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Juano's 75 Gallons "The Re-Build"

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Trio91

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hey Juan...i am walking distance from Elizabeth....give me a shout if you need a hand with something....i am no expert but i'd be more that happy to lend a hand
 
rkalola

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Wow. Well done. Good luck with the fish. I hope they make it. The new rocks might set off a diatom bloom. Just blow the diatoms off the base of the corals every few days. The should disappear in a month or so.


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Juano908

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rkalola said:
Wow. Well done. Good luck with the fish. I hope they make it. The new rocks might set off a diatom bloom. Just blow the diatoms off the base of the corals every few days. The should disappear in a month or so.


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Ok, thanks for the. Heads up.


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Juano908

Juano908

I spent some time today attaching frags to the rocks, I can't believe my sand bed is clean from frags, let's see for how long, lol.
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trivan

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The newly cleaned tank looks great. I'm in the same battle as you, algae just keeps growing. I just keep reminding myself, patience is key, your tank (as mine) is still new and will need to run it's course. It's hard when you lose fish, but I think the stress from the cleaning doesn't help.
 
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trivan said:
The newly cleaned tank looks great. I'm in the same battle as you, algae just keeps growing. I just keep reminding myself, patience is key, your tank (as mine) is still new and will need to run it's course. It's hard when you lose fish, but I think the stress from the cleaning doesn't help.
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Michael I highly recommend scrubbing the rocks, here are some pics of how my tank looks today.
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rkalola

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I helped Juan. Get a bucket of TANK WATER. The rock is live so clean it in its own water. Remove each rock one by one and use a stiff brush to clean it in the bucket. The stiffer the brush the better. Make sure its not too large so you get into the nooks and crannies. Just go nuts, really scrub the rock clean. Place the rock back into the aquarium algea side down so the remaining algae will die from light starvation. Obviously throw that water away when you're done.

Juan the tank looks really good!! It's gonna look bananas once those SPS grow in.
 
Juano908

Juano908

jose7878 said:
What process did you guys use to scrub the rock?
What type of brush did you guys use?
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rkalola said:
I helped Juan. Get a bucket of TANK WATER. The rock is live so clean it in its own water. Remove each rock one by one and use a stiff brush to clean it in the bucket. The stiffer the brush the better. Make sure its not too large so you get into the nooks and crannies. Just go nuts, really scrub the rock clean. Place the rock back into the aquarium algea side down so the remaining algae will die from light starvation. Obviously throw that water away when you're done.

Juan the tank looks really good!! It's gonna look bananas once those SPS grow in.
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Jose that was exactly what we did.

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Juan - I really like the rock work. Very natural with some nice caves.

On the other hand, are you doing anything different to address nutrient export this time? If not the algae will grow right back.
 
Juano908

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horseplay said:
Juan - I really like the rock work. Very natural with some nice caves.

On the other hand, are you doing anything different to address nutrient export this time? If not the algae will grow right back.
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Thanks Joe, Rushil did a very good job both cleaning and rock work.
I started Vodka dosing a week before we did the rocks and it seems to be working for me.

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Juano908

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I installed the T5 retrofit and I'm very happy with it, I'm using 2 ATI Blue+ bulbs, corals shows better coloration.
I also switched from 2 parts dosing to Kalk in my top off water.
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