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- Thread starter Jeffery Kilpatrick
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That's my settings and my light is about 8in above my water
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So I took the phosgaurd and purigen out, I left the chemi pure blue in. Unless you think that also needs to come out to allow nutrients to rebuild in the tank
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I am not exactly sure what chemi pure blue is. It seems to be an enhanced version of activated carbon. It should not remove nutrient significantly so you can leave it in. I do not run activated carbon on a regular basis. Only occasionally to remove the yellow color from the water (like once every 6 months if I can remember).
When you feed your tank nutrient will be the end product. So you must export it. You have a few options:
Water change: For a small tank water change is possible but even for a 24 gallon tank you will need to change a lot of water.
Algae scrubber, Cheato: for an AIO you will not have enough room to grow algae and it's very ugly to have a refugium hanging out on the side. However this can be a viable method with a dedicated refugium setup.
Carbon dosing. I do this for my 200g system and I think it's appropriate for an AIO as well. What's happening is bacteria will grow consuming carbon source and in the process removing BOTH nitrate and phosphate. I use a DIY version of nopox (25% vodka, 50% vinegar, 25% rodi water). It's easy to dose and the dosage will determine how much nutrient is removed. I dose manually, 2ml daily. You will dose about 0.2ml. A very small amount. If you want to do this I recommend you buy decent vodka because you will end up drinking a majority of the bottle
. You must have a decent skimmer for this. Skimmate will increase significantly. Also you will need monitor NO3 and PO4 levels. At the beginning you will measure every couple of days. Once you settle into a routine measure every couple of weeks. If you miss a dose just double the dose the next day. I keep my at 0.03 PO4 and 1 ppm NO3.
When you carbon dose you will setting into a routine and your tank will hopefully achieve a balance. I see algae diminishing in my tank when this happens.
When you feed your tank nutrient will be the end product. So you must export it. You have a few options:
Water change: For a small tank water change is possible but even for a 24 gallon tank you will need to change a lot of water.
Algae scrubber, Cheato: for an AIO you will not have enough room to grow algae and it's very ugly to have a refugium hanging out on the side. However this can be a viable method with a dedicated refugium setup.
Carbon dosing. I do this for my 200g system and I think it's appropriate for an AIO as well. What's happening is bacteria will grow consuming carbon source and in the process removing BOTH nitrate and phosphate. I use a DIY version of nopox (25% vodka, 50% vinegar, 25% rodi water). It's easy to dose and the dosage will determine how much nutrient is removed. I dose manually, 2ml daily. You will dose about 0.2ml. A very small amount. If you want to do this I recommend you buy decent vodka because you will end up drinking a majority of the bottle
. You must have a decent skimmer for this. Skimmate will increase significantly. Also you will need monitor NO3 and PO4 levels. At the beginning you will measure every couple of days. Once you settle into a routine measure every couple of weeks. If you miss a dose just double the dose the next day. I keep my at 0.03 PO4 and 1 ppm NO3. When you carbon dose you will setting into a routine and your tank will hopefully achieve a balance. I see algae diminishing in my tank when this happens.
I have an algae scrubber on my AIO unit. You can look at my build in my signature.
In the past I was using blue and found that along with the purigen, they became costly and unecessary over time once I had the algae scrubber. In your case you are going to run chaeto so it should work out the same.
I have never carbon dosed before so I can't comment on that.
The reason your test kits are reading "normal" is because all of the chems are pulling everything out....almost making your tank void of anything beneficial to your fish n corals
What ur livestock count?
In the past I was using blue and found that along with the purigen, they became costly and unecessary over time once I had the algae scrubber. In your case you are going to run chaeto so it should work out the same.
I have never carbon dosed before so I can't comment on that.
The reason your test kits are reading "normal" is because all of the chems are pulling everything out....almost making your tank void of anything beneficial to your fish n corals
What ur livestock count?
In this video, they have a popular setting that they use on AI primes
Are the fish eating
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Yes the fish are eating, I have two bullet hole clowns, a yellow spotted sand sifting copy and a pipe fish. I have various snails and hermits and a purple lobster. Thank you for the light video I will give it a look and lower it. And I'll look into the algae scrubber
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I just watched the video, I lowered my levels and also I lowered the height of the unit, I thought it was 8inches off the top but I was wrong I now have it at 7.5 inches from the top of my water.
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I don't have a par meter so I'm not sure if my numbers are right for what I eventually want. I want a lps/softie tank..I was looking last night and I'm liking the toadstool corals
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Finally got my uv sterilizer, and my tank is crystal clear again and looking good some of the corals are still kinda closed up I'm just leaving get the tank alone and let nature happen.. I got the JBJ nano zapp if any one was wanting to know what I got
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You said your hammers dont open as much as they had. Did you move them or move a powerhead/pump return?
I did this and my hammers were getting too much flow causing them to push roughly against the hard skeleton and cause them to recede. I moved to a calmer spot and doing much better. Just a thought.
I did this and my hammers were getting too much flow causing them to push roughly against the hard skeleton and cause them to recede. I moved to a calmer spot and doing much better. Just a thought.
I don't think mine were getting enough flow so I turned the power head to hit the back wall and bounce the flow back on them and today they seem open more
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