Pale brown corals!!!
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degibson84
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Hanna already sent me two new batches of reagent every one of them reads 0.00
And I probably clean every 3-5 days depending on how chipper I feel
And I probably clean every 3-5 days depending on how chipper I feel
degibson84
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With the margin of error on the checker I'm sure I have some po4. Anywhere from 0.00-0.03.
I just started coral frenzy last week. Only feeding it every 3 days. I have seen se better polyp extension but no colors popping
I just started coral frenzy last week. Only feeding it every 3 days. I have seen se better polyp extension but no colors popping
Big E
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It takes months for corals to recover when they are pale........not weeks.
Get more snails if you are concerned about some film/hair algae.
A lot of people lose their way because they get so obsessed with a little algae.......... they put all their efforts into eliminating that and lose focus on what's important...........the corals.
Some algae growth is good............it's natural to have a spike in algae growth after removing your GFO. It will take time for the system to start a new balance........again think in months not weeks.
Once your coralline algae starts to thrive it will choke out a lot of the film algaes.
Put your Hanna away for a month or so and just let the tank adjust.............watch the system and be patient.
Get more snails if you are concerned about some film/hair algae.
A lot of people lose their way because they get so obsessed with a little algae.......... they put all their efforts into eliminating that and lose focus on what's important...........the corals.
Some algae growth is good............it's natural to have a spike in algae growth after removing your GFO. It will take time for the system to start a new balance........again think in months not weeks.
Once your coralline algae starts to thrive it will choke out a lot of the film algaes.
Put your Hanna away for a month or so and just let the tank adjust.............watch the system and be patient.
degibson84
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I got a bottle of Marc Weiss coral boost from a local. She said she wasn't using it but I should give it a try. I don't want to dose it since I have no idea of it is snake oil or if it is good
degibson84
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No one has heard of this?
alten78
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+1
I am guilty of this myself. I have very few snails left (thank you hermits or the fact that i just dont have much algae for them to feed on) but the sandbed is almost clean as can be and no nuisance algae, but more importantly pale and very little color coral. I took my carbon and GFO offline and getting back to just the basics.
Voodoo Corals
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Par meter and go from there.....
degibson84
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Par meter is pretty much out of my price range
degibson84
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I dont think there is a local reef club. And none of the people I know locally have one
cmcoker
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if you have a multimeter I think you can just buy the sensor from apogee, I looked they are like 155. see here:
http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2065340
if you have some local reef friends to go in on it, can be pretty affordable
http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2065340
if you have some local reef friends to go in on it, can be pretty affordable
Dapg8gt
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Imo anything mark Weiss is crap with a Capitol C so I would just stick to the coral frenzy and maybe make some homemade coral food.. Homemade is the way to go you know exactly what goes in and can get most of the stuff live from a local Asian market. I have noticed great improvements in my coral and fish health since making my own food over the last couple years but I also feed randomly coral frenzy/reef roids on occasion just because I'm bored. But I can also go the route of its not needed if you have a healthy fish population( which I do but choose to ignore for no reason other than I like to feed the tank =).
Take big E's advice though it's not going to be weeks it's going to be months so patience is key and don't overdo it trying to rush for colors.
Reef angel also sells just the meter for par readings if you wanted to try the diy route.
Take big E's advice though it's not going to be weeks it's going to be months so patience is key and don't overdo it trying to rush for colors.
Reef angel also sells just the meter for par readings if you wanted to try the diy route.
degibson84
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So after a few months of failing at regenerating colors. I went back to my original GFO and using the ATS. I then started feedings a little heavier utilizing an auto feeder as well. I have more recently started dosing 5ml of acro power 2x a week. Some SPS have started getting color back and other corals are exploding with new growth.
