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Forum: Reef 04-24-2017, 01:41 AM
Replies: 61
Views: 18,467
Posted By Frogger
If the issue with your tank is stability...

If the issue with your tank is stability associated with all the changes that have happened how is a large water change going to help with stability. You might be better with many smaller water...
Forum: Tank Journal 04-23-2017, 08:27 PM
Replies: 80
Views: 29,010
Posted By Frogger
The ratio is actually 33 to 1 because phosphate...

The ratio is actually 33 to 1 because phosphate is 31% phosphorus by weight and nitrate is 21% nitrogen by weight.

I started with no nitrates and had unhealthy corals I dropped the phosphates to...
Forum: Tank Journal 04-23-2017, 06:22 AM
Replies: 113
Views: 38,307
Posted By Frogger
That's great, you had me worried with the...

That's great, you had me worried with the "lurking"
Forum: Tank Journal 04-23-2017, 05:22 AM
Replies: 113
Views: 38,307
Posted By Frogger
No what's lurking? This doesn't sound good.

No what's lurking? This doesn't sound good.
Forum: Tank Journal 04-23-2017, 05:02 AM
Replies: 80
Views: 29,010
Posted By Frogger
Thanks for the video. It kind of opens your eyes...

Thanks for the video. It kind of opens your eyes to how little we know about what the corals truly need. Many of the top experts in the field have been running their reef tanks with much higher...
Forum: Tank Journal 04-22-2017, 02:33 AM
Replies: 80
Views: 29,010
Posted By Frogger
I think I am figuring this out and am beginning...

I think I am figuring this out and am beginning to understand where I went wrong.

I have not added any nitrates to the tanks in about 4 days, I did a 20% water change this morning. This...
Forum: Tank Journal 04-20-2017, 10:08 PM
Replies: 80
Views: 29,010
Posted By Frogger
I have added 4 smaller pieces of live rock that I...

I have added 4 smaller pieces of live rock that I have been "cooking" for several months. I treated the rocks with a peroxide dip to remove any remaining unwantables. These rocks came from a...
Forum: Tank Journal 04-20-2017, 06:04 PM
Replies: 80
Views: 29,010
Posted By Frogger
Feeding heavily, all kinds of foods Checked...

Feeding heavily, all kinds of foods

Checked the parameters last night phosphates still 0 nitrates 1.5ppm. the last 2 days reduced the nitrate I was adding by 50%. Today I am not going to add any...
Forum: Tank Journal 04-19-2017, 04:18 AM
Replies: 80
Views: 29,010
Posted By Frogger
Why can I only upload a few images? I have to...

Why can I only upload a few images? I have to delete existing images to upload new ones. This means the previous images in this post get removed.

There must be a way because people have many...
Forum: Tank Journal 04-19-2017, 04:16 AM
Replies: 80
Views: 29,010
Posted By Frogger
I am attaching an image of two of the corals...

I am attaching an image of two of the corals worst hit by the light and phosphate changes. My phosphate is still 0, not running any GFO and feeding heavily. I am going to lower my nitrates to raise...
Forum: Tank Journal 04-18-2017, 10:04 PM
Replies: 80
Views: 29,010
Posted By Frogger
Agreed. I thought I was taking it slow and...

Agreed. I thought I was taking it slow and steady, carefully monitoring the parameters, however I didn't expect the Led's to be on full for a week (normal is 75%-80% only for a short period). I...
Forum: Tank Journal 04-18-2017, 03:33 AM
Replies: 80
Views: 29,010
Posted By Frogger
My goal is to get the tank stable, its just I...

My goal is to get the tank stable, its just I don't know what stable is yet.
Forum: Tank Journal 04-18-2017, 03:32 AM
Replies: 80
Views: 29,010
Posted By Frogger
I think your right. That is what I have been...

I think your right. That is what I have been doing, I have upped the feeding, fed Oyster Feast last night and will do again. I am also feeding the fish several times a day. I have reduced the...
Forum: Tank Journal 04-17-2017, 09:40 PM
Replies: 80
Views: 29,010
Posted By Frogger
Alk is at 9.5dkh. It went up from about 8.5...

