frogspawn prolem
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greatgman001
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also what kind of lighting should i look into for the tank
im gonna have a mixed blend of corals (softies ,lps ,sps)
the absolute budget for just my lighting is 400 dollars max
i dont think i will go mh (too hot ,expensive ,and energy wasting --love the shimmering though)
i was thinking of either a 6 or 8 bulb ho t5 fixture w/ moonlights off of ebay
like the nova extreme unit
im gonna have a mixed blend of corals (softies ,lps ,sps)
the absolute budget for just my lighting is 400 dollars max
i dont think i will go mh (too hot ,expensive ,and energy wasting --love the shimmering though)
i was thinking of either a 6 or 8 bulb ho t5 fixture w/ moonlights off of ebay
like the nova extreme unit
greatgman001
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what time?
greatgman001
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i'll be there
raynist
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Look at www.aquatinics.com they have a very nice T-5 unit that will fit your tank and be worlds better than the nova extreme.
They have a 4ft 5x54 watt unit with individual reflectors for $290. With shipping and bulbs you will be right around $400.
If you are going to use T-5's, I would get 3 GE Daylights ($12), one ATI Blue Plus and one UVLighting Super Actinic. If you want a more blue look switch a GE Daylight for a Blue Plus.
--Ray
greatgman001
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well ray i hope you can do some good with my froggie it was looking a good bit ragged
raynist
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I did a full test on your water and that is definately the problem
Here is what I found:
Salinity - 1.026 (fine)
Alkalinity - 6.8 KH (should be 8 - 10 range I think)
Calcium - 940 ppm!!!!! I checked this twice with a salifert kit.
Should be 400ppm or so. Not sure what affect this has.
Nitrates - 40ppm (should be under 10 I think, higher is
bad for corals/inverts)
PH - 7.6 (should be 8.0 - 8.2)
Ammonia - 1ppm, should be zero. This is really bad for your
fish/corals also.
I am not sure what to make of the crazy calcium reading. Do you dose anything? I think having too many fish is the problem with your Ammonia/Nitrates and what damaged the coral. I will let you know how it is doing.
--Ray
Here is what I found:
Salinity - 1.026 (fine)
Alkalinity - 6.8 KH (should be 8 - 10 range I think)
Calcium - 940 ppm!!!!! I checked this twice with a salifert kit.
Should be 400ppm or so. Not sure what affect this has.
Nitrates - 40ppm (should be under 10 I think, higher is
bad for corals/inverts)
PH - 7.6 (should be 8.0 - 8.2)
Ammonia - 1ppm, should be zero. This is really bad for your
fish/corals also.
I am not sure what to make of the crazy calcium reading. Do you dose anything? I think having too many fish is the problem with your Ammonia/Nitrates and what damaged the coral. I will let you know how it is doing.
--Ray
chesapeake
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my frogspawn loves compacts i tgave a frag to a friend and had it under metal halides and did not do to good put it under compacts and boom back to livfe doing well mine grows like a weed constantly fraging it and taking tothe local fish store for credit
chesapeake
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chesapeake
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sorry about the bubble pic
greatgman001
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wow 940 ppm calcium!!!!!
almost every day i put in a capful of coral vitae additive
maybee too much
definatly gonna do a 50 percent waterchange tomorrow
what kind of lights r u using?
almost every day i put in a capful of coral vitae additive
maybee too much
definatly gonna do a 50 percent waterchange tomorrow
what kind of lights r u using?
raynist
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I have this coral in a 20g long tank that is my q-tank.
There is a 2x65 pc light on it.
What other corals do you have in there? If there isn't anything in there that uses calcium you should cut down on your dosing.
I would not recommend dosing anything that you don't test for as things can get out of hand pretty quickly, especially in such a small tank.
---Ray
greatgman001
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just a few kenya tree that are doing good polyps are out
the xenia elongata i had disapeared i guess melted away
thats it i will not buy no more corals in my tank till i get my 90 up
coinsidentaly my filtration on the 90 will be a ecosystem refugium setup
i'm tring to find plans to set up 1 in my new 30 gallon long sump
if ne1 knows of a site i can go to to get the plans please tell me
the xenia elongata i had disapeared i guess melted away
thats it i will not buy no more corals in my tank till i get my 90 up
coinsidentaly my filtration on the 90 will be a ecosystem refugium setup
i'm tring to find plans to set up 1 in my new 30 gallon long sump
if ne1 knows of a site i can go to to get the plans please tell me
greatgman001
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can u post a pic? to show everyone the froggie?
greatgman001
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stand is ready to be sanded primered amd painted
hopefully all this will get done tomorrow
sump is getting worked on (gonna buy the glass for the baffles)
hopefully all this will get done tomorrow
sump is getting worked on (gonna buy the glass for the baffles)
