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Yeah , have to ride out the storm. Hunker down and wait. I’m watching from the sideline this time.

A friend of mine recently asked what I’m stocking up. I said salt . You can image the puzzled look on his face. Lol I’m not sure where the reef salt is imported from or locally made, I just bought a couple of 200g box to use the Mr Chili bucks.

I have a tiny one from Biota in my 65g bare bottom with at least 100x turnover. he is a little timid in the first week, now roaming around. I don;t see the flow bothering the little guy. Even my 2 tiny dragonets don;t mind the flow.

i'll take a pic later tonight. snails might not get to it since its btw healthy tight branch. Since the sections that died is all over the place, random location, small area on parts of the coral, i can only frag a 2-3 inch section that is 100% unaffected. That would be my last option as i...

I had a small die off recently, but mostly recovered and things looking ok now. A sizable stylo colony had some peeling tissue, and green hair algae took hold on the skeleton. The rest of the coral seems to be doing fine now, and no longer receding. Any suggestion how do i tackle the gha? Its...

Good news is I’m back at dosing 80ml Alk per day(soda ash ) .Low was 60ml . Can’t really pint point the issue. Did some changes - salinity down to 1.025 ( from 1.026) - lower Alk from 8.5 to 7.5 over 3-4day period - increase trace dosing from 4ml to 5ml per day tank is definitely...

I recall buying some slugs that supposedly good at eating algae a while ago. Kenny help to arranged a group buy. Didn’t see it for many months . Just saw it next to the snail. Pretty cool Edit - found the old thread . Jelly bean slug - bought back in 2022.

This is from BRS: For most reef tanks that are no more than 2-3 years old, phosphate levels should be kept very low in order to avoid problems. You’ll find recommendations ranging from 0.02 to 0.05 ppm are the most common answer. Phosphate (and nitrate) is something I find very hard to hit any...

I don’t disagree . But I had same issues when my phosphate is ard 0.2. I only addef gfo temporary to bring it down. Is there a target range i should shoot for? 0.02 is too low, 0.2 too high?

While figuring out what is the source of zinc, i ordered a small package 100g of Cuprisorb ( i read that i will remove copper + zinc) . Should be here tomorrow . I am trying to avoid drastic change as i'm heading out for a week.

Not sure if I can find if there is any screw in the back AIO chamber. That said , I do have media bags that have metal zipper(?) . I’ll replace all media bags just in case. Edit ; zipper is plastic .

Sentosa seem to recover but stylo now showing sign of stress. Arg… ICP results attached. We know about high salinity (fix) and low phosphate . Low in some trace ( iron, Fluoride, iodine …) , high in Zinc. I bump up my trace elements dosing. Anything else stand out I should address?

I’ll take an order of pods in Jan. Can I tag on to your order?

I just measure the tank and it’s at 0.06 . I expect it will increase with heavy feeding and no gfo. I’ll let it ride. I’ll get the ICP in a couple of days. Hopefully it will shed some light into the issues.

I still lower the salinity a tad. I read up on high ca (500) and mag (1500) level , and most ppl think it’s not an issue. I’ll leave it and let it come down naturally. I’m going to leave town in a week and hate making more drastic change.

1.0265 is not crazy high. Right?

Bingo! I calibrated the Milwaukee recently. I’m at 1.0265 with the trusted hydrometer and 1.024 with Milwaukee.

Yes. Fresh sw have high ca and mag. I’m using aqua forest salt

Ordered a new salifert calcium and mag test. I knew I have high ca and mag, but didn’t realized it’s really high. My previous test kit is 2+ yrs old and expired. Ca - 490 Mag - 1500 I got really curious where the high mag comes from. I do dose 1-1 ca and all, so my fault really following...

Nice to know. Thanks!