water change 10% monthly to replenish the basic element
planning to do it bimonthly but afraid this might affect my corals as i do not dose any additives nor supplements
There really isn't all that much chemistry involved. As with freshwater, the easier fix for any tank parameter problems is a water change.
In fact I find maintaining a marine tank to be less work than a heavily planted tank. Budget wise, I would say its at the most 10% - 20% more for setup than a hi-tech planted tank of the same size.
Livestock can be a little bit more expensive than freshwater, but maintenance costs are not much if at all higher, salt mix for water changes and electricity for lighting are the 2 highest costs, even then its comparable to a chilled planted tank with daily / weekly fert dosing.
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water change 10% monthly to replenish the basic element
planning to do it bimonthly but afraid this might affect my corals as i do not dose any additives nor supplements
Have you been able to keep your nitrate levels low?
Got updated FTS for us?
my NO3 is near undetectable
keep chaeto and dose vodka
an over rated skimmer definately helps
notice LPS and soft coral prefers a bit of NO3
trying to bring it up to 10ppm now
cheers
wow undetectable nitrates on a 10% monthly change routine? I really need to look at a deltec skimmer my next project!
a better skimmer definitely helps, previously using reef octopus DNW 200
NO3 reading never fall below 20ppm
there are a few reasons for water changing
mine is to replenish the elements, not to reduce the excessive nutrient
you might want to look into algae scrubber
another good way for nutrients exports, and cultivate pods too
cheers
Breathtaking ... love your blue mushie! Where did you get it from?
Should be able to find blue mushies at Golden Octopus occasionally.
Thanks. Went to GO yesterday. Yes they have the blue mushie @$30. Didn't get one cos not sure of the price. Is that the market price for blue mushies?
depends on colouration and pattern
a little different can make 1 really unique
mine is common blue, cheap cheap
cheers
Yes, i acknowledged the quality of their corals. They are well kept and displayed. Besides GO, any other LFS that sells pretty good corals and better competitive prices (of course am not expecting same quality as GO)?
Vodka is used to promote bacteria growth as it is a form of carbon that the bacteria will consume. There are 3 types of carbon that we could use to promote the growth of bacteria and each carbon type promote the growth of certain bacteria, vodka, sugar and vinegar can be added to the marine tank to promote the growth of certain population of bacteria found in the tank.
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You really want to have an over sized and efficient skimmer if you want to try vodka dosing though.
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very nice coralline growth!
thanks bro
trying to grow the layered type now
anyone has spare to let me seed?
holy cow...my Midnight Angel KO after my taipei trip
with me for more than a year already
is it possible to add a new 1 in with Coral Beauty, Eibli Angel and Yellow Tang around?
my newest fish, Bicolor Angel, app 3 months old now, got whack for app a week
big headache now
Any angel or tang you add now will be bullied! You could try to house them in a container and let it float in the tank for 2 weeks to let the other fish get accustomed to it's presence. But once you release it, there's no guarantee it won't get bullied. It will get harassed for a week or so. There's a chance it will surrender the passport if it's weak.
If you've learnt, teach, if you have, give.
Don't walk behind me as I might not lead, don't walk in front of me as I might not follow. Walk beside me, as my friend.
Mohamad Rohaizal is my name. If it's too hard, use BFG. I don't mind.
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