burtbollinger Posted March 7, 2018 Share Posted March 7, 2018 14 hours ago, Raindog3030 said: Looks awesome! If you continue to have no luck with the bubble algae, I would consider researching H2O2 dosing. After just a few days dosing 1mL per 10 gallons of 3% hydrogen peroxide, we have seen the destruction of the little bit of bubble algae that had started. Even better, there does not seem to be any adverse effects on our residents! Good luck and keep fighting the good fight! so you dose the H202 directly into the tank? Quote Link to comment
Raindog3030 Posted March 8, 2018 Share Posted March 8, 2018 We sure do! We began treatment to destroy an invasion of dinoflagellates, but the bubble algae went along with it. H2O2 dosing and dipping has been in the hobby since the 80s if I am not mistaken. Quote Link to comment
DarkMagic Posted March 8, 2018 Share Posted March 8, 2018 I use H2O2 for dips, but never dosed it to the tank. Are you worried about wiping out beneficial bacteria? Has anyone ever had a tank re-cycle because of H2O2 dosing? Quote Link to comment
DaveFason Posted March 9, 2018 Author Share Posted March 9, 2018 18 hours ago, DarkMagic said: I use H2O2 for dips, but never dosed it to the tank. Are you worried about wiping out beneficial bacteria? Has anyone ever had a tank re-cycle because of H2O2 dosing? No. On my older tanks I dosed ~ 1-2mL a day with no ill effects. I know a few of the industry pros that use this as well. Quote Link to comment
DarkMagic Posted March 9, 2018 Share Posted March 9, 2018 Interesting... it seems almost magical... Is the theory that nuisance macro algae is simply more susceptible to it at low doses? When I dip corals, it kills everything including pods and coralline. But it seems like people who are dosing it in their display aren't noticing ill affects to coralline or pods at all. But if anything's going to die, I would expect it to be the single celled bacteria that go first. Any idea what's going on there? Quote Link to comment
DaveFason Posted March 9, 2018 Author Share Posted March 9, 2018 20 minutes ago, DarkMagic said: Interesting... it seems almost magical... Is the theory that nuisance macro algae is simply more susceptible to it at low doses? When I dip corals, it kills everything including pods and coralline. But it seems like people who are dosing it in their display aren't noticing ill affects to coralline or pods at all. But if anything's going to die, I would expect it to be the single celled bacteria that go first. Any idea what's going on there? Honestly it is over my head. I use it in both planted and reef tanks. Quote Link to comment
JcSH2o Posted March 10, 2018 Share Posted March 10, 2018 11 hours ago, DaveFason said: Honestly it is over my head. I use it in both planted and reef tanks. I've read to use food grade H2O2. What have you been using? Is there any truth to food grade over the typical "brown bottle" stuff? Quote Link to comment
Raindog3030 Posted March 10, 2018 Share Posted March 10, 2018 8 hours ago, JcSH2o said: I've read to use food grade H2O2. What have you been using? Is there any truth to food grade over the typical "brown bottle" stuff? We've been using the "brown bottle stuff" from the pharmacy section. 1 Quote Link to comment
DaveFason Posted March 13, 2018 Author Share Posted March 13, 2018 Check out the reefer a little closer. Hope you enjoy! 4 Quote Link to comment
xiaoxiy Posted March 13, 2018 Share Posted March 13, 2018 Great video and music choice Dave! Quote Link to comment
canoman Posted March 18, 2018 Share Posted March 18, 2018 HAve you been using the algae reactor Dave? If so what are your thoughts about it Quote Link to comment
DaveFason Posted April 25, 2018 Author Share Posted April 25, 2018 It has been a while and recently have changed the tank up a bit! I am gearing up for my Asia trip in a week so I took a few pictures and a quick video. UPDATES : Quad switched to Duo. Dare I say less light has created better growth? More on that later. Still battling aptasia and bubble algae but getting much better! Lost my second cardinal fish. Took macro reactor offline - Honestly to much work for me to clean, empty, cut, etc. Coral health and coloration have been off the charts. I accidentally had a eight day blackout - Only coral effected was Walt Disney ( lost some pink ). Video : Pictures : These are all actinic Enjoy, -Dave 3 Quote Link to comment
Noinoi24 Posted April 25, 2018 Share Posted April 25, 2018 Congrats! I’ve always though more light the better... I guess I’ll stick with my Tide instead of going Duo since I’m only keeping Zoas and Euphelia... any thoughts? -ReX Quote Link to comment
