coryscritch Posted April 20, 2018 Share Posted April 20, 2018 yo, this dude is playing games with us! Quote Link to comment
Biocubelife Posted April 20, 2018 Author Share Posted April 20, 2018 2 hours ago, coryscritch said: yo, this dude is playing games with us! What do you mean? Update on my latest water test tonight: Mag: .38=930 Ca: .35=325 Nitrite: 0ppm Ammonia 0 Ph 8.4 Nitrate:0 Kh:.46 phos is at 2.0 Quote Link to comment
coryscritch Posted April 20, 2018 Share Posted April 20, 2018 14 hours ago, Biocubelife said: What do you mean? Update on my latest water test tonight: Mag: .38=930 Ca: .35=325 Nitrite: 0ppm Ammonia 0 Ph 8.4 Nitrate:0 Kh:.46 phos is at 2.0 Do you have a phosphate remover? I use Phosnet. Only use a little bit though(1/4) cup. Put it in a bag, in your filter. Do a big water change and get different salt when you do it. I use Kent. My levels are always good. Quote Link to comment
Oldsalt01 Posted April 20, 2018 Share Posted April 20, 2018 You can make a fairly reliable ATO on the cheap, out of a hamster water bottle from Petco for $4.99. I use one in the 3rd chamber of my 14g BC and as long as I fill it with RO/DI daily it keeps my salinity levels consistent. I twisted off the "stainless steel" nipple, cuz I don't trust ANY steel in water, especially chinese steel, put a short piece of vinyl tubing over the end and its a done deal. Someday I'll make a better hanger for it but for right now it's all I need. 1 Quote Link to comment
Reefaddiction Posted April 20, 2018 Share Posted April 20, 2018 25 minutes ago, Oldsalt01 said: You can make a fairly reliable ATO on the cheap, out of a hamster water bottle from Petco for $4.99. I use one in the 3rd chamber of my 14g BC and as long as I fill it with RO/DI daily it keeps my salinity levels consistent. I twisted off the "stainless steel" nipple, cuz I don't trust ANY steel in water, especially chinese steel, put a short piece of vinyl tubing over the end and its a done deal. Someday I'll make a better hanger for it but for right now it's all I need. ? fish tank macgyver over here... love it! 1 Quote Link to comment
NanoRox Posted April 20, 2018 Share Posted April 20, 2018 40 minutes ago, Oldsalt01 said: You can make a fairly reliable ATO on the cheap, out of a hamster water bottle from Petco for $4.99. I use one in the 3rd chamber of my 14g BC and as long as I fill it with RO/DI daily it keeps my salinity levels consistent. I twisted off the "stainless steel" nipple, cuz I don't trust ANY steel in water, especially chinese steel, put a short piece of vinyl tubing over the end and its a done deal. Someday I'll make a better hanger for it but for right now it's all I need. First, this is very cool BUT if you have to refill it daily what is it accomplishing exactly? At least from a convenience stand point. 1 Quote Link to comment
FISHnChix Posted April 20, 2018 Share Posted April 20, 2018 3 minutes ago, Duane Clark said: First, this is very cool BUT if you have to refill it daily what is it accomplishing exactly? At least from a convenience stand point. I still use the stock hood with nanobox retro.. I go through less than 16 ounces of water a week.. but yea if the lid is removed then evap might be too great for the water bottle ato.. Quote Link to comment
NanoRox Posted April 20, 2018 Share Posted April 20, 2018 49 minutes ago, Weikel said: I still use the stock hood with nanobox retro.. I go through less than 16 ounces of water a week.. but yea if the lid is removed then evap might be too great for the water bottle ato.. I just have a screen on my 14g biocube and go through 1 gallon of water a week like clock work. I use a slim 1 gallon jug in my stand to feed my ato. dose kalk through it also. works like a charm. Quote Link to comment
Biocubelife Posted April 21, 2018 Author Share Posted April 21, 2018 6 hours ago, coryscritch said: Do you have a phosphate remover? I use Phosnet. Only use a little bit though(1/4) cup. Put it in a bag, in your filter. Do a big water change and get different salt when you do it. I use Kent. My levels are always good. Doesn’t chemi pure and a bag of carbon help with phosphates? Quote Link to comment
