Why yes, this is another 29g BC Build
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FindingEmily
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All my levels are in the high range for acceptible. Here's my test results from this past Saturday:
I'm using IO reef crystals salt in preparation for corals. But since I don't have any corals using up the elements, the levels are on the high end. At least that's what I'm telling myself. Sound fairly correct?
I'm using IO reef crystals salt in preparation for corals. But since I don't have any corals using up the elements, the levels are on the high end. At least that's what I'm telling myself. Sound fairly correct?
homer1475
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Levels are a bit high, but nothing to be concerned with, and certainly within acceptable ranges.
You'll find IORC mixes up to nearly those levels, so if you have nothing using it up, your just maintaining. Its good for when you add corals down the road, because you wont have to start dosing with regular water changes for a long time.
You'll find IORC mixes up to nearly those levels, so if you have nothing using it up, your just maintaining. Its good for when you add corals down the road, because you wont have to start dosing with regular water changes for a long time.
Robswdiver
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I was wondering what the log you are using as well. Is it an app of some sort?
FindingEmily
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Well that's good to know. And it's the app Aquarimate. It's $10 but is actually really neat and comes with a lot of features. I highly recommend it.
FindingEmily
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One of my shrimp molted last night. It was stuck to the mp10 (thankfully it didn't disrupt anything). It's creepy looking so I just pulled it out and threw it away. My shrimp looks brighter and bigger. I think the other one is planning on molting soon as well.
I'm chalking this up to them being happy and growing.
I'm chalking this up to them being happy and growing.
homer1475
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Same here. Strange as it is, mine will spit the tentacles out, but eat the body section.
FindingEmily
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Picked up my first coral yesterday! Yes I know zoa' grow fast, which is why I haven't places it on a rock yet. I'm just excited to be getting my feet wet.
homer1475
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Why would you not want them to spread to your rockwork? I have mine all over my rockwork, and let them grow that way. I think plain pink rocks look boring.
Although now that I'm upgrading tanks, it's going to be tough to pull the structure apart and not kill a few zoas and palys.
Although now that I'm upgrading tanks, it's going to be tough to pull the structure apart and not kill a few zoas and palys.
soulpatch
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As a starter I wouldnt want them growing all over my rocks. They eat up space for other corals like my LPS and SPS which grow slower. Can also irritate other corals.
I will move them around to fill in gaps as needed but there is also somethign to be said about seeing some rock in the tank as well. Nature is not covered and has a ton of the rock structure showing.
I will move them around to fill in gaps as needed but there is also somethign to be said about seeing some rock in the tank as well. Nature is not covered and has a ton of the rock structure showing.
If you want them to cover the rocks, then put them on the rocks. If you want to have other corals, then don't. My friggin rocks are overgrown through and through with zoanthids that I didn't add to the tank and didn't have the heart to kill when it was 4 of them that survived being dry for a month. Lesson learned.
If/when I break this tank down, I'll break all of my SPS off of these rocks, and sell these rocks as "Zoanthid garden" rocks, and put my SPS in a nice tank with nice clean rock that won't have zoas growing on it trying to kill them.
If/when I break this tank down, I'll break all of my SPS off of these rocks, and sell these rocks as "Zoanthid garden" rocks, and put my SPS in a nice tank with nice clean rock that won't have zoas growing on it trying to kill them.
dabob79
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Dude, I think your tank looks awesome with all the growth everywhere!
homer1475
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Mine havent really overgrown my tank, yet. Now that friggen blue star polyps, that crap is everywhere! I wish I had never bought it, and my wife wont let me kill it! I remember reading a thread around here somewhere, the entire tank(think it was over 100G) was covered in the things, and I mean covered!
lol thanks. I don't mind them covering the rocks, except that they can be aggressive to other corals, so they start to shadow and sting my acropora colony bases.
Yea, if you need the thread, let me know, I have it bookmarked. It's my "nuclear option" for my green star polyps. If you folks recall, I hand-picked the entire lot of green star polyps off of my rock, taking the entire tank apart to do it. It's been maybe 6 months, and out of the smallest tinyist itty bitty nook and cranny, they've come back again. So chemical is the only 100%.
That's the way to do it.
I'll probably add zoanthids again to my next tank, but on very moveable rocks. They do get invasive though.
homer1475
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So far so good with the aiptasiaX. I do have a few that I think will need a second dose, they still look sick but haven't died off yet. The ones that did die off, even the coenenchyme withered away. Whats nice about the aiptasiaX, they think its food so they ingest it, as opposed to just covering them up with kalk paste.
