JHendu's 115 tall
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cerreta
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I have a mixed nano. I tried going to just sps, but I am too in love with diversity and exotic colors. I have LPS, sps, zoos, shrooms, xenia, palys, and more. Wow, hard to believe they all fit.
I have not had luck with kalkwasser either. I also tried the Salifert All-in-One and trace hard. I had difficulty keeping the values stable despite otherwise good results.
I now use Oceans Blend 2 part and that did the trick. The beauty of this brand is that it also has all other trace elements so there is no need to purchase any other additives. It is also less expensive than other brands. I soley rely on Oceans Blend 2 part and weekly 20% water changes with RO/DI and Instant Ocean salt. I prefer to mix my own so I can control the SG.
I feed the corals once or twice a week with TLF Phytoplan and Cyclopeeze. I also feed the fish once to three times a week.
I have been meaning to suggest to you. I think you said your last test revealed 1.022 SG. This is good for fish, but too low for corals. Aim for 1.025 with +/- .001 tolerance. Corals will thrive better with near NSW levels of salinity.
I have not had luck with kalkwasser either. I also tried the Salifert All-in-One and trace hard. I had difficulty keeping the values stable despite otherwise good results.
I now use Oceans Blend 2 part and that did the trick. The beauty of this brand is that it also has all other trace elements so there is no need to purchase any other additives. It is also less expensive than other brands. I soley rely on Oceans Blend 2 part and weekly 20% water changes with RO/DI and Instant Ocean salt. I prefer to mix my own so I can control the SG.
I feed the corals once or twice a week with TLF Phytoplan and Cyclopeeze. I also feed the fish once to three times a week.
I have been meaning to suggest to you. I think you said your last test revealed 1.022 SG. This is good for fish, but too low for corals. Aim for 1.025 with +/- .001 tolerance. Corals will thrive better with near NSW levels of salinity.
ZOAKEEPER
Zoa Trainer
TV
TV
In addition to the expenses of the new tank set up, our 57in rear projection Sony TV died so we had to replace it with a 58in plasma. I'll need to pay for that for a bit before I can invest in a reactor.
cant believe he picked a TV over a calcium reactor, well i'm sure the day will come when that will change,:dance:
TV
In addition to the expenses of the new tank set up, our 57in rear projection Sony TV died so we had to replace it with a 58in plasma. I'll need to pay for that for a bit before I can invest in a reactor.
cant believe he picked a TV over a calcium reactor, well i'm sure the day will come when that will change,:dance:
jhendu
Premium Member
So things are going well at about the 18 day mark. Still some minor algae covering the glass and a few noticeable spots on portions of the foam. Still nothing overwhelming or discouraging. I have setup the fish only 45 gallon and removed the Yellow tang, Koran angel and arrow crab so far. I'm still trying to catch the coral beauty and the coral banded shrimp but they are proving to be quite crafty. It turns out that the Koran was more of a problem than I had realized. The new open brain that I had put in there had been doing quite poorly. I had noticed a little bit of nipping by the Koran but not enought for that to jump out as the main reason. I figured it was a water issue although my favites were doing well. 2 nights ago I was finally able to catch the Koran and move him. Since then the open brain has made a remarkable recovery and is back to about 75% of its original quality. My favites are looking better as well. Turns out that guy was doing more than I had noticed. I am very happy to have been able to move him. Water parameters will be checked tonight so keep your fingers crossed for me.
jhendu
Premium Member
Update. All is well. A little bit of cyano in the fuge but nothing up top. Currently have the MAG-18 for the return but have it valved back a bit. Theoretically the tank shoudl be running at its max possible turnover for the overflow/bulkhead setup that I have. Substrate is starting to get a slight brownish tint to it as well. I figured that the pristine white would be hard to keep forever. I added a GEO calcium rector earlier this week and from what I can see my calc levels are holding around 420. I'm adding a PH monitor tomorrow to better keep track of the tank. Added to croceas last week and 1 seems to be dead and the other is showing signs of recession. Not sure if there is a parameter issue or if its the coral beauty angel. All other critters are doing well.