coryscritch Posted April 21, 2018 Share Posted April 21, 2018 3 hours ago, Biocubelife said: Doesn’t chemi pure and a bag of carbon help with phosphates? i would look into a media that is specific to your problem. Quote Link to comment
Biocubelife Posted April 21, 2018 Author Share Posted April 21, 2018 Latest paranoia. Duncan looks swollen. I fed him reed plankton... Quote Link to comment
Oldsalt01 Posted April 21, 2018 Share Posted April 21, 2018 19 hours ago, Duane Clark said: First, this is very cool BUT if you have to refill it daily what is it accomplishing exactly? At least from a convenience stand point. It keeps my salinity stable and I don't have to worry about my ATO screwin up and flooding the floor. Some of us don't have the luxury of unlimited income. Quote Link to comment
NanoRox Posted April 21, 2018 Share Posted April 21, 2018 3 hours ago, Oldsalt01 said: It keeps my salinity stable and I don't have to worry about my ATO screwin up and flooding the floor. Some of us don't have the luxury of unlimited income. fair enough. I was asking...not judging. As I said, it is a very cool idea. Quote Link to comment
Biocubelife Posted June 17, 2018 Author Share Posted June 17, 2018 Just an update on this tank. Thanks again to all my fellow tankers. Things are looking good. Added a few more coral and a ramp timer pro. Couldn’t have done it without you guys. Crazy how easy it is to get help in this area now versus 10 years ago. Levels are all stable. Moved a couple rocks around which I’m crossing my fingers didn’t trigger a small cycle. should I do a small water change since I typically do it every three days and todays the third day? what are your guys lighting schedules? Spoiler Water change after moving rocks around or wait? Quote Link to comment
Oldsalt01 Posted June 17, 2018 Share Posted June 17, 2018 Moving rocks won't start a cycle. If it did my 14g BC would be in continuous flux, lol. I'd recommend slowing ur water changes to 10%, once a week. At this point u want more stability in the tank and water changes will decrease that stability to a small point, unless the new water is exactly the same as the old, parameter wise. JMHO. Tank is looking great. 1 Quote Link to comment
1891Bro Posted June 17, 2018 Share Posted June 17, 2018 37 minutes ago, Oldsalt01 said: Moving rocks won't start a cycle. If it did my 14g BC would be in continuous flux, lol. I'd recommend slowing ur water changes to 10%, once a week. At this point u want more stability in the tank and water changes will decrease that stability to a small point, unless the new water is exactly the same as the old, parameter wise. JMHO. Tank is looking great. I dunno. I do almost 60% water weekly. I don’t test a damn thing either. I’m lazy. I got one five gallon for clean and one more for dirty. I violently (like Brock turner behind a dumpster) siphon my sand and usually take a rock or two out to rinse and scrub. I don’t know how stable anything is other than temp and sg. I dunno. What works for some won’t for others. I just kind of play it by ear, watch the critters, Bad things happen fast so if it ain’t broke I just keep on going. Quote Link to comment
Clown79 Posted June 20, 2018 Share Posted June 20, 2018 On 6/17/2018 at 7:36 PM, 1891Bro said: I dunno. I do almost 60% water weekly. I don’t test a damn thing either. I’m lazy. I got one five gallon for clean and one more for dirty. I violently (like Brock turner behind a dumpster) siphon my sand and usually take a rock or two out to rinse and scrub. I don’t know how stable anything is other than temp and sg. I dunno. What works for some won’t for others. I just kind of play it by ear, watch the critters, Bad things happen fast so if it ain’t broke I just keep on going. You are right. There is no 1 way of doing something. Each system and its needs are different. I was always a religious weekly tester in the beginning. Now my 2 tanks are tested monthly besides Alk which is weekly(unless I visually see shits off and testing may tell me why) I always did weekly waterchanges of 10-15% but have now moved on to 20% every 2 weeks. Things have actually been happier with the new routine. To the OP. Tank is looking good. You could do weekly waterchanges instead of every 3 days. Using carbon and chemipure is essentially using the same media. I prefer carbon and other medium to chemipure as they do the same thing but without the dent in my pocket from chemipure. If you have issues with phos, using phosguard will help that much more than carbon or chemipure. 1 Quote Link to comment
