Matthew's 65g Skyward Reef

[Matthew Meyer]

Very happy with the way the tank is going despite the constant hurdles. Just wanted to say Thanks to everyone helping me on this reef keeping journey. Special thanks to @Qwiv for bringing me back. I couldn't have done all this without the community support. Thank you.

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[Matthew Meyer]

Current Parameters

78°
Salinity 1.024
Dkh 5
pH 8.2
Calcium 400
Phosphate 0.25
Nitrate 0

Added some baking soda and kalkwasser. Will recheck in the AM. Everything looks extremely healthy. I dont want to mess too much. I do want higher dkh and CA.

 

[Matthew Meyer]

Progress.

 

[Matthew Meyer]

Changed 1 and 5 micron carbon blocks. Took TDS from 18 to 7 (pre-DI resin)(Not sure what Im aiming for. Don't know the regular TDS here in SJ)


Giving some pumps a citric acid bath.

 

[Matthew Meyer]

Struggling with Parameters. Not sure what to dose. I have Kalk and Baking soda. Haven't added anything yet. Just did a 20%WC yesterday. This was the retest.


1.022
KH 4.5
CA 350
NITRATE 0
PHOSPHATE 0
pH 8.15

 

[Darkxerox]

Changed 1 and 5 micron carbon blocks. Took TDS from 18 to 7 (pre-DI resin)(Not sure what Im aiming for. Don't know the regular TDS here in SJ)


Giving some pumps a citric acid bath.

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Is the 5 micron block the kind that can clear chloramines? I thought they only came in 1 micron.

 

[Coral reefer]

Struggling with Parameters. Not sure what to dose. I have Kalk and Baking soda. Haven't added anything yet. Just did a 20%WC yesterday. This was the retest.


1.022
KH 4.5
CA 350
NITRATE 0
PHOSPHATE 0
pH 8.1

Add some salt

 

[Darkxerox]

Add some salt

Agreed, maybe by .001 per day (add back saltwater as top off). This will help you maintain macro nutrients easier at the higher salinity. You can add a baking soda solution as well slowly to bring up dKH about 0.5 to 1 unit per day (use a chemistry calculator).

 

[RandyC]

Add some salt

Add salt to top off if you want to do it slowly.

Saltwater Top-Off Calculator

Aquarium calculator; Estimate the salinity of top-off water needed to increase overall tank salinity.

www.hamzasreef.com

 

[Matthew Meyer]

Well, shes not eating yet, we will try a variety of different foods tomorrow.

 

[Matthew Meyer]

Yellowtail Wrasse was looking weak yesterday. Laying on his side and such. Couldn't find him today. Hoping to see him come out and eat soon.

 

[derek_SR]

Man, sorry to hear about your wrasse - hope she pulls through though. Where did you get her? I can’t remember if you mentioned in the other thread.

 

[Matthew Meyer]

Man, sorry to hear about your wrasse - hope she pulls through though. Where did you get her? I can’t remember if you mentioned in the other thread.

Neptune Aquatics. We will see. Hope she surfaces. Brine shrimp literally hatched 1 day late........

 

[derek_SR]

Did you try the live brine from AC?

 

[Matthew Meyer]

Did you try the live brine from AC?

I hatched my own. Wrasse has disappeared though. Should have got them in earlier.

 

[derek_SR]

I hatched my own. Wrasse has disappeared though. Should have got them in earlier.

Ahhh yeah. I tried hatching my own but they stay so tiny the fish can't even see them. Not sure the value in those - I tried to grow them out for several days but they never really increased. The bags from AC are cheap, and the brine are big and wiggly and are by far the most appealing food I've seen for picky eaters. Try that next time!

 

[Matthew Meyer]

Ahhh yeah. I tried hatching my own but they stay so tiny the fish can't even see them. Not sure the value in those - I tried to grow them out for several days but they never really increased. The bags from AC are cheap, and the brine are big and wiggly and are by far the most appealing food I've seen for picky eaters. Try that next time!

When I went they were sold out!

 

[Matthew Meyer]

Lets try this again with glass. Let it be known acrylic was a terrible first choice.

 

[Coral reefer]

Lets try this again with glass. Let it be known acrylic was a terrible first choice.

Try what again?

 

[Matthew Meyer]

Try what again?

I could not bond acrylic baffles to the glass tank no matter what I tried, silicone, epoxy,superglue, putty, prayers.