I have been buying from them for years. Have never lost a fish I bought from there. And Johnathan is a pleasure to deal with as well.
Yes, he is.. It's nice to have a name sake that's a cool person to deal with
WOW the tank is really looking awesome Jon. Very nice!
Thanks Rich! Trying to achieve your greatness Sir! :thumbsup:
just to have something to compare to what do u keep ur alk, calcium, mag at? my alk is 8.4, calcium is 560 and mag is at 1200. i am trying to bring the alk up to 9, calcium down and mag up to 1300 does this sound good?
My alk stays between 7&8. I have to keep it low because I Carbon dose with vinegar and vodka.. High alk when carbon dosing will give your SPS rounded tips that will stunt growth as well as cause burnt tips.. My calcium the last time I checked was at 540, which to me is higher than necessary, but my orginal salt (Reef Crystals) mixed high and even since switching to TM Pro reef, my calcium has dropped only slightly.. No negative effects though.. just a reason to buy more coral to suck up the extra calcium
My Mag is in the 1300 range... I auto dose 110ml of ESV Mag weekly to ensure it stays in that range. Overall, I think your Params are fine.. if your tank is new.. I would just let it settle in there and allow it to take off.. Just try your best to keep your NO3 and P04 down to a minimum and you should be fine.
I gotta say, I usually look at the corals in pics. In your tank your fish list is so awesome I cant stop looking at the fish. The corals look great too. Do you get alot of aggresion from that pack of fish? Truely inspiring, you make me want to tear my tank down and start over. Nice job, cant wait for more.
LOL :lol: I knew someone would get me about the fish pictures in the SPS forum
In my last tank, I was always made afraid by folks in the hobby about having too many fish.. Personally, I think that fish are the best food producers of coral food.. However, you have to build your system and adjust your husbandry to deal with the bio-load effectively (My method is..Carbon dosing , regular water changes, great skimmer that can find the missing dead
. For me , nothing brings a tank alive like a nice selection of fish to compliment beautiful corals.. After seeing David Saxby of Deltec's tank video on Youtube, I was hooked! Agression is mainly from the tangs, but they are all settling down nicely and the pecking order is now established.. Eventually the Achilles will take over as the head honcho. The YT won't like it, but he will have no choice.. The swimming abilitiy of ATs is absolutely sick! Once he gets larger the YT will have to step down as the King. Thank you so much for your kind comments! Adjust your Nutrient export and gor it. I totally enjoy my tank more because of the fish this time around.. Stay tuned for new pics in the upcoming weeks
