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Well, I got the tank back... Stand is built.... But..... Here's where I have a connundrum. I have 99% made up my mind to basically reboot 100℅. The old tank (60 gal) has Aptasia, and I can't seem to get ahead of it.. and... I heard rumors of a new Sump/Skimmer combo coming out in a month or two...So.... Thinking about curing up some freshie rock to alleviate the d@mn Aptasia and.... Give myself some time to see if the new sump comes out in time...
Last thing I really want to do is jump in both feet on a whim and regret it later... Did that with the 60... Hate that tank now, and have since the Aptasia started popping up... Oh..... Word of advice on the subject of Aptasia....... Peppermint Shrimp are the devil...
Last thing I really want to do is jump in both feet on a whim and regret it later... Did that with the 60... Hate that tank now, and have since the Aptasia started popping up... Oh..... Word of advice on the subject of Aptasia....... Peppermint Shrimp are the devil...
Well, been a while since I updated this thread, so here goes..
I got a bunch of dry rock (thanks [MENTION=7562]joseserrano[/MENTION] ) and started the process of getting it all cleaned up
Decided I was going to go all mideval on the rock since the current little tank has had, and seems always have, Aptasia. Didn't want that to happen again so..
Got a 55 gallon for super cheap and prepared to have some chemistry fun
Was kind of a fun experiment.. Here is just as I added the acid to the barrel
And after about 5 minutes
Let it cook for about 20 minutes and then gave it a pretty thorough rinse. Lots of nastiness came off, and I have to say, rock looks great.
I got a bunch of dry rock (thanks [MENTION=7562]joseserrano[/MENTION] ) and started the process of getting it all cleaned up
Decided I was going to go all mideval on the rock since the current little tank has had, and seems always have, Aptasia. Didn't want that to happen again so..
Got a 55 gallon for super cheap and prepared to have some chemistry fun
Was kind of a fun experiment.. Here is just as I added the acid to the barrel
And after about 5 minutes
Let it cook for about 20 minutes and then gave it a pretty thorough rinse. Lots of nastiness came off, and I have to say, rock looks great.
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Here is the rock after the rinse and before going back into the barrel
Time for a RODI soak for about a week.
While the rock was soaking in RODI, I tested the Phosphate to see where I stood. About 3 days in I was at .25 +/- so decided on a water change and continued the soak. As of this morning, I was at a manageable .03, so another water change. This time using fresh salt water
Added an ammonia source
And a powerheads I had lying around and set to cook..
Doing all this outside of the tank in hopes I can pull down the 60 and swap for the 120 without any major hassles
The poor 120 is looking kinda lonely sitting in the corner of the garage
Time for a RODI soak for about a week.
While the rock was soaking in RODI, I tested the Phosphate to see where I stood. About 3 days in I was at .25 +/- so decided on a water change and continued the soak. As of this morning, I was at a manageable .03, so another water change. This time using fresh salt water
Added an ammonia source
And a powerheads I had lying around and set to cook..
Doing all this outside of the tank in hopes I can pull down the 60 and swap for the 120 without any major hassles
The poor 120 is looking kinda lonely sitting in the corner of the garage
Oh... Almost forgot. Been stocking up on some new toys to help with the 120 when I finally get it wet
They are G3 Pro's. Got a better price than I would ha e with the G4, and I already 5 matching on the 240. They will all run the same program via Reeflink. Simpler for my simple brain that way...
Hopefully in about a month +/- the 120 will be up and inhabited..
They are G3 Pro's. Got a better price than I would ha e with the G4, and I already 5 matching on the 240. They will all run the same program via Reeflink. Simpler for my simple brain that way...
Hopefully in about a month +/- the 120 will be up and inhabited..
No, I didn't neutralize the acid. The rock itself does given time. Just gave it a real good rinse and scrub. Muriatic acid is actually pretty mellow stuff all thing concerned.
Had a cooked shrimp from Costco layiying around my freezer. Cooked, raw, doesn't really matter since it the shrimp breaking down causing Ammonia that gets the ball rolling.
Any Ammonia source would work including household cleaning Ammonia. I was being lazy, and plan to remove the shrimp at some point anyway.
Had a cooked shrimp from Costco layiying around my freezer. Cooked, raw, doesn't really matter since it the shrimp breaking down causing Ammonia that gets the ball rolling.
Any Ammonia source would work including household cleaning Ammonia. I was being lazy, and plan to remove the shrimp at some point anyway.
