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02/16/2016, 09:30 PM | #7751 | |
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It's more balanced than I thought, but still think the P increase would be a bigger deal than the N. |
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02/17/2016, 01:48 AM | #7752 | |
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02/17/2016, 07:16 AM | #7753 |
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Yes it is one but the thread mentions the use of miracle gro and I happened to remember it. Im not using that thread as support to dosing ia coral tank rather, there might be something useful in the thread regarding dosing that he finds interesting. |
02/17/2016, 09:09 AM | #7754 |
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is that pretty good growth for 4 days look at previous post thx
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02/17/2016, 02:51 PM | #7755 |
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Seems fine for 4 days.
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02/17/2016, 06:19 PM | #7756 | |
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02/17/2016, 06:37 PM | #7757 |
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I actually changed to a begger light last night fits screen size better the 50 watt 600 nm red from amazon posted about earlier
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02/17/2016, 07:11 PM | #7758 |
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Where does everyone get their acrylic/plexiglass for the box or splash guard?
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02/17/2016, 07:16 PM | #7759 |
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If you have access to a bigger city, simply Google acrylic supplier. I have to drive 3 hours, but I stock up on mine in Phoenix from Curbell Plastics. If you don't have access to a supplier, you may have to deal with Home Depot, Lowes, or some other similar store, which normally only stock extruded acrylic. Not the greatest to work with, poorer quality, and they overcharge for it. But hey, if that's all you have local then that may be your best bet. You can always order online from some place like TAP Plastics, EPlastics, or E Street Plastics. E Street is great for acrylic tubing, never ordered sheet from them.
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02/17/2016, 09:00 PM | #7760 | |
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I also use my local glass shop, they have a scrap and I get more then I need for my custom fabbed stuff |
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02/17/2016, 10:12 PM | #7761 | |
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02/17/2016, 11:25 PM | #7762 |
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Bryan.. that's what happened to me too...
I went Artificial rock... GHA... LaCl... dinos... UV & feeding... little algae creeping back in... ATS... happy... Just glad my pain (and others') was put to good use helping others.
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02/19/2016, 12:27 PM | #7763 |
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I will be doing my first cleaning tonight what is the proper procedure take the screen to sink and run water over it while gently rubbing with fingers not nails just skin . do I need to let the tap water dry off it completely before I put back in or just put it right back in
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02/19/2016, 12:31 PM | #7764 | |
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Put it right back into use |
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02/19/2016, 12:33 PM | #7765 |
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I have now been running my ATS for about 2 months with LED's. The ATS grows fantastic and quick. However, I am noticing two things:
(1) I am still getting GHA in my DT, albeit not much and my CUC mostly takes care of it for me, and (2) I have chaeto in my sump/fuge that is growing very quickly as well just off stray red light from my ATS. (i.e. light isn't even pointed directly at it) Does this tell anyone anything about whether my screen is over/under sized or if my photo period is too long? Facts: Tank - 450g volume Screen - 8"x8" Flow - ~300gph Lighting - 2 LED units (one on each side...) each with 16 Deep Red & 4 Hyper Violet on a 6" x 12" heatsink Photoperiod - 18 hours on / 6 hours off Cleaning - ~every 10 days, mostly bright green algae on it NO3 - undetectable PO4 - last check was at .09ppm
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02/19/2016, 12:49 PM | #7766 |
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ok great thank you outy so just run some luke warm tap water over it while gently rubbing with fingers on each side and put it back in easy enough
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02/19/2016, 01:51 PM | #7767 | |
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Your only using water to clean residue from being introduced back into the tank when you reinstall screen. Do not scrub to much as you want the screen to remain seeded. So don't swamp the screen to long in fresh water. quick rinse |
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02/19/2016, 01:56 PM | #7768 | |
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IT may take a little more time for your system to stabilize as far as amount of P and N it could be slowly lowering yet still having enough nutrients to keep GHA in display and chaeto growing. Keep an eye a few more months since your on the decline and see if it bottoms out with regular ATS cleanings. Then if GHA is still present and chaeto still growing you may need to increase screen size. Large water change would also speed up this as to give you stable foundation to work from |
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02/19/2016, 02:08 PM | #7769 | |
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I have no fish and only feed the coral twice per week. which amounts to maybe 2-3 cubes worth per feeding (mostly powder food). So I have been estimating at 1 cube per day on average across a week. I do plan on adding fish eventually, so I wouldn't mind increasing the screen size now to account for estimating 5 cubes/day or so instead. Regardless, I will hold off to see how things go over the next couple months. I am in no rush.
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02/19/2016, 03:07 PM | #7770 | |
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You should see chaeto slowly die off when nutrients are lower. I cant keep it alive. I ended up getting my GHA under control before starting my ATS, and that's when my chaeto quit growing and yellowed out. |
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02/19/2016, 04:50 PM | #7771 |
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I just took it out a gave a quick rinse on each side almost looked like just dust and dirt when washing off a car then just put it right back in
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02/19/2016, 06:23 PM | #7772 | |
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If so, then tank algae is a typical phase, could be nutrient/waste rich rock, but it should eventually pass
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02/19/2016, 06:37 PM | #7773 |
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Spar- how many tangs do you have?
A real reef has a large population of herbivores.
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02/19/2016, 10:38 PM | #7774 | |
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02/20/2016, 02:16 AM | #7775 |
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Tank has been running for 3 months total. 1 month with coral.
I likely won't add fish for another 6 months. So am leaving it to the CUC to help with algae in the meantime. Definitely could be the rock leaching. I put in a lot of dead pukani rock.
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