Bvhtaz Posted September 22, 2014 Share Posted September 22, 2014 Tank birth 7/11/2014Equipment25 gallon glass Marineland cube 18" x 18" x 18"Eheim 75 watt heaterKoralia 1050Eheim 2215 canister with filter floss, activated charcoal, ceramic beads, bio ballsKessil 360w25 pounds of live rock - 10 pounds Fiji, remainder from Homestead, Florida20 pounds FijiPink Arag-Alive Live Reef SandGlass magnetClean up crewVarious hermit crabsVarious snails2 mithrax crabs 1 mitrhax crab :-(Soft CoralXeniaGreen star polypZoanthidFishRoyal Gramma BassletBenggai Cardinal Link to comment
Bvhtaz Posted September 22, 2014 Author Share Posted September 22, 2014 Tank is 60 plus days old with a few additions. Current parameters: Ph 8 Ammonia 0 Nitrite 0 Nitrate 0 Calcium 440 Dhk 10 Temperature 80 F SG 1.025 Royal Gramma Basslet Benggai Cardinal Zoanthid Green Star Polyp Maintenance routine: Daily check all live stock, temperature, salinity, add 16 oz top off RO/ DI. Weekly 20 % water change and clean Eheim. Link to comment
k4ndyk1ng Posted September 22, 2014 Share Posted September 22, 2014 FTS? That's what everyone wants Link to comment
Bvhtaz Posted September 22, 2014 Author Share Posted September 22, 2014 FTS added picoguy and fishmecanic :-). Recent FTS HERE AS WELL Link to comment
Bvhtaz Posted September 30, 2014 Author Share Posted September 30, 2014 New FTS showing coralline growth Day 75 Xenia Zoanthid Green Star Polyp Link to comment
Bvhtaz Posted October 7, 2014 Author Share Posted October 7, 2014 New addition from Reef Escape is adorable and I call him Speedy Link to comment
Bvhtaz Posted October 25, 2014 Author Share Posted October 25, 2014 Forkyail blenny has arrived and needs a name. Suggestions? Link to comment
Bvhtaz Posted May 3, 2015 Author Share Posted May 3, 2015 Updated FTS AT 9 moths Paula the paly! Link to comment
Mr. Microscope Posted May 3, 2015 Share Posted May 3, 2015 Fun tank! Welcome to the cube club. Link to comment
Axiomatic Posted May 3, 2015 Share Posted May 3, 2015 Whats that pastel orange coral in the bottom right? Link to comment
Bvhtaz Posted May 4, 2015 Author Share Posted May 4, 2015 Hi Axiomatic, That is an orange flower sponge that I picked up 21 March at Pacific East Aquaculture. Thanks for reading and commenting. Mr. Microscope, Is there a cube club, really? Aqua scraping a cube has been a challenge. So is ensuring no dead spots. Link to comment
Bvhtaz Posted May 4, 2015 Author Share Posted May 4, 2015 My cube is 291 days young and doing well using an Eheim 2215 without a sump or refugium. Maintenance data: 20% water changes every 7 days. Temperature 80 F SG 1.027 Ph 8.1 No zero Alk 3.6 Ca 470 Mg 1240 I decided to add macro algae, Caulpera I think, to my tank for a couple of reasons. The mithrax will enjoy a snack and I wanted to see if it would be good for natural nutrient export. Thoughts? Link to comment
Mr. Microscope Posted May 4, 2015 Share Posted May 4, 2015 Mr. Microscope, Is there a cube club, really? Aqua scraping a cube has been a challenge. So is ensuring no dead spots. No, just a figure of speech. Yes, it is a challenge to aquascape. You seem to have a good grasp on it. Well done. I have a LOT of flow in my tank to help ensure less dead spots. Running bare bottom really helps with that as I no longer have to worry about pushing sand around. That sponge is really nice. Love the shape on it. Reminds me of pavona. Link to comment
Bvhtaz Posted May 24, 2015 Author Share Posted May 24, 2015 My tank is a little over 300 days old and is experiencing a change in water parameters. My alk is now 2.8, calcium is 480, and Magnesium is hovering around 1200. At the same time, I am not able to keep hard coral happy. My birds nest and acro bleached suddenly. I suspect it was the dip in alk and Magnesium accompanied by the spike in Calcium. Link to comment
markalot Posted May 24, 2015 Share Posted May 24, 2015 My tank is a little over 300 days old and is experiencing a change in water parameters. My alk is now 2.8, calcium is 480, and Magnesium is hovering around 1200. At the same time, I am not able to keep hard coral happy. My birds nest and acro bleached suddenly. I suspect it was the dip in alk and Magnesium accompanied by the spike in Calcium. That's 7.8 KH if you are reading it in meq/L. http://www.hamzasreef.com/Contents/Calculators/AlkConversion.php Those parameters are not bad, and KH dips usually don't cause much harm. The biggest problem might be from water changes and spiking KH from 7.8 up to 9 or 10 quickly. Link to comment
Bvhtaz Posted May 24, 2015 Author Share Posted May 24, 2015 Thanks markalot! My tank is relatively stable. I do weekly 5 gallon water changes. Test salinity, alk, calcium, magnesium, nitrate, and ph. Sometimes I test iron, iodine, potassium. My test kits are Red Sea and I generally do them at the same time, the same day every week. My water is RO/DI from The Filter Guys and is the 5 stage ocean / reef system. I noticed my alk starting to dip over a month ago and then two weeks ago there was a sudden dip in magnesium and spike in calcium. My hypothesis is that the bio load got to a place where water changes were no longer sufficient and that contributed to the SPS decline. Link to comment
uwdanno Posted May 24, 2015 Share Posted May 24, 2015 What are the parameters of the water you are mixing for changes? What salt do you use? Link to comment
Bvhtaz Posted May 24, 2015 Author Share Posted May 24, 2015 Himuwdanno. I use Omega Sea Marine Premium that I mix per instructions with RO/DI and make sure the SG and temperature are the same as my tank. Link to comment
Bvhtaz Posted June 2, 2015 Author Share Posted June 2, 2015 I noticed a pattern that I seem to have unintentionally followed. My tank is a soft/LPS tank. One rock is mostly mushroom and coralimorph and another is my duncan and caulustrea. The euphyllia and lobophyllia are on the sandbed with the xenia, sponge, and a few zoanthids. Link to comment
Bvhtaz Posted June 8, 2015 Author Share Posted June 8, 2015 Been dosing Thrive Magnesium 10 ml/day and Brightwell Reef Code B 2 ml/day. My calcium is high, 480, tested today. Also, I decided to try doing my own filter media and got BRS Rox. I put 3/4 of a cup in a filter sock and tied a knot in it. My Eheim is running two kinds of ceramic media (came with filter), coarse floss and a fine floss, too. Link to comment
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