Florida Reef Diary

** Potassium **

8ml seems to be break even (7 potentially)

Potassium Chloride - 8oz 227g mixed into 1 gallon is 157ppm for a 200 gallon system

1ml = .04ppm
5ppm per day is 125ml

Red Sea
1ml will raise the potassium level of 25 gal by1.75ppm (8ml/200gallon/1.75ppm).

Maintenance Starting dose will be 8ml per day

Consumption 1.25ppm per day - seems high

View April 23, 2022 19:44

*** Salinity ***

Conductivity Solution
To make a 3.29 weight percent sodium chloride solution, dissolve 1 teaspoon (6.20 grams) of Morton's Iodized Salt in 182 mL (182 g) of freshwater (making a total volume of about 184 mL after dissolution of the salt). This solution can be scaled up as desired.

For a rougher measurement in the absence of an accurate water volume measurement:

1. Measure ¼ cup of Morton's Iodized Salt (about 73.1 g)
2. Measure the full volume of a plastic 2-L Coke or Diet Coke bottle filled with purified freshwater (about 2104.4 g)
4. Add 3 tablespoons of purified freshwater (about 45 g)
5. Dissolve the total salt (73.1 g) in the total water volume (2149.4 g) to make an approximately 3.29 weight percent solution of NaCl. The volume of this solution is larger than the Coke bottle, so dissolve it in another container.

View April 21, 2022 20:45

*** Alkalinity ***

Blue Line 6:45 flush line Time

03/16/2022
7 doses morning, 7 night
.04 per 3:00 dose (3ml Red Sea)
.04 per 5:42 dose (5.7ml Randy's)
.56 dKh Total

.56 Soda Ash - OSC 000:00/005:43/024:17 Then ON
.66 AlkLow - OSC 000:00/006:44/023:16 Then ON
.46 AlkHigh - OSC 000:00/004:41/025:19 Then ON
.36 AlkHighPlus - OSC 000:00/003:40/026:20 Then ON

01/30/2022
6 Doses Morning 6 Doses night
.04 per 5:44 dose (Soda Ash) - .48dKH total
.34 dKh AlkLowPlus
.29 dKh AlkLow
.24 dKh SodaAsh Normal (6 doses)
.19 dKh AlkHigh
.14 dKh AlkHighPlus

01/20/2022
33 minutes = .27dKh 9:30am - 2pm - 8 doses
00 Minutes = 2pm to 6:00pm - 0 doses
42.42 minutes = .27dKh 6:30pm - 10:29pm - 8 doses

12/24/2021
55.64ml per day average - .41dKh Consumption - 190 Gallon system

12/29/2021
Soda Ash Consumption Daily - 44ml (.31dKH per day)
7.9 to 8.5 is 85.7ml / 7 = 12.24ml daily for 7 days
Total - 56.24ml daily
Code:
Fallback OFF
OSC 000:00/001:14/058:46 Then ON
If pH > 8.35 Then OFF

01/01/2021
Jumped to 8.5 in 3 days which is 85.7ml / 3 = 28.56
56.24 - 28.56 = 27.68 daily consumption adjusted
27.68 Daily
Code:
Fallback OFF
OSC 000:00/000:36/059:24 Then ON
If pH > 8.35 Then OFF

01/05/2021
Add 7.12ml per day for break even (+27.68) = 34.8ml Daily Consumption

Need to get to 9.5ml for Frag pack purchase = 171.4ml going from 8.3-9.5
34.28ml per day + 34.8ml = 69.08ml daily until Sunday then drop to 35ml and test daily
Fallback OFF
OSC 015:00/000:45/044:15 Then ON
If pH > 8.35 Then OFF

01/14/2021
19.1ml per day Soda Ash
Fallback OFF
OSC 015:00/000:25/044:35 Then ON
3300ml per day Kalkwasser
Fallback OFF
OSC 000:00/001:03/028:57 Then ON
If pH > 8.60 Then OFF

However lets get from 8.9 to 9.1 - 28.5ml/7days=4.07ml per day+19.1 daily consumption=23.17ml per day
Fallback OFF
OSC 015:00/000:31/044:29 Then ON

