DanW's 187 SPS Dominated Reef Journal
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DanW
Certified Stick Killer
Ramzy, I love my BK. It does a great job but most of all it is silent.
The PL went into the tank in Oct. 2007 as a fully encrusted frag about 1" long.
Here is a picture in Jan 2008 about 1 1/2"
Here is a picture as of today about 5"x5" and has been fragged several times.
DanW
Certified Stick Killer
Yah, I’m pretty happy with its growth. As for the fast growth secret, well I went to this lab up north called BALCO and :lol: .
I’m dosing Probidio (Reef Booster & Bio Digest) and vodka. Not much vodka, maybe 2 ml. twice a week when I can remember. I’m pretty consistent with the Probidio products though, one capsule a week on the same day.
The bulbs that were shipped with my fixture were Giesemann Megachrome Marine 13.5K SE MH. The T-5s are 3 Giesemann 22K and a Fiji Purple. The MHs are too white for my taste but I can’t complain about the growth. I’m about to make a MH bulb change to the Aquamaxx 14K. I got‘em cheap so I’m going to check’em out.
mylittlejade
Member
I'm glad that the pink is doing good, it is a very slow grower for me also. Your PL has blown up quit fast for you.
DanW
Certified Stick Killer
These pictures were taken in May 2009. Happy with the growth and things are really settling in. The calcium and kalk reactors are now tuned and I rarely have to add any elements. If you look closely though there is the start of some sort of red algae in the rocks. It is very low growing and hard (impossible) to get off. Doesn’t seem to bother the corals but is irritating me. I had it in my old 110 for a while until it slowly disappeared over time, hoping that this will follow the same pattern. If anyone has any ideas how to speed its demise, I'm all ears.
DanW
Certified Stick Killer
I don’t know and will try to get a better picture tonight. It is purple/red and is really, really tight to the rocks. It is impossible to grab a hold of and nearly impossible to scrub off with a toothbrush. The only way I’ve been able to clear some off is to shade a spot for a few days, then scrub it off. Turbos, Margaritas, Ceriths, nassarius or hermits don’t seem to want to have anything to do with it. My scribbled rabbit occasionally picks at it but it doesn’t seem to like it.
Reefer08
New member
Weird! I have the same algae in my tank. Its a deep red color. Doesn't look like coraline right? Kinda fuzzy in texture? But really tightly stuck to the rocks.
I asked the zeovit guys and they said it probably is:
http://www.aquatouch.com/algae.htm
But I don't believe it is that from the pictures.
I asked the zeovit guys and they said it probably is:
http://www.aquatouch.com/algae.htm
But I don't believe it is that from the pictures.
DanW
Certified Stick Killer
Ramzy, sounds like we may have the same algae.
It’s almost the same color (maybe a deeper red/purple) as in the picture but is not puffy like the one in the link. Very tight to the rocks, doesn't appear to affect any of the corals as a matter of fact the corals seem to kill it as they encrust. I donno maybe it’s slowing the encrusting??? I had it in my last tank until it just started disappearing. I'm going to try and snap a picture tonight.
It’s almost the same color (maybe a deeper red/purple) as in the picture but is not puffy like the one in the link. Very tight to the rocks, doesn't appear to affect any of the corals as a matter of fact the corals seem to kill it as they encrust. I donno maybe it’s slowing the encrusting??? I had it in my last tank until it just started disappearing. I'm going to try and snap a picture tonight.
pookstreet
Registered Stick Killer
Tank's looking nice, Dan. I've had that stuff before and just ignored it. It eventually went away on it's own. Maybe it's just part of the tank cycle as it matures.
Reefer08
New member
Yeah it doesn't get as large in the pictures on that website. All of the algae stays about 2mm and just encrusts across the rocks, very deep red/purple.
Whats your phosphate at? I never test mine but I believe it to be very low since im on my 2nd month of zeo and little to no algae build up on the glass. I think its safe to assume this algae isn't caused by high nutrients.
Do you ever get dinoflaggeate algae (brown slime) build up on your sand with prodibio?
btw is that a huge oregon tort on the left of your pink lemonade in the pics of your front tank shot?
Whats your phosphate at? I never test mine but I believe it to be very low since im on my 2nd month of zeo and little to no algae build up on the glass. I think its safe to assume this algae isn't caused by high nutrients.
Do you ever get dinoflaggeate algae (brown slime) build up on your sand with prodibio?
btw is that a huge oregon tort on the left of your pink lemonade in the pics of your front tank shot?
DanW
Certified Stick Killer
My phospates are at 0.03 (Hanna) and have been for a while, so I think that nutrients only play a small part. But remember that the nitrates could be "in balance", so I run GFO 24x7 that changed it every 3-4 weeks and have cheato in the fuge. I do not get dinos on the sand and have been on Prodibio for about a year or so.
Oregon Tort:thumbsup: good eye!
