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Thanks, there was a rough patch over the summer. I went back to the Algae scrubber and added the protein skimmer back and its been doing better ever since.
Tank update, water changes and hours of detritus siphoning later the tank is looking better.
I plan on running the skimmer and algae scrubber with filter socks for the foreseeable future. I'll mix in some water changes as needed. I removed the Marine pure blocks I had in my sump.
Also got my...
Well the tank has seen better days. I put the algae scrubber back on the tank. The chaeto refugium as the primary nutrient export method did not work. The triton method suggests removing filter socks and allow the detritus to collect in the refugium this caused a detritus build up in the...
If anything it's the price of the supplements and the water tests you send out for analysis. I battled Tin in my water which the water tests brought to light, I finally narrowed it down to contaminated carbon and rusting screws from my radio light mount. So the price was worth it.
On thing...
I made the switch to Triton, first using the Other Methods, as I was still running the Algae Scrubber, a month ago I switched to the "Triton Method", by removing the scrubber and adding a grow light over the sump and a smaller protein skimmer. The impact I noticed on the tank was better coral...
I am taking the tank in a new direction, I am keeping the Algae Scrubber and I am starting to use the Triton Other Methods on the tank. I am excited to see if this approach makes a difference, I like the idea of knowing more about what I am putting in the tank and being able to correct specific...
Tank update:
I put more corals into the tank and all was well until the last three weeks. A rusting wet side on my Vortech pump and metal hose clamps caused a build up of Tin in the tank (ICP test). 1x Torch, 1x Acro frag, 3x Montipora colonies, one of which grew out from a frag i got at the...