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ok guys..update time..got a few pieces of sps in tank...wanted to see how they doing and everything is ok so far..just had issues with sps pests (So many types)...had minti eating nudis which I managed to get rid of easily. then had a few teddy bear crabs which I caught out of tank...and also had 3snails which were munching on base of acropora which I also manually removed...think im going to have to set up a sps qt if I wana go full sps in the future..
im not sure on names so if anyone can assist il be forever grateful..
some corals have grown nicely
zoas three months ago..
Zoas now..
im not sure on names so if anyone can assist il be forever grateful..
some corals have grown nicely
zoas three months ago..
Zoas now..
I added a yellow millepora frag which I got from a friend which unfortunately got rtn the next day and its gone
only trigger I can think of is that he has very high magnesium levels due to an overdose, which was sitting at over 1800, while im keeping at 1400
my current parameters are:
Ph:8.2
Nitrates: 5
Phosphates 0.2
Calcium 440
KH: 8
Magnesium: 1400
I want to lower my nitrates to get colour out of corals, so added some more titanium bio cubes I had..will check results over next few days to see if it works.
only trigger I can think of is that he has very high magnesium levels due to an overdose, which was sitting at over 1800, while im keeping at 1400my current parameters are:
Ph:8.2
Nitrates: 5
Phosphates 0.2
Calcium 440
KH: 8
Magnesium: 1400
I want to lower my nitrates to get colour out of corals, so added some more titanium bio cubes I had..will check results over next few days to see if it works.
did some tests on tank the weekend..had issue with skimmer which was offline for two days a few weeks back, and lost purple turbinaria to stn. I think either the lack of skimming caused the stn or possibly the doser having dosed the affluent at the bottom of dosing bottles, which I noticed at the same time.
I since shortened tubing on dosing pump so it doesn't go to bottom of bottles and deliver supplement affluent into tank. left doser off for day or two and let parameters stabilise whereafter I put doser on again
parameters are now basically the same as previous test, but phosphates have dropped slightly. I do want to drop my nitrates further though but im going to need more titanium bio cubes.
Ph:8.2
Nitrates: 5
Phosphates 0.15 (looks like that according to seachem kit but not sure how reliable it is)
Calcium 400
KH: 8
Magnesium: 1400
what you guys think of the parameters? keeping mixed reef mostly sps and lps
I also managed to save a small area of tissue on the yellow mille which seems to be growing back.
also raised lights which has made a difference ,and added a whole lot of corals, although im going to be selling a lot of stock soon before I make changes to system..sps with nice anthias is on the way.might play around with some zeo goodies but wana get nutrients down a little more.
before I raised lights..
excuse dirty glass I need to clean it up
after I raised lights
I since shortened tubing on dosing pump so it doesn't go to bottom of bottles and deliver supplement affluent into tank. left doser off for day or two and let parameters stabilise whereafter I put doser on again
parameters are now basically the same as previous test, but phosphates have dropped slightly. I do want to drop my nitrates further though but im going to need more titanium bio cubes.
Ph:8.2
Nitrates: 5
Phosphates 0.15 (looks like that according to seachem kit but not sure how reliable it is)
Calcium 400
KH: 8
Magnesium: 1400
what you guys think of the parameters? keeping mixed reef mostly sps and lps
I also managed to save a small area of tissue on the yellow mille which seems to be growing back.
also raised lights which has made a difference ,and added a whole lot of corals, although im going to be selling a lot of stock soon before I make changes to system..sps with nice anthias is on the way.might play around with some zeo goodies but wana get nutrients down a little more.
before I raised lights..
excuse dirty glass I need to clean it up
after I raised lights