OneReef's 120g DreamReef
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OneReef
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I have bumped up the length of my lighting schedule. I was running my LEDs at daylight hours of around 6 to 7 hours. I have slowly bumped that up over the past few weeks to around 9 hours. I was not seeing the growth rate that I wanted before, but now that I have increased the photoperiod, I feel that I am seeing faster growth, without any loss of color. We'll see how this goes.
OneReef
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Thanks. I use a scraper or a razor blade to keep the back glass clean. I use a mag float on the side and front glass.
OneReef
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Thanks! I am trying to exercise patience and just leave the tank alone and let it grow. I hope in a couple of years I can have a nice full SPS forest.
softieatheart
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Check this beauty out!
Wow! That is stunning! Any idea what it is named?
OneReef
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It is a My Miami Chalice.
OneReef
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Well, not only am I dealing with eliminating zoa eating nudibranches, I have discovered very tiny flatworms crawling on the bottom of the front glass. They are very tiny, almost like babies. Very strange since I havent added anything to my tank in a long time. Maybe my Mystery Wrasse has been keeping them in check. Regardless, I am going to treat Flatworm Exit while there isn't really an issue, and take care of it early. I'll post what I do and how it goes soon.
ihavtats29
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make sure after 2-3 weeks to retreat the will be eggs that will hatch , other than that ive had no issues from using the treatment in case you have not had to do so yet. have a water change and some fresh carbon ready to go just in case. flat worms can put off a bunch of toxins into your tank when they die.
Rudolph
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I had to deal with the flatworms and they were easy to eliminate. I siphoned a bunch out in a water change before I add the flatwworm exit. Then, added it again (per the instructions) a week later and I have never seen once since. I also tried a wrasse, but he either didn't have a taste for them or they grew too fast. Once again, the good news is they seem easy to eliminate. Just follow the instructions.
OneReef
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OneReef
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I have a large water change ready to go, and fresh carbon to run afterwards. I am going to dose Flatwork Exit to get rid of both the flatworms and the nudibranches. I will treat for a few week to take care of anything that hatches.
Here's a good article I found on zoa nudibraches vs. Flatworm Exit:
http://www.practicalcoralfarming.com/zoonudis.html
Here's a good article I found on zoa nudibraches vs. Flatworm Exit:
http://www.practicalcoralfarming.com/zoonudis.html
OneReef
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No, the mag 3 is perfect for it and was also the one recommended by NextReef. It works great, perfect tumbling speed of the pellets
OneReef
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Tank Update:
Not a whole lot going on in the tank front. Just been trying to leave the tank alone and let it grow. Things are doing well, just not growing as fast as I would like. I checked my phosphates with the Hanna digital and it came back reading .02. This leads me to believe that I am still not feeding enough. Also, I checked my Magnesium and it was a bit low. Tested at 1260, when I would like it to be between 1350-1400. Seems that higher Mg helps with SPS as far as encrusting/growing and utilizing the calcium. Somewhere I read on RC that when Mg is low, montis are the first to show it. I have lost a little color on my green monti, so I am bumping up my Mg to around 1400 to see if it helps with growth. I am also going to increase my coral feeding as long as I don't see increase diatom/cyano. I also read that higher Mg also helps keep the cyano away. Theres so much info/theory/speculation in this hobby that at times its tough to know what to believe and what is correct. But I do know that Mg is essential along with Ca and Alk, so increasing it should only help things. I'll post my findings of increased Mg in a few weeks. I'm sure Randy Holmes Farley has a good article on Mg, I'll go check it out.
Not a whole lot going on in the tank front. Just been trying to leave the tank alone and let it grow. Things are doing well, just not growing as fast as I would like. I checked my phosphates with the Hanna digital and it came back reading .02. This leads me to believe that I am still not feeding enough. Also, I checked my Magnesium and it was a bit low. Tested at 1260, when I would like it to be between 1350-1400. Seems that higher Mg helps with SPS as far as encrusting/growing and utilizing the calcium. Somewhere I read on RC that when Mg is low, montis are the first to show it. I have lost a little color on my green monti, so I am bumping up my Mg to around 1400 to see if it helps with growth. I am also going to increase my coral feeding as long as I don't see increase diatom/cyano. I also read that higher Mg also helps keep the cyano away. Theres so much info/theory/speculation in this hobby that at times its tough to know what to believe and what is correct. But I do know that Mg is essential along with Ca and Alk, so increasing it should only help things. I'll post my findings of increased Mg in a few weeks. I'm sure Randy Holmes Farley has a good article on Mg, I'll go check it out.
