Pinner Reef Posted May 5, 2016 Share Posted May 5, 2016 Solid wins all around. Congrats on those snorkeling photos, also the proposal. 2 Quote Link to comment
metrokat Posted May 5, 2016 Share Posted May 5, 2016 So my birthday is tomorrow, think i should buy myself a gift. Maybe something fish related Walt Disney Tenuis. I think your lady might need some hints. No idea what! Was it waving about? wasn't? Argh. Quote Link to comment
Arce Posted May 6, 2016 Author Share Posted May 6, 2016 Solid wins all around. Congrats on those snorkeling photos, also the proposal. Thanks, snorkeling was amazing, pretty impressed with the gopro. And yes the proposal, thanks . Walt Disney Tenuis. I think your lady might need some hints. what! Was it waving about? wasn't? Argh. Jesus kat i just bought the ring a WD tenius isnt in the budget I think it was like an encrusting gorg, had the polyps of them, but solid structure. Those "pillars" were like 8 feet tall. I tried getting a video next to them to show the comparison but my gf wasnt able to get a good angle when taking the video. Quote Link to comment
Arce Posted May 6, 2016 Author Share Posted May 6, 2016 Todays my birthday =] 5 Quote Link to comment
vlangel Posted May 6, 2016 Share Posted May 6, 2016 Todays my birthday =] Happy Birthday! Enjoy your day!!! 1 Quote Link to comment
jedimasterben Posted May 6, 2016 Share Posted May 6, 2016 What are these huge things? LPS? Gorgonian? Dendrogyra cylindrus, the pillar coral. Congrats on putting a ring on it! About time And happy birthday! Quote Link to comment
Arce Posted May 6, 2016 Author Share Posted May 6, 2016 Happy Birthday! Enjoy your day!!! Thanks Dawn! Dendrogyra cylindrus, the pillar coral. Congrats on putting a ring on it! About time And happy birthday! Thanks Ben, thanks for the ID as well. Quote Link to comment
Arce Posted May 8, 2016 Author Share Posted May 8, 2016 Anyone good at programming a RKL? I finally have to do something about my alk cause im bleaching a bit. Quote Link to comment
Arce Posted May 10, 2016 Author Share Posted May 10, 2016 Think im going to buy a BM Doser, really wish i never sold the one i had on my 29. 2 Quote Link to comment
markalot Posted May 10, 2016 Share Posted May 10, 2016 Hate to say I told you so ... ok, I don't hate saying it. I hoard everything. 2 Quote Link to comment
Arce Posted May 10, 2016 Author Share Posted May 10, 2016 Hate to say I told you so ... ok, I don't hate saying it. I hoard everything. Yea yeaaaa 2 Quote Link to comment
ReefWeeds Posted May 10, 2016 Share Posted May 10, 2016 Happy late Birthday! did you buy yourself something reef related? 1 Quote Link to comment
Arce Posted May 10, 2016 Author Share Posted May 10, 2016 Happy late Birthday! did you buy yourself something reef related? Thanks! Yea i did, found a starburst frag at my lfs so i picked that up. 1 Quote Link to comment
ReefWeeds Posted May 10, 2016 Share Posted May 10, 2016 Thanks! Yea i did, found a starburst frag at my lfs so i picked that up. Nice! You've been looking for one for a bit now! 1 Quote Link to comment
Arce Posted May 10, 2016 Author Share Posted May 10, 2016 Nice! You've been looking for one for a bit now! Yea. Its not huge but said screw it and got it since i havent been able to find any, 1 Quote Link to comment
Arce Posted May 18, 2016 Author Share Posted May 18, 2016 So i jinxed myself with the alk. Starting to get some issues from the alk swings. PC rainbows still hanging in there, Bonsai is showing STN, Fenneri has no PE and its flesh is very thin. Other sps are doing ok, some look perfectly healthy. Trying to crack down on my alk, think it was because of all the water changes i was doing that it kept swinging my levels. 1 Quote Link to comment
vlangel Posted May 18, 2016 Share Posted May 18, 2016 So i jinxed myself with the alk. Starting to get some issues from the alk swings. PC rainbows still hanging in there, Bonsai is showing STN, Fenneri has no PE and its flesh is very thin. Other sps are doing ok, some look perfectly healthy. Trying to crack down on my alk, think it was because of all the water changes i was doing that it kept swinging my levels. O no Justin, I hope it settles soon. Maybe you should adjust your water change water with 2 part to the same as the tank before you add it. Quote Link to comment
Arce Posted May 18, 2016 Author Share Posted May 18, 2016 O no Justin, I hope it settles soon. Maybe you should adjust your water change water with 2 part to the same as the tank before you add it. Unfortunately im using Reef crystals so alk is like 11 or so with new mixes. So ive been raising my alk in the tank so if i do a w/c it isnt a huge raise. Not having a skimmer requires more changes but im going to have to back off for awhile. 2 Quote Link to comment
ReefWeeds Posted May 18, 2016 Share Posted May 18, 2016 Unfortunately im using Reef crystals so alk is like 11 or so with new mixes. So ive been raising my alk in the tank so if i do a w/c it isnt a huge raise. Not having a skimmer requires more changes but im going to have to back off for awhile. I was using RSCP and my LPS were not happy with alk swings. I couldn't keep up with alk at around 11. so I ended up switching to the red sea blue bucket since alk mixes much lower. So far, so good. Alk has been a consistent 9. Not sure that really helps you any since I don't have any SPS, but figured I'd share. 2 Quote Link to comment
Arce Posted May 18, 2016 Author Share Posted May 18, 2016 I was using RSCP and my LPS were not happy with alk swings. I couldn't keep up with alk at around 11. so I ended up switching to the red sea blue bucket since alk mixes much lower. So far, so good. Alk has been a consistent 9. Not sure that really helps you any since I don't have any SPS, but figured I'd share. It does, same concept. I was planning on switching to a different salt, might be the best solution. But in the mean time i raised my alk to near 11 and going to let it sit. 1 Quote Link to comment
jedimasterben Posted May 18, 2016 Share Posted May 18, 2016 +1 to Red Sea blue bucket. It's really not that much more than Reef Crystals - the '200 gallon' box only makes around 165 gallons of 35ppt water and is $55, putting it at 33.3 cents per gallon, Red sea blue bucket makes 175 gallons at 35ppt and $69, putting it at 39.4 cents per gallon. 2 Quote Link to comment
Arce Posted May 18, 2016 Author Share Posted May 18, 2016 +1 to Red Sea blue bucket. It's really not that much more than Reef Crystals - the '200 gallon' box only makes around 165 gallons of 35ppt water and is $55, putting it at 33.3 cents per gallon, Red sea blue bucket makes 175 gallons at 35ppt and $69, putting it at 39.4 cents per gallon. Thanks for the breakdown. I have 3 bags left of RC, but i may just save them for the future and go buy a blue bucket. What does their alk mix at. 1 Quote Link to comment
ReefWeeds Posted May 18, 2016 Share Posted May 18, 2016 Thanks for the breakdown. I have 3 bags left of RC, but i may just save them for the future and go buy a blue bucket. What does their alk mix at. Mine is about at 9. First bucket I've had so I can't speak to consistency between buckets, but the RSCP was mixing at around 11. Quote Link to comment
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