Arce Posted June 10, 2014 Author Share Posted June 10, 2014 Good news...Ordered a WP-10 Bad news... Just did a w/c and my one green slimer looks to be losing color, browning out a bit, not sure why. All my params have been stable w/ low phos+nitrates. Im going to do some tests after the water clears up. Its so frustrating because this is the second slimer thats browned out on me, meanwhile mostly everything else is doing pretty well including other sps, except my monti cap which has been giving me some issues as well. Not sure what it is but ill have to see after i test my params. Quote Link to comment
Arce Posted June 11, 2014 Author Share Posted June 11, 2014 so my params checked out fine. Not sure whats causing the browning issue in the green slimer. Everything has been stable. SG = 1.025 Alk = 8.9 (Hanna) Calc = 420 (Red Sea) Mag = 1400 (Red Sea) Phosphates = 0 (Hanna) Nitrate = 0 (API) Quote Link to comment
markalot Posted June 11, 2014 Share Posted June 11, 2014 Temperature? Is it browning or is it fading? SPS need food, floating in the water, and enough light, or they will starve and die. Since you are having issues with a slimer and monti's I suspect stripped water. Quote Link to comment
Arce Posted June 11, 2014 Author Share Posted June 11, 2014 Temperature? Is it browning or is it fading? SPS need food, floating in the water, and enough light, or they will starve and die. Since you are having issues with a slimer and monti's I suspect stripped water. Temps stable at 78-79. hm, i guess you could consider it as fading. Ill try feeding a bit more. Thanks. 1 Quote Link to comment
Arce Posted June 11, 2014 Author Share Posted June 11, 2014 I guess ive always been shooting for those pristine ultra low levels and never thought about it. I just removed the gfo i was running passively in a media bag, it was only like 3 tablespoons which is half the recommended. Im going to just let the macro in my sump help maintain the levels. Im also going to try feeding more, i currently feed once and a while w/ pellets and once a day w/ frozen brine. Quote Link to comment
markalot Posted June 11, 2014 Share Posted June 11, 2014 I would try Reef Roids for the corals, a pinch every evening, and Kent Coral Accel if you want, maybe dosing a half a cap every 3 days or so. These both work well for me but there are many other options that will work as well. Quote Link to comment
Arce Posted June 11, 2014 Author Share Posted June 11, 2014 I would try Reef Roids for the corals, a pinch every evening, and Kent Coral Accel if you want, maybe dosing a half a cap every 3 days or so. These both work well for me but there are many other options that will work as well. Ill try some reef roids. Coral accel is just amino acids right? I have some acropower i can use, stopped using it some time ago because i thought it contributed to the browning. Quote Link to comment
markalot Posted June 11, 2014 Share Posted June 11, 2014 Ill try some reef roids. Coral accel is just amino acids right? I have some acropower i can use, stopped using it some time ago because i thought it contributed to the browning. No, it's a little amino, some vitamins, some fat, some magic sauce. It's probably just the brine from frozen food you are told to not put in the tank. The corals love it and growth really picks up, as well as algae on the glass and in other places. Quote Link to comment
Arce Posted June 11, 2014 Author Share Posted June 11, 2014 No, it's a little amino, some vitamins, some fat, some magic sauce. It's probably just the brine from frozen food you are told to not put in the tank. The corals love it and growth really picks up, as well as algae on the glass and in other places. Lol ok ill give it a try. 1 Quote Link to comment
Arce Posted June 12, 2014 Author Share Posted June 12, 2014 Everything looked pretty good last night. My red monti actually looks to be coloring up compared to how it looked on sunday/monday. Not sure if its because i removed the gfo or if its due to the w/c but whatever works. Quote Link to comment
acrab78 Posted September 17, 2014 Share Posted September 17, 2014 Your tank is sweet.... love the scape. 1 Quote Link to comment
Arce Posted September 17, 2014 Author Share Posted September 17, 2014 Your tank is sweet.... love the scape. Thanks. Wow.. haven't posted in a long time. A lots changed since my last one. Quote Link to comment
Leatherneck3755 Posted September 17, 2014 Share Posted September 17, 2014 Just found the tank. Very nice Quote Link to comment
acrab78 Posted September 18, 2014 Share Posted September 18, 2014 Thanks. Wow.. haven't posted in a long time. A lots changed since my last one. And?..... sounds like a FTS coming soon! :-) Quote Link to comment
Arce Posted September 18, 2014 Author Share Posted September 18, 2014 And?..... sounds like a FTS coming soon! :-) Haha, ill try to get an update soon. Gotta busy weekend but ill find time. Quote Link to comment
