Local reefer needs help

[khusson1]

lets see sum pics of ur newest additions!

 

[kone77]

New corals

New corals

THESE PICS ARE WITH ALL MY LIGHTS OFF EXCEPT MY MOON LIGHTS ILL TRY TO POST SOME BETTER ONES TOMORROW.THANKS KEITH FOR THE AWESOME FRAGS I GOT FROM YOU TODAY YOU GOT A HELL OF A SETUP OVER THERE I APPRECIATE EVERYTHING!!:thumbsup::thumbsup::

 

[NCNBilly]

Good luck! Keep a close eye on them - if you notice any changes post them here before you do anything.

 

[kone77]

new pics

new pics

new pics everything looking good:thumbsup::thumbsup:

 

[khusson1]

Why does the 4th one look white??

 

[kone77]

all the lights were on and i had the flash on the camera on by mistake its a new camera didnt figure how to work it yet.it still looks like the way you gave it to me

 

[kone77]

brown/red color algae

brown/red color algae

iv been battling this algae and cant beat it all my par.are good ph 8.00-8.20 nitrates are 2-5 ppm very low ammonia 0 phosphates 0 copper 0 alk/dkh 9 i do water changes every week 5 gal.with ro/di water have a brand new refractometer anyone have any ideas ??????????my lights are over a year old will this cause this????????

 

[lpkenneys]

Hi Kone, Lighting age can play a large factor in algae growth, that being said age for lighting is better measured in hours used as apposed to years.So if you run them for say 7hrs. a day(7*365=2555), there measured output is in "PAR" there are meters to measure this but they are a little expensive and you need to measure when first installed and as they age, most of us just change on a rough hourly or monthly schedule,depending on use, mine I change about every 1000-1500 hours.Also your phosphate readings I am assuming you are using a standard test kit?They don't read the lower limits so are pretty much a waste of money(sorry). They make testers to read lower limits but here again they arnt cheep, i think there are a few local members that have some(my self not included :-( ) that if some kind of arraignment can be made they might test your water for you.You also might want to test your R/O water with a good TDS meter with all the chemicals in our water the filters don't last very long. Other than that the use of GFO has helped me a lot in my tanks, but I would check some of the things mention as well. Hope this helps and if i can answer anymore questions feel free to ask...Patrick

 

[lpkenneys]

Also, the reef chemistry form here has loads of good info, just remember as myself included, a lot of this is opinion, and what works for one doesn't work for everybody!

 

[kone77]

all my test kits are salifert.i do have a tds meter on my ro/di system maybe its my lights im thinking thats causing the algea.now im running 2 250watt hqi metal halides coralife 20,000k and 4 39 watt atintics two are 460 nm and two are 420mn they came with my outer orbits system the only ones i changed were the halides about a year ago .when i buy new lights should i still do 20k or go lower and what about my t5s i was thinking the powerchrome made by geisman what i dont under stand is the 460nm and 420nm when i do buy new lights what does everybody else use????????

 

[lpkenneys]

Like I mentioned before, all of you lights need to replaced on a regular basis,as far as the light spectrum, thats a decision you need to make,(10000,12000,15000,20000,ect.)on my one personal tank(120g) I run two 15k 250 watt MH's,on a 7 hour schedule then 2,110 watt Actinic's on a 10hr. schedule and a 250mh. (20k)for two 1.5hr regiments throughout the day,but I have a lot of larger corals in my tank. You have an afull lot of light in that tank you might want to try and shorten the time they are on.

 

[kone77]

ok i run my actinics from 6am to 6pm and my halides come on 8am to 4pm what would you or any body recommend???

 

[lpkenneys]

I would cut each set back 2 hours and see if it helps give it a week to ten days and see what you get.

 

[kone77]

ok ill try it thanks ill post in about 10 days if there's a difference

 

[kone77]

Newest pics of tank

Newest pics of tank

OK ITS BEEN ABOUT A MONTH NOW IV CHANGED MY HALIDE BULBS GOT 2 NEW 15K XMS THE NEW STYLE 250WATT AND 4 39WATT T5HO"S 3 ATI BLUE PLUS AND 1 KZ FUJI PURPLE.MY ALGAE HAS FINALLY GONE AWAY EVEN ON THE SAND I ONLY GET A LIL BIT NOW ON THE GLASS.IV STOCKED MY TANK UP A LIL BIT WITH GOT SOME TRUE PURPLE HORNETS/NUCULAR GREEN PALYS/PURPLE DEATHS/ONE POLYP OF THE RED HORNET! A.K.A. "THE DEVILS AURA"...AND EVERTHING IS DOING GREAT EVERYTHING OPEN AND LOOKING GOOD ALL PAR. ARE FINE.THANKS EVERYONE FOR THE HELP AND ADVICE FINALLY CAN SIT BACK AND ENJOY MY TANK:fun2::fun2::fun2::fun2::fun2::fun2:

 

[NCNBilly]

Hope the tang police don't see the hippo.

 

[cakemanPA]

Hope the tang police don't see the hippo.

LOL... I was thinking the same thing...

 

[JeffBoyRD]

I don't get it. Why does everyone get upset about tangs in tanks? Oh, I get it, it's because it is alone in the tank. They are best kept in groups like mine in a 20 gallon high:

:lol:

 

[NCNBilly]

Precisely!