A couple new things :)

meowzer

meowzer

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I don't qt corals......I have a deepwater acro that is doign great...and a couple of sps that are too.....some are right next to ones that have withered away
I have not tested in a little while :( Every time I did, the parameters came out where they should be.....don't ask me #'s.....I can not remember
I will run all tests tomorrow though......I just stopped because nothing ever made sense as to why I was having issues.....as I said before I just got frustrated
 
meowzer

meowzer

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Usually I just dip the corals.......
I now have a qt for fish, BUT have not......and am not going to add any more fish to the 225G
 
meowzer

meowzer

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1 sailfin tang, 1 yellow tang, 1 blue hippo tang, 1 vlamingi tang, 2 green chromis, 2 perc clowns, 2 PJ cardinals, 1 bi-color pseudochromis, 1 bi-color blennie, 1 LMB, 1 flame angel, 1 coral beauty, 1 one spot foxface, 1 mandarin, 1 yellow tail damsel
 
acrylic51

acrylic51

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Meowzer I was referring QT for new coral additions......Quick dips are proven not to be totally effective.
 
reefkprz

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so every three weeks on waterchanges but how much? you may be missing one of the "untested" elements and small partial waterchanges may not be keeping up with it. just a thought you may want to do a "reset" and do a single or double 50% change, to reset your water parameters. thats one thing I usually do when I am having uneplained problems and everything I can test for seems ok.
IMO doing occasion reset waterchanges is a good idea in older tanks since the majority of the water is actually quite old. like I said just a thought, and I do understand the logistics of how much a PITA doing a 50% on a 225g is.
 
spanko

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Got the Yuma huh? Got a closer picture? Chances are all of the small ones around it are also Yuma.
 
reefkprz

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oh another thought, you mentioned leathers, do you have a lot of leathers? are you running carbon? I know build up of terpenpoid compounds from leathers can lead to recession in SPS and LPS. just spitballing ideas here hopefully something clicks for you.
 
meowzer

meowzer

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Quote