Anyone local want to babysit some corals?

[WalrusKisses]

I have a few corals that aren't sitting too well with my cube at the moment. Mostly SPS. I'm wondering if any of you have a good QT set up and might babysit a few of my pieces until I get my 40B up and running. I could give you a few bucks, or let you frag whatever it was if you wanted, I would just prefer them to be happy when I transfer them.

The pieces:
Two chalices (tissue recession that luckily has stopped)
Green birdsnet that my sexy shrimp are picking on
two acroporas, one is healthy but brown, the other is the aquaSD that isn't looking too hot.
Maybe a setosa that suddenly started bleaching.

I assume it may have something to do with alk swings since my fuge light busted. I have a desk lamp trained on it no, so we'll see if anything gets better.

I'd prefer them go into a QT, because I don't want anyone to catch any bugs I might have.

Forrest

 

[Dragonvale]

Have you tested your parameters to verify a swing? I don't think alk swing happens with a refugium light going off. Phosophates yeah or maybe ph swing cause of the opposite time the light comes on to stabilized ph through day.

 

[WalrusKisses]

Yeah, pH, sorry. I'm assuming there's a carbon dioxide spike at night, bringing the pH down and that messing with the alk. Also, I'm pretty sure my water is pretty dirty with the lack of skimmer. I feed sparingly and only have one fish, but I doubt I'm clean as far as phosphate and nutrients go. So I'm thinking that I can let the more sensitive corals get some R and R in a clean tank before getting transferred to a clean tank, ya know?

 

[lokii_37]

A skimmer will help off gas co2 to keep the pH swings to a minimum.

 

[WalrusKisses]

I can't install one on my cube That's why I'm looking for housing for my more sensitive corals until I get the new setup set up--which has a pretty good skimmer.

 

[K3nnyG]

Forest txt me

 

[Dapg8gt]

Good luck on the hunt and from what I know a refugium light has nothing to do with the alk =).

On a side note have you seen the diy kalk drippers? I made one a long time ago on my nano cube I would use coke bottles and mix up like 4 at a time and drip over night and it kept my tank pretty stable. And it was easy to just transfer the cap and tube to the new bottle. May be a easy option if you can't find anybody willing to take them. I can explain how I made mine if your interested.

If the loisette acro doesn't make it let me know I'll give you another one when you get your new tank up and stable ..