slowngreen Posted May 24, 2018 Author Share Posted May 24, 2018 I havent added anything. The last addition was the Pink Spot which I had for about 5 weeks before he died. Quote Link to comment
slowngreen Posted June 28, 2018 Author Share Posted June 28, 2018 Been about a month since my fish died. I've done several water changes. Wondering if it may be safe to add a fish? Quote Link to comment
Justind823 Posted June 28, 2018 Share Posted June 28, 2018 38 minutes ago, slowngreen said: Been about a month since my fish died. I've done several water changes. Wondering if it may be safe to add a fish? Tank looks great! I'd wait at least 8 weeks. I just went through the same thing myself 1 1 Quote Link to comment
TotesMaGoat Posted June 28, 2018 Share Posted June 28, 2018 Good looking tank! I enjoyed your macro shots 1 Quote Link to comment
slowngreen Posted June 29, 2018 Author Share Posted June 29, 2018 7 hours ago, Justind823 said: Tank looks great! I'd wait at least 8 weeks. I just went through the same thing myself Sorry to hear that. I will wait then to be safe. Quote Link to comment
slowngreen Posted September 30, 2018 Author Share Posted September 30, 2018 Tomorrow my tank will be 7 months old so I thought I better get an updated pic. 6 Quote Link to comment
markalot Posted September 30, 2018 Share Posted September 30, 2018 Nice! Too long between picture updates! 2 Quote Link to comment
slowngreen Posted September 30, 2018 Author Share Posted September 30, 2018 Thanks Mark! Everything has been growing real well. Sps are doing great. First coral I added in a long time was a birdsnest I got yesterday. All my numbers are staying consistant. 2 Quote Link to comment
Christopher Marks Posted October 1, 2018 Share Posted October 1, 2018 Wow @slowngreen, your reef is looking fantastic, tons of growth in everything! 1 Quote Link to comment
slowngreen Posted October 1, 2018 Author Share Posted October 1, 2018 1 hour ago, Christopher Marks said: Wow @slowngreen, your reef is looking fantastic, tons of growth in everything! Thanks boss, much appreciated. Quote Link to comment
slowngreen Posted October 12, 2018 Author Share Posted October 12, 2018 The new birdsnest I added doesn't seem happy with my lighting. Guy I got it from said preferred low light. I have it about mid level in my tank. I lowered my lights by 5%w,10%b,10%th and 10%uv. Will lowering the intensity effect my other sps? Quote Link to comment
seabass Posted October 12, 2018 Share Posted October 12, 2018 It's certainly possible. HarryPotter's rough guideline is - if corals get dark, add 5% - if they get pale, take off 5% (waiting a minimum of a month between changes). If your birdsnest starts looking better and your other SPS start getting darker, you might want to slowly increase your lighting and relocate the birdsnest. 1 Quote Link to comment
markalot Posted October 12, 2018 Share Posted October 12, 2018 What kind of bird. Based on the screnshot above I can't imagine it wanting lower light, I would look to flow or Alk stability first, double check all params just to be sure nothing snuck up on you. The big pink bird growing in my 40, I put a large branch in my 150 on the birdsnest pile I have and it took almost a month before it looked happy, now showing good growth finally. Sometimes they just like to sulk for a while. 1 1 Quote Link to comment
slowngreen Posted October 12, 2018 Author Share Posted October 12, 2018 I put my light back to what they were, he's looking better today anyways, starting to color back up a little bit. 2 Quote Link to comment
dling Posted October 14, 2018 Share Posted October 14, 2018 Tank look great. Nice job with the mixing of all the colors. 1 Quote Link to comment
vlangel Posted October 15, 2018 Share Posted October 15, 2018 Your tank is looking quite nice. Wow, do the greens ever pop! 1 Quote Link to comment
slowngreen Posted October 20, 2018 Author Share Posted October 20, 2018 Close up of a mushroom and hairy mushroom. 4 Quote Link to comment
slowngreen Posted October 26, 2018 Author Share Posted October 26, 2018 Tank update... I noticed Ich all over my powder blue. I don't have another tank to put him in so I just tried to feed him well and add garlic but it didn't help and he passed away, then two days later my cardinal passed away. So now Im back down to just one firefish which I've had for 9 months now. He's made it through two ich outbreaks and always been fine. So does that mean he is the one hosting it? If I were to get a 20l and put the firefish in it, how long would it take for ich to be gone from my reef setup? Also, would a quarantine tank without any rock have to cycle? 1 Quote Link to comment
seabass Posted October 27, 2018 Share Posted October 27, 2018 6 hours ago, slowngreen said: If I were to get a 20l and put the firefish in it, how long would it take for ich to be gone from my reef setup? 6 weeks is usually long enough. https://www.nano-reef.com/articles/livestock/how-to-treat-your-saltwater-fish-for-ich-parasites-r21/ 6 hours ago, slowngreen said: Also, would a quarantine tank without any rock have to cycle? You still need a bio-filter. It can either be transferred or established. Some people use sponge filters, bio-balls, or some other type of biological media. 1 Quote Link to comment
slowngreen Posted October 27, 2018 Author Share Posted October 27, 2018 Thanks for always doing my searching for me @seabass lol. 1 1 Quote Link to comment
slowngreen Posted October 30, 2018 Author Share Posted October 30, 2018 Got a d3200 now, sold my p600. Using the kit lens heres a FTS. I had alot of trouble, as it seems many many others do with these Nikon DSLR's, getting my white balance set but I finally got it done. I know post processing is recommended but I still don't have a program so this will do for now and at least my colors are good. Its way clearer if you click on the image. 4 Quote Link to comment
markalot Posted October 30, 2018 Share Posted October 30, 2018 Great first shot, looks good. 1 1 Quote Link to comment
slowngreen Posted October 30, 2018 Author Share Posted October 30, 2018 @markalot, I ended up just turning all RB off and left whites and blues on and was able to get white balance to measure. Now with the light on like normal the pics come out pretty much the same as in person. Slightly darker. Why does it become grainy when I post it but isn't that way when opened in Google Photos? Quote Link to comment
seabass Posted October 31, 2018 Share Posted October 31, 2018 The tank and pic both look great! 3 minutes ago, slowngreen said: Now with the light on like normal the pics come out pretty much the same as in person. Slightly darker. I'm sure you could adjust the settings and adjust for this. Manual mode will give you full control; but if you use the aperture mode you can adjust the exposure a bit to lighten it up. Also, check out GIMP for a free photo editor. You could easily lighten your photos with that. 4 minutes ago, slowngreen said: Why does it become grainy when I post it but isn't that way when opened in Google Photos? I assume resizing and data compression. 1 Quote Link to comment
slowngreen Posted October 31, 2018 Author Share Posted October 31, 2018 I have one on my computer called PhotoPad, don't remember when or why I got it but there it is haha and it has temperature controls as well as a bunch others and can load .NEF so I'll start playing around with it soon. Quote Link to comment
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