OK, so my tank has been in service since mid October. Here is a link to my build http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2590990
I have been adding stock items to the tank a couple of weeks after the TBS rock went in. THe rock has been maintaining well. I have dosed sponge power for the sponges that came with that order. I also have been dosing Korallen coral system with all 4 components weekly. I havent dosed quiet the recommended dosage since most of my corals are frags. My LPS corals are thriving under the lighting. I have several SPS that are doing well also. Some that are stalled.
Parameters are as follows
My average Alk is 8.44 (still dialing in the two part
My average Calc is 468
My average Mag is 1500
Nitrates are undectectable with Salifert
My phosphates are bouncing all over the place. Before my large bi weekly water change, it was 91PPM or 30 PPB on the hanna phosphorus reader
Today it was 6ppb or 18 ppm
To me, its still high. My feeding is cube of Mysis and a cube of cyclopeeze every 3 days, 1 feeding of omega one mini pellets per day, 1/4 sheet of seaweed every 2 days, and reef chili every 3 days after lights out.
Currently residing in tank is
2- midnight clowns
1- yellow tang
1- Matted file fish
1- ornate leopard wrasse
1- Magnificent Foxface
1- royal gramma
1- Misc small wrasse (MIA for 1 week. The ornate did the same thing recently)
Multiple urchins and brittle stars
1- minimaxi anemone resident from my previous tank
30 plus various corals
I keep a decent amount of flow using 2 WAV pumps as well as 2- Gyres ( one removed currently for repair)
My lighting schedule is 4- t5 starting at 2 pm thru 9:30 pm and 3- Kessil 360 WE from 2;30pm to 10:30 pm
Kessilis ramp 180 minutes to 70% color with a max intensity of 62%
My fuge has a Mars Hydro 300 running from 6am to 11 pm. Grom Chaeto like a weed. Quits spinning in my fuge after a week and a half. Just harvested a 5 gallon bucket with 3 weeks growth and filled the bucket. Around 10-12 lbs with no water in bucket. That left my a volley ball size head to start over which doubled in size in 2 days.
I run GFO and carbon. I dose 2 part and MAg . I carbon dose white vinegar. I had a small outbreak of white bacteria till I dialed the carbon back some.
I wipe glass every 2 days, have a 2GPD water change using regular Instant Ocean salt and 0TDS water ran thru BRS RODI with dual DI chambers. I also do a 35 gallon water change every 2 weeks.
So based on what you see, am I pointed in the right direction?
Some of my SPS are not coloring like I would like. They seem to be growing, but with a brown hue to them. A couple of the acros are coming along, but not how I want them. A said above, the LPS are booming.
I have been adding stock items to the tank a couple of weeks after the TBS rock went in. THe rock has been maintaining well. I have dosed sponge power for the sponges that came with that order. I also have been dosing Korallen coral system with all 4 components weekly. I havent dosed quiet the recommended dosage since most of my corals are frags. My LPS corals are thriving under the lighting. I have several SPS that are doing well also. Some that are stalled.
Parameters are as follows
My average Alk is 8.44 (still dialing in the two part
My average Calc is 468
My average Mag is 1500
Nitrates are undectectable with Salifert
My phosphates are bouncing all over the place. Before my large bi weekly water change, it was 91PPM or 30 PPB on the hanna phosphorus reader
Today it was 6ppb or 18 ppm
To me, its still high. My feeding is cube of Mysis and a cube of cyclopeeze every 3 days, 1 feeding of omega one mini pellets per day, 1/4 sheet of seaweed every 2 days, and reef chili every 3 days after lights out.
Currently residing in tank is
2- midnight clowns
1- yellow tang
1- Matted file fish
1- ornate leopard wrasse
1- Magnificent Foxface
1- royal gramma
1- Misc small wrasse (MIA for 1 week. The ornate did the same thing recently)
Multiple urchins and brittle stars
1- minimaxi anemone resident from my previous tank
30 plus various corals
I keep a decent amount of flow using 2 WAV pumps as well as 2- Gyres ( one removed currently for repair)
My lighting schedule is 4- t5 starting at 2 pm thru 9:30 pm and 3- Kessil 360 WE from 2;30pm to 10:30 pm
Kessilis ramp 180 minutes to 70% color with a max intensity of 62%
My fuge has a Mars Hydro 300 running from 6am to 11 pm. Grom Chaeto like a weed. Quits spinning in my fuge after a week and a half. Just harvested a 5 gallon bucket with 3 weeks growth and filled the bucket. Around 10-12 lbs with no water in bucket. That left my a volley ball size head to start over which doubled in size in 2 days.
I run GFO and carbon. I dose 2 part and MAg . I carbon dose white vinegar. I had a small outbreak of white bacteria till I dialed the carbon back some.
I wipe glass every 2 days, have a 2GPD water change using regular Instant Ocean salt and 0TDS water ran thru BRS RODI with dual DI chambers. I also do a 35 gallon water change every 2 weeks.
So based on what you see, am I pointed in the right direction?
Some of my SPS are not coloring like I would like. They seem to be growing, but with a brown hue to them. A couple of the acros are coming along, but not how I want them. A said above, the LPS are booming.
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