01/16/2021 - dKh still dropping! Lost .1 in 2 days
Break even should be 30.97ml now
Lets get to 9.0 in 1 week but will dose to 9.1 since its a constant climb
8.8-9.1 is 47.1ml - 220gallon system / 7 days = 37.69 daily
Fallback OFF
OSC 015:00/000:50/044:10 Then ON

01/19/2021 - 8.8-9.6 in 3 days, LPS look pissed (41.9 is daily increase) Will shut off 2 part until it stablizes

View March 24, 2022 20:56

*** Supplements ***

Red Sea Foundation A CALCIUM+
03/11/22 - 1000ml

Red Sea Foundation B KH/ALKALINITY
03/11/22 - 03/24/2022 (1000ml)

Red Sea Foundation C MAGNESIUM
03/11/22 - (1000ml)

Red Sea Trace Colors C POTASSIUM+
03/11/2022 - (500ml)

View March 18, 2022 21:01

*** Acropower ***

5ml per 25g per day heavily stocked / per week minimum

42ml = 210g

.7ml per second

42ml = 60 seconds

increase by 8.5per

17 seconds = 12ml
25 seconds = 17.5ml

34 seconds = 23.8ml

43 seconds = 30.1ml
52 seconds = 36.4ml
60 seconds = 42ml

02/17/2022 - Increased to 23.8ml - mainly due to NO3 PO4 bottoming out. Stay at this level for a while until the frags start becoming colonies then start increasing

View February 17, 2022 19:13

*** Tank General Notes ***

02/08/2022 - Dosed 50ml of Prazipro
Anemone shriveled up, loss of PE in Monti's. dKH shot up about .25 due to lack of consumption via corals. Fish seem fine so far.
1 Acro RTN'd. Probably on its way out anyways, it lost color long before this treatment
40 Gallon water change 48 hours later
2nd dose on 02/14/2022
02/16 40 Gallon water change
Bottomed out nutrients (0 NO3, 0 PO4) slowly bringing them back up 1ppm per day NO3 and .02 PO4

Vinegar Dosing: 288ml per day (12ml per hour) reduces nitrate by 2.5ppm per week. 240ml seems to be the break even (12 every other hour, 8ml every other hour).

Dino is smothering coral. killing tissue and growing on the dead spots.
01/10/2021 - Vinegar offline
01/16/2021 - GFO offline
Ordered UV
02/08/2021 - UV online
02/16/2021 - Dino's pretty much gone - Cyano now

Cyano
03/01/2021 - Dosed 21 scoops of Chemiclean
06/302022 - Dosed 20 scoops of Chemiclean

Medication:
Dosed 50ml of Prazipro to the DT. Christmas Wrasse continues to scratch - no signs of anything other than this, no white spots. Treating for Flukes.

Will dose another 50ml of Prazi on Monday After work

View February 16, 2022 22:18

*** Nitrate/Phosphate ***

Sodium Nitrate
62 Grams into 500ml = 1ppm per 10ml in 200 gallons

Trisodium Phosphate
3.85 Grams into 500ml = .01 per 1ml in 200 gallons
(if using the calculator online , trisodium phosphate is .77g per 1g potassium phosphate)

View February 16, 2022 19:03

ATO Reservoir is roughly 1900ml (1/2 Gallon) per fill

View February 5, 2022 22:39

Recharge GFO

add 8L of fresh water mixed with 6.4mL of full strength muriatic acid. Rinse for 4-6 hours and then drain.
Regeneration of GFO with sodium hydroxide: For every 500mL of GFO, add 8L of fresh water mixed with 320g of sodium hydroxide. Rinse for 72-96 hours and then drain.
Fresh water rinse with deionized water (The effectiveness of this step depends on the method you use to rinse the GFO–see the section on rinsing below for more details): For every 500mL of GFO, rinse with at least 20-25L fresh water.

