November 2016
Sun
6
Measured Temperature at 75.9 F
Fri
4
Just gave the green zoanthid a 5 minute bath in a 4:1 3% hydrogen peroxide bath... Hopefully they turn out OK. The polyps look white...
Green hair algae causing my green zoanthids to close up. Going to do a hydrogen peroxide dip to clear it up.
Measured Salinity at 1.025 SG
Installed Aqua FX The Barracuda
RODI by Aqua FX
 
Installed Aqueon Quietflow Submersible Pump 1700
Pump
 
Thu
3
Happy birthday to me! Just ordered the Aqua FX Barracuda RO/DI system and it should arrive on Monday (my birthday). So excited to finally have easy access to pure water. No more lugging buckets from my LFS...
Installed HM Digital TDS-EZ
TestKit by HM
 
Wed
2
  • Was it a mistake adding a sebae anemone?
I added a sebae anemone to my reef tank and am wondering if it was a mistake. I've learned through research online that these anemones are difficult to acclimate, and further, that my 'nem is bleached. Yikes!
Measured Temperature at 76.5 F
Tue
1
Measured Temperature at 75.7 F
October 2016
Mon
31
Measured Nitrate at 1 ppm
Measured Alkalinity at 11.0 dKH
Pump Vinegar Bath
Gave the Koralia Hydor pump a ~90 minute vinegar bath.
Measured Phosphate at 0.00 ppm
Measured Nitrite at 0.04 ppm
Measured Ammonia at 0.00 ppm
Measured pH at 8.2 pH
Measured Temperature at 76.4 F
  • 29g tank w/ DIY sump is up & running! Here's a tour.
Here's a complete look at the finalized project. This is a 29g saltwater tank with a 10g sump that features three baffles. The overflow box is one that I ordered off eBay from a seller named modularmarine - check them out!
Measured Temperature at 76.4 F
Sun
30
With winter coming, temperature seems to be dropping in the tank. Will most likely have to upgrade to a more powerful heater!
Measured Temperature at 75.8 F