BK's 110 Gallon Build

[smoothdog]

I have done exactly what you said not to do. Once hey bleached I dropped them as low as I could. I'm also very tempted to " fix things" when I should just wait it out.

These frags came from a tank that's 16" deep. The lights were about 16" above the water line and the frags about 8" below it. The catch is the lights were the Radions and I have MH. Is there a way to compare the two without a Lux Meter?

Hard to say without measuring, especially since the leds are dimmable.

Day 3 of the experiment. The rack is now 10" from the bottom on the left side. I was too afraid to move it to the front glass and the bottom so this seemed like a good compromise.



At this time I would see the polyps retreat usually. I know it's too early to tell but I don't see those signs at this time.



Fingers crossed!!

That's promising!

 

[Schplitter]

So all the frags bleached after about 10 days which is about 9 days longer than usual. Still not good enough!

The weir thing is that on one frag plug there was a 1" frag and then a 1/4" frag about 1/4" from it. That 1/4" frag look to be the same coral and is doing really well. Why would that happen?

 

[smoothdog]

Hey BK, I can't tell from the pic, is there a glass shield on that reflector? If not, DE HQI bulbs emit UV and need a glass shield or they'll fry your corals with UV.

 

[Schplitter]

No glass shield but I also use SE bulbs which have the shield if I'm not mistaken.

 

[JxMetal]

You're good on the SE bulbs.

SE bulbs are shielded and don't require glass for shielding.

 

[JxMetal]

Also, so they're bleached, but still show polyp extension? Or are they dead?

 

[VSpeck]

Also, so they're bleached, but still show polyp extension? Or are they dead?

Nook borrowed his magnifying glass to use the bathroom, bk can't see close enough to tell anymore:lol:

 

[Schplitter]

They are all bleached and don't seem to have any life on them except for one 1/4" clone that seems to be doing well.

The monti caps went 1st. Then the acros and lastly the ORA birdsnest. I could see small holes in the flesh then it would peel off over a couple of days and then the polyps would desperate a couple of days later.

I think I'm going to wait on the next test until I have the Ca reactor running. Then I'll also start with the frag rack at the very bottom and move it up every 3 days only 1/2"-1" up.

 

[JxMetal]

Chloramine?

http://www.reefkeeping.com/issues/2003-11/rhf/feature/

 

[Schplitter]

Who knows, maybe. It doesn't seem to be a problem for anything else but SPS. I guess I can add some amquel to the RODI water.

 

[Schplitter]

Did a 50 gallon water change in 12 minutes yesterday. It's so nice to have a simple yet effective system for water changes finally. Now they may actually happen.

 

[Schplitter]

Finally the fish are back in the tank! 10 weeks is a freaking long time.

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[twiggyb]

Where'd the carpet go?

 

[Schplitter]

Where'd the carpet go?

I has been hiding under the rock pile where the Sebae is for 3 days now. I may have to poke it to make it move.

 

[smoothdog]

Finally the fish are back in the tank! 10 weeks is a freaking long time.

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Sweet! Tanks always look lifeless without fish.

 

[Pife]

They all look very happy to be home. How did you treat them ick?

 

[mpcart]

Did a 50 gallon water change in 12 minutes yesterday. It's so nice to have a simple yet effective system for water changes finally. Now they may actually happen.

Can you describe your water change process?

-Mike

 

[Pife]

Can you describe your water change process?

-Mike

Pictures help too.

 

[JxMetal]

Pictures help too.

MS Paint Drawings are even better

 

[Schplitter]

Sweet! Tanks always look lifeless without fish.

I agree. Especially for me as I'm one of the weird people who prefer fish over coral.