Originally Posted by yankieman I hope your back gets to feeling better and look forward to seeing you at MACNA if your going Thanks, it's getting better all the time. And yes, I'll be there. Let's find each other!
Originally Posted by surfnsd LOL I love how you always add a saying like "its nicer now", as if we're all looking at these pictures thinking to ourselves "thank god because these pictures make your tank look awful" . Even at its worst, your tank has always looked better then my best. Ive always used your site as a reference when people ask me what a reef tank should look like. Keep up the awesome work! Thanks. The thing is that I'm often annoyed with my reef or I'm annoying with myself for letting something go downhill because I wasn't vigilant enough / consistently. So when it looks good, I'm happy with it. It seems like every year there are a few great weeks... but there's a lot of annoying weeks too. I do appreciate the compliment though, and know I'm way harder on myself than most hobbyists. I do try to keep my hands out of the water.
Originally Posted by brotherd Looks awesome Marc. Nice little frag rack too. Almost didn't see that. Currently, what do you have the 60's set on and what are the alk and calcium levels at? The sheer size of your corals! The 60g is on steel stand under Radion lighting - did that answer your question? Alkalinity is around 8-9 dKH, and Calcium is 450ppm.
I hope your back gets to feeling better and look forward to seeing you at MACNA if your going
LOL I love how you always add a saying like "its nicer now", as if we're all looking at these pictures thinking to ourselves "thank god because these pictures make your tank look awful" . Even at its worst, your tank has always looked better then my best. Ive always used your site as a reference when people ask me what a reef tank should look like. Keep up the awesome work!
Looks awesome Marc. Nice little frag rack too. Almost didn't see that. Currently, what do you have the 60's set on and what are the alk and calcium levels at? The sheer size of your corals!
Thanks!
Beautiful as always Marc!
Great! Thank you Marc
The tips I provide in two paragraphs listed on this page: http://www.melevsreef.com/node/62 I can ship you one on Monday if you don't have it already.
That's where my tank is at currently; just a little cyano here and there mainly on my rock, building up slowly until I brush it off with a toothbrush (at least the areas I can get to). Do you suggest I use Cyano RX and simply follow their instructions? Any other tips, or maybe youve posted about your method already? Thanks, Id just like to take care of it now before it does get out of hand
The cyano that happened in my tank has been dying off despite the need for a video. I did film some of it, so there's enough to still do a video but it won't be what people usually see or compare to - they normally post a picture of a tank that is just coated in red cyano everywhere and then state they don't want to put chemicals in the water. However, when I see some of it hanging around, that's when I treat instead of waiting for it to become a disaster situation.
Hey Marc, a while back you mentioned that you were planning a weekly video where you were going to let cyano build up in one of your tank's and show your method of eradicating the problem using cyano RX, I believe. Any idea on when that video will be released? No rush! I know you're a busy man and hope your surgery went well! Thanks
I got a response from Reef Fanatic. Turns out this controller loses its programming if it isn't plugged into a UPS. So I'll have to move the cord to the UPS that the Apex currently uses to avoid this problem from happening again.
Thanks for the link. I have mine constantly flowing inside a sealed container. Since water pours down and hits the water, it's not closed-loop circulation. I did a water change last night and didn't see any cloudiness at all by the new saltwater that had been mixing/circulating for nearly a week.
Marc - Here is a thread where Seachem actually directly replied about the mixing time. I have thought about using the salt but the cloudiness issue concerned me. http://www.atlantareefclub.org/forum...t=56038&page=5
Just out of curiosity, why not use the Apex instead of the pH controller to do the same function. Ive been doing it for years without a problem and I have alarms set up for high and low PH in the reactor set in the Apex. So if my AP regulator goes wonky for whatever reason or if I am low on CO2 I will be emailed. Another thought is if you want to keep the pH controller as redundancy you could drip your effluent into a cup and stick the pH probe from the Apex in there so that you at least have the pH logging and can set up alarms for high/low pH levels.
I don't know of any salt that doesn't hold up when in constant circulation. If it didn't last, how would it last in an aquarium? Someone recently said to mix it up with cold water and only after it is mixed, add the heater to warm it up. I do 50-55g water changes at a time, so it shouldn't be a big shock to the livestock. It's long overdue in my tank, so they will likely welcome some new elements.
Isn't this the stuff you need to mix at room temp (normal room not fish room, probably 70°F or so?) and allow it to mix for no more than 24 hours prior to adding all to the tank?
Nice! Let us know the parameters and any positives/negatives of Salinity salt. I'm really considering switching salt, mainly just for a change of things. I've used reef crystals for 5 years mainly because thats what is available locally but I'm seeing ordering online is another affordable option. Was thinking of Red Sea Coral Pro or Salinity. When changing salts, do you suggest starting with small water changes to acclimate the tank inhabitants to the new salt, or what is your process?
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