I cleaned my skimmer and dosed 5ML of Vodka. I'll monitor how the PH is effected but will ramp up slowly since I want to monitor any side effect to my system. I am very tempted to just dose larger amount but slow and steady is safe bet.
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keep an eye on that . I had an eclectus taht started to lay and she got egg bound and had severe medical issues related to this ..My 27 year old African Grey just layed an egg. All this time I thought it was a Male.
My wife is telling me all these things that can go wrong. I am not sure where to start and worried she will go into depression or worst medical issueskeep an eye on that . I had an eclectus taht started to lay and she got egg bound and had severe medical issues related to this ..
She laid another egg. And one egg fell through the cracks and broke.keep an eye on that . I had an eclectus taht started to lay and she got egg bound and had severe medical issues related to this ..
Mine actually had a round egg and she couldn’t lay it they have to pull it out poor thingShe laid another egg. And one egg fell through the cracks and broke.
Biggest thing is to ensure they are healthy when you receive them.Bc I want to pick your brain how the hell you can keep maxima clams alive when only clam I could ever keep was a deresa
Thanks for the advice, I really could use a clam in this system.. I had a Derasa clam years ago lived for 10 years and grew to 12". However, I tried 2 Maxima that barely lived a few months. My concern would be my QT process and if a delicate clam would survive. Are most of these clams captive raised safe to not QT?Biggest thing is to ensure they are healthy when you receive them.
I’ve bought a few from ClamMania and had good luck. Clams are small but colorful. Not cheap but as I said I’ve had good luck.
Are you still using the sea swirl?Replacing 1" seaswirl return with a 2" p trap. The water flow increased over 2X and getting good turnover through the sump.
Not this one I removed it because of flow restriction. Only seaswirls i have are the 2 on the front two corners that are high pressure since Vectra L1 at 18" with 2 educators produces enormous flow. Most of the time I have it on reefcreast mode which is great for random flow.Are you still using the sea swirl?
Hey. I haven’t mentioned this before over here, but I LOVE a pet parrots.My 27 year old African Grey just layed an egg. All this time I thought it was a Male.
Those guys are fun .. Conures are even more fun when they are mating age ..lol..Hey. I haven’t mentioned this before over here, but I LOVE a pet parrots.
I currently have a sun conure. I DNA tested him as male, so there’s no chance of an egg coming out anytime soon lol.
I had him ever since he was a chick. He’s turning one soon!
Hey. I haven’t mentioned this before over here, but I LOVE a pet parrots.
I currently have a sun conure. I DNA tested him as male, so there’s no chance of an egg coming out anytime soon lol.
I had him ever since he was a chick. He’s turning one soon!
Assuming my Nitrates are 200PPM, how long do you think I will have to wait before my Nitrates are at 50PPM? I think in your past posts you mentioned couple PPM per week, at this rate it may take a year lol. Today I think I am going to dilute my tank water with RODI water and test Nitrates. If its still the same color then I know for sure its 200+PPM. At least this way I can have a slight reference point.Like Jda said earlier, it’s going to take time for the test kit to show a difference. 120ppm vs 80ppm would look very similar on that salifert test.
Just keep at it.
Personal opinion: I’d bump the dose to 40-50mL per day if it was my tank. That’s just what I would do.
I recommend scaling as needed until nitrates clearly drop. I have dosed much higher concentrations in my clam packed, acro and LPS tank with absolutely no issues.I thought the max daily was 35ML per day for 550 gallon... How high of a dose do you recommend after a few weeks? Is there a safe range where you should never go above?
Right now I dont think its doing much. I have a feelings the tank biological filter is benefiting from all the Vodka and not much of exporting has happened yet. Remember I added 80 lbs of sand a week before dosing. I feel this way because my skimmer has acted this way in the past after a good cleaning - Wet skimming even when skimmer line is not that high. Alot of froth is coming but I dont see the Dark black that ppl mentioned.I recommend scaling as needed until nitrates clearly drop. I have dosed much higher concentrations in my clam packed, acro and LPS tank with absolutely no issues.
I’ve dosed as high as 40-50mL per day of vodka in my 260 gallon tank.
You can easily dose 50mL per day in your tank. There is no max dose. It’s all based on your NO3 levels and if you are experiencing any problem bacterial growth. In my experience, I had much less unsightly bacterial growth with vodka than with vinegar.