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Is there stuff hanging in there?
Keep fighting.
Once you think that you are near the end, then you have to prepare for a N and P bloom. The bacteria that you don't skim out will die in the tank and while hopefully you can handle the ammonia and nitrite, the nitrate and P could be an issue. ...so have lots of water change water on hand, maybe some GFO, keep changing the carbon and keep the skimmer super clean so that it can get as much out as it can.
Keep fighting.
Once you think that you are near the end, then you have to prepare for a N and P bloom. The bacteria that you don't skim out will die in the tank and while hopefully you can handle the ammonia and nitrite, the nitrate and P could be an issue. ...so have lots of water change water on hand, maybe some GFO, keep changing the carbon and keep the skimmer super clean so that it can get as much out as it can.
Jda123, yes everything seems good I have three skimmers going. Buying more carbon and the floating biological seems to be out. I've been aerating all the tanks and into the sump and it seems to have helped with the low O2 levels.
I haven't seen an ammonia spike yet but I'll keep testing for the start of the nitrogen cycle. FINGERS CROSSED.
This is what I get for trying to automate everything. There is such a thing as to much.
So far I have only lost my red planet, my pods and invertebrates are all still alive.
I haven't seen an ammonia spike yet but I'll keep testing for the start of the nitrogen cycle. FINGERS CROSSED.
This is what I get for trying to automate everything. There is such a thing as to much.
So far I have only lost my red planet, my pods and invertebrates are all still alive.
let's hope you keep the losses to a minimum. I have had automation issues in the past, so I was reassured to read in the 'share the knowledge thread', things like "don't make changes before going on vacation" - I remember trying to talk my daughter through an ATO malfunction that dumped a whole brute of RODI into the tank. You're fortunate this was noticed quite quickly I think.
Absolutely, I'm always up to see what has been done and worked well. And others stories of efforts. I'm new to the Apex scene, but trying to learn. I've been thinking about building a PLC for this but would have as much money into the hardware afterwards as just using an apex. Which can do what I need/want it to. At least I think so.
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You won't hear much from me for automation. CaRx is the most automation that I will use - it would take a month for it to mess up a tank if it stopped working or was generating too much output, and since I check alk at least every other day, it is easy to catch. I don't even use a ATO, I turn a ball valve above the tank and wait there for 10-15 seconds while the tank fills and then turn it back off. There are two types of ATO, IMO... those that have failed and those that will, but at least most of them fail "off" now, which is good. I always argue to automate nothing - lamp/light timers and CaRx is enough for me. I just don't trust hobby-grade sensors, floats, etc. I also find that taking a look at least once a day will also keep me more in tune to what my tank needs.
