xofinnocent Posted January 6, 2003 Share Posted January 6, 2003 Im looking to purchase some blue tip acros. And i have near perfect water condition, with 55watt 50/50 lighting. Now i know that acros and sps grow best under Metal Halide. But i do have 22 watts/pergallon. Any suggestions Link to comment
LiQuiD Posted January 6, 2003 Share Posted January 6, 2003 Sorry, forgot the suggestion. I would consider, since you said "some" acro's, maybe getting a small calcium reactor. They will need extra Ca to grow properly. Do a search on this site, I know there is a site that custom makes them fairly cheap. Donn't know if you want to go this route but otherwise you will become a Ca check'n freak trying everything you can to make sure you have the proper levels. Link to comment
XtraKritical Posted January 6, 2003 Share Posted January 6, 2003 would the same go for a 36g with 2-96watt pc's?or would the water be a bit more stable? Link to comment
flaunt Posted January 6, 2003 Share Posted January 6, 2003 not to interject about a subject of which i know little, but i would suspect you would need a calcium reactor regardless of the aquarium size simply because these types of corals need lots of calcium. hth Link to comment
XtraKritical Posted January 6, 2003 Share Posted January 6, 2003 I kinda figured that... oh well another future purchase! seems my pets always eat better than me... lol Link to comment
xofinnocent Posted January 6, 2003 Author Share Posted January 6, 2003 Well i use bionic everyday- that should keep the levels where i want them. Link to comment
LiQuiD Posted January 6, 2003 Share Posted January 6, 2003 xofinnocent: For now but wait until you throw "some" acros in there, they will suck up the Ca faster then you can inject it. Flaunt: Not if only one small frag was added, you could get away with supplimenting with liquids and keep it alive. Start filling the tank with them and thats a whole different story. Link to comment
xofinnocent Posted January 7, 2003 Author Share Posted January 7, 2003 well im only planning on a small blue tip that i would keep small through pruning. So at most 2 acros the size of a frag. Link to comment
NanoReefer53 Posted January 7, 2003 Share Posted January 7, 2003 Acros don't suck up thhhaaaat much calcium, a reactor wouldn't be necessary for your tank xof. Just curious, how are you fitting 55w of your 2.5 gal ? Which bulbs are you using ? With 55w though the acro may turn out brown but yet will still grow because of your good water quality. As far as calcium, b-ionic will be fine, just drip the amount needed every night. Another thing you can do it have kalk water for your top-off water. Mix about 1tsp of kalkwasser per gallon of RO water and have an auto-top off do the rest for you. Do a search on google.com on how to use kalk. Other than that, anything is possible, the only limit is your mind. Link to comment
xofinnocent Posted January 7, 2003 Author Share Posted January 7, 2003 for info on my set up- http://shadowangelpro.com/photo.html - that sthe photo page. Link to comment
BCOrchidGuy Posted January 7, 2003 Share Posted January 7, 2003 interesting wallpaper you chose, remote veiwing forbidden, please update your account.... hope you didn't spend a ton on that ... lol Link to comment
xofinnocent Posted January 7, 2003 Author Share Posted January 7, 2003 interesting- looks fine on my comp. ??? Link to comment
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