That Shrimp makes me wanna push this tank onto the floor
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I bet but don't do that you will have a mess to clean up and then the Shrimp wins lol
I hear that laugh as well....everytime I hear that ominous snapping in the evening
Yea, that would be nice to have a shrimp cocktail for dinner one day. He's alluded all of my traps so far...
Right now, that pump is off and only on during the feed mode when the lights are on.....so he should be fairly safe as he's up n around by that time.
Right now, that pump is off and only on during the feed mode when the lights are on.....so he should be fairly safe as he's up n around by that time.
So, i lost my Hector's Goby the other day....and to boot, ive been fighting with what appears to be some dino's + cyano in my tank
Unfortunately I have also lost some corals as well, a gorgonian and a cap. And to add insult to injury, my chalices (which take very well to my tank) are growing and have been stinging some of its neighboring corals. So far my acans and some candy canes have taken a beating.....I guess it's time to frag soon
Side note, alkalinity was a little over 7dkh
Happy Tuesday everyone
Unfortunately I have also lost some corals as well, a gorgonian and a cap. And to add insult to injury, my chalices (which take very well to my tank) are growing and have been stinging some of its neighboring corals. So far my acans and some candy canes have taken a beating.....I guess it's time to frag soon
Side note, alkalinity was a little over 7dkh
Happy Tuesday everyone
sorry to hear all the issue man. Hopefully things turn around in your tank soon
it is what it is....im sure ill beat it, tank is not in terrible shape, it's just not 100% to my liking
I feel like I am always no quite where I want to be
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here's the tank parameters:
Alkalinity = yesterday 7dkh , today 8.57 dkh (i added some extra kalkwasser to my ATO)
Calcium = i didn't test yesterday as i was in rush to go to work but today its at 429
Ammonia = 0 using the API test kit
Nitrates = 0 using the API test kit so this could be off a little
Phosphates = didn't test cuz i don't have a non-expired test kit
PH = 8.2 using the API
today im going to do a 4gal water change and clean her up a bit, from there we will see where we stand with the numbers
Alkalinity = yesterday 7dkh , today 8.57 dkh (i added some extra kalkwasser to my ATO)
Calcium = i didn't test yesterday as i was in rush to go to work but today its at 429
Ammonia = 0 using the API test kit
Nitrates = 0 using the API test kit so this could be off a little
Phosphates = didn't test cuz i don't have a non-expired test kit
PH = 8.2 using the API
today im going to do a 4gal water change and clean her up a bit, from there we will see where we stand with the numbers
yea i know, and im assuming that was the cause of my issues....aside from the dead fish.
what i did was premix a separate ato container with some fresh kalk....and added an additional tsp to the mix. so the previous container was 1tsp per 2gal of fresh water and the current is now back to its original which is 2tsp per 2gal of water.
the main reason for my change was because i switched brands of kalkwasser (cuz i ran out) and wasn't sure how it was going to react to my tank. I went from using Kent Marine to Brightwells Kalk +2. I was told it was the similar but with an addition of strontium added, so instinctively i decided to back off to see what it would do.
what i did was premix a separate ato container with some fresh kalk....and added an additional tsp to the mix. so the previous container was 1tsp per 2gal of fresh water and the current is now back to its original which is 2tsp per 2gal of water.
the main reason for my change was because i switched brands of kalkwasser (cuz i ran out) and wasn't sure how it was going to react to my tank. I went from using Kent Marine to Brightwells Kalk +2. I was told it was the similar but with an addition of strontium added, so instinctively i decided to back off to see what it would do.
I've tried Kalk in my ATO before to try to get my pH higher and I did not like it , my tank was SPS dominated at that time and the Alk fluctuations had RTN problems. I went back to the DIY 2 part dosing, to me it is more controllable dosing system. I know of a lot of people using Kalk with success but that was not my case.
I have a slightly used BRS Kalk container you can have if you want too.
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