pdxmonkeyboy

some people are just never happy.

jeff.. like always, is seriously hooking up the SPS junkies.. Sent from my SM-G930V using Tapatalk

ineed you can think of cyano as "a weed" it is a very simple life form and is very very effecient at using up trace nutrients. As such, it usuall gets going when there isnt enough nutrients for other forms of algae or bacteria to flourish... be it from availability or imbalance. So like a weed that can actively grow in a dead, drought plagued lawn, cyano is a warning sign. Sent from my SM-G930V using Tapatalk

I am certain Jeff can hold a piece for you if you can't make it this weekend.

now THAT is a good one.

i am really close to 100-1 right now so we will see how it goes. I do recall that there were several comments in dosing threads that nitrate would drop more than phos but perhaps that is becuase it is somewhere near 100-1 ratio? I think my new chaeto light has more to do with it than the vinegar dosing. At any rate it was interesting that i read a post last night where someone was saying that nutrient crashes can be just as damaging as alk swings, maybe more. my corals have certainly "shut down" since this happened. i have had to reduce alk doses again to keep things stable. looking forward to dialing in the fuge light and feeding to get near equilibrium. Sent from my SM-G930V using Tapatalk

I recieved word today that frags will be ready saturday. anytime on saturday. Sent from my SM-G930V using Tapatalk

they absolutely need nitrate. funny, my phos was at .06 when i dosed nitrate up from zero. i knew it would crash my phos when i added it but it went down to 0.00 in a week. tested 3 times on my super dope milwaukie phos photometer. Sent from my SM-G930V using Tapatalk

lol. good ones. people Sent from my SM-G930V using Tapatalk

cool video, dreadful soundtrack Sent from my SM-G930V using Tapatalk

I am bored at the office, thought I would start a thread for memes. Pronounced meah-meah lol.

any updates? how are you going to heat this beast?? Sent from my SM-G930V using Tapatalk

thought i would post my recent experience up as it may help some people out there. All the signs were readily available to me but it didnt click at first and then when it did, i was like "DUH" and i cursed myself for not realizing it sooner. Sooo..without futher ado.. My tank has been in a bit of flux the past several months as i had to go fallow. This affects the biotics of the tank in a big way so i have had to test all the time and manage things. I put my fish in the tank 3? weeks ago..maybe 4 and started dosing vinegar again. my no3 was at 8 and phos at .04 when i put the fish in. I didnt want my nitrates climbing super fast as there is a lot of fish. anyways.. i had a colony start to go pale, only in a couple spots. Alk had been relatively stable, phos and no3 decent so i let it ride. Cyano started to show up. Another colony started to have white tips, then two days later, another colony. alk still stable. phos at .02. cyano spreading a little more. So, i decide on a 50 gallon water change..or about 15%. I am vaccuming the fuge and moving stuff around and i see lots of white bacteria clumps floating in the water. This tells me... too much vinegar, i should have known it was too much when my carbon reactor sponge was clogged with the stuff. i reduced the vinegar. I should have known what to look for at this point but... life... i guess. flash forward 2 days.. cyano worse, colors muted. I mail out for an ICP test because i have convinced myself at this point the cat has dropped lead in the tank or something. I am laying in bed and thinking.. ok, you were dosing too much vinegar, and the cyano is spreading but your phos is only .04. Why is the cyano spreading and the corals fading? DUDE..TEST YOUR NO3! I get out of bed and test my no3..0. i test again, 0.25, ok third time is a charm...somewhere between the two. I dosed potasium nitrate to get 2ppm nitrate. next day i dose again and have 4 ppm. This was about 5 days ago and things look better already. So, if you ever have cyano (which is 90% of the tine caused by no3 and phos imbalance) and your coral starts to fade..and you have powerful lights... you may not have enough nitrate. it all made sense to me.. alk had been steadily climbing as well.. the corals were literally starving. sorry it was long winded..hope it helps somone out in the future. Sent from my SM-G930V using Tapatalk

welcome aboard! Nice looking set up. FWIW, i LOVE my jebao pumps. I have several on different tanks and they have never ever let me down. Post up if you have any questions or need advice. cheers Sent from my SM-G930V using Tapatalk

I think people are missing something... 40 GALLON BREEDER!!!!!!! US gallons (which always causes me to wonder..what other gallons are there?) Sent from my SM-G930V using Tapatalk

I think its actually CNC 10k. Sent from my SM-G930V using Tapatalk

my jaguar said he can meet on saturday... no need to wait. Sent from my SM-G930V using Tapatalk

...must....resist....buying .....rock...... im out. Sent from my SM-G930V using Tapatalk

thought i would bump this... this is 40 gallons folks!! if you had this tank and 40 milk jugs of water... boom! reef tank. Sent from my SM-G930V using Tapatalk

anytime is fine Sent from my SM-G930V using Tapatalk

exactly!! He has gotten mean as cuss lately. I cleaned his entire tank a couple weeks ago, replanted his plants, leveled out the sand... he pushed it all up front and ripped out most of the plants. demon fish. Sent from my SM-G930V using Tapatalk

paid. Sent from my SM-G930V using Tapatalk

ok folks. Tired of watching it rain? Now you can watch your frag grow... or wonder why it isn't growing. So its $30 for a decent sized frag of the colony shown below. It is an aquacultred piece so that will be much easier to keep alive. Jeff will have frags available this weekend. They should all be about the same size and shape so no need to camp out to be first in the door. Send payments to paypal@pnwmas.org via paypal. BE SURE to use the send money to a friend option not the buying goods option. When you have paid then post up here. Jeremy will comfirm before the weekend. When you get your frag take a picture of it next to the ruler of your choice. Jeff will have neptune rulers for sale this wekend for $29.95 if you are interested. I will start a new thread to post your starting pictures. I am excited, i think it will be fun!! Good luck everyone !! Sent from my SM-G930V using Tapatalk

hey.. fish has got to eat. Sent from my SM-G930V using Tapatalk

is it ok if I feed him to my Jaguar cichlid?> It will be a rapid death