Sunday Morning Tank Pics...(Jul '08)

Besides being tank maintenance day, Sunday AM is also favorite time to play with camera...

































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Thank you Omard, very nice pics as usual.

 

Nice pics of your fish and corals!!!
I thought that I was looking at pictures of my tanks since, most of those pics depict what I have in my tank currently!!!!
As yourself, I use Sunday as tank cleanup day and water change day!!!! Just completed three water changes. I feel so much better after doing water changes as I know that water quality is better, oxygen levels are increased, trace elements and salts and buffers are replenished.

 

Good for you...

"Amen" on regular water changes...!!!!!!!

In my tanks, results in:

Cleaner water.

My water clarity stays consistently 340+ "TDS" (Can't get much better without pushing in Ozone. (and use of filter socks on all returns....)

Because of water clarity, I get increased light penetration, thereby increasing light efficiency.

Removes water "yellowness" - (if exists...)

No cyno for 6+ years.

No other "nuisance algae" build up that hermits and snails, asterinas can't handle. (Except for some front glass scum and coraline built up...have to scrape every 4-5 days...

Flat nitrate readings over time.

No need for any kind of additives. (Using RC's - I get more then enough Ca for tank full of softies...)

Ca and other mineral levels stay level and consistent.

Greatly reduces the need for periodic water param testing.

No ICK.

And of very great importance to me and my tank, loaded with a wide range of different "softies" - which no way in heck, In nature, would they be this close to each other. :-/

So there is some aggressive chemical warfare going on, drastically increasing concentration the amount of coral toxins in water column. Proof...my leathers, and kenya trees get very "pouty' day or so before water changes and not fully extend or stay shriveled up. But just moments after water change they start to perk up and become their regular happy selves. ;D

Regular water changes significantly dilutes build up of coral toxins in water column.




Additional practices to help increase water clarity:

Run air stone in sump.
Surface skimmer with good volume.
Powerhead directed at surface to add to surface water turbulence .
Carbon in filter sock. (Changed Monthly)


People that don't do water changes, generally have larger tanks, greater LR volume, very efficient skimmer, refugium, much stronger lighting to penetrate tank depths and "dosers" of various kinds.


Re: "Water Changes/Ex-changes"
By Anthony Calfo
(Webmedia.com)

"...Under the best of circumstances, water quality in the aquarium after one month typically strays unfavorably downward in pH. It certainly increases in dissolved organics. Water clarity from discoloration becomes darker, however inconspicuous that might be to the naked eye during casual daily inspection. In heavily stocked reef displays – allelopathic compounds (chemical warfare) between corals, plants and algae amplify. Phosphorous and nitrogenous compounds inevitably accumulate too. The list of challenges to water quality goes on. Now instead of allowing these dynamics to crescendo before reducing them abruptly with a large monthly (or less often) water change, the smaller, more frequent water changes will dull the peaks and valleys of such swings in water quality to minimize the stress on the tanks inhabitants..."

 

So pretty as always!

As for water changes, 2 gallons on Tuesdays (25G tank)! I notice the difference if I don't and all of my livestock thanks me for it... I plan to never dose anything!

 

Thank you

Good Morning,

As nice as those pics are, and as good a photographer as you are, these pics only touch at the beauty of your tank.

Thank you for yesterday's visit and tank tour. My wife and I were very much inspired to keep moving forward on our rebuild.

Good luck with your sump project.

 

Also running carbon helps make sure you nver have toxins in tank
Awesome photos Omard, grubbsj, you lucky you

 

Nice pics omarD. I will add a healthy frogspawn to the Sunday pic fest.

 

How did I miss that one!!!

Carbon in filter sock under return. Run 24/7. Change Monthy. (or when the living room starts getting smelly...)

 

We forgive you, you posted pics, how can we complain