DangerDave
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It regulates the co2 on its own. I adjust how long it doses and how often.
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DangerDave
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So today I removed the only casualty from my phosphate spike 
My spongodes colony got real beat up too, but it’s coming back
Also back to an aptasia issue. The coris wrasse pair in the DT have gotten bigger and killed the regular sized peppermint shrimp. The big boys (they’re like big cleaner shrimp sized and dark red now) won’t come out from under the rocks anymore though, even after dark. That’s led to an out break. I scraped a bunch off the rocks and put them in a separate tank to reproduce before I order berghia. I then went ham and killed a crap ton. I hate looking at them.
Peppermints work so good in the frag tanks, but the coris wrasse in there are tiny. I hope that the alternate berghia/wrasse times will work out. We’ll see I guess.
Hopefully it will, and I’ll have a bunch to trade!
My spongodes colony got real beat up too, but it’s coming back Also back to an aptasia issue. The coris wrasse pair in the DT have gotten bigger and killed the regular sized peppermint shrimp. The big boys (they’re like big cleaner shrimp sized and dark red now) won’t come out from under the rocks anymore though, even after dark. That’s led to an out break. I scraped a bunch off the rocks and put them in a separate tank to reproduce before I order berghia. I then went ham and killed a crap ton. I hate looking at them.
Peppermints work so good in the frag tanks, but the coris wrasse in there are tiny. I hope that the alternate berghia/wrasse times will work out. We’ll see I guess.
Hopefully it will, and I’ll have a bunch to trade!
Hallowhead
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What caused the phosphate spike?
DangerDave
NJRC Member
i think it is it bound to my rock because i was not using enough gfo for a long time. the other day my gfo reactor sponge came up and most of the water was bypassing most of the gfo. By dumb luck I saw it come up. I fixed it the next day. Phosphate went from 0 to .16 in a day. Gfo back on, and it went to .02 the next day, to 0 again the day after.
Since I’m dosing nitrates I think I may build a scrubber with @Hockeynut help. I’ve built pvc ones, but this would be a fancy looking one
. It’ll prolly make me dose some more nitrates but should reduce cost. I swore I wouldn’t use one on this build. It’s guaranteed once a week maintenance, but now I’m changing gfo almost that often anyway.I have a chaeto reactor on the shelf still, maybe I’ll start that up.
DangerDave
NJRC Member
I only added marine pure to the sump when I added the frag tanks. I think think it was me letting the phosphate bind to the rock....
DangerDave
NJRC Member
Yeah, I think that’s my next move. I need to order it, and a 5 micron sock. Have you ever done it? Any guidance?
DangerDave
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Hockeynut
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nice Dave
Hockeynut
NJRC Member
I’m interested in hearing more about this I’ve always used gfo and another option is interesting
DangerDave
NJRC Member
There a few threads about it on r2r.
Check this guys set up for dealing with the precipitation, just using an old RO set up.
www.reef2reef.com
Check this guys set up for dealing with the precipitation, just using an old RO set up.
Lanthanum Chloride Use
Hey Randy! I recently purchased a bottle of Lanthanum Chloride to aid in removing phosphates. This is the exact bottle I bought. https://www.amazon.com/WQA-Certified-SeaKlear-Phosphate-Remover/dp/B00C5L67R2/ref=sr_1_6?ie=UTF8&qid=1485740965&sr=8-6&keywords=lanthanum+chloride I did a fair bit of...
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I bought the laser online it’s great it gets rid of the aptasia and it’s fun to use(Also back to an aptasia issue. The coris wrasse pair in the DT have gotten bigger and killed the regular sized peppermint shrimp. The big boys (they’re like big cleaner shrimp sized and dark red now) won’t come out from under the rocks anymore though, even after dark. That’s led to an out break. I scraped a bunch off the rocks and put them in a separate tank to reproduce before I order berghia. I then went ham and killed a crap ton. I hate looking at them. )
DangerDave
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I’m going to make a new larger manifold to support the new tanks. here is the main line coming from the pump before it separates to the two manifolds. (Current one and new one).
DangerDave
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1.5 Matt. I’m hoping that I can keep the flow to both side around 900 to 1k gph. If so, I’m in! If not I gotta get a bigger pump.
DangerDave
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And I’ll go to 2” If I need to get a bigger pump
DangerDave
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Crazy thing happens early this morning. Something caused my oxydator to overreact and start pumping out H202. It usually pushes 50ml a day out, which reacts in the vessel but some does get into the sump. It pushed out 1000ml. I lost a couple colonies, and everything is pissed.