Upgrade time !

[Craigdillman]

Update

Well things looking remarkably well nitrates are below 10 now and probably below 5, both of the colonies that were really struggling are now coming back with a vengeance and seeing new growth tips on stuff that was really slowing down in growth ill post some before and after next week

Guess i learned my lesson to not get complacent and check all parameters not just big 3 and P04 cause hiding under the hood was the real problem,

Still increasing vinegar as not seeing any side effects and then getting a doser going and will just put in on a channel

[gregzz4]

So what was the issue again ?

[reefwars]

Originally Posted by Craigdillman

Update

Well things looking remarkably well nitrates are below 10 now and probably below 5, both of the colonies that were really struggling are now coming back with a vengeance and seeing new growth tips on stuff that was really slowing down in growth ill post some before and after next week

Guess i learned my lesson to not get complacent and check all parameters not just big 3 and P04 cause hiding under the hood was the real problem,

Still increasing vinegar as not seeing any side effects and then getting a doser going and will just put in on a channel

At this point now I would stop increasing and let the bacteria mass do their thing your going to have to start dropping the dose anyways as the amount needed to lower isn't the amount needed to maintain so if things are looking amazing well then proceed with caution as going to low also has its downside glad to hear things are on the mend

[Craigdillman]

Well nitrates are below 5 now some of the before and after is crazy took a few pics with the phone quick





Color on this is nuts now


This was almost dead


now fully encrusted and starting to spiral out


Almost a full 1" growth on the tips from both these



Up to just over 100ml per day still needing to run GFO but p04 is still pretty low pretty happy with the results for around a month between pictures

[Myka]

Wow that's only a month? Nice!

[Craigdillman]

Yea I'm so jacked

[reefwars]

Good stuff buddy well done

[Craigdillman]

Time for more frags now I told myself till I get my **** together no more corals now as a treat...

Also ordering some more fish next week got the QT all fired up

[Craigdillman]

Well pulled be trigger and ordered the jabao doser and I'm thinking I'm going to get some acrylic and make some dosing containers for ( calcium/alk/foz down/vinegar) got a few questions

Anyone have experience with working with acrylic any tips

Was gonna make a bracket to mount the doser , where should I have to doser compared to containers ( I have read some stuff about siphon if doser is above ) or should I just mount it above

Thanks alot( also I'll post some pics of the new fish all threw the qt process and now in the tank )

[Craigdillman]

Any ideas or should I buy the bullet and buy the premade acrylic containers