Arce Posted September 18, 2014 Author Share Posted September 18, 2014 Snapped a quick photo.. I've had a lot of ups and downs since my last post, as well as a few changes in equipment and livestock. I had a lot of problems with nutrients and keeping them in check, mainly due to my own fault, but i finally found the right balance. I took the GFO offline and added some grape caulerpa, it worked great but over time I got so annoyed by the caulerpa and switched to chaeto. I've also maintained 5g a week changes which helps a lot since i do tend to feed heavy. I have finally stopped chasing those ultra low levels and have given up checking my nitrates and phosphates, I just use algae growth and my corals as my indicators now. I feel like i could still drop my nutrients a bit as i am still have some GHA growing, maybe just reducing feedings. Since doing all this my corals have improved tremendously. Colors are back and more vibrant, PE is great, growth has started to take off again as well. For equipment changes, other than taking GFO offline and using macros, i made a huge switch in lighting. Ended up going to T5 and got a 4 bulb aquaticlife fixture. I was extremely hesitant to make the switch but now i love it and wish i did it sooner. The fixture is great, the color rendition is great, corals seem to be taking to them well also. Im running 2 blue+ 1 Coral and 1 Purple, love this combo. I also need a new doser as the one i have is complete junk and barely keeping my alk under control. For Fish, my one clown jumped . Was extremely sad that happened because the two of them had finally begun pairing and since it was something i could have easily prevented. The next day i went and made a mesh top. After the tragic death i ended up going to my LFS and picking up a longfin fairy wrasse. Love the colors of the wrasse and its extremely active. All of my other fish are doing great. I also added a few inverts. A blue tux urchin and some scarlet hermits. I lost a few corals from the few hiccups i had but what i have now is going strong and improving everyday. NJRC frag swaps next weekend so im planning to fill this tank up with some more sticks TLDR ----> Everythings doing better, new fish and inverts, changed to T5s, Frag swap next week, sticks. Blurry Wrasse Pic Random pic of left rock 1 Quote Link to comment
Arce Posted September 22, 2014 Author Share Posted September 22, 2014 Took some more pics... Here's my dirty sump, i got rid of my old one and ended up finding this one at a LFS. I got it for $10 so i was pretty excited that i didn't have to build it myself and essentially saved a decent amount as a 10g is over $10 itself. I made the swtich so that i could have an area for some macros, i had caulerpa before but go annoyed by it and switched to chaeto. Here's some Garf Bonsai. Its doing really well and encrusting like crazy. I've just noticed the first signs of vertical growth which is exciting. Have some Green and Purple slimer in the background. Some green slimer. It used to be extremely pale with minimal PE but since my changes to my tank its been coming back strong. And heres my shrimp i tried getting a close-up of. Camera sucks so its difficult to take any decent pictures. 1 Quote Link to comment
markalot Posted September 22, 2014 Share Posted September 22, 2014 Nice to see an update! Tank looks good, nice and clean, and the coral colors look very good. Your bonsai looks a heck of a lot better than mine does. Quote Link to comment
Arce Posted September 22, 2014 Author Share Posted September 22, 2014 Nice to see an update! Tank looks good, nice and clean, and the coral colors look very good. Your bonsai looks a heck of a lot better than mine does. Thanks man. Its only clean because i did a thorough cleaning and w/c yesterday . The bonsai is doing great, wish it would color up a bit more though. I have another frag from the same colony on my frag rack that has so much more purple in it, this ones a bit brown. 1 Quote Link to comment
Arce Posted September 22, 2014 Author Share Posted September 22, 2014 New Doser coming soon... Quote Link to comment
Arce Posted September 23, 2014 Author Share Posted September 23, 2014 Cant wait for the NJRC frag swap this Saturday. My wallets going to be empty after it though lol. Doser should be here tomorrow! 1 Quote Link to comment
Arce Posted September 27, 2014 Author Share Posted September 27, 2014 NJRC Frag swap in a couple hours!! 2 Quote Link to comment
Arce Posted September 28, 2014 Author Share Posted September 28, 2014 Soooooo.... My wallet hurts.... But it was worth it. The swap was pretty good, got a few nice pieces at an awesome price. Couldn't take pics after the swap because I went to an open bar B-day/engagement party for my girlfriends best friend, and now I'm too lazy to take some. 1 Quote Link to comment
metrokat Posted September 28, 2014 Share Posted September 28, 2014 I didn't know you had a thread. 1 Quote Link to comment
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