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Old 02-08-2015, 07:27 PM
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Old 02-15-2015, 02:33 AM
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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.
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Old 02-15-2015, 02:45 AM
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...and a boring FTS as we are updating things.

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Wow Warren... that is a REALLY clean Sump. Wish I could rig something like that up!
Trade you some frags if you help me? LOL!
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...and a boring FTS as we are updating things.
Why is there a sponge floating sideways across the skimmer chamber of the sump?
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That's just expressive...oozing with awesomeness
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Wow Warren... that is a REALLY clean Sump. Wish I could rig something like that up!
Trade you some frags if you help me? LOL!
Thanks Dude. If you really want some help, I'd be more than happy.

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Why is there a sponge floating sideways across the skimmer chamber of the sump?
2 reasons. (1) To stop splashing from my POS skimmer that I can't seem to get tuned in and (2), seeding it for my QT.
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That's just expressive...oozing with awesomeness
Lol, thanks.

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Tank looks good so far. I'm at the lovely diatom stage myself right now.
Thanks, don't you just love waiting? Lol.
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Woohoo, your first critter (dead shrimps don't count)

Such a big change in your Alk from 9.3 to 6.8 ...

So ... are you gonna bring that up a tad ? It's close enough, but once you start adding corals that 6.8 doesn't leave you much room for it to dip low ...
And it helps keep your pH up don'cha know

That stuff on the sand looks to me to be diatoms, if I'm seeing it right
Welcome to the next cycle

Lovin' the sexy sump
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Tank looks good so far. I'm at the lovely diatom stage myself right now.
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