Greg’s 22g Long (1 Viewer)

[GatorGreg]

I was maintaining a journal on another site. But I’m wanting to get to know some reefers closer to me and not be so disconnected. The hobby is dead in Lake Charles but 2 hours isn’t much of a drive.

Tank: Drilled 22g Mr. Aqua
Overflow: Fiji Cube Eclipse small
Plumbing: plumbed by yours truly
Stand: built by yours truly
Sump: 10g Aqueon with Fiji cube baffles
Lighting: (2) AI Primes
Flow: MP10 and return pump is a Sicce DC
ATO: Reef Breeders Prism w/Aqueon 2.5g
Dosing: Jaebo DP-4 w/Blantons bottles lol
Skimmer: IceCap K100
Heater: Classic Ehiem controlled by Inkbird
UV: Green Killing Machine
Algae Scrubber: Santa Monica HOG1

Tank is currently 2 months old but a lot of the rock was transferred over from a smaller build
That was setup around 6 months ago.

 

[GatorGreg]

Random shots

 

[GatorGreg]

Currently I’m changing out 4g a week. Matched temp, salinity and alkalinity. Clean glass, clean skimmer cup, stir stand, blow off rocks, run MP10 on nutrient transfer mode for 2 hours.

Daily I dose KZ nano power pack and Microbacter7 along with feeding the fish.

My Alk swings from 8.9 to 8.4 every two days. I had been hand dosing that amount but I’ve since hooked up the doser to take care of that. It must be working because every time I test with salifert it’s right on the money.

 

[GatorGreg]

My phosphate and aptasia are my two things I’m about to focus on. It’s hanging around 0.12 to 0.18 and I’d like to get that down below 0.1. I don’t have a nitrate problem. In fact I actually have to dose them 1 a week.
Im about to start dosing Lanthanam Chloride per instructions(spelling?). With a 10 micron filter pad. For the aptasia I’m going with Bergis. I’m also looking into starting a DIY coral snow method soon

 

[GatorGreg]

Under the hood.

 

[GatorGreg]

Correction the doser is a DP3 not a D4

 

[frankc]

Welcome to MARSH! The tank looks like it's doing well. I see one clownfish in the first shot - any other fish or plans to get more?

 

[GatorGreg]

Welcome to MARSH! The tank looks like it's doing well. I see one clownfish in the first shot - any other fish or plans to get more?

Thanks I appreciate that…..No. It’s not a whole lot of tank. There’s a six line in there as well

 

[GatorGreg]

I’m basically in a holding pattern letting the tank get as stable as possible. Saving the rest of the room for a bunch of fuzzy SPS sticks

 

[gregg]

My phosphate and aptasia are my two things I’m about to focus on. It’s hanging around 0.12 to 0.18 and I’d like to get that down below 0.1. I don’t have a nitrate problem. In fact I actually have to dose them 1 a week.
Im about to start dosing Lanthanam Chloride per instructions(spelling?). With a 10 micron filter pad. For the aptasia I’m going with Bergis. I’m also looking into starting a DIY coral snow method soon

The nudi's should help a lot but get more than 1.. get a few and be patient. If there is no predator like a wrasse in the tank the nudi's should do the job in time. Welcome to the Forum!

 

[Team Turtle]

Out of curiosity, why are you dosing micro 7 daily?

 

[GatorGreg]

Out of curiosity, why are you dosing micro 7 daily?

It’s just a couple drops. I was emulating someone’s method. Don’t know if it helps or not. From what I gather it’s basically carbon dosing correct?

My water is crystal clear I know that. When I’ve run out. My water clarity suffers. It comes in the mail and I start it up again and the clarity returns

 

[Team Turtle]

I'd agree it's a form of carbon dosing. Mirco 7 is just a bacterial additive that breaks up waste and helps establish a bio film. Some of the bacteria binds with waste and then is removed by your protien skimmer and/or filter floss. Which is what carbon dosing is. If it's working for you go for it. I was just curious since I've never heard of anyone dosing like that.

 

[Team Turtle]

I'm just curious now so going to ask questions, 1. You're dosing a bacterial additive and run a uv sterilizer? Do you do these on opposite time frames? I.e shut off the uv for a time after dosing the bacteria? 2. Are you feeding any of your coral? With the bacteria dosing you shouldn't have an issue with po4 unless you're running the uv 24/7 and killing what you're adding in. Or if you are feeding the coral i'd opt for a wetter skim or a little bit bigger water change.

 

[GatorGreg]

There’s a chance that I could be doing counter productive stuff here. I’m no expert by any means. So I’d appreciate input

 

[GatorGreg]

It’s only a 3w UV filter yes I run it 247. I feed LPS fauna, reef roids, and a fozen mixture of three different cubes. I slice a piece of of each one to equal up to about half a cube, sometimes a little more. Yes I drain and rinse the frozen food to try and clean it a little bit. They’re Mysis PE, calanus PE and marine cusine. I feed my fish flakes daily. Corals get target fed once a week with that list and there’s a broadcast feeding once a week with that list. I run my skimmer 247 and I have an algae scrubber that’s brand new that I’m tryin to get producing. It runs for 8 hours

 

[GatorGreg]

The main reason for the UV was that I kept seeing slight bacterial blooms whenever I’d feed the LPS fauna pellets to my LPS. But it makes their color go nuts.

The blooms were also accompanied by a strange chemical, citrusy smell. I started running the UV and it never happened again. Keep in mind this is a nano/possibly pico sized UV. It’s nowhere near what you large tank guys use or think of when we say UV

 

[GatorGreg]

There was a Nano from nano reef who dosed the KZ Power pack (Pohls Xtra, LPS aminos, Coral Vitalizer, Sponge power) along with MB7. That’s how I ended up here. I’ve just been emulating his routine since setup. This isn’t a dry rock setup either if that makes a difference. It’s a Tampa Bay Saltwater setup. The power pack is dosed per instructions and the MB7 is just a few drops daily.

 

[NatesReef]

Under the hood.

So clean and organized!!!

 

[GatorGreg]

So clean and organized!!!

I appreciate it