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How do you guys know when to harvest from the reactor. Ie know when it’s full.
looks the algae /diatoms are receeding after 2 weeks with the reactor… somewhat hopeful ! 
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I harvest when I don’t see any light rays coming out from the reactor… meaning charro overgrown till thick enough to prevent lights seen from top of the lid


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Tank : 3 x 2 x 1.8 ( setup end Feb 2014 ) --> 4 x 2 x 1.8 ( setup early Nov 2016 )
Skimmer : Bubble Magus NAC6 --> Bubble Magus Curve 7
Return pump : Jebao 10000l/h ( down in 17th December 2014 ) --> Jebao DC-12000 ( 19th December 2014 )
Compressor drop-in coil
Wavemaker : Tunze 6105 x 1
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12 hours ago, oceanviper said:


I harvest when I don’t see any light rays coming out from the reactor… meaning charro overgrown till thick enough to prevent lights seen from top of the lid


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Hey thanks. That makes sense. 
Will follow. 
 

 

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Hey thanks! 
 

KH was dropping dramatically around 2-3 months ago. From 8plus initially to 6 plus….had to increase dosing from an initial 50 mls a day to now around 300 mls a day. 
 

so now roughly running around 7.7. Am toying with the idea of running at 8.4 but haven’t been convinced whether I should. 7.7 seems acceptable according to a few articles I have read. 

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i keep my kh at 7.7 too! but thats mainly because of the salt mix i use. i wrote an article about this a couple weeks ago. if you're interested, it's here (https://www.coralfrags.sg/post/how-to-manage-kh).

your rockscape have one part stick out of water. have you ever thought about keeping fiddler crabs on it?

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Ah very interesting read. Yeah I figured that a stable kh is more important then a particular target to reach as such. At 7.7 I seem to get reasonable sps colours and growth. So might just stick to this. 
 

as for fiddler crabs on rock outcropping…was thinking about it but decided not to due to waste ( another life form to take care of). Was thinking of actually planting a single mangrove sapling to it , mainly for aesthetic reasons! 

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