2 pico tanks and petco premixed SW 5 gallon box
Both tanks are for softies Zoas, mushrooms, ric.'s the differences are
the JBJ picotope 3 gal has a large feather duster, 5 sexies and a pom-pom crab and snails AC 70-fuge MOD with heater, filter floss, chaeto and using the picotope light on the fuge the current 36 watt on the tank. Needs a little PH for more flow.
The 5.5 GAL AGA has a candy cane that is receeding, 1 YWG, 1 small emerald crab, a few red scarlet crabs and snails Hogs hoods canopy with the crazy 28/32 watt bulbs, ac 20 with filter fluff and the picotope mine filter with charcoal.
Neither tank has much that should be using up the calcium.
3/1/09
3 gal picotope
NO3 0
PO4 0
DKH 6
CA 220!!!!
start using Kent Marine nano reef A + B directions say 8 drops per 4 gallons
picotope add 4 - 6 drops each 3/2, 3/3, 3/4 never dosed before and nervous about over doing it.
3/5/09
Petco pre mixed SW in a box
SG 1.025
N03 0
PO4 0
DKH 8
CA 300
3 gal picotope
SG 1.027 / top off RO water
N03 0
PO4 0
DKH 7
CA 300
5.5 gal tank
SG 1.028 / top off ro water
NO3 0
PO4 0
DKH 6
CA 320
start using Kent Marine nano reef A + B directions 8 drops per 4 gallons on the
5.5 Gal also adding 6 to 8 drops 3/5, 3/6, 3/7, missed 3/8
start again 3/9.
picotope 4 to 6 drops 3/5, 3/6, 3/7, missed 3/8 but did a pretty good cleaning of the 5.5 including 2 gal W/C
and a quick on the picotope with about 1/2 gal W/C
start dosing again on 3/9.
3/10 I am not going to test N03 and PO4 every time because I have not seen any thing above 0 in a long time.
picotope
SG 1.027
temp 76.1
CA 320
DKH 7
5.5 Gal
SG 1.027
temp 77.6
DKH 7
CA 340
I see some value to dosing but not as consistant as I hoped. Of course it may be that I s##k dosing and testing. I will continue dosing and testing to see if there is some improvement.
When I finish this box of Petco S/W I will go back to mixing my own SW buying small qty's of different salts to use so I can try a few a see what happens. I took some picture last night of the picotope it is 6 months old and hope to get them on the computer tonight. Maybe get pictures of the 5.5 tonight also
Both tanks are for softies Zoas, mushrooms, ric.'s the differences are
the JBJ picotope 3 gal has a large feather duster, 5 sexies and a pom-pom crab and snails AC 70-fuge MOD with heater, filter floss, chaeto and using the picotope light on the fuge the current 36 watt on the tank. Needs a little PH for more flow.
The 5.5 GAL AGA has a candy cane that is receeding, 1 YWG, 1 small emerald crab, a few red scarlet crabs and snails Hogs hoods canopy with the crazy 28/32 watt bulbs, ac 20 with filter fluff and the picotope mine filter with charcoal.
Neither tank has much that should be using up the calcium.
3/1/09
3 gal picotope
NO3 0
PO4 0
DKH 6
CA 220!!!!
start using Kent Marine nano reef A + B directions say 8 drops per 4 gallons
picotope add 4 - 6 drops each 3/2, 3/3, 3/4 never dosed before and nervous about over doing it.
3/5/09
Petco pre mixed SW in a box
SG 1.025
N03 0
PO4 0
DKH 8
CA 300
3 gal picotope
SG 1.027 / top off RO water
N03 0
PO4 0
DKH 7
CA 300
5.5 gal tank
SG 1.028 / top off ro water
NO3 0
PO4 0
DKH 6
CA 320
start using Kent Marine nano reef A + B directions 8 drops per 4 gallons on the
5.5 Gal also adding 6 to 8 drops 3/5, 3/6, 3/7, missed 3/8
start again 3/9.
picotope 4 to 6 drops 3/5, 3/6, 3/7, missed 3/8 but did a pretty good cleaning of the 5.5 including 2 gal W/C
and a quick on the picotope with about 1/2 gal W/C
start dosing again on 3/9.
3/10 I am not going to test N03 and PO4 every time because I have not seen any thing above 0 in a long time.
picotope
SG 1.027
temp 76.1
CA 320
DKH 7
5.5 Gal
SG 1.027
temp 77.6
DKH 7
CA 340
I see some value to dosing but not as consistant as I hoped. Of course it may be that I s##k dosing and testing. I will continue dosing and testing to see if there is some improvement.
When I finish this box of Petco S/W I will go back to mixing my own SW buying small qty's of different salts to use so I can try a few a see what happens. I took some picture last night of the picotope it is 6 months old and hope to get them on the computer tonight. Maybe get pictures of the 5.5 tonight also
