Help me understand
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Topic: Help me understand
Posted By: suiso man
Subject: Help me understand
Date Posted: December 07 2012 at 9:13am
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OK I have a 180 gallon tank with huge sump. I just started dosing 2 part last week. I don't have a whole lot of sps, but I have noticed something about this tank that I find interesting. I don't have to do much to keep the water chemistry in balance. most of the corals I have are sps mushrooms and zoas. I do have a few sps in the tank. Than being said I also have jbj 24 gallon tank, that has zoas, palys, mushrooms and a ling si monti in it. The tank doesn't have a skimmer because there is no real bio load on it. I am amazed at the difference in the jbj it is literally double to triple the work to keep the chemistry in check. for example both tanks the 180 salinity stays at 1.025 and about every 3 months it drops to 1.023 the jbj i 2 days jumped from 1.025 to 1.325 due to evaporation. I have to constantly monitor the jbj to make sure everything is stable. Here is my question why is it this way? Is it because of the tank size? Does everybody with small tanks have this happen or am I just the lucky one? |
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Posted By: Melissa
Date Posted: December 07 2012 at 10:19am
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It's because any change in a small tank is going to be bigger percentage-wise than a change in a bigger tank. My 72g at home is way easier to keep stable than the 14g at work (although part of that is other people 'helping')
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Posted By: lskurys
Date Posted: December 07 2012 at 10:39am
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Suiso it really is a % thing. When I had my smaller 75 gallon tank I would notice changes much faster than my 220 gallon.
With my new tank if I let something drop it does take much more to get it back in to shape.
I was told by several people that larger tanks are much beter at keeping stable. ------------- 220g , large elite aquatics sump. 3 Radion Pro Gen 3 lights 3 Mp 40's |
Posted By: suiso man
Date Posted: December 07 2012 at 12:14pm
Ok, so it is the amount of water in the tank then. That's what I thought it was. It makes me think that if your going to get a frag tank it should be a big one so that the corals aren't stressed with sudden changes.I like big tanks. I really need to make a fish room... do I dare ask my wife lol Thanks for clearing things up I appreciate it.
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Posted By: Molli
Date Posted: December 07 2012 at 12:37pm
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suiso man wrote:Posted By: suiso man
Date Posted: December 07 2012 at 1:39pm
| I am going to get one set up for the 180 I am trying to figure out how to get both systems on one.we will see ... |