Huffy Posted July 8, 2015 Share Posted July 8, 2015 Tank is looking great! Really like the scape. Has your dry rock got coraline growth yet? I started my tank with Dry rock (plus a few seed pieces of live rock) and wondering how long it takes to start seeing the purple stuff. Link to comment
Huffy Posted July 8, 2015 Share Posted July 8, 2015 Thanks! My rock does have some purple but not much. It is however covered in what I believe to be green coraline. I had the same question as you before I started and from what I could find the purple coraline seems to take off between 6-12 months depending on the tank. I am not very patient, so this will be a great test! I was hoping for a little quicker, but ohh well! I am considering going back to a fish store I found last weekend and getting a few more lbs of their premium live rock. It was well prices and had tons of life. I got 1 piece from there last time and it has added so much to my tank. Might just get another couple lbs and use the dry rock for the base. Decisions.... Link to comment
Bowen1022 Posted July 17, 2015 Share Posted July 17, 2015 PDR what is your Current LED light set to? I have one on my 10 gal and am wondering what to run the lights at. Thanks! Link to comment
Bowen1022 Posted July 17, 2015 Share Posted July 17, 2015 Acclimated under the preset modes? Or...? Also how is your filter set up? Floss in bottom of media basket then purigen in the middle then the other media on top? Sorry for the questions I am new lol. Great tank btw! Thanks Link to comment
Bowen1022 Posted July 18, 2015 Share Posted July 18, 2015 Cool thanks! Have you had any algae problems with running the light that long? Also if you did how'd you reduce the algae? Link to comment
Markburns43 Posted July 18, 2015 Share Posted July 18, 2015 Very nice tank, i love all the colors, your big euphlyia is beautifully colored, i have the same one but only under actinic does it look colored up likenyours Link to comment
Bowen1022 Posted July 18, 2015 Share Posted July 18, 2015 How is the Birdnest with the current orbit? I've heard mixed reviews about growing Sps with it Link to comment
Bowen1022 Posted July 18, 2015 Share Posted July 18, 2015 Ok well good luck with it. My fiance really wants some birdsnest so that is why I asked. She is crazy for sps and is mad because they are harder to keep lol Link to comment
crusoe Posted July 29, 2015 Share Posted July 29, 2015 Great looking tank! I'm running a 10g as well. What is reasoning behind wanting the AC70 opposed to the AC50. I was leaning toward the AC50 for my tank but would love your input. Link to comment
Markburns43 Posted July 29, 2015 Share Posted July 29, 2015 Seems on my 10 gallon using the same reef salt i have about 7 to 8 alk i do dose a single alk supplement, i would not worry to much as long as your ph is stable other wise dose regularly or more frequent water changes. Just easier to add alittle supplement, and the ac 70 is great because it holds more water more media accually i have a skimmer in mine and two medias and filter floss, inpersonally thought the ac50 just was not enough filtration for how i feed and how i have my ac70 set up i couldnt be happier, not one thing wrong with the ac50 but i wanted the largest with out being way overkill ie 110 Tanks looking good btw man! Link to comment
Markburns43 Posted July 30, 2015 Share Posted July 30, 2015 Thats what allways confused me man im not a veteran but i think the larger volume still in the tank and the fact i only do a gallon max two gallons change buffers the newly mixed water, ive switch salts but that was a pale of red sea pro ago so i thought id have a higher kh than 7.8 to 8 some times 9 on a two gallon water change when its mixed at 13 kh ,anyways, is everything happy? Is your ph staying solid? Does kh drop through the week alittle? I guess its more of a scientific theory type question were after lol Link to comment
HarryPotter Posted July 30, 2015 Share Posted July 30, 2015 Thats what allways confused me man im not a veteran but i think the larger volume still in the tank and the fact i only do a gallon max two gallons change buffers the newly mixed water, ive switch salts but that was a pale of red sea pro ago so i thought id have a higher kh than 7.8 to 8 some times 9 on a two gallon water change when its mixed at 13 kh ,anyways, is everything happy? Is your ph staying solid? Does kh drop through the week alittle? I guess its more of a scientific theory type question were after lol My water change water (I do 5g on a 45) always is a bit weird. Its LFS water, so has REALLY high alk but average Calcium and Magnesium. Its only 5g though, so the water volume buffers the difference Link to comment
Markburns43 Posted July 30, 2015 Share Posted July 30, 2015 Gotcha, Okay so how about pdrs fish only tank? Ill assume for now he started with red sea pro which is high at about 12 to 13 kh how has it dropped and not maintained 12 to 13 ? I know theres more in depth reasoning for this difference. Yesss thats what id like too understand Link to comment
Hammerstone Posted August 6, 2015 Share Posted August 6, 2015 I still don't really have purple coraline in my oldest tank. I have a lot of red and some green on the glass. I think the lighting might have something to do with it because my newer tank which gets some sun light and has a coral rated light, is very bright has it growing all over the place. Link to comment
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