WarDog's Tank Thread : Episodic Trial And Error

[WarDog]

Originally Posted by Bblinks

I gotta say that rock work is way better than what it was not from an artistic view but rather a more practical real estate for Sps to grow mature. Thumbs up buddy����!

Thanks Rich! I am already planning a second tank for LPS... which means this one can be reserved for SPS ONLY (and zoas)!! Pretty excited! Now where to get my hands on some Pink Floyd, Wolverine and Strawberry Shortcake?.... buuuuuuddy, lol!

[WarDog]

Day 21 of the cycle and I can't really report... anything.

No diatoms, no cyano... sooooo boring! All of a sudden I have no patience.

Nitrite .5 ppm Salifert
Nitrate 50 ppm Salifert
Ammonia undetectable API test and Alert Badge
Phosphate .03 ppm Salifert
Temp 78 Apex
Salinity 35.6 ppt Apex, 1.026 refractometer
pH 8.1 Apex
Tried testing Alk with Salifert and came up with 9.3. Don't think I did it right and now I want a Hanna, lol.
Using Instant Ocean

Dosing:
ZeoBak 3 drops Sundays, Tuesdays and Fridays
Sponge Power 3 drops per day
ZeoStart .3ml X2 daily
Rich's skimate 1 cap full per day lol.

My 12 gallon ATO reservoir lasts 10 days, not bad.

Skimmer seems broken in but not fully tuned yet, I think it needs to be raised up an inch or two.

Working on a fish and invertebrate stocking list.

In the meantime Rich is growing out some frags for me (jk), lol.

[Bblinks]

No no no....Peter Apexfd is growing frags out for you. Lol

I should start bottling up that skimmate and sell it as a cycle accerlator. Bank roll on it.

[WarDog]

Originally Posted by Bblinks

I should start bottling up that skimmate and sell it as a cycle accerlator. Bank roll on it.

I can only think of the Buckleys commercial, it tastes awful but it works! Lol

[Bblinks]

Originally Posted by WarDog

I can only think of the Buckleys commercial, it tastes awful but it works! Lol

Lmao!

[daplatapus]

Awesome seeing water in that baby.

[gregzz4]

Originally Posted by WarDog

Tried testing Alk with Salifert and came up with 9.3. Don't think I did it right and now I want a Hanna, lol.

Did you try using the reference in the kit ?
If you can get 6.7dkh with it then you'll know you're following their instructions correctly

[WarDog]

Originally Posted by daplatapus

Awesome seeing water in that baby.

Thanks Dap, it's been a long road. Hopefully this time next year I will have figured out how to keep corals successfully.

Originally Posted by gregzz4

Did you try using the reference in the kit ?
If you can get 6.7dkh with it then you'll know you're following their instructions correctly

Ahhhh nope. Guess I should do that eh? Stupid Noob!

[gregzz4]

Originally Posted by WarDog

Stupid Noob!

Nope, just Noob
You're a Man, and we don't read instructions very well

[WarDog]

Tank is now 29 days old.

Still kinda boring, however, no2 and no3 are finally dropping over the past week.

no2 : 0.25 ppm
no3 : 25 ppm
ammonia still 0
po4 still 0.03 ppm
Alk : 6.8 (Thanks Greg for the tip)

Still need to pick up kits for Calcium and Mg. (or just mooch off my LFS just to upset Brad, lol)

Used up all of Rich's Miracle Skimate Cycle Accelerator.
Continuing to dose Zeo products as listed before.
Started dosing ZeoFood and then... BOOM!



It's alive! Not sure if it's diatoms or cyano (guessing diatoms), but either way I'll take it!

Added a fish today, really hoping the little guy will be ok. I was on the fence about adding him.
I'll get him a buddy once I'm confident with my chemistry.



Thanks for looking.