victoly Posted May 7, 2015 Share Posted May 7, 2015 ah, ok. makes sense. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juiceman Posted May 8, 2015 Author Share Posted May 8, 2015 Well, put a fresh Cup of GFO in the reactor and tuned in the Very Light Tumble. Also switched the nossile on my Bio Pellet reactor. It had an induction nossile on it that kept getting clogged. Put a regular Loc Line nossile on it. Seems like it does the trick Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juiceman Posted May 8, 2015 Author Share Posted May 8, 2015 And did I mention that my LPS and Softies look great! ........ Lol Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FarmerTy Posted May 8, 2015 Share Posted May 8, 2015 Sorry for the losses buddy. I didn't get to mention that in the last post since I was in a rush. I use the TLF reactor just fine for GFO but I only have 1-1.5 cups in there. Let me know if I can help replace anything you lost. I know the feeling of pulling out dead SPS colonies... it's no fun... and the smell is the worst! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juiceman Posted May 8, 2015 Author Share Posted May 8, 2015 I also think the dying SPS played a factor in the phosphate issues Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FarmerTy Posted May 8, 2015 Share Posted May 8, 2015 Oh I'm sure it did. I could just totally see solenoid issues and gfo reactor issues tanking an SPS tank in no time flat. They control the two things, IMO, that are most pivotal to SPS success... PO4 levels and alk levels. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juiceman Posted May 8, 2015 Author Share Posted May 8, 2015 Placed a filter bag with 1 cup of Phosguard. Will test each day until it reaches .01-.03 and then remove. Should allow the GFO to catch up. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FarmerTy Posted May 8, 2015 Share Posted May 8, 2015 Placed a filter bag with 1 cup of Phosguard. Will test each day until it reaches .01-.03 and then remove. Should allow the GFO to catch up. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Careful not to yank it down too fast too. Sounds like a good plan though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juiceman Posted May 8, 2015 Author Share Posted May 8, 2015 The package says it treats 300 gallons for the whole Liter container. I put in 1 cup from it which is about 1/8 of a Liter. My system is 340ish gallons so hopefully that's a good amount to pull it down gently Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juiceman Posted May 8, 2015 Author Share Posted May 8, 2015 Sorry for the losses buddy. I didn't get to mention that in the last post since I was in a rush. I use the TLF reactor just fine for GFO but I only have 1-1.5 cups in there. Let me know if I can help replace anything you lost. I know the feeling of pulling out dead SPS colonies... it's no fun... and the smell is the worst! The funny thing is that the corals I lost were very common easy SPS. I lost Blue digi, Green Birdsnest, Green Seratopora, pink Birdsnest, Forest fire digi, Cali tort. Pocillapore. Montipora All other acros, milles, etc doing great and growing...... Even the red planet nub that I've have for like 2 years is finally growing..... It's weird Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FarmerTy Posted May 8, 2015 Share Posted May 8, 2015 Maybe the water got super clean and killed them? And the only reason you read high phosphate was because of the deaths? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juiceman Posted May 8, 2015 Author Share Posted May 8, 2015 Some iPhone pics for you..... You can see the Monti and Pink Picillapore took a big hit. Red Planet, Purple Meridiana, Blue Mille, Green Efflo, blue Plana, Purple Stylo, Tricolor Valida, a Blue tipped Mariculture, etc could care less about what's going on! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juiceman Posted May 8, 2015 Author Share Posted May 8, 2015 I'm not getting the color they should have by no means, but they're Polyps are flowing... Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FarmerTy Posted May 8, 2015 Share Posted May 8, 2015 I think that's just a sign to go get some sweet new mariculture pieces to "test" out your tank with. [emoji5] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juiceman Posted May 11, 2015 Author Share Posted May 11, 2015 Epiphany moment.... I tested my Phosphates 2 days ago, and they had dropped by .02. Tested them today and the went up .05.....?! Hmmmmm It was about 30 mins after my auto feeder fed the fish..... That led me to check my auto feeder settings. Somehow my feeder has been running 4 times a day for the last few months despite me setting for it to run twice. Could that have been the cause of my high phosphates? I'm thinking so.. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jolt Posted May 11, 2015 Share Posted May 11, 2015 Ding! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juiceman Posted May 12, 2015 Author Share Posted May 12, 2015 More findings everyday. 1 MP40 had a Snail in it and wasn't running (IDK how long) 1 WP25 had a Snail in it and wasn't running (IDK how long) 1 Tunze had tons of calcium growth in it and wasn't running (IDK how long) Keep up with your maintenance people! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FarmerTy Posted May 12, 2015 Share Posted May 12, 2015 Jeez bud! Did you just fall in love with your new LPS tank that you stopped looking in the main tank?! That might explain your colony deaths right there... I've always noticed birdsnest have been fickle with flow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juiceman Posted May 12, 2015 Author Share Posted May 12, 2015 Jeez bud! Did you just fall in love with your new LPS tank that you stopped looking in the main tank?! That might explain your colony deaths right there... I've always noticed birdsnest have been fickle with flow. I think i've been so distracted with the Corals that I have been only looking at the SUMP and Corals, not the Powerheads. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jolt Posted May 12, 2015 Share Posted May 12, 2015 More findings everyday. 1 MP40 had a Snail in it and wasn't running (IDK how long) 1 WP25 had a Snail in it and wasn't running (IDK how long) 1 Tunze had tons of calcium growth in it and wasn't running (IDK how long) Keep up with your maintenance people! Ding Ding!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reburn Posted May 12, 2015 Share Posted May 12, 2015 Juice, I'll give you mad props for being honest. One thing that helps me is using aquatic log. At a minimum you can set it up to email remind you of pump maintience at your desired service intervals. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FarmerTy Posted May 12, 2015 Share Posted May 12, 2015 One of my Jaebo pumps went out on me for about 3 weeks before I noticed. What tipped me off was all the detritus that started settling in that corner of the tank... so I feel ya. You just assume everything is doing its job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sascha D. Posted May 12, 2015 Share Posted May 12, 2015 Beautiful Chocolate Tang! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juiceman Posted May 14, 2015 Author Share Posted May 14, 2015 Looking at making a switch later this year....... Halides or T-5? What say you? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FarmerTy Posted May 14, 2015 Share Posted May 14, 2015 LEDs!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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