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CaBrowne · Thursday at 2:40 PM

A - Pancreas

ralphsbbcorals · Thursday at 2:40 PM

SBB "OMEGA BOMB" ACRO MEDIUM SIZE

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SudzFD · Thursday at 2:45 PM

BasementBox said:
Fair. I mean. I’m learning my tank. Vintage has me on training wheels. I do look forward to automating it eventually but it’s nice to for once have my alk actually steady

Remember that things constantly change and swing with parameters. This is why people say yo have an established tank before going corals. It’s not so much about stability in the nitrogen cycle, although that’s important. It’s more about your tank being able to buffer changes.

Example you get a new fish. Now you are feeding more and are you getting nitrate and phosphate spikes? Or worse ammonia spikes?

These changes all affect alkalinity too. You may get spikes or bottom it out and never know.

So a mature tank has the ability to absorb and buffer swings. You will delay’s have increases and decreases but nothing should ever be dramatic.

Most likely this is what has caused your past struggles. Spikes in parameters one way or another.

So once you feel things are dusked in, remember; add fish, coral, filtration, rock , anything into the system, be vigilant at checking parameters for a week or two after to identify any changes and go slow with any adjustments to anything to avoid spikes.

This is why big tanks are easier than small tanks and why your LFS has all the tanks running in big groups and your public aquarium has massive systems running many displays together at once.

Tony Page · Thursday at 2:45 PM

Fifth round is finished,

Correct answer is "A"

Winner of fifth round @Thuan with points 10

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stoney7713 · Thursday at 2:47 PM

Ah bananas

Tony Page · Thursday at 2:49 PM

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Thuan · Thursday at 2:49 PM

evilexotica · Thursday at 2:53 PM

Tony Page · Thursday at 2:54 PM

Final round is finished,

Correct answer is "B"

Winner of final round @Thuan with points 10

Tony Page · Thursday at 2:56 PM

We are happy to announce that
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ralphsbbcorals · Thursday at 3:00 PM

SBB " WHITE STRANGE" TORCH

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BasementBox · Thursday at 3:06 PM

stoney7713 said:
Are you quarantining or straight to the DT?

Absolutely fish has all fish eating and in copper before they go to sale. Dropped him in. Overfed the tank to calm the natives down. Added more live rock and moved a little around. I drip acclimated. Dropped mysis in. Began eating immediately

BasementBox · Thursday at 3:09 PM

SudzFD said:
Remember that things constantly change and swing with parameters. This is why people say yo have an established tank before going corals. It’s not so much about stability in the nitrogen cycle, although that’s important. It’s more about your tank being able to buffer changes.

Example you get a new fish. Now you are feeding more and are you getting nitrate and phosphate spikes? Or worse ammonia spikes?

These changes all affect alkalinity too. You may get spikes or bottom it out and never know.

So a mature tank has the ability to absorb and buffer swings. You will delay’s have increases and decreases but nothing should ever be dramatic.

Most likely this is what has caused your past struggles. Spikes in parameters one way or another.

So once you feel things are dusked in, remember; add fish, coral, filtration, rock , anything into the system, be vigilant at checking parameters for a week or two after to identify any changes and go slow with any adjustments to anything to avoid spikes.

This is why big tanks are easier than small tanks and why your LFS has all the tanks running in big groups and your public aquarium has massive systems running many displays together at once.

Thank you for that. Yeah. I noticed. My tank today hit 7.3-7.5 at 3pm. @VintageReefer i added 3 tsp and I’ll test again in 3 hours.

BasementBox · Thursday at 3:13 PM

At the lfs also had them dig up live rock from the bottom of their seeding tank and got this sucker. Only 9 lbs but more mature biological filtration. Also my powder blue this time is the only one harassing my long nose. So I’m hoping it’s gonna be left alone in a bit. It’s a baby so it’s kinda being ignored. Good thing is the lnbf seeing it throw its spikes up to defend itself. Doesn’t seem timid.

BasementBox · Thursday at 3:16 PM

VintageReefer said:
We good. Fluctuations normal. Need to find the daily average or pattern. Test later. Bring her back up to 9. Im here for ya. Right now we are just happy keeping in the 8-9 range. When it gets close to 8, we calculate what’s needed to bring it to 9. Then we will work towards keeping it 8.5-9 at all times and you really can’t get much more stable than that without automated testing and intuitive automated dosing

Yeah. I’m suprised by the alk drop from midnight to 3. Nothing changed. So it went from consuming 1dk to .3 to 1dkh.