msweeney1994
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I have tried sps corals in my tank on multiple different occasions and the only time i have had long term success is with a stylo. I have success with softies (zoas, shrooms), and lps (euphyllia) but any time i put sps in my tank it seems like they slowly decline in health over about a month until they die.
My tank is a 93 gallon cube that has been running for 10 months
ATI sunpower 8x24w light (2 Blue Plus on from 12 noon until 9pm and 8 bulbs on from 1pm until 6pm) 6 inches above water
Reef Octopus space saver 110 skimmer
1 MP40 for flow set on long pulse mode
started with dry rock and have used Natural sea water for set up and water changes (it is what most the lfs sell in my area).
water params as of yesterday: Alk 9.2 (and has been stable every time i check), Calc 430, Mag 1340, Nitrate 2-5, Phosphate .04, salinity 35 ppt using refractometer, temp is usually between 78-80.
Livestock: 2 clowns, yellow coris wrasse, melanaurus wrasse, long nose hawk fish, purple tang and dejardini tang. also have one skunk cleaner, 3 emerald crabs, a few turbo snails, nassarius snails and hermits for cuc.
softies grow at a regular rate, lps a little slower and sps seem to die from the tips down. recently had a reverse superman monti placed about 6 inches under water line which was doing great and grew relatively quickly for 2 weeks then got a white spot right in the middle/top part of the frag and died from the middle outward. i inspected it for nudis and none that i could find. currently have a green vermiculata placed about 8 inches under the water line and the tips of the coral are dead and the color seems off, not quite neon like im used to seeing. polyps are still out but not as fuzzy as when i bought it, and base of the coral seems brown.
also i dont dose anything other than Alk Calc and Mag. and usually do a 10 gal. w/c every 2 weeks
My tank is a 93 gallon cube that has been running for 10 months
ATI sunpower 8x24w light (2 Blue Plus on from 12 noon until 9pm and 8 bulbs on from 1pm until 6pm) 6 inches above water
Reef Octopus space saver 110 skimmer
1 MP40 for flow set on long pulse mode
started with dry rock and have used Natural sea water for set up and water changes (it is what most the lfs sell in my area).
water params as of yesterday: Alk 9.2 (and has been stable every time i check), Calc 430, Mag 1340, Nitrate 2-5, Phosphate .04, salinity 35 ppt using refractometer, temp is usually between 78-80.
Livestock: 2 clowns, yellow coris wrasse, melanaurus wrasse, long nose hawk fish, purple tang and dejardini tang. also have one skunk cleaner, 3 emerald crabs, a few turbo snails, nassarius snails and hermits for cuc.
softies grow at a regular rate, lps a little slower and sps seem to die from the tips down. recently had a reverse superman monti placed about 6 inches under water line which was doing great and grew relatively quickly for 2 weeks then got a white spot right in the middle/top part of the frag and died from the middle outward. i inspected it for nudis and none that i could find. currently have a green vermiculata placed about 8 inches under the water line and the tips of the coral are dead and the color seems off, not quite neon like im used to seeing. polyps are still out but not as fuzzy as when i bought it, and base of the coral seems brown.
also i dont dose anything other than Alk Calc and Mag. and usually do a 10 gal. w/c every 2 weeks
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