seabass Posted May 20, 2023 Share Posted May 20, 2023 18 hours ago, Murphs_Reef said: seabass might remember this old zoa rock I did a vibrant dip test on when it was covered in GHA... Wow, looks great! I actually (unsuccessfully) tried to recreate that little experiment. While some algae was affected, not all species were irradiated. That was also my experience with dosing Vibrant (or AlgaeFix) as well. Your cleanup crew might have made the difference. I'm loving your tank.these days. 1 1 Quote Link to comment
Murphs_Reef Posted May 20, 2023 Author Share Posted May 20, 2023 3 hours ago, seabass said: Wow, looks great! I actually (unsuccessfully) tried to recreate that little experiment. While some algae was affected, not all species were irradiated. That was also my experience with dosing Vibrant (or AlgaeFix) as well. Your cleanup crew might have made the difference. I'm loving your tank.these days. Thanks 🙏 For me the big improvements begun with continuous monitoring of kH. Every 4 hours to be exact. This with very small changes to dosing patterns to keep the big 3 balanced is what turned the tide. My nitrates are always under 5ppm and phosphate sits around 0.15 and ride as high as 0.2ppm. this does cause some cyano but I live with that as my SPS really seems to love it 💯💪 3 Quote Link to comment
Murphs_Reef Posted May 20, 2023 Author Share Posted May 20, 2023 £15 for a bottle of Cobalt for the sake of a single drop 0.05ml) 😁 1 2 Quote Link to comment
Pjanssen Posted May 20, 2023 Share Posted May 20, 2023 hmmm. For some reason your pictures aren't loading for me 1 Quote Link to comment
Murphs_Reef Posted May 20, 2023 Author Share Posted May 20, 2023 3 hours ago, Pjanssen said: hmmm. For some reason your pictures aren't loading for me 😱 You need to fix that problem.. they are the best pictures on the internet right now 1 3 1 1 Quote Link to comment
Pjanssen Posted May 20, 2023 Share Posted May 20, 2023 3 hours ago, Murphs_Reef said: 😱 You need to fix that problem.. they are the best pictures on the internet right now Yours is the only page that I can't see. YOU need to fix this problem!!! 1 Quote Link to comment
Murphs_Reef Posted May 21, 2023 Author Share Posted May 21, 2023 15 hours ago, Pjanssen said: Yours is the only page that I can't see. YOU need to fix this problem!!! Password protected... Anyway penny you see them on Instagram ❤️ Quote Link to comment
Pjanssen Posted May 21, 2023 Share Posted May 21, 2023 4 hours ago, Murphs_Reef said: Password protected... Anyway penny you see them on Instagram ❤️ Haven't been on instagram in a while. I'll take a quick visit to see what the best pictures on the internet are. 1 Quote Link to comment
Murphs_Reef Posted May 22, 2023 Author Share Posted May 22, 2023 Left 24th April Right 22nd May Dosing Reef Zlements Complete 2 Part, Strontium, Iodine, Iron, Vanadium, Cobalt and Molybdenum 5 2 Quote Link to comment
A.m.P Posted May 23, 2023 Share Posted May 23, 2023 Huh, is that why my forest fire all went pure orange and lost that cool blue tip and green base. 2 Quote Link to comment
Murphs_Reef Posted June 4, 2023 Author Share Posted June 4, 2023 On 5/23/2023 at 9:33 PM, A.m.P said: Huh, is that why my forest fire all went pure orange and lost that cool blue tip and green base. I find with them that trace is key to keep the green base colour. Iron and Vanadium seem to get used up so quickly in my tank and when these deplete you can definitely see the difference in colour. 2 Quote Link to comment
banasophia Posted June 4, 2023 Share Posted June 4, 2023 On 5/23/2023 at 1:33 PM, A.m.P said: Huh, is that why my forest fire all went pure orange and lost that cool blue tip and green base. 5 minutes ago, Murphs_Reef said: I find with them that trace is key to keep the green base colour. Iron and Vanadium seem to get used up so quickly in my tank and when these deplete you can definitely see the difference in colour. May help my aquaman montipora too… 2 Quote Link to comment
Murphs_Reef Posted June 10, 2023 Author Share Posted June 10, 2023 Foxface is getting confident now.. colour is coming out as well 7 Quote Link to comment
Murphs_Reef Posted June 14, 2023 Author Share Posted June 14, 2023 SPS is going really well. I've started to remove softies to make room!!! Hold up Mr Zoa head! Removing zoas!!! 1 2 Quote Link to comment
Murphs_Reef Posted June 19, 2023 Author Share Posted June 19, 2023 More Monti growth on the accidental frag of the forest fire.. it's now its own colony 5 1 Quote Link to comment
Lebowski_ Posted June 19, 2023 Share Posted June 19, 2023 I love Foxfaces. Tank is looking great. 1 1 Quote Link to comment
Murphs_Reef Posted June 23, 2023 Author Share Posted June 23, 2023 The ups and downs of reef keeping Murphs Reef Instagram Reel Quote Link to comment
Murphs_Reef Posted June 23, 2023 Author Share Posted June 23, 2023 When this guy likes your reel, you be like 🤯 3 2 Quote Link to comment
Lebowski_ Posted June 23, 2023 Share Posted June 23, 2023 I don't know who that is lol but the tank looks good. 1 Quote Link to comment
Murphs_Reef Posted June 23, 2023 Author Share Posted June 23, 2023 35 minutes ago, Lebowski_ said: I don't know who that is lol but the tank looks good. 😱😱😱😱 Melvs Reef??? https://www.melevsreef.com/ Thanks 👍🏼 Quote Link to comment
Murphs_Reef Posted July 1, 2023 Author Share Posted July 1, 2023 Free frag giveaway 1 2 Quote Link to comment
Murphs_Reef Posted July 1, 2023 Author Share Posted July 1, 2023 Pretty happy with this month's ICP. zinc and copper are coming down well since February. Still not sure what the source is/was but the 15% water change a week is helping reduce massively. I suspect 0 copper and 10 zinc in July's tests. I've discovered over a year of testing that PO4 in my tank needs to be above 0.15... at 0.2 there is no cyano or nuisance algae, all coral looks bright, extended and healthy. I'm sure some might suggest that's the reduction in copper but I've been testing for 12 months and PO4 levels do have a direct impact on these bacteria and algae blooms in my tank. Quote Link to comment
banasophia Posted July 1, 2023 Share Posted July 1, 2023 On 6/23/2023 at 7:47 AM, Murphs_Reef said: When this guy likes your reel, you be like 🤯 Heck yeah! Inappropriate Reefer liked one of my posts once and I was totally 🤯🤯🤯 1 Quote Link to comment
Murphs_Reef Posted July 1, 2023 Author Share Posted July 1, 2023 5 minutes ago, banasophia said: Heck yeah! Inappropriate Reefer liked one of my posts once and I was totally 🤯🤯🤯 Nice 👍🏼😁 1 Quote Link to comment
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