Project 150 gallon had officially started

[TD13]

oo ok

[moondoggy4]

I envy everything except cleaning the coralline algae, glass tank man myself. Good luck have fun

[checkinhawk]

coralline hasnt been a problem,i clean the acrylic at least 3 times a week so it doesnt ever get a chance to build up on the viewing panels.

[theimpulsive1]

you are a true craftsman

[checkinhawk]

i try my best

[JusTartedReefer]

any new pics for 08

[checkinhawk]

nothing new yet,i have been battling nitrates and phosphates and have some issues with my sps.im doing everything in my power to lower the numbers.ive got new rowa and have been dosing vodka so hopefully soon the numbers will get back into line.

[chrismhaase]

Chris, why dont you add a remote deep sand bed in a 5 gallon tub?

[checkinhawk]

Originally posted by chrismhaase
Chris, why dont you add a remote deep sand bed in a 5 gallon tub?

i dont believe they offer any real benifit in reducing nutrients.i had a refuge that i took off line and it hasnt made my numbers go up,they actually went down.

[chrismhaase]

hmmm. I see so what are you going to do to get everything back in check? A few water changes?

[checkinhawk]

water changes do nothing to solve the long term nitrate problem,rowa and vodka,along with thinning my fish load out should help.the plan is to sell all of my tangs,then replace them with anthias.i cant do much more that i know of to lower the nitrates.i have been changing the sock daily,empty and clean the skimmer cup daily.i am now getting about 20-26oz of nasty skim per day.i feed slightly less and do a 20g WC weekly.the PO4 has dropped from .18 at its high point down to .06 as of yesterday(on the hanna meter).the nitrates are holding around 30ppm no matter what i do,so i assume im either putting in too much nutrients or my filtration cant remove all of it.