Pete's 280 log

[psteeleb]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=13563994#post13563994 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by BigJay
Sounds like an excellent plan, that should lower your calcium and stabilize your alk.

As for flow, have you considered looking into the korallia magnums yet?

Jay - thanks

I did look at them but that's about it. Right now flow upgrades are not very high on my list as I'm pretty happy with it. Flow is so strong my fish can't swim a straight line in there if they tried :lol:

 

[psteeleb]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=13564111#post13564111 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by DaveJ
That's ok to disagree, you'd just be wrong ... those are my guidelines. Two parts calculator say 1.4dkh, 50ppm on ca and 100 mg. I cut those in half just like I do any manufacturers dose on things that could impact the tank, except calcium which I follow directly.

Sounds like a plan on the fans etc. just dosing consistently will help quite a bit.

Dave I actually think that's pretty sage advice. slower changes are always better regardless.

In this case I thought 2 DKH over 2 hours would be fine, I was also looking at PH swing. My miss conception was in reading about people taking there system up to 4 with out issues and over that some people see burnt tips.

In this case all other corals had no noticeable negative impact from me trying to bring it up 2 DKH, and I only ended up adding enough to bring it up 1.5 DKH according to the calculator. Given the results I think I got a bad initial read on my DKH.

As for the coral lost I'm speculating it must have gotten a saturation of low PH or high Alk, as I added dry baking soda to my sump. I never saw any but I suppose some precipitation or undissolved baking soda could have even come in contact with it. But, for the coral to completely STN in mater of hours also leads me to think the coral may have already been under some stress and I'm thinking too much light.

thanks - and you and Marc need to have a pow wow

 

[canelita]

Sweet

 

[michika]

Ohhh I like those covers! I think I want some for my laundry room outlets now. Do they have a specific make/model?

 

[psteeleb]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=13564496#post13564496 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by michika
Ohhh I like those covers! I think I want some for my laundry room outlets now. Do they have a specific make/model?

I'll have to look up the make/model when I get home

but if you do a search for:
"In-Use Weatherproof Receptacle Cover"
you will find a bunch of them

I'm pretty sure the ones I got can go horizontal or vertical, but they make them either way and I know they have the double ones also. They also came with a plate with different punch outs for single, duplex or GFCI (rectangle)

 

[DaveJ]

thanks - and you and Marc need to have a pow wow [/B]

We already split the universe between us... I get what I want and he takes the leftovers. He is just needs to be reminded that I am the head honcho from time to time

Definitely dissolve... get a gallon jug measure out 1 and 1/8th cups of baking soda. Add half of this to the jug, cap and shake vigorously.

Repeat above with the remainder of the Sodium Bicarbonate.

 

[melev]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=13564962#post13564962 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by DaveJ
We already split the universe between us... I get what I want and he takes the leftovers. He is just needs to be reminded that I am the head honcho from time to time

 

[psteeleb]

updated pictures of Blue Tort from today

updated pictures of Blue Tort from today

I'm noticing a lot of new growth, also the new growth appears to have more of a random direction then before

the color has been getting nicer also

close up of one of the new growth areas

 

[psteeleb]

a few other SPS shots from today

a few other SPS shots from today

Marc's Milli - new growth on tips and encrusted base

Mako Milli - lots of new growth on the base

Prostrata (tip focused)

Prostrata (PE focused)

Chips - looks like it's getting it's purple tips back

Orange Zoas, looks like I need to trim out some imposing blue purple zumas

Marc's lil unknown acro - still growing nicely

 

[melev]

"Purple zumas"? That's a new one.

Great pictures! Glad to see your happy corals again.

 

[psteeleb]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=13580889#post13580889 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by melev
"Purple zumas"? That's a new one.

Great pictures! Glad to see your happy corals again.

haha - did I actually say that (type that), opps, yes I did
Of course I meant yuma's.
Want any?

 

[melev]

If you get any off intact, I'd be happy to put a couple in my front tank since the rics seem to be doing well.

 

[psteeleb]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=13582684#post13582684 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by melev
If you get any off intact, I'd be happy to put a couple in my front tank since the rics seem to be doing well.

Marc - even if those don't make it there are some on the bottom of my tank that are attached to rubble.

 

[psteeleb]

sunset monte update

sunset monte update

the sunset monte looks to be doing well in its new home. It hasn't lost any color, polyps always seem to be out and it started to encrust nicely

two weeks ago

and how it looks today - you can make out the new growth all around the base

I've been getting a bit more cyno then normal, telling me that it may be time to change my RO/DI filters (shh - it's been just over a year now)

 

[DaveJ]

Looks happy in its new home

 

[chrismunn]

thats a pretty frag pete!

maybe i missed it in the past few pages, but is that crazy messed up chromis still alive?

 

[psteeleb]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=13620061#post13620061 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by chrismunn
thats a pretty frag pete!

maybe i missed it in the past few pages, but is that crazy messed up chromis still alive?

he didn't make it, we don't know what happened he just went missing one day. I suspect he got nabbed by the lobster or one of the banded coral shrimp

 

[Hop]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=13621370#post13621370 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by psteeleb
he didn't make it, we don't know what happened he just went missing one day. I suspect he got nabbed by the lobster or one of the banded coral shrimp

Probably the black chromis hole. I think I have one too. I started with 3, moved to 11, dropped to 6, added 6 to 12 and now am down to 3. I've only found 2 chromis corpses, so I fully believe there is a black chromis hole leading to another dimension!

 

[psteeleb]

here are a couple lights out shots from tonight

acropora sp (aka the blob)

prostrata

 

[melev]

Does the blob have red bugs?