Recent content by L/B Block

Now I won’t get any work done in the office!

Perhaps-but would suck if it takes down Neptune/ecotech with it.

Hi all- I am just clarifying that the species in the pics are these below, https://portphillipmarinelife.net.au/species/10945. I had a few but now suddenly they have exploded in population. They do a good job grazing and don’t bother corals. I just have too many I think??? I counted 14...

I have found that certain SPS-namely birdsnest have croaked on me twice in that they were large colonies that just bit the dust. I also was given two sps colonies in a raffle by @under_water_ninja when he first opened and tank was 6 months old and they just bloomed. First time bird nest...

Big fan of the TM hydrometer. With the recommendation that it should be measured at 25C/77 F -I generally test it as soon as I pull water from the tank as I keep my temp at 77. And I have two probes giving me nearly same temp so “good enough” and if the sg is between the blue lines -“good enough”.

I would like to think that but 3x with rates between 3.x-4.x maybe it’s just not..accurate..

It’s not overdosed.. my PO4 was locked in at .15. But either the LA or the LA precipitate is escaping the skimmer

My only reason is why I like LC over GFO is that once I had the dosage locked in-my PO4 basically stays constant..

I just ended up using TM’s product as it gave a dosing guide. I also dilute it 40:1.. but obviously my dose is still too high! https://calulator.tropic-marin.com/en/control/elimi-phos-rapid.html

@C -thank you for taking the time to provide a detailed response to my question, especially about higher nutrient levels vs calcification. I’ll have to consider all the options as usual. Which makes running a SW tank so interesting and sometimes maddening all the same time. I’ll report...

Can’t speak to the connection of kalk and failure. The QOS QD is really quiet unlike the old one., basically silent

Can you just get a new head for it? The new DOS QD’s work well. I was dosing 700 ml a day without issue before I took it offline..

Well @CharlesJohns58 - your timing is exquisite as I had also just received latest ICP same day where it had increased to 4.x. This is after I cut dose in 1/2 and prolonged the period. My guess is residual lanthanum in the sand/rocks? Dosing is offline at moment anyway as protein skimmer...

Why you rehoming it? FYI-can’t take it tank way too small.

If I had known the issues with Red Sea tanks- not sure if I would have gone with them or not., I had spoken with A/C owners -with the G1 tanks -def issue. The new generation -they said they could only recall 2 tanks that busted.. As for equipment I have: Red Sea lights- so far they work...