Biocubelife Posted June 22, 2018 Author Share Posted June 22, 2018 On 6/20/2018 at 2:36 PM, Clown79 said: You are right. There is no 1 way of doing something. Each system and its needs are different. I was always a religious weekly tester in the beginning. Now my 2 tanks are tested monthly besides Alk which is weekly(unless I visually see shits off and testing may tell me why) I always did weekly waterchanges of 10-15% but have now moved on to 20% every 2 weeks. Things have actually been happier with the new routine. To the OP. Tank is looking good. You could do weekly waterchanges instead of every 3 days. Using carbon and chemipure is essentially using the same media. I prefer carbon and other medium to chemipure as they do the same thing but without the dent in my pocket from chemipure. If you have issues with phos, using phosguard will help that much more than carbon or chemipure. any recomendations on lighting schedule? I have one white and one deep blue. Current USA Ramp Timer Pro Quote Link to comment
Clown79 Posted June 23, 2018 Share Posted June 23, 2018 4 hours ago, Biocubelife said: any recomendations on lighting schedule? I have one white and one deep blue. Current USA Ramp Timer Pro I like my tanks on the blue side. So I generally run my whites low and blues high. On my aquamaxx I run 85% blue and 20% white. I have 2hr ramp up and 2 hr ramp down. Starts at 11:30pm ends 9:30 Quote Link to comment
Biocubelife Posted June 26, 2018 Author Share Posted June 26, 2018 On 6/22/2018 at 6:20 PM, Clown79 said: I like my tanks on the blue side. So I generally run my whites low and blues high. On my aquamaxx I run 85% blue and 20% white. I have 2hr ramp up and 2 hr ramp down. Starts at 11:30pm ends 9:30 1130am right? Haha Quote Link to comment
Biocubelife Posted June 26, 2018 Author Share Posted June 26, 2018 On 6/22/2018 at 6:20 PM, Clown79 said: I like my tanks on the blue side. So I generally run my whites low and blues high. On my aquamaxx I run 85% blue and 20% white. I have 2hr ramp up and 2 hr ramp down. Starts at 11:30pm ends 9:30 1130am right? Haha anybody got tips to reduce them nitrates? I just sky rocketed to 40ppm and my pistol shrimp has gone missing.... Quote Link to comment
Clown79 Posted June 26, 2018 Share Posted June 26, 2018 7 hours ago, Biocubelife said: 1130am right? Haha anybody got tips to reduce them nitrates? I just sky rocketed to 40ppm and my pistol shrimp has gone missing.... Yes 11:30 am although it wouldn't matter if you started it at 11:30pm and ended it at 9:30am. As for reducing nitrates- a lot more info is needed on the system to determine cause. Anything from feeding, poor husbandry, high bioload, water source, or filtration media use can lead to high nutrients. Quote Link to comment
Biocubelife Posted June 26, 2018 Author Share Posted June 26, 2018 2 hours ago, Clown79 said: Yes 11:30 am although it wouldn't matter if you started it at 11:30pm and ended it at 9:30am. As for reducing nitrates- a lot more info is needed on the system to determine cause. Anything from feeding, poor husbandry, high bioload, water source, or filtration media use can lead to high nutrients. I get my water from from my lfs filtration is filter in tank media basket with filter floss, carbon bag, and chemipure. Feeding wise. I feed them a half cube every three days. Quote Link to comment
Clown79 Posted June 26, 2018 Share Posted June 26, 2018 4 hours ago, Biocubelife said: I get my water from from my lfs filtration is filter in tank media basket with filter floss, carbon bag, and chemipure. Feeding wise. I feed them a half cube every three days. Lfs water is notoriously untrustworthy. It may not even be rodi, just Ro which would definitely aid it be the cause of such high nutrients. Feeding frozen that often and too much could be the factor. Not changing media often enough, not rinsing media bags, not vacuuming sand, blasting rocks, not vacuuming back chambers are all possible causes. Quote Link to comment
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