Search results

Got a pic? There's a DBTC here called oregon tort that's definitely not - might be one of those. The one from me is OG for sure - though very small.

I know those are my GMKs but is that also my tropic thunder monti and oregon tort? looking good! edit - the GMKs were growing really fast in about 200 PAR and medium flow. the monti was getting a shitload of light and flow both, grows fast and aggressive so be careful with placement. oregon...

Yeah at least it's an easy problem to fix - water changes like you're doing. AFR can be tricky because of the delay in when the alkalinity actually shows up. TM has a calculator on their website somewhere if you plan to continue using it. Just go slow!

100%, its just a side effect of how I run my tank. I already have an army of trochus snails, there’s no way. Maybe someday I’ll slow things down, or more likely swap out this tank for a glass one. It’s pretty much isolated on its own rock. It doesn’t move around much these days, but requires a...

Yeah that’s a hard pass from me. See the Amazon link I shared earlier in the thread :) 2tsp mixes into a gallon almost instantly. Literally just swish it around with my hand.

My alk gets down towards 6.0 sometimes in my tank, no issues.

Dude….dude. 70ml per day is a shit load of AFR. Warned you about that a couple months ago. That’s what skyrocketed your alk and trace almost certainly. You’ve got a young tank and are already nearing the max dosage even suggested by TM.

Hey I recognize that chalice! Looks really happy in there. That’s too bad lol

It’s a magnifica anemone

Partially cleaned glass still needs cleaning, so I just don't see a world where animals can reliably do the job. The film algae definitely became a bigger issue when I added the Quantas, yep - like Thomas implied it's really more of a problem with spread than absolute PAR, and those bars added...

This is good advice, but I also wonder if some of the variation in growth is natural. My tank does the same thing - has fast growth periods and slow ones. I'm never quite sure if it's something I'm doing or did, or if it's just sort of how things are. Same way my kids have growth spurts then...

I appreciate the suggestions but there is NO WAY snails are going to keep nearly 30sqft of glass clean at the rate they fog up. There would need to be hundreds if not thousands - they'd basically have to live on the glass full time and would simply obstruct the view. They also clean too randomly...

I think vertically mounted gyres probably help, mine are horizontal which causes them to crash down in the middle where they start the return and that is what pushes the sand. I also run mine up to about 80% given the length of my tank - I think that's one nice advantage of having a slightly...

So @boun11 let me borrow an XR15 - I have never used a radion and have generally avoided them. But I do find the AB+ spectrum to be quite nice, and set out to create it with my Reefis. Dunno if any of our Reefi users care @Darkxerox @BlueSallymandr @jonmedina , but I'm starting to get pretty...

What are you using to determine that your growth is slow? Just visuals or low alk consumption? Has it slowed down recently or just always been slow?

I think alk swings being bad is kind of a myth, unless they are huge. I dosed all of my ESV at night for a while as an experiment, and saw a good 2 DKH swing every day - and some very rapid growth during this period. Chris Meckley runs his entire farming operation focused more on PH stability...

Reefi gang!

@tribbitt do you have any bubblegum digi? If so, does it have the yellow tips?

This actually looks photoshopped !

The most hilarious part of this is the “grateful dead member” search term in the screenshot. Lol. He does look like that though