View January 16, 2022 20:40

*** Neptune Apex ***

FeedA - Feed
FeedB - Water Change
FeedC - Visual
FeedD- Coral Feed

Trident Testing:
Set OFF
If Time 10:00 to 10:01 Then ON

Set OFF
If Time 16:00 to 16:01 Then ON

Set OFF
If Time 00:00 to 00:01 Then ON
If Time 14:00 to 14:01 Then ON

Set OFF
If Time 10:00 to 10:01 Then ON
If Time 18:00 to 18:01 Then ON

TridentTest
Set OFF
If Time 23:48 to 00:29 Then ON
If Time 09:48 to 10:29 Then ON
If Time 13:48 to 14:29 Then ON
If Time 17:48 to 18:29 Then ON

T5 Blue removed Code:
If Output Pre_Weather = ON Then OFF
If Output Clouds = ON Then OFF
If Output Storms = ON Then OFF
If Output Pst_Weather = ON Then OFF

Magnesium Removed Code:
Fallback OFF
OSC 055:00/000:22/004:38 Then ON
If Mag < 1325 Then OFF
If Output MAGLow = ON Then ON
If Mag > 1350 Then OFF
If Output TridentTest = ON Then OFF
If Output SodaAsh = ON Then OFF
If Output Calcium = ON Then OFF

Chiller Code:
Fallback OFF
If Tmp > 80.3 Then ON
If Tmp < 79.0 Then OFF
If UVFlow < 400 Then OFF
If Output UVPump = OFF Then OFF

UV Sterilizer Code:
Fallback OFF
Set OFF
If Output COR20 = ON Then ON
If Output UVPump = OFF Then OFF
If Sun 000/000 Then OFF
If Tmp > 82.0 Then OFF
If UVFlow < 250 Then OFF
Defer 010:00 Then ON

Magnesium Code:
Fallback OFF
OSC 040:00/000:22/019:38 Then ON
If Mag < 1345 Then OFF
If Output MAGLow = ON Then ON
If Mag > 1355 Then OFF

Soda Ash Code:
Fallback OFF
OSC 000:00/004:20/025:40 Then ON
If ALK < 8.10 Then OFF
If Output AlkLow = ON Then ON
If ALK > 8.20 Then OFF
If Output AlkHigh = ON Then ON
If Output GFOChange = ON Then ON
If ALK > 8.30 Then OFF
If Output TridentTest = ON Then OFF
If Output Acclimate = ON Then OFF
If pH > 8.50 Then OFF
If Output Acclimate = ON Then OFF
If Time 22:29 to 09:29 Then OFF
If Time 14:00 to 17:29 Then OFF

CA
Fallback OFF
OSC 010:00/004:00/046:00 Then ON
If CA < 440 Then OFF
If Output CALow = ON Then ON
If Output CALowPlus = ON Then ON
If CA > 450 Then OFF
If Output CAHigh = ON Then ON
If CA > 460 Then OFF
If Output TridentTest = ON Then OFF
If Output SodaAsh = ON Then OFF

Kalkwasser
Fallback OFF
OSC 015:00/002:15/012:45 Then ON
If ALK > 8.70 Then OFF
If Output AlkHigh = ON Then ON
If pH > 8.30 Then OFF
If ALK > 8.80 Then OFF
If CA > 444 Then OFF
If Output KalkStir = OFF Then OFF
If Output TridentTest = ON Then OFF
If Output Night = ON Then OFF
If STLeak CLOSED Then OFF

CALow
OSC 010:00/006:00/044:00 Then ON
If CA > 439 Then OFF
If Output CALowPlus = ON Then OFF

Left MP40
Set ReefCrest
If Moon -360/-600 Then ReefCrest
If Moon -240/-600 Then Constant
If Moon -120/-600 Then ReefCrest
If Moon 000/-600 Then Constant
If Moon 120/-480 Then ReefCrest
If Moon 240/-360 Then Constant
If Moon 360/-240 Then ReefCrest
If Moon 480/-120 Then Constant
If Moon 600/000 Then ReefCrest
If Moon 600/120 Then Constant
If Moon 600/240 Then ReefCrest
If Moon 600/360 Then Constant
If Output MP40LftBlast = ON Then OFF
If Output MP40RhtBlast = ON Then Blast

Right MP40
Set Constant
If Moon -360/-600 Then Constant
If Moon -240/-600 Then ReefCrest
If Moon -120/-600 Then Constant
If Moon 000/-600 Then ReefCrest
If Moon 120/-480 Then Constant
If Moon 240/-360 Then ReefCrest
If Moon 360/-240 Then Constant
If Moon 480/-120 Then ReefCrest
If Moon 600/000 Then Constant
If Moon 600/120 Then ReefCrest
If Moon 600/240 Then Constant
If Moon 600/360 Then ReefCrest
If Output MP40Pre = ON Then OFF
If Output MP40LftBlast = ON Then Blast
If Output MP40RhtBlast = ON Then OFF

