225 Gallon Reef

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NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO I dont want that in my new tank :suicide:

 

[james-lee]

LOL! 0 TDS water and I still got diatoms, so it seems its gonna happen. Hopefully it will go as quickly as it comes (I have 50 cerith snails coming to help too)!

 

[OGFrenchHorn]

are you dosing bacteria?

 

[james-lee]

are you dosing bacteria?

Yup just finished a regimen of stability, MBA7, & I'm on the the middle of zeostart.

 

[OGFrenchHorn]

nice. are you carbon dosing as well? Let me know when you're gonna be in the area. I got some frags for you.

 

[james-lee]

I was thinking of dosing vinegar by next Monday. I'll definitely hit you up. I'll probably cone by this week after work. I'll keep in touch.

 

[OGFrenchHorn]

cool. I used to do VSV (Vodka, sugar, vinegar) but I cut out the sugar because it browned out my nems. I had the most success with 100ml of vodka mixed with 200ml of vinegar.

 

[james-lee]

Did you ever get a cyano outbreak? I did vsv but had a slight cyano. Was going to try just vinegar, but if your formulary works ill give it a shot.

 

[AquaVaj]

Awesome tank. I'm sure the two fishes you picked up are going to love it in there. Hope they made the trip ok. Thanks again.

 

[james-lee]

No thank you for the awesome deal! They are fine. In fact you can tell they are close tank mates cause one is never without the other. They are out and about exploring the tank now so I am sure they have made themselves at home.

 

[cymaster007]

When your tank is all settled, please add me to your - replacement coral- list. I will cut a few frags and bring them to an IEMAS meeting if you would like.

 

[OGFrenchHorn]

Did you ever get a cyano outbreak? I did vsv but had a slight cyano. Was going to try just vinegar, but if your formulary works ill give it a shot.

I got a bad cyano outbreak because I dosed straight vodka with no bacteria. I think you will be fine as long as you dose bacteria like ZeoBak or prodibio. MB7 wouldn't hurt as a second source as its not a bacteria. If you do get a cyano outbreak, coral snow did wonders for me.

 

[james-lee]

Ok thanks. I might be able to stop by Sunday morning but ill let u know ahead of time.

 

[james-lee]

OK these Florida Ceriths just came in the mail:

Already dripped for an hour and placed into the tank. Very satisfied with the order. All the snailes are 1"+. I got them at 0.30 cents each with a flat shipping of $14.50. I got a total of 50 in all for less than $30. I hope these guys will help make a dent in my nasty diatom bloom. I didnt get as many since the diatom phase will go away and I dont ant the snails to starve.

Also got the Biocube filled back up and will start stocking it with plants and what not on Monday.

Well I am off to bed finally since I have to work tonight lol!

 

[james-lee]

When your tank is all settled, please add me to your - replacement coral- list. I will cut a few frags and bring them to an IEMAS meeting if you would like.

Yes sir! And thank you!

 

[james-lee]

Some quick pic updates. Either the diatom bloom is dying out or those 50 cerith snails are seriously on the attack mode cause the sand is practically clear and there are a ton of white spots on the rocks now. Also the water has cleared considerably. Looks like the bacterial bloom from the pellet reactor has come to pass.

 

[james-lee]

Cerith snail eggs!

 

[Mr. Plant]

WOW, Weird never seen that before, Fish will probably eat them....

 

[james-lee]

Yeah I'm sure of it, but i just get darn excited over these things lol. Its like natgeo in my living room haha!

 

[ieGlenn_2316]

drive to LB to get water and come by. I have had it. My nice metter is dead. I told him straight up
I wont be doing sps and to be honest if softies do well with this brand well I may go this route. Dunno I am just fuming right now. I literally wanna go bash this guys face in...

let me know. bashing faces is fun!!! peeing on a bashed face is funner!