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03-22-2013, 06:47 PM
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The GHL Mitras LED coral test!
Photo uploaded is of a very sorry for itself looking chunk of what used to be green with purple edges plating Montipora. This is what is left from my huge colony. As you can see its not very colourful, yes it has some purple showing through just about, and yes the water is slightly cloudy thanks to Prodibio kicking up a nice bio bloom while the tank matures. But I think we all can agree my camera work does not get good enough for photoshop. So lets wait a few weeks and see what colour this goes under GHL Mitras LED  Place your bets please  Last edited by Aqua-Digital; 03-22-2013 at 06:50 PM. |
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03-24-2013, 11:35 PM
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Update to my Mitras coral colour transition
not doing bad! This was taken today!  |
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03-25-2013, 03:20 PM
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Tank update pictures. As you can see the Monti colour is coming on fast!
Ammonia = 0 Nitrite = 0 Nitrate = 0.005 P04 = 00.00 Phosphorous = 0.036PPB Ca = 420 ALK = 7.5 Mg = 1260 Salinity = 52.7 tank temp = 26.6c (80f) Redox = 345 and climbing pH = between 7.95 - 8.01 depending on time of day    |
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03-25-2013, 05:00 PM
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The tank is looking great! In reading I saw that you said Prodibio can create a little hazyness to the water early on....I didn't know this before...does that happen each time we dose? I have been thinking that my water isn't as "clear" as I expected it to be.
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03-25-2013, 05:06 PM
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This only happens if you have either a new tank with zero biological action or are dirty tank.
The FIRST bacteria to populate any system is Heterotrophic bacteria this is water born and multiplies rapidly, this bacteria is what you see in new tank syndrome known as cloudy water. This bloom only lasts a few days to a week while the Autotrophic bacteria start to colonies. Once there is no more water born food for the Heterotrophic bacteria it will die back within hours. So in a mature system you should not see Heterotrophic bacteria bio blooms unless you over feed or have poor husbandry. If you do its not a bad thing in fact the complete opposite, it shows there is bio mass in your system that needs to be addressed. Typically you will not see this bio bloom unless you have a new tank. My tank just cleared over night! |
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03-25-2013, 10:32 PM
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Jobs done today -
Balling system finally set up, just dialing it in now. ProfiLux on the outside of the network and also Iphone APP set up. |
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