Kyle Curtsinger Posted March 9, 2018 Report Share Posted March 9, 2018 My current tank is a 20 long i converted to an AIO, tank has been running for 4 months transfered from my previous 8g AIO cube which ran for 1.5 years. Equipment list Aquatop wave maker CPS-1 256gph Vipar Spectra 165w black box Marineland 200w heater Rio+ 1000 271gph return pump Custom media basket DIY ATO Current stock listOcellaris x3 Scarlet hermit crab x2 Blue legged hermit crab x2Bumblebee snails Turbo snails Stomatella snailsRandall's pistol shrimp Acan Blastomussa Zoas GSP Chalice Maze coral Palys Duncan Mushroom Frogspawn Bubble tip anemone Sea star Emerald Crab Purple Pocilliapora Lobo Future stock Orange spotted Goby or Randall's Goby Gold Aussie Torch Stylophora Montipora Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyle Curtsinger Posted March 9, 2018 Author Report Share Posted March 9, 2018 So abou two weeks ago i was fighting off some foreign substance. Unsure if it was diatoms or dinos or cyano or something else. Well it's coming back. I had done a blackout while blowing the stuff off the substrate and changing out the filter floss twice daily. I also removed some substrate in worse areas while gravel vac'ing. I had when away for the most part. My Phosphates are unreadable with a salifert test and hanna checker. I will test parameters again tonight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyle Curtsinger Posted March 11, 2018 Author Report Share Posted March 11, 2018 Salinity 1.024 CA 340 DKH 9 MAG 1230 PHOSPHATE >0.03 NITRATE 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyle Curtsinger Posted March 11, 2018 Author Report Share Posted March 11, 2018 Levels ate looking low since moving to WC every 2 weeks trying to raise phosphate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyle Curtsinger Posted March 16, 2018 Author Report Share Posted March 16, 2018 No tank updates just showing off one of my other hobbies. 3d printed switch plate 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Kyle Curtsinger Posted April 5, 2018 Author Report Share Posted April 5, 2018 Not much to update on. The brown stringy stuff has slowly made a come back. I will monitor and do some small scale tests to evaluate reaction to changes ie. light, WC,. Other news was i separated my three clownfish, the two bigger ones were starting to chase and bully the small guy. After two days i caught the small guy and he now lives in my 8gal frag/QT tank Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Budman Posted April 6, 2018 Report Share Posted April 6, 2018 The brown stringy could be cyano. Does not look to be dino. Dino usually has bubbles trapped in it. Or it could even be diatoms but those are usually in newer tanks during or after the cycle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyle Curtsinger Posted April 6, 2018 Author Report Share Posted April 6, 2018 It does react to light. I am intentionally letting a small patch get bigger so i can observe how it reacts to h2o2. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyle Curtsinger Posted April 8, 2018 Author Report Share Posted April 8, 2018 H202 wiped out the patch i sprayed. More tests coming soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyle Curtsinger Posted April 8, 2018 Author Report Share Posted April 8, 2018 Some new coral from Saltcritters.com 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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RajilNaja Posted April 8, 2018 Report Share Posted April 8, 2018 Looking good. Got an ID on those zoas? And that's a nice frag rack. 3d printed? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyle Curtsinger Posted April 8, 2018 Author Report Share Posted April 8, 2018 No positive ID yet, but almighty Google suggests they could be gorilla nipples. Yeah the rack is 3d printed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RajilNaja Posted April 8, 2018 Report Share Posted April 8, 2018 Nice, what model is the printer? we've kind of played with the idea of getting one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyle Curtsinger Posted April 8, 2018 Author Report Share Posted April 8, 2018 Monoprice Maker Select v2. Im undecided on my next one a delta, resin dlp, or just dual extrusion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyle Curtsinger Posted April 10, 2018 Author Report Share Posted April 10, 2018 Just got my first skimmer today. Noob question! What is meant by wet skimming vs dry skimming? Also where are the bubbles level supposed to be? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reefaddict12 Posted April 10, 2018 Report Share Posted April 10, 2018 4 hours ago, Kyle Curtsinger said: Just got my first skimmer today. Noob question! What is meant by wet skimming vs dry skimming? Also where are the bubbles level supposed to be? Wet skim is when you have the skimmer level towards the top of the neck of the skimmer and what goes into your collection cup will be more clear and not as gunky. When you dry skim you will want the level of your skimmer more towards the bottom of the neck. You will produce a much more dense liquid in your collection cup (almost like a paste). I'm not sure about all the real benefits of each one is. I know when you go with the wet side you run the risk of your skimmer cup overflowing quite easily and you will have to empty out your cup on a much more frequent basis. If you do the dry skimming you may not be really getting anything out of your tank unless you can really dial it down good. I prefer to go about half way in between dry and wet. So what is going into my collection cup is still dark but not too pasty. If you bought your skimmer brand new you will have to let it break in a bit before you can really dial in the level you want. I would open the gate valve as much as possible and let it sit like that for a day. After that I would slowly close it a little each day and watch the water level inside the skimmer go up and monitor. Once you get it to about the bottom of the neck you can watch it and see how it does there. Check what kind of skimmate goes into your collection cup and see if you are ok with that. If its too liquidly you can lower the level and if its too thick you can raise the level. Hope this helps! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyle Curtsinger Posted April 10, 2018 Author Report Share Posted April 10, 2018 Thanks alot that does help greatly. I do have a follow up question. If the level is lower closer to the bottom of the neck, how does the skimmate make it into the cup? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gonzo620 Posted April 10, 2018 Report Share Posted April 10, 2018 Long story short. Once the bubbles have accumulated enough organically on their surface they don’t pop as quick. Get enough of these and they act like a membrane. Then the air from the fresh bubbles popping underneath accumulates pushing the very dirty bubbles/membrane upward and into the cup. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyle Curtsinger Posted April 10, 2018 Author Report Share Posted April 10, 2018 Ahh ok makes sense now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyle Curtsinger Posted April 12, 2018 Author Report Share Posted April 12, 2018 First signs of coraline algea Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyle Curtsinger Posted April 16, 2018 Author Report Share Posted April 16, 2018 Noticed my 24k Lepto turning white on its tips/points. It that normal? Currently it is on the sand bed lower light lower flow. Ill try and get a photo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Kyle Curtsinger Posted May 23, 2018 Author Report Share Posted May 23, 2018 Been awhile since the last tank update. I have developed a small leak near the top rim of the tank 😠. So first I am going to try and reseal the top by just lowering the water level to prolong the life until i can get a replacement. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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