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[Peanut]

I dont think so. I plan to eventually run a UV but no clue how effective or necessary that even is. Anything should die off from no food source in a blank tank.

I took a tour of the Seaquarium with FMAS one year. They pull water from the ocean and use both UV and Ozone before using it in their tanks

 

[ReeferZ1227]

I took a tour of the Seaquarium with FMAS one year. They pull water from the ocean and use both UV and Ozone before using it in their tanks

Short of aquacultured SPS, every piece of coral we put in our tanks come from natural ocean water.

The aquariums often cant pick their tide and are inshore of the barrier reef or pulling water from the intracoastal. With all the boat traffic i wouldnt run that water in my tank.

The Mote florida keys coral restorations just run recirc pumps as far as I could tell.

 

[Kasrift]

I shot about 3 cents worth of monohydrate* in there and gave it a good boost lol.

Don't want to reefer moonshine the ocean to get it's minor elements on track? They'd appreciate the business.

 

[VintageReefer]

Rainbow splice

Mint glitterbomb

Ironmsn

“Neon tip, orange face goni”

Blue tip glitter bomb

 

[ReeferZ1227]

Don't want to reefer moonshine the ocean to get it's minor elements on track? They'd appreciate the business.

Best margins in the hobby are trace elements followed by most dry goods needing dosed.

You could grow out a walt colony for 3 years and still have worse margins than flouride/iodine/manganese bottles.

 

[DJF]

I dont think so. I plan to eventually run a UV but no clue how effective or necessary that even is. Anything should die off from no food source in a blank tank.

Consider a diatom filter for it. There is a diy one I love and use a ton here:

DIY Diatom Filter for under $100.00

I have 4 or 5 old Vortex Diatom filters in various stages of disintegration and I use one all the time to stir up the gravel in my 125 gallon tank. I also use it to blow out detritus in the pores my real rock. The tank uses dolomite gravel and the gravel has been in there for the 52 year life of...

www.reef2reef.com

 

[6t4nova]

Best margins in the hobby are trace elements followed by most dry goods needing dosed.

You could grow out a walt colony for 3 years and still have worse margins than flouride/iodine/manganese bottles.

Hey now. I’m going to enjoy dosing my trace starting tomorrow.

Maybe I’ll drink some shine while dosing moonshiners in my tank. That way I won’t think about margins. Or at least I won’t care by the time I’m done

 

[evilexotica]

Good Morning!

 

[billyocean]

Hey now. I’m going to enjoy dosing my trace starting tomorrow.

Maybe I’ll drink some shine while dosing moonshiners in my tank. That way I won’t think about margins. Or at least I won’t care by the time I’m done

It's why the diy flouride and mang make a huge cost savings. I've had the same 500ml of seachem Iodide for like 2 years

 

[robanister]

It's why the diy flouride and mang make a huge cost savings. I've had the same 500ml of seachem Iodide for like 2 years

Diy floride recipe plz I'm half way through bottle!

 

[stoney7713]

Diy floride recipe plz I'm half way through bottle!

 

[BasementBox]

Today’s the day! Going to stop dosing silicates. Been two weeks of not seeing Dino’s, hopefully my tank is capable of holding it together…

Haven’t seen any traces but plenty of signs of Diatoms. Fingers crossed.

 

[robanister]

Man I hate when you guys are right not arfw but fresh cut down

 

[robanister]

Today’s the day! Going to stop dosing silicates. Been two weeks of not seeing Dino’s, hopefully my tank is capable of holding it together…

Haven’t seen any traces but plenty of signs of Diatoms. Fingers crossed.

Did they say keep dosing silicate or to stop. If not listen to them and learn!

 

[BasementBox]

Man I hate when you guys are right not arfw but fresh cut down

Nuke

The

Tank

 

[BasementBox]

Did they say keep dosing silicate or to stop. If not listen to them and learn!

If I was listening it’d be buy a microscope and look at slides seeing only 1-2 Dino’s maximum. I don’t have that so…. Kinda a guessing game.

 

[robanister]

Nuke

The

Tank

Shut up @BasementBox!
I'll see what billy and Kasrift have to say!

 

[BasementBox]

Shut up @BasementBox!
I'll see what billy and Kasrift have to say!

You realize that they said that. Get another tank and said nuke it and dip the corals.

 

[robanister]

If I was listening it’d be buy a microscope and look at slides seeing only 1-2 Dino’s maximum. I don’t have that so…. Kinda a guessing game.

Seriously get the scope. You will loose more than 200nif you don't in the long run. Between bugs and checking frags real good as well as dip you can negate my problems. Just do it. I beg you!

 

[BasementBox]

Seriously get the scope. You will loose more than 200nif you don't in the long run. Between bugs and checking frags real good as well as dip you can negate my problems. Just do it. I beg you!

I will. Salinity checker and then microscope and lights are on the honey do list.