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DSA 135....

art13

art13

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Well, as i'm sitting here battling algae, right now it's getting rid of the hair algae, then back to some more kent tech m to get the strangler bryopsis that is coming back, dosing the algaefix now along with daily hydrogen peroxide doses twice a day, and i'm looking at my sps and i'm seeing covers i've never seen before, they are all coloring up and growing nicely.
 
art13

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Well, figured I'd give a small update after all this time, hair algae is gone, just in a small battle with bryopsis again, Its a slow battle but I'm winning so far. Added two more bartletts and a melanarus wrasse. Getting close to a full tank of fish.

 
art13

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Another update, the battle continues now with some bryopsis still along with cyano. I think i got a bad batch of gfo as the reactor still has phosphates coming out of it, so i'm trying another method. Dosing nitrates to bring down phosphates and keep the tank happy. Only on day two of this so nothing to report yet, just a pic of the current situation. Besides that i have some coral really starting to take off.

 
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horseplay

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I think you're on the right track. Ditch the GFO. Focus on being down phosphate then reduce nitrate as needed. You have plenty of fish so I wouldn't worry about stripping the tank top clean.
 
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horseplay said:
I think you're on the right track. Ditch the GFO. Focus on being down phosphate then reduce nitrate as needed. You have plenty of fish so I wouldn't worry about stripping the tank top clean.
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Thanks, the amount of fish i have is the reason i'm debating on a larger skimmer, as i plan on adding a few more. I think i have about 13 fish in there currently.
 
art13

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Algae's already there, lol. I spiked it in the last few days to 5ppm, i'm going to let it fall from there and when it gets to zero again i'll be doing half a teaspoon daily. 1tsp of the product raises my tank about 1ppm or so from what i've measured. po4 is currently measuring .04. This was all measured before the lights came on as the cyano usually sucks it up after that.
 
saltkreep88

saltkreep88

From recent reading it looks like a mix of vinegar and vodka works better, two sources leads to multiple bacteria types. The mix recommended is around 2 parts vinegar to 1 part vodka
 
art13

art13

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all i have right now is cleaning vinegar, not sure if i can use that or not. Nothing added to it, just a higher concentration i think. Heinz all natural cleaning vinegar.
 
saltkreep88

saltkreep88

Well normal is around 5% so if you use it just change the ratio to match the strength increase. Will get closer to a 1 to 1 ratio
 
art13

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I'll mix it up now then, i'm assuming i would still dose the same amount?
 
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on a side note, i've noticed my skimmer is picking up a lot more skim mate now that i've added the nitrates.
 
saltkreep88

saltkreep88

That's not strong at all, stick to 2 parts vinegar to one part vodka. And you can double Or triple the dose because vinegar is weaker by a lot than vodka.
 
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