new corals came in
Coral
Blastomussa-Red and purple (Blastomussa welsi) (30/01/2019)
http://www.oceanarium.com.au/item.toy?iid=559741
Birdsnest coral-Yellow stem purple polyps (Seriatopora sp.) (30/01/2019)
http://www.oceanarium.com.au/item.toy?iid=654895
Club Coral-Green polyps pink stem (Sylophora sp.) (30/01/2019)
http://www.oceanarium.com.au/item.toy?iid=1049192
2feb Added dosing pump since the tank is using around 0.8dKH ALK and 5.3? CA per day. (the .3 in 5.3 is an estimate, calculated from alk consumption)
Jebao DP-4 Auto Dosing Pump + DP-4S Slave pump, total or 8 pump
Redsea foundation (powder) was diluted with 2 times more water. RedSea Trace Colors was diluted 20 times so that it is added as 1:1 with CA.
dosing every 1 hour, and 5 to 10 min offset between different chemical
Hourly Schedule
0 RedSea A (CA)
10 RedSea B (Alk)
20 RedSea C (Mg)
30 RS Colors (A)
35 RS Colors (B)
40 RS Colors (C)
45 RS Colors (D)
Dosing Pump
Pump 1: RedSea Foundation A (CA)
Pump 2: RedSea Foundation B (Alk)
Pump 3: RedSea Foundation C (Mg)
Pump 4: Spare (not used)
Pump 5: RedSea Trace Colors (A)
Pump 6: RedSea Trace Colors (B)
Pump 7: RedSea Trace Colors (C)
Pump 8: RedSea Trace Colors (D)
Dosing Schedule 1/2 RedSea A (CA) RedSea B (Alk) RedSea C (Mg) RS Colors (A) RS Colors (B) RS Colors (C) RS Colors (D)
1 00:00 1
2 01:00 1
3 02:00 1
4 03:00 1
5 04:00 1
6 05:00 1
7 06:00 1
8 07:00 1
9 08:00 1
10 09:00 1
11 10:00 1
12 11:00 1
13 12:00 1 1 1 1 1 1
14 13:00 1
15 14:00 2
16 15:00 2
17 16:00 1 3 1 1 1 1 1
18 17:00 2
19 18:00 2
20 19:00 1 1 1 1 1 1
21 20:00 1
22 21:00 1
23 22:00 1
24 23:00 1
Total 3 30 1 3 3 3 3
actual increase ppm 4.615384615 0.7846153846 0.7692307692
difference per day -0.6846153846 -0.01538461538 -0.1187692308
difference per week -4.792307692 -0.1076923077 -0.8313846154
difference per month -20.53846154 -0.4615384615 -3.563076923
5th feb
Tunze CareMagnet nano 0220.010
this thing is awesome, works really well!!!
6feb pictures
2nd AI AquaIllumination Prime HD
got a 2nd one for better light distribution and to get more light.
using David Saxby light schedule
with Acclimation 50% 2 month
8th feb
added some macro algee
Chaetomorpha
Caulerpa Prolifera
Halimeda <<came with the Clam
13feb
Lumini Asta 20 Freshwater 6500k 16W (using 60 degrees lens instead of 180) set to around 50% on refugium for Macro Algae (Baffles/Compartment 5)
on 100%, was getting quite warm/hot.
got it from amazon australia. free express shipping for prime members. $49.99 they also have the marine version with adjustable 4 light channels for $62.99
https://amzn.to/2SSsbEN
Random macro shots
other note
Turned off the AIO Reactor (3rd Feb 2019) Nitrates (salifert) and Phosphate (Hanna Checker) was all 0 and corals were losing colors .
and started to dose Potassium Nitrate KNO3 (1ppm) , corals are starting to look better after just a few days!
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