Po4 Bound Up In Live Rock.
I've put 3 pieces of live rock in the holding tank and as soon as I can transfer my fish, I'll start transferring the rest of the rock to the tub for treatment. Since I'm treating in a tub anyway I've decided to try for the best result I can get by using Lanthanum.
I've never used it before but it looks like just the shot for what I'm doing. I'll check the data sheets for a couple of the 'pool starver' products then make my choice. From what I've read so far, I'm leaning toward diluting it and feeding into the drum/bin using a drip method to give it the best chance of actually find PO4 to bind with.
Other than that, the plan remains the same. Twice weekly water changes (RO/DI) in the bin for a month. Water movement will now be via a 5000lph return pump I have in the shed with a SCWD I have in my box of bits, attached to the outlet.
Looks like I've lost every single coral except 1 finger leather which I seem to have got a viable frag of. Once the tank is up and running again I'll be seriously frag hunting. If I can achieve suitable & stable enough parameters for 6 months, I might even take my first go at some easier sps.
Oh and I also found that one of the old power heads that I had decided to ditch anyway, was leaking current into the tank. Given the things I've discovered during the gradual tear down, I'm taking it on the chin as it's a great chance to test and retest everything to avoid accidents.
I've never used it before but it looks like just the shot for what I'm doing. I'll check the data sheets for a couple of the 'pool starver' products then make my choice. From what I've read so far, I'm leaning toward diluting it and feeding into the drum/bin using a drip method to give it the best chance of actually find PO4 to bind with.
Other than that, the plan remains the same. Twice weekly water changes (RO/DI) in the bin for a month. Water movement will now be via a 5000lph return pump I have in the shed with a SCWD I have in my box of bits, attached to the outlet.
Looks like I've lost every single coral except 1 finger leather which I seem to have got a viable frag of. Once the tank is up and running again I'll be seriously frag hunting. If I can achieve suitable & stable enough parameters for 6 months, I might even take my first go at some easier sps.
Oh and I also found that one of the old power heads that I had decided to ditch anyway, was leaking current into the tank. Given the things I've discovered during the gradual tear down, I'm taking it on the chin as it's a great chance to test and retest everything to avoid accidents.
