Tank update for March 2013
Params acceptable considering a little lack of focus the past 2 months whilst I construct my new LED's.
380 K+, 8.4 dkh, 450ca, 1120mg, 0.00 phos and 0.5 nitrates, not bad considering only a 20% water change the last 2 months. I will increase the mg over the next 4 days and try and get back on track. Just got a salifert potasium kit so will test over easter.
Zeovit... Have been dosing Sponge power, Coral vitaliser and Pohls xtra over the last few months, probably dosing too much so will work on a dosing schedule having just taken delivery of B-Balance and some amino acids.
LED Lights... Settled in very well and have not vapourised anything as yet, positioned it still high above the DT. Still using the manual dimming for each channel using 6 simple pot's. Really good thing about splitting the same channel right and left is that I can run the left side slightly brighter than my softy side which is now nearly up to the water surface. Having to trim significant pieces of Xenia every couple of weeks now and hope it does not turn into a weed.
Coral growth... Wow softies are growing like crazy, never seen such growth as I am currently getting which I contribute to the new lights + the zeovit diet.
Overall.. The water clarity is fantastic no micro bubbles best it has ever been.
March achievements
Cleaned/stripped down skimmer (tunze 9011)
Built and installed new LED lights (VERY happy)
Second water change for the year :( Must get back into regular WC -probably every 2 weeks @ 15% (~50l)
April focus..
Change out my prefilters on my RO/DI system (PSI) its been 2.5 years !
Get the zeovit dosing schedule underway and consistent
Pray I see some colour back in some of the Stags, think my overdose of zeovit has caused this.
Adjust 2 part dosing, increase mg and trim ca and alk down slightly.
Change TLF carbon reactor to a passive bag of 0.25l carbon in the sump.
Finally get lights dimming via profilux
I have two colonies of dead SPS really need to remove and make way for some new SPS.
Focus on ULNS and repeatability doing params and WC
Swap over the MP10 to the MP40 which is sitting in the cupboard for the last 3 months and get profilux control of the vortechs. (this is to increase flow on the planned SPS dominated side of the scape which will take form in May)
Iphone app and wireless router installation at DT to support profilux & future Raspberrypi
Plus take some pictures for my TJ :)
Keep dreaming of a couple of scolys
May
Coral crazy month, hope to get 2 larger SPS colonies +some smaller fill ins, which can start to re-biuld the left hand side of the aquascape.
Reconsider what I am going to do with my two blue clams... wow they have grown
June..
Sump removal and clean
Raspberrypi (version2) web monitoring established again.