Alk is at 9.5dkh. It went up from about 8.5 naturally when I brought my nitrates up. I have added very little buffer in several weeks

I haven't been using GFO since April 13, since my phosphates...
Forum: Tank Journal 04-17-2017, 08:06 PM
Replies: 80
Views: 29,010
Posted By Frogger
Apparently the too much light issue is worse then...

Apparently the too much light issue is worse then I thought. About half of my acros are showing stress, I have tip dieback on my pearlberry and red planet. My aussie toxic yellow large colony has...
Forum: Tank Journal 04-16-2017, 09:30 PM
Replies: 137
Views: 40,331
Posted By Frogger
The problem could be your nitrates. Get a...

The problem could be your nitrates.

Get a Red Sea Pro nitrate test kit. Reef Supplies sell it. I found the salifert test kit sucks when measuring below 5ppm.

Find out exactly what your...
Forum: Tank Journal 04-16-2017, 06:45 PM
Replies: 80
Views: 29,010
Posted By Frogger
Great let me know how it goes with the phosphate....

Great let me know how it goes with the phosphate. I tested mine last night and I had .02ppm phosphate. I am happy with that for now.
Forum: Tank Journal 04-16-2017, 06:01 AM
Replies: 80
Views: 29,010
Posted By Frogger
Where do you get the Potassium phosphate? What...

Where do you get the Potassium phosphate? What rate are you dosing?
Forum: Tank Journal 04-16-2017, 05:57 AM
Replies: 80
Views: 29,010
Posted By Frogger
I am hopeful the corals will be OK. The only one...

I am hopeful the corals will be OK. The only one I may loose is a mystic sunset monti. Not the end of the world as I am battling the early stages of monti nudibranchs Likely stress of the water...
Forum: Reef 04-16-2017, 04:17 AM
Replies: 166
Views: 79,213
Posted By Frogger
I have been bryopsis free for over 2 months, no...

I have been bryopsis free for over 2 months, no sign of regrowth. This is my old tank, I am just waiting for the right time to tank the tank down and re-locate it downstairs to be a frag tank. I...
Forum: Tank Journal 04-16-2017, 04:12 AM
Replies: 80
Views: 29,010
Posted By Frogger
From what I have read it will hold the settings...

From what I have read it will hold the settings for a short while. But when the power goes out for a long time everything is lost even the clock settings. AS nice a unit it is it is extremely...
Forum: Tank Journal 04-15-2017, 11:53 PM
Replies: 80
Views: 29,010
Posted By Frogger
"OUCH". Last weekend my power went out for 4...

"OUCH". Last weekend my power went out for 4 hours. When the power came back on I guess the ATI Hybrid went back to factory settings and looks like I fried some of the corals. I have never run the...
Forum: Tank Journal 04-14-2017, 05:00 AM
Replies: 80
Views: 29,010
Posted By Frogger
After 2 weeks of adding KNO3, now adding...

After 2 weeks of adding KNO3, now adding 60mls/day, which equates to adding 2ppm per day of nitrate for my 73 gallon tank.

I am now at 1.5ppm NO3 and phosphorus is 0 using Hanna ULR meter. I was...
Forum: Reef 04-13-2017, 04:44 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 99,587
Posted By Frogger
Unfortunately Amazon Canada does not sell Bayer...

Unfortunately Amazon Canada does not sell Bayer Advanced Insect Killer anymore, unless you are a farmer you cannot buy imidacloprid anymore. Bayer Advanced Grub killer is a different active...
Forum: Reef 04-13-2017, 06:29 AM
Replies: 24
Views: 99,587
Posted By Frogger
The biggest problem with Bayer Advanced insect...

The biggest problem with Bayer Advanced insect killer is from what I know is it is not available in Canada. The active ingredient is "Imidacloprid". From what I know Imidacloprid is now banned in...
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