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Old 09-22-2014, 03:46 PM
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what's the drop daily?

Chloride and sulphate mix I assume?

How and when do you dose , a 100ppm even monthly is very high


Salinity is correct and calibrated?

What Salt mix?

me?

My mag dropped to 1240ppm this morning an hour after lights on. I'm just hand dosing right now to get things back into line (1300-1350ppm) as my tank works through this surge. Then it will be back to the dosing pump and daily "top offs". It will probably take me 4-10 days, of hand dosing, to get it back where I like it.

The usual daily drop is less than 10ppm, but over 5ppm, if we assume test kits to be THAT accurate. This "growth" spurt isn't usual in that the draw is higher, but it's not wholly unexpected as it does seem to happen, the spurts, with a certain regularity.

My clams have some giant new ridges that developed significantly over the last week. (Finally, they haven't done much growing since July) There is quite a bit of new coraline algae on the rocks and glass in my refugium since last weekend, my LPS and somke SPS are growing, the LPS much faster than SPS.
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Old 10-01-2014, 07:00 PM
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October 1:



- still battling cyano which has gotten worse again this week. Seriously considering using red slime remover as nothing I do seems to be working.
- started making the canopy panels and a floor to ceiling panel to complete the forward facing side.
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I need to find a way to use a proper camera to take photos soon...this whole having a camera but no computer with which to interface is becoming quite the issue. Oh well, one day.





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December 2010


February 2011


December 26, 2012 - Filled with water

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May 2013 - post Coral Snow dosing


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December 2013
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May 5, 2014
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May 29, 2014 Before


May 29, 2014 After


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Old 10-04-2014, 08:04 PM
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Found a haul of goods at Concept; scopas tang, salt and an AI Hydra 52. Local stores are so important to have and to support.
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Love the progression shots!!! I think every tank thread should have those.
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Old 10-04-2014, 09:29 PM
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Thank you.

I do try to make a point to keep up with them. They remind me where I started and how far I've come. And at the same time that I need to cave and cover the back glass, I don't like how the light from the fishroom shows through so brightly.
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Is that eggcrate in the over flow box? If so what is it's purpose?
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Is that eggcrate in the over flow box? If so what is it's purpose?
No particular purpose. I was trying out utilizing different combs and eggcrate to see the effect on the overflow sound.


SPS in the refugium under Par38 lamps






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