marvelfan
Member
My recent ORA Green Birds Nest is suffering. I'm trying to figure out what I did to it.
The issue is that the base started to go white (like bone) and is working its way up slowly. The top and middle (as of last night were still ok). I had the nest in the middle bottom of my tank. I figured that maybe light and flow were lacking in that spot, so last night I moved it higher and in a high flow area. I'll grab a pic tonight. Hopefully its not worse.
I've been trying to figure out what is wrong. Here are the changes that have taken place over the last 2 weeks:
1. Stopped dosing 2-part. I was trying to find out the consumption of my elements over the last couple weeks. I've been having precipitation building up. I wanted to start dosing a new amount based on consumption.
2. Replaced RO/DI filters and Resin
3. Readded/adjusted Algae Scrubber
Last night I started to slowly add back in my 2-part.
All testing seems withing healthy range.
Here is my last months worth of maintenence logs:
Day
Time
Daily Calc (ml)
Daily Alk (ml)
Calc
Alk
Mag
Salinity
pH
Phos
H2O Chg (gal)
Note
6/2/2013
11:30 PM
37.95
37.95
430
10.1
1400
1.023
7.94
0.11
0
Added Ground Probe to Sump
6/5/2013
10:00 PM
37.95
37.95
425
9.2
1360
1.023
8.06
4
Cleaned out Skimmer
6/8/2013
11:00 PM
1.023
4
Changed GFO & Carbon - One Cup Each
6/10/2013
7:00 PM
37.95
37.95
415
8.7
1360
1.023
0
0
Mixed Fresh water/Clean Skimmer
6/10/2013
Change Water Tank
N/A
N/A
400
12.9
1440
1.026
0.02
0
6/22/2013
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New UAS pump
6/23/2013
Stopped Dosing Pumps - Heater/controller malfunction
6/25/2013
New RO/DI Filters/Resin
6/26/2013
6:30 PM
0
0
440
10
1400
1.025
0.02
0
7/1/2013
10:30 PM
0
0
410
8.6
1360
1.025
7.96
The issue is that the base started to go white (like bone) and is working its way up slowly. The top and middle (as of last night were still ok). I had the nest in the middle bottom of my tank. I figured that maybe light and flow were lacking in that spot, so last night I moved it higher and in a high flow area. I'll grab a pic tonight. Hopefully its not worse.
I've been trying to figure out what is wrong. Here are the changes that have taken place over the last 2 weeks:
1. Stopped dosing 2-part. I was trying to find out the consumption of my elements over the last couple weeks. I've been having precipitation building up. I wanted to start dosing a new amount based on consumption.
2. Replaced RO/DI filters and Resin
3. Readded/adjusted Algae Scrubber
Last night I started to slowly add back in my 2-part.
All testing seems withing healthy range.
Here is my last months worth of maintenence logs:
Day
Time
Daily Calc (ml)
Daily Alk (ml)
Calc
Alk
Mag
Salinity
pH
Phos
H2O Chg (gal)
Note
6/2/2013
11:30 PM
37.95
37.95
430
10.1
1400
1.023
7.94
0.11
0
Added Ground Probe to Sump
6/5/2013
10:00 PM
37.95
37.95
425
9.2
1360
1.023
8.06
4
Cleaned out Skimmer
6/8/2013
11:00 PM
1.023
4
Changed GFO & Carbon - One Cup Each
6/10/2013
7:00 PM
37.95
37.95
415
8.7
1360
1.023
0
0
Mixed Fresh water/Clean Skimmer
6/10/2013
Change Water Tank
N/A
N/A
400
12.9
1440
1.026
0.02
0
6/22/2013
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New UAS pump
6/23/2013
Stopped Dosing Pumps - Heater/controller malfunction
6/25/2013
New RO/DI Filters/Resin
6/26/2013
6:30 PM
0
0
440
10
1400
1.025
0.02
0
7/1/2013
10:30 PM
0
0
410
8.6
1360
1.025
7.96
