Another GHA thread.... General advice wanted

Mrramsey · 10/17/2014, 06:32 AM

Hi guys I am not at a problematic state with gha but do want some suggestions.

1st just a little history on the tank. The tank is still young at 8 months and has had a few ups and downs but all in all has been stable. The tank is a 120g mixed reef 48x24x24 with a bean animal overflow and a 55g sump. The tank is turning over at 6 - 700 gph through the sump / fuge. I have 2 jebao wp25 wave makers running in else mode (random).

There is abut 135# of live rock, soft corals, a birdsnest, some other sps frags that I forgot the name of. I also have 2 green BTA's... well now 3 as one split yesterday. I have 2 occelarous clowns and a yellow tang. The cuc consists of a dozen nassarius snails and 4 astraea snails, one emerald crab and a banded coral shrimp (he added some color and interest not really a cuc member)

I haven't tested for phosphates in a while but usually is negative. Bad test kit maybe.... it always tested negative even before having algae. I will admit that I do not regularly test because I have come to trust how the stock and corals look as my gauge.

I used to do regular WC's every two weeks but have been going longer now since it appears that the corals fair better when I don't do the changes that often. I will be doing a change this weekend though since I am at 6 weeks.

I am having some thicker patches of GHA on the sand bed. The rocks are getting better with time and the cuc. Just wondering if I should add more snails or another emerald crab or ??

gone fishin · 10/17/2014, 10:02 AM

I had a few stubborn areas on the sandbed when I restarted my tank a few years ago. It was a PITA but, I manually removed it all the time. Eventually it went away. I believe in my case I had some Phosphate leaching from some rock. Good luck

10/17/2014, 06:32 AM	#1
Mrramsey NEO Reefer Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Hudson Ohio Posts: 1,801	Another GHA thread.... General advice wanted Hi guys I am not at a problematic state with gha but do want some suggestions. 1st just a little history on the tank. The tank is still young at 8 months and has had a few ups and downs but all in all has been stable. The tank is a 120g mixed reef 48x24x24 with a bean animal overflow and a 55g sump. The tank is turning over at 6 - 700 gph through the sump / fuge. I have 2 jebao wp25 wave makers running in else mode (random). There is abut 135# of live rock, soft corals, a birdsnest, some other sps frags that I forgot the name of. I also have 2 green BTA's... well now 3 as one split yesterday. I have 2 occelarous clowns and a yellow tang. The cuc consists of a dozen nassarius snails and 4 astraea snails, one emerald crab and a banded coral shrimp (he added some color and interest not really a cuc member) I haven't tested for phosphates in a while but usually is negative. Bad test kit maybe.... it always tested negative even before having algae. I will admit that I do not regularly test because I have come to trust how the stock and corals look as my gauge. I used to do regular WC's every two weeks but have been going longer now since it appears that the corals fair better when I don't do the changes that often. I will be doing a change this weekend though since I am at 6 weeks. I am having some thicker patches of GHA on the sand bed. The rocks are getting better with time and the cuc. Just wondering if I should add more snails or another emerald crab or ?? __________________ Mike My 120 Build: http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2389417 Current Tank Info: 120g In-Wall \| BA Overflow \| 55g Sump \| SWC Extreme 150 Skimmer \| DIY ATO \| 2 Jebao RW-8\| Fluval SP6 \| Photon 48v2 LED \| GFO and Carbon

10/17/2014, 10:02 AM	#2
gone fishin Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Wyocena Wi Posts: 6,936	I had a few stubborn areas on the sandbed when I restarted my tank a few years ago. It was a PITA but, I manually removed it all the time. Eventually it went away. I believe in my case I had some Phosphate leaching from some rock. Good luck __________________ Tony Current Tank Info: 180gal DT, BM NAC77 skimmer,3 Maxspect razors, Maxspect Gyre 150, 30g QT