Recent content by Archaic37

Heres the PDF. For the brine I probably feed 1/2 cube every few days but mainly feed mysis. I can start rinsing the mysis too or switch to Rods food?

I have the hanna phosphorous ULR, but don't have a phosphate kit. I thought you could directly compare phosphorous to phosphate with the conversion chart but it looks like ICP has 2 different parameters for that. The tubing I bought was branded as Fluval so should have been higher quality than...

Tank thread https://www.bareefers.org/forum/threads/a-macro-cube.39536/page-2 Triton ICP test came back and I have multiple heavy metals in the tank! Tin is most elevated, some copper. The phosphorous and phosphate test disagrees with my Hanna phosphorous tests. I tested phosphorous the same...

Triton ICP test came back and I have multiple heavy metals in the tank! Tin is most elevated, some copper. The phosphorous and phosphate test disagrees with my Hanna phosphorous tests. I tested phosphorous the same day as the ICP test went out and it read 22 ppb (22 ug/l) and the test shows...

Maybe that is my issue with alk, I’m increasing dosage to raise it and should just supplement some b-ionic to raise when needed

I have Red Sea and salifert for nitrate, Red Sea and Hanna for alkalinity, calcium, Hanna for phosphorous ULR and aquaforest for mag. I’ve cross checked a lot of these tests as they’ve came in odd. Yeah understood AFR takes a few days to be seen. It’s just not agreeing with my dosing rate for...

My parameters have generally all with in check (alk, cal, mag) Been struggling to maintain a consistent alkalinity, I switched from b-ionic alk to AFR a couple months ago but alk stays consistent then swings up or 0.5-1 at random within 2-3 days even though I’m only dosing ~0.1dkh alk/day I...

Tank has been okay, I went on vacation/work trip a couple times in the past month and got an odd mini cycle. Pre-vacation: 0 nitrates but generally happy corals and daily half doses of neonitro and neophobia Vacation 1: tank sitter (minimal frozen food and no nitro/phos) and auto feeder...

Had a few speed bumps, power outage, no heater for days during vacation, all swings but it’s normalized! Corals are open, good color and signs of growth all around. Currently fighting ULNS. Can’t get nitrates above 0 and phosphorous is at 0ppb. I’ve been dosing about 20ml of live phyto every...

https://www.bareefers.org/forum/threads/a-macro-cube.39536/#post-565284 Thought I posted the link earlier. The alk swing could definitely come from bacteria consuming it due to a new tank. when the ato failed I tested prior to adding rodi and then over the course of hours brought it back...

In the past month, I’ve had 8 hour power outage, alkalinity swing from 9.5 to 7 over three days, heater outage for three days, low nitrates, and a young tank. I feel like the general conclusion is just too early for torches and stressful events

https://www.bareefers.org/forum/threads/a-macro-cube.39536/#post-565284 I had advice to do corals only first and added a bi color blenny a month ago, and my nitrates have been consistently near zero despite feeding daily brine shrimp, oyster feast, live phytoplankton. The tank is young, and...

I also dosed a half dose of aqua forest reef mud before this all happens and got a Dino bloom

There hasn’t been any jelly coming out of them just straight melting. I do have an inkbird it was just switched off at the outlet on accident. Somewhat of a mystery on how. I have Red Sea for nitrates and it’s a new kit. I have old reagents for a Hanna but haven’t used it

Also I do have an inkbird with titanium heater. Either the outlet switch was bumped off before I left or when the ato module fell off the wall and knocked it off. Either way was off for a few days but cold isn’t as big of a killer as heat