William Posted March 10, 2020 Author Share Posted March 10, 2020 I am currently under quarantine for Covid-19, and in my boredom I decided to pull the trigger on a new apex. I have had the classic since 2012 and like it, but I want to eventually get a trident and I know I will need the new apex to use it. 2 Quote Link to comment
ef4life Posted March 10, 2020 Share Posted March 10, 2020 9 minutes ago, William said: I am currently under quarantine for Covid-19, and in my boredom I decided to pull the trigger on a new apex. I have had the classic since 2012 and like it, but I want to eventually get a trident and I know I will need the new apex to use it. Are you serious? Dibs on the apex 😅 Quote Link to comment
ef4life Posted March 10, 2020 Share Posted March 10, 2020 I say that as a joke, In all seriousness though I hope you really don’t get it, and if you do a i hope you have a speedy recovery. Quote Link to comment
debbeach13 Posted March 10, 2020 Share Posted March 10, 2020 Self quarantine? Have you been tested and waiting for results. Prayers for you. Are you alone? Quote Link to comment
William Posted March 10, 2020 Author Share Posted March 10, 2020 41 minutes ago, debbeach13 said: Self quarantine? Have you been tested and waiting for results. Prayers for you. Are you alone? I was tested yesterday, still waiting for the results. 46 minutes ago, ef4life said: Are you serious? Dibs on the apex 😅 I’ll be selling my classic once I get the new one set up Quote Link to comment
William Posted March 20, 2020 Author Share Posted March 20, 2020 My LFS is unsure if they will have to close following Gov. Cuomo’s orders, so they gave me 25% off my entire purchase, and 50% off fish. So I picked up a small gladiator clownfish and a blue gungeon goby. I also found an Acro colony that had browned out and was in their TLC section for $10. 3 Quote Link to comment
ef4life Posted March 20, 2020 Share Posted March 20, 2020 Nice discounts!! How are you feeling? Quote Link to comment
William Posted March 20, 2020 Author Share Posted March 20, 2020 25 minutes ago, ef4life said: Nice discounts!! How are you feeling? Much better, thanks 1 Quote Link to comment
William Posted March 23, 2020 Author Share Posted March 23, 2020 Debating buying a Neptune trident ..... anyone have any experience with it ? Quote Link to comment
William Posted March 23, 2020 Author Share Posted March 23, 2020 I finally got my new apex set up and organized my cords a bit more. 2 Quote Link to comment
William Posted March 24, 2020 Author Share Posted March 24, 2020 Here are some new pics of the tank. I have been able to spend a decent amount of time on the tank now that I am home on quarantine. The Dino’s, while still present in low numbers, have not been much of a problem lately. I think this is largely due to my Klir filter roller and my UV sterilizer. The berghia nudibranchs have been doing a stellar job with the aptasia, if anyone in the NYC area need some, let me know. in the pics below you can see the TLC acro colony I got for $10 and the new clownfish. My fairy Wrasse and my fat fuzzy dwarf lionfish also wanted their photos taken. 3 1 Quote Link to comment
William Posted March 24, 2020 Author Share Posted March 24, 2020 I got my ICP analysis back: Quote Link to comment
William Posted March 24, 2020 Author Share Posted March 24, 2020 8 hours ago, ef4life said: Looks really good. Thanks Quote Link to comment
William Posted March 25, 2020 Author Share Posted March 25, 2020 Today I rented a Par meter from podyourreef.com, which should arrive next week. Based on the ICP analysis, I need to go over all of my equipment and look for rust or signs of corrosion. I ordered a heavy metal removing resin, but it will not be here until next week. I did a 5 gallon water change and added carbon. I may do another 5 gallon water change today, haven’t decided. Overall, everything looks good. 2 Quote Link to comment
William Posted March 25, 2020 Author Share Posted March 25, 2020 So i removed my magnetic drag rack from @Oceanbox Designs, there was a small amount of red coloration at one of the seams, but could be algae/detritus. I’m going to give it a vinegar bath then wash it, and then place it in RO water and check the TDS after a day or two..... I’m not sure how else to test it to see if it’s the culprit ... Quote Link to comment
William Posted March 27, 2020 Author Share Posted March 27, 2020 Today I added CO2 absorbing media to my skimmer air intake. Since calibrating my ph probe on my new apex, my PH has been hovering around 7.8 (I had not calibrated by previous probe in two years). The main CO2 producer in my apartment is probably my gas oven/stove (no vent), as every time I turn the oven on for any extended period of time the Ph in my aquarium drops about 0.2 Previously when I used a CO2 absorber This trend disappeared. 1 Quote Link to comment
William Posted March 27, 2020 Author Share Posted March 27, 2020 Went ahead and placed an order with @Cultivated Reef. Hopefully everything will turn out well 2 Quote Link to comment
William Posted March 29, 2020 Author Share Posted March 29, 2020 Some updated pics. I need to clean up the tank a little bit and mount some frags 2 1 Quote Link to comment
ef4life Posted March 29, 2020 Share Posted March 29, 2020 Your reef is looking awesome 👍👍👍👍 Quote Link to comment
William Posted March 29, 2020 Author Share Posted March 29, 2020 12 minutes ago, ef4life said: Your reef is looking awesome 👍👍👍👍 Thanks, quarantine has it’s silver lining. 1 Quote Link to comment
William Posted March 30, 2020 Author Share Posted March 30, 2020 Here is my lighting schedule Quote Link to comment
William Posted March 30, 2020 Author Share Posted March 30, 2020 Today I plumbed my UV sterilizer off of my return pump so that I don’t have to use an extra pump to power it .... 1 Quote Link to comment
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