Old Soda Ash Code converted to Iodine
Fallback OFF
OSC 000:00/005:43/024:17 Then ON
If dKH < 8.50 Then OFF
If Output AlkLow = ON Then ON
If dKH > 8.55 Then OFF
If Output AlkHigh = ON Then ON
If Output AlkHighPlus = ON Then ON
If Output GFOChange = ON Then ON
If dKH > 8.75 Then OFF
If Output TridentTest = ON Then OFF
If pH > 8.50 Then OFF
If Time 21:59 to 10:29 Then OFF
If Time 13:59 to 18:29 Then OFF
If Output 05_AlkBoost = ON Then ON
If Output AlkLowMidDay = ON Then ON

Old Calcium Code converted to Ecotech Code
Fallback OFF
OSC 010:00/000:56/019:04 Then ON
If CA < 460 Then OFF
If Output CALow = ON Then ON
If Output CALowPlus = ON Then ON
If CA > 470 Then OFF
If Output CAHigh = ON Then ON
If CA > 479 Then OFF
If Output TridentTest = ON Then OFF
If Output Iodine = ON Then OFF
If Output Magnesium = OFF Then OFF
If Time 21:29 to 10:29 Then OFF
If Time 13:29 to 18:29 Then OFF
If Output 5_CABoost = ON Then ON

Old Left MP40 Code
Set ReefCrest
If Moon -360/-600 Then ReefCrest
If Moon -240/-600 Then Constant
If Moon -120/-600 Then ReefCrest
If Moon 000/-600 Then Constant
If Moon 120/-480 Then ReefCrest
If Moon 240/-360 Then Constant
If Moon 360/-240 Then ReefCrest
If Moon 480/-120 Then Constant
If Moon 600/000 Then ReefCrest
If Moon 600/120 Then Constant
If Moon 600/240 Then ReefCrest
If Moon 600/360 Then Constant
If Output MP40LftBlast = ON Then Blast
If Output MP40RhtBlast = ON Then OFF
If Output Acclimate = ON Then AcclimateV
If Output Cleanup = ON Then Nutrient
If FeedA 000 Then Feed
If FeedB 000 Then AcclimateV
If FeedD 000 Then OFF

Old Right MP40 Code
Set Constant
If Moon -360/-600 Then Constant
If Moon -240/-600 Then ReefCrest
If Moon -120/-600 Then Constant
If Moon 000/-600 Then ReefCrest
If Moon 120/-480 Then Constant
If Moon 240/-360 Then ReefCrest
If Moon 360/-240 Then Constant
If Moon 480/-120 Then ReefCrest
If Moon 600/000 Then Constant
If Moon 600/120 Then ReefCrest
If Moon 600/240 Then Constant
If Moon 600/360 Then ReefCrest
If Output MP40Pre = ON Then OFF
If Output MP40LftBlast = ON Then OFF
If Output MP40RhtBlast = ON Then ON
If Output Acclimate = ON Then AcclimateV
If Output Cleanup = ON Then Nutrient
If FeedA 000 Then Antisync
If FeedB 000 Then AcclimateV
If FeedD 000 Then OFF

Trident:
Trident Calibration Lot B-1046
dKh 8.3
CA 390
MG 1195

03/20/2021 2 Month Changeout
05/15/2021 2 Month Changeout
07/17/2021 2 Month Changeout (new 6 month batch)
09/18/2021 2 Month Changeout
11/14/2021 2 Month Changeout
01/16/2022 2 Month Changeout (new 6 month batch)
03/14/2022 2 Month Changeout
05/10/2022 2 month changeout (new 6 month, 2 month leftover and given to frag tank)
07/22/2022 2 Month Changeout

01/16/2022 - Hanna 9.0 Reference 8.55

12/27/21
CA Salifert 430 / Trident 448

Post calibration
8.82 Trident - 9.2 Checker

02/18/2021 - received reference solution from Fauna - the checker is OFF. Neptune is OK!

View December 28, 2021 00:55

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