90 Gallon SPS
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trueblackpercula
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amazing tank thanks for sharing
trueblackpercula
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So I must ask what do you feed them? And I also like the way the Sps look so happy. Just amazing how hard is it to keep up with Alk calcium and magnesium consumption?
jdm1114
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feeding & consumption
feeding & consumption
Thank you for the kind words. I used to feed the corals BRS reef chili and coral frenzy but I stopped several months ago. I am trying to get better color by lowering my nutrients, and increasing water changes. I am also battling bubble algae, all suggestions are welcome!
Calcium and alkalinity are easily maintained with BRS dosing pumps with the BRS timers set to dose eight times a day. I use the standard BRS two part solutions. I check magnesium monthly and adjust accordingly, I do a good amount of water changes so magnesium doesn't fall real fast.
feeding & consumption
Thank you for the kind words. I used to feed the corals BRS reef chili and coral frenzy but I stopped several months ago. I am trying to get better color by lowering my nutrients, and increasing water changes. I am also battling bubble algae, all suggestions are welcome!
Calcium and alkalinity are easily maintained with BRS dosing pumps with the BRS timers set to dose eight times a day. I use the standard BRS two part solutions. I check magnesium monthly and adjust accordingly, I do a good amount of water changes so magnesium doesn't fall real fast.
jdm1114
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Thank you atrox, I have about 10 mini colonies that I can't wait to see grown out!
trueblackpercula
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The bubble algea is a pain in the rear and can quickly become a problem if not addressed. I had some serious bubble algea in my tank. What I did was remove as much as I could by hand then raised magnesium levels to 1500 and added female emerald crabs. The smaller you get them the better. Now if you go the emerald crab route just keep an eye out on them as they do die easily so keep your tank stocked will help.
Michael
Michael
Piper27
I love bengals
Raising mag helps get rid of bubblealgae? That has never made a difference for me. I use scribbled rabbitfish in tanks that get big blumes of bubble algae. Popping the bubbles and pulling them off the rocks when i feed helps the fish become interested in eating them. I know popping them creats spores but it seems they will eat it easier if they dont see it as a bubbly mass. A few of my tangs will eat it that way but the rabbit is always a good bet to forage for it by itsself.
jdm1114
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How can I tell if they are female emerald crabs?
I have tried emerald crabs in the past, but I can't stand how they like to hang out in my SPS.
jdm1114
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I agree a scribbled rabbitfish is a good choice, but my tank (90 gallons) is a little on the small side for one. I don't like the look of big fish in small tanks, maybe I can find a small one. Have you had luck with a smaller scribbled rabbitfish?
jackson6745
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Very nice. That green milli is sick!
jsdancer
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Corals look beautiful! When you say to easily remove corals that get too large, where r u moving them to?
Why not just selected frag?
Not knocking your thinking.
What is ur overall thinking ab the look of ur reef tank in say 2-3 years from now?
sahin
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Very nice system! Loved watching the video. That Green Milli looks superb.
TrueBlackPerc is 100% correct with regards to Emeralds; buy them small and try to get females. They are easy to tell difference. You can ask the LFS to hold them upside down and you can easily tell.
This is what you look for:
Male:
Female:
Source: http://www.seagrantfish.lsu.edu/biological/anatomy_crab.htm
Although the link is pics of a certain blue crab, the essentials is the same. :lolspin:
Hope that helps.
TrueBlackPerc is 100% correct with regards to Emeralds; buy them small and try to get females. They are easy to tell difference. You can ask the LFS to hold them upside down and you can easily tell.
This is what you look for:
Male:
Female:
Source: http://www.seagrantfish.lsu.edu/biological/anatomy_crab.htm
Although the link is pics of a certain blue crab, the essentials is the same. :lolspin:
Hope that helps.
jdm1114
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Thank you jsdancer!
Q: When you say to easily remove corals that get too large, where r u moving them to?
A: The corals that got too large were birsdnest and pocillipora colonies, there was no demand for frags of these corals so I moved them to my low maintenance 180 gallon mixed reef tank at my parents house.
Q: What is ur overall thinking ab the look of ur reef tank in say 2-3 years from now?
A: Well I have a big decision to make in eight months, I'm moving out of my apartment and plan on buying a house where I will have space for a much larger system. Do I sell everything and start fresh or do I try to transfer everything to a larger tank?
