Hope the UV is the final blow u needed. Have you ever had success with diatom filters?
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Hope the UV is the final blow u needed. Have you ever had success with diatom filters?
Patience and allowing the biochemistry and bacterial battles to calm down will always be my approach in relevance to taking the scientific strategies. Life always finds a balance. Its really a matter of what ur willing to risk while the clock ticks away. Not sure how i would approach a fully grown out reef when an ugly rears its head. Much more at risk, and u have already been through the trenches before. So urgency is jumping in the other side of the scale for ur situation. Keep us updated bud. Hope all is well. Grandkid pics soon pleaseYeah,
Would use my father's diatom filter, in the early 80's with freshwater.
They're so good that one might strip out all the nutrients in a reef setup... ;Nailbiting
Rich,
The pods and Algaebarn's phytoplankton came in on Thursday. At this point, one or the other seems to be doing well dealing with the dinos. So I would like to see how this combo pans out before firing up the UV. We've held out our patience for this long, so a little while longer is fine on my end.
Patience and allowing the biochemistry and bacterial battles to calm down will always be my approach in relevance to taking the scientific strategies. Life always finds a balance. Its really a matter of what ur willing to risk while the clock ticks away. Not sure how i would approach a fully grown out reef when an ugly rears its head. Much more at risk, and u have already been through the trenches before. So urgency is jumping in the other side of the scale for ur situation. Keep us updated bud. Hope all is well. Grandkid pics soon please
Hang in there...looks like you’re rounding the corner...Rich,
Thanks for your support!
GoVols: Roll your clocks back update...
Dinos seem to be all gone.
Ran the UV as Tim told us, off the main display. Sure makes your water crystal clear without stripping out all your nutrients. Took off the unit, figuring out the way to plumb it in over the long haul.
Think Algaebarns Phytoplankton helped a lot and so did the crabs and urchin.
You guys are not going to believe the next phase:
Cyanobacteria Lyngbya... ;Dead
Wish it was hair algae, but it's Lyngbya.
Dosing hydrogen peroxide, heavy.
Dr called me in one 500mg pill of Azithromycin as a last resort.
Will dose 300mgs, because we're only holding 80 gallons.
Did a three-day blackout and the wall hammer has really suffered. It seems to have gone through some big-time tissue recession (inside one wall) during the blackout.
lol
When we get to the end, going to re-scape this reef just like it used to be.
We're going to do that even if we need the Aquatic Critter to hold the corals until it's done right.
Those two big Ducan colonies started off as one tiny 2 headed frag, but one colony is going to be traded in.
Trying to go back to more of an acro dominated reef.
lol
Could not find the orange filter this evening... ;Hilarious
The first shot is from an old acro colony that I just almost never post. Broke it down into big frags.
It has really colored back up after adding the A360Xs (purplish to more on the pink side)
The green acro growing back
Suffering wall hammer
Toothbrushed up patch of Cyano Lyngbya / tuff as nails...
Grandchildren:
Heather with Aaron
Liesl and Aaron
Liesl, Addie, and Aaron
Heidi, Addie and Liesl
Heidi
...
Yikes sorry to hear about the lyngbya but glad you and the family are doing well Freddie!
Hang in there...looks like you’re rounding the corner...
With grandkids like that, you are a lucky man no matter what happens to your tank
Looks great Freddie ! ! !
That’s looking good Freddie, and great pictures!
Nice job on the scape tweaks bud.
The hammer colony is ;Drool
Freddie are you running the UV sterilizer off of a manifold? Happy early Thanksgiving!Thank you!
Last Saturday morning we plumbed in the UV strelizer.
lol
Not to @SkiCatTX standards, but it will do the job. Still have plenty of room to maintain the sump, including filter sock and skimmer cup.
Pretty much out of real estate.
Bides (showing) the Tecco chiller and Akatronic, under the hood remains the same.
If nothing else the UV sure leaves the water clear as a bell.
Just some random shots...
Purple tang with its yellow type horns
Things remain stable which is all we can ask for.
The Seachem Reef Glue works well, mounted some of those acro frags with it.
For the first time strayed from Rowaphos and using NYOS Phosi-EX, NYOS's grains are so big that it will not tumble... ;Hilarious
Kinda would like an ORA Turquoise Stag, but want to talk with Adam with BC's in case he carries something like that.
Hope you and all your loved ones have a wonderful Thanksgiving!
Freddie
Happy (early) Thanksgiving as well.Freddie are you running the UV sterilizer off of a manifold? Happy early Thanksgiving!
Glad to hear it! I've been really lazy with setting the tank back up. Right now I have it filled with saltwater, no rock, nothing else lol. May get some motivation over the long weekend though!Happy (early) Thanksgiving as well.
Tim,
I did what you recommend at first:
Fired it up with a big Sicce pump, that that hung against the main display's back glass. Then it returned back to the main display with an elbow shooting the flow the other way from the pump. So, the UV unit was setting on top of the S-400's "wide" covered overflow box, until the dinos were gone.
When you pointed out to use it inside the main display to begin, it made sense on my end too.
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Yes,
Right now it is running off the manifold with the gfo reactor / 1/2" - 3/4" Y / using different plumping sizes and ball valves.
If I turn off the main return in Apex Fusion, it also turns off the UV sterilizer as well.
Reef's water is crystal clear, with no effects on phosphate or nitrate levels.
Are you rolling with your UV at this point as well?