JcSH2o Posted April 28, 2018 Share Posted April 28, 2018 I have programmed your settings as posted in the beginning of this thread, but I cut the intensity across-the-board by 25%. Would you say this is a fair starting point for a newly installed quad? It replaced a Current Orbit IC and oh my sweet goodness is it blowing me away already... Quote Link to comment
DaveFason Posted April 30, 2018 Author Share Posted April 30, 2018 On 4/25/2018 at 4:05 PM, Noinoi24 said: Congrats! I’ve always though more light the better... I guess I’ll stick with my Tide instead of going Duo since I’m only keeping Zoas and Euphelia... any thoughts? -ReX There is a sweet spot. You can give corals to much light which will lead to slower growth. I believe you only have a IM10, Tide is more than enough. On 4/28/2018 at 1:38 PM, JcSH2o said: I have programmed your settings as posted in the beginning of this thread, but I cut the intensity across-the-board by 25%. Would you say this is a fair starting point for a newly installed quad? It replaced a Current Orbit IC and oh my sweet goodness is it blowing me away already... Honestly stick with the stock settings. You should be fine. Quote Link to comment
DaveFason Posted June 3, 2018 Author Share Posted June 3, 2018 The good. The bad. The ugly. Good : Corals looks amazing. Growth slowed down only due to me being lazy. Equipment is all working great. Switching to the Duo, do I dare say it has made this tank look better!? Bubble algae is still there but starting to go away! Bad : I was lazy and forgot to do water changes for some time. Feeding heavily and not doing a darn thing. Ugly : Aptasia & green film algae. No idea what the algae is but I know it will be gone soon with some elbow grease. You can see it in the video and photos. Overall the tank is doing wonderful. I like to be honest with what is going on in the tank. If you have any questions just holler! Video : 1080 Enjoy! -Dave 1 Quote Link to comment
DaveFason Posted July 23, 2018 Author Share Posted July 23, 2018 We've had numerous power outages and this weekend took a toll on the Walt Disney. I small branch started to STN but the tank is back on track. Enjoy! -Dave 1 Quote Link to comment
PshThisGuy Posted July 26, 2018 Share Posted July 26, 2018 Nice update! Too bad about the power outages. Reminds me that I need to invest in a generator. You still doing the same feeding regiment? Quote Link to comment
DaveFason Posted July 27, 2018 Author Share Posted July 27, 2018 On 7/25/2018 at 8:13 PM, PshThisGuy said: Nice update! Too bad about the power outages. Reminds me that I need to invest in a generator. You still doing the same feeding regiment? I have been feeding about the same. I admit, I do miss a few days here and there. I have been blown away with the Brightwell products. Quote Link to comment
DaveFason Posted October 2, 2018 Author Share Posted October 2, 2018 The tank is chugging along. I have been experimenting with a on/off Duo for the past two months. I want to see the difference between running one spectrum versus a blue-14k-blue. Everything has responded well until I went out of town and forgot to set the timer. The tank was without light for eight days but the only victim is a bleached out Walt Disney. Pictures from last night. These zoas have taken over. They are killing the meteor shower! Enjoy! -Dave 2 Quote Link to comment
Cannedfish Posted October 2, 2018 Share Posted October 2, 2018 Bummer about the WD, but otherwise the tank is looking awesome!! As always you pictures are killer. Just curious, what has happened as the cyphastrea has grown up against the zoas? I'm about to that happen. Stupid cyphastrea is straight up tanking over my tank. Quote Link to comment
DaveFason Posted October 2, 2018 Author Share Posted October 2, 2018 1 hour ago, Cannedfish said: Bummer about the WD, but otherwise the tank is looking awesome!! As always you pictures are killer. Just curious, what has happened as the cyphastrea has grown up against the zoas? I'm about to that happen. Stupid cyphastrea is straight up tanking over my tank. Thank you. I think it will hang in there but I defiantly did not help. Thanks on the photo comment. These were quick stills, I will grab more this weekend. As for the cyphastrea, it normally kills anything in its path. However these palys/zoas have put the peoples elbow down. We shall see! Quote Link to comment
Reeferadicto13 Posted October 3, 2018 Share Posted October 3, 2018 Beautiful tank! you have an amazing growth! 1 Quote Link to comment
Justind823 Posted October 3, 2018 Share Posted October 3, 2018 😍 Damn looking amazing!! Let me know when you start fragging 😉 1 Quote Link to comment
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