017 Like they say, nothing good every happens fast in this hobby Quote Link to comment
mbarton2010 Posted April 3, 2017 Share Posted April 3, 2017 what settings do you use to take the pics? My LED just kills my pics Quote Link to comment
Bowen1022 Posted April 3, 2017 Author Share Posted April 3, 2017 2 hours ago, Mkbarton said: what settings do you use to take the pics? My LED just kills my pics Im just using my iPhone. I've downloaded photoshop express (it's free) and I use the temperature setting to get a bit of the blue out. This is is the above photo without any temperature corrections If if you have a real camera, I think Dave Fason (nanoboxreef) has posted up a sweet thread about taking reef photography. Or if you follow R2R, d2mini has one for sure 1 Quote Link to comment
Bowen1022 Posted April 5, 2017 Author Share Posted April 5, 2017 Did a 6 liter water change today. Quick photo after the change I'm going to try to take photos daily just to keep up 1 Quote Link to comment
Bowen1022 Posted April 6, 2017 Author Share Posted April 6, 2017 Favorite coral in the tank right now. Rainbow in Spain "Spainbow" 1 Quote Link to comment
Bowen1022 Posted April 7, 2017 Author Share Posted April 7, 2017 Before the sunrise 1 Quote Link to comment
Bowen1022 Posted April 9, 2017 Author Share Posted April 9, 2017 Thought I'd write a little more about the tank. Tank is obviously an Innovative Marine Fusion 10g. Over top is an AquaIllumination Prime (non HD). In the back chambers I have an inTank basket, Ghost Protein Skimmer, Heater, and stock return along with marine pure and Aquaforest Carbon and GFO. Currently raising my Alk to around 8.5dKH (currently 8dKH) and lowering nitrates to around 2ppm (currently 7ppm) Top Down and light schedule 3 Quote Link to comment
Bowen1022 Posted April 10, 2017 Author Share Posted April 10, 2017 Random Acro 1 Quote Link to comment
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