Tank Crash...

[Eznet2u]

• t = 84.2 - Too High. Aim for 79 to 80.
• Ph = 8.0 - Good.
• Ammo = .25 ! - stayed low - Yey! - Still too high.
• SPg = 1.023 ! - normalized again! - Too low. Shoot for 1.025 to 1.027.

Just my humble opinion...

 

[Eznet2u]

By the way..."Cooking Rock" is a term used for processing the rock in a tank without light, 100% water changes weekly, and heavy skimming.
This will bring most Phosphate out of the rock, and kill off most of the life except bacteria.

 

[gimincorp]

Another Update

New Equipment: CPR AQ Fuge and pump


Yesterday I had picked up and installed at the back of the tank a CPR Refugium. I took off the surface skimmer as there is no space of it on the back right now and moved the heater over into refugium as to decrease the presence of equipment int the tank.

The guy who sold me refugium said that I can replace the canister filter and that it was the only thing that he had running his 20 gallon tank on. If I do that, I can have a fuge and a skimmer servicing my tank. Any opinion on that?

I also had carried out a one bucket PWC.
The ammonia reading prior to the PWC was.25 and the Ph was about 7.9 I'm looking into getting the light timer and a new 10K light bulb.
Oh, another survivor showed up - a serpae looking sea star! - she was spotted on the tank wall.
This morning reading:
Ammonia .25
Ph: 7.9 approx.

 

[gimincorp]

Just my humble opinion...

You are right. I'll strive to raise the salinity.

 

[gimincorp]

Re-introduction of LR & Worms (?!)

So, this morning I woke up at 6:00 AM and decided to go with advice on killing aiptasias by injecting them with lemon juice. After making this decision I did:

1. PWC (1 bucket of water out) = approx 1 gallon
2. Scrubbed LR (stored in another bucket of water) with turkey brush under running tap water.
3. Examined LR for life and found the following:
   1. Large Worms 2"+ (Hawaiian Lined Fireworm?) will post picture later
   2. Small crustacean (like a snail 1/3")
   3. Piece of brown seaweed - 1/4"
   4. White leathery blubs.
   5. Some hair algae
4. Weighted LR = 12 Lb
5. Put scrubbed LR back into the tank and a couple of small pieces into the fuge.
6. Filled up the tank with water with pre-dissolved salt using a declorinator from a yellow bottle.
7. Re-measured SG = 1.026

Oh, while doing the above, I managed to drop my Fuge light inside the fuge! - it got the GFCI tripped and hopefully the light will be OK.

 

[gimincorp]

Fuge Light Swap - Advice? - Actinic to 2700 K.

So today I had swapped the Actinic 9 Wt for a 2700K 9Wt in the fuge. I had also added a timer to make the lights go on alternate schedule (one on other off). This way people say the Ph will be more stable. I was able to fit the surface skimmer fixture, but not sure if I should turn it on.
So, what do you say?
1. Is 2700 K light better in fuge than Actinic?
2. Should surface skimmer be turned back on?
I plan to isolate the fuge from main tank in a way that the light at night will be contained within fuge only.