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Well the pump clean did the trick! Thanks for the tip @Sarg and @TheJordans !
This is in the smaller tank, but the red goni is coming along nicely.
This is in the smaller tank, but the red goni is coming along nicely.
Test results today, pre-water change (it's been a few weeks):
Alk 4.8 - still low, need to adjust the dosing level up. Then again, nothing in the tank seems to mind it being low at all ...
Calc 460
Mag 1060 - think a water change will get this back on track
Phos 0
Nitrate 5ppm - big reduction on the 20ppm+ it was a while ago
Overall everything looks great, no complaints at all.
Alk 4.8 - still low, need to adjust the dosing level up. Then again, nothing in the tank seems to mind it being low at all ...
Calc 460
Mag 1060 - think a water change will get this back on track
Phos 0
Nitrate 5ppm - big reduction on the 20ppm+ it was a while ago
Overall everything looks great, no complaints at all.
Just a note-taking update - I snapped some pics and will grab them off the camera soon.
Nitrate: 5
Mg: 1260
Calc: 490
Alk: 5.4*
Salinity: 1.025
Phosphates: 0.03**
* so my Alk is still lower than I would like but slowly increasing (was 4.8 above). I also tested it after changing about 25 litres of water (around 40% of volume) and it went up to 6.4, and also tested the fresh NSW and it was 8.2. I am going to monitor daily the next few days to see if I should increase the dosing level again.
** first phosphate reading I have had for ages! Which is interesting because I was only thinking a couple of days ago how healthy all of the acans were looking. I just refreshed my rowaphos but hoping I keep teh level around the 0.01-0.03 mark rather than back to 0.00 as the tank just looks that bit healthier, including the SPS.
Tank just passed the 8 month mark :D
[edit] also did a fairly big clean up of the sump ... as much as i love this chaeto, it also causes quite a mess with its small strands that get everywhere and clog things up. Put a small pump (Bunnings special) into the back of the fuge area too, just to make sure it gets some flow.
Nitrate: 5
Mg: 1260
Calc: 490
Alk: 5.4*
Salinity: 1.025
Phosphates: 0.03**
* so my Alk is still lower than I would like but slowly increasing (was 4.8 above). I also tested it after changing about 25 litres of water (around 40% of volume) and it went up to 6.4, and also tested the fresh NSW and it was 8.2. I am going to monitor daily the next few days to see if I should increase the dosing level again.
** first phosphate reading I have had for ages! Which is interesting because I was only thinking a couple of days ago how healthy all of the acans were looking. I just refreshed my rowaphos but hoping I keep teh level around the 0.01-0.03 mark rather than back to 0.00 as the tank just looks that bit healthier, including the SPS.
Tank just passed the 8 month mark :D
[edit] also did a fairly big clean up of the sump ... as much as i love this chaeto, it also causes quite a mess with its small strands that get everywhere and clog things up. Put a small pump (Bunnings special) into the back of the fuge area too, just to make sure it gets some flow.
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