Day 334.
Just a few more weeks and we celebrate the first year of our Max.
Past tuesday we have done an water change of 35 liters (9,24 gallon).
Evolving from jerrycans to an bathtub. Fits 35 liters water. Easy to add the heater and circulation pump. We had 1 tub new bathtub in the barn. It came with some furniture few years ago. We never used it. So I thought, let me try for water change. And it works pretty well.
After the water change water testing is always an surprise.
dKH 11.5
Nitrate 3
Phosphate 0,24
Ca 450
MG 1600+
dKH remains around 11.5. Still dosing 75 ml rs foundation B per day currently
Nitrate went from 2 -> 3.
Phosphate came down a bit. Was between 0,32 & 0,16, so made the 0,24
CA 450 is pretty stable at the moment. Dosing 10 ml foundation A per day.
MG 1600+ again out of the roof after an water change.
At the moment I'm struggling with the high MG. It just seems not to go down.
When it goes about below the 1600, I do an water change, and bam back to 1600+.
What I see is that the tank is not suffering, everything is doing well.
Currently planning to expand our CUC. Noticed that I do not see that much slugs anymore.
I'm thinking to get a few hermits to, they have an huge fun factor.
Small impression of the tank. Did record the movie after some maintenance in the tank.. Not the smartest time to record an movie as you will see.... particals floating around.. And the ligths just powered on, so most corals are in night mode
Next time I record during the day....
Further everything seems to go well. Corals growing nice. The pumping Xenia need to be cut again. That stuff grows soo fast.
What do I dose in the morning:
Rs reef foundation A : 10 ml per day (CA /SR)
Rs reef foundation B : 75 ml per day (dKH)
Nopox : 8 mp per day.
Rs reef energy A & B : 3 ml per day
Coral colors ACD : 1 ml per letter per day. Not dosing B, since Kalium is high enough, over 400.
Thats all to keep everybody happy in the tank. No refugium, or reactors, no dosing pumps, no extra circulation pumps. For us this setup works very well.
We dose in the morning when we come out of bed before work, and then done for the day.
Feeding time is mostly when the lights goes on, or later during the day when we are at work early.
Thats all fur the thursday. Preparing for work.
Thanks for reading.
Just a few pictures.
Our nemo's using the flower as new home. Really want an nem again for them soon.
Our mushroom I got as TINY frag from my niece is doing very well. It was the size of a nail when I got it some months ago.
Our comic duo. Goob & Shrimp.