My Macro Lagoon - Page 3

phobos2deimos · 07/08/2015, 09:03 PM

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Originally Posted by brokereefer617

Thanks for the reply
How did you figure out how much to dose of the kno3 and kh2po4? Are you using pps pro formula as a calculation ?

It has been (still is!) trial and error. Nutrient demand changes a lot depending on how heavily I've pruned, and what nutrients are deficient at the time (thus limiting growth in a macro that might take up other nutrients as well)
I've done PPS and EI in the past in freshwater, but I decided to just go for it this time around and feel out my tank. Knowing how your tank responds to different deficiencies is a big part. For example, if I let my nitrates go away completely, then I start getting a bit of cotton candy-type algae outbreak. If I let everything get out of balance, I get a lot of green spot algae on the glass. Iron too low, green macro growth is weak, yellow/translucent. If my levels are too high, inverts give telltale signs. If everything's perfect, I get little/no microalgae growth, glass stays cleans over the week, and inverts are happy.

I couldn't tell you signs of over/under dosing iodide or trace. I just dose them to hopefully keep them from being limiting factors, and occasionally stop dosing them for a few days to let any excess hopefully get consumed since I can't test for them.

phobos2deimos · 07/18/2015, 12:41 AM

Got my orders in! Just threw them in the tank to settle and took a couple shots, will scape this weekend. They look good!

I also ordered a couple or porcelain crabs. They shipped five, one died and the rest came through okay. Even got a little baby! I hope the wrasses don't get him... Too little too late but I should have put him in the sump :doh:

Pigpen17 · 08/05/2015, 01:00 PM

following. I love this set up.

GhostCon1 · 09/07/2015, 06:18 PM

Hey Phobos where are you? Anyone heard from him?

Elliott · 01/16/2016, 09:53 AM

growing any Galaxaura filamentosa ?

phobos2deimos · 01/18/2016, 02:31 PM

Hey guys, sorry about the silence! I broke down the tank a few months ago so I could focus on other things for a while. Hopefully I gave a little jumpstart to the local macro scene though! Should be able to find most of my stuff floating around on SDReefs I hope!

joey13254 · 04/21/2016, 01:39 PM

I would love some mermaids wine glass if you have any available..

6-line · 03/26/2017, 10:08 AM

My reef is infested with this horrid Mermaid's cup. I can't get rid of it to save my life. Help!

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mzkrista · 03/27/2017, 10:09 AM

Oh no I can't believe you broke it down! Darn it was so beautiful! If you get back into it hit me up for some macro.

07/18/2015, 12:41 AM	#52
phobos2deimos Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 351	Got my orders in! Just threw them in the tank to settle and took a couple shots, will scape this weekend. They look good! I also ordered a couple or porcelain crabs. They shipped five, one died and the rest came through okay. Even got a little baby! I hope the wrasses don't get him... Too little too late but I should have put him in the sump :doh: __________________ My Feedback: http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?p=23658535

08/05/2015, 01:00 PM	#53
Pigpen17 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Tacoma, Wa. Posts: 1,006	following. I love this set up. __________________ Never trust a man with a castle in his tank. 56g Column \|Aquamaxx HOB-1 Skimmer \|Reef Breeders Photon 24 LED \|850gph Koralia (X2) \| Maxspect Gyre XF130

09/07/2015, 06:18 PM	#54
GhostCon1 Rebmem Deretsiger Join Date: May 2010 Location: Georgia Posts: 1,590	Hey Phobos where are you? Anyone heard from him? __________________ In the works Current Tank Info: Getting a big'un

01/16/2016, 09:53 AM	#55
Elliott Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Scottsdale, AZ Posts: 3,849	growing any Galaxaura filamentosa ? __________________ Rodney Dangerfield - "I worked in a pet store and people would ask how big I would get." TOTM, March 2015 Current Tank Info: tank video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=va1dI7mdnGU ,900g in wall mixed reef, another 500g sumps, 19 AI Sol LED's, 2 CL's w/VFD's controlled pumps to 24 eductors, 2 Tunze WB's, 2 Barr 5220's and RK2 25PE and BK500, etc

01/18/2016, 02:31 PM	#56
phobos2deimos Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 351	Hey guys, sorry about the silence! I broke down the tank a few months ago so I could focus on other things for a while. Hopefully I gave a little jumpstart to the local macro scene though! Should be able to find most of my stuff floating around on SDReefs I hope! __________________ My Feedback: http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?p=23658535

04/21/2016, 01:39 PM	#57
joey13254 Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2015 Posts: 7	I would love some mermaids wine glass if you have any available..

03/26/2017, 10:08 AM	#58
6-line Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2000 Location: Florence, KY--across the river from Cincinnati, OH Posts: 2,230	My reef is infested with this horrid Mermaid's cup. I can't get rid of it to save my life. Help! Sent from my SM-G930T using Tapatalk __________________ Todd If you're not obsessed, you're not doing it right... Current Tank Info: 60 gallon rimless cube; sps dominated

03/27/2017, 10:09 AM	#59
mzkrista Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: North Ridgeville, Ohio Posts: 135	Oh no I can't believe you broke it down! Darn it was so beautiful! If you get back into it hit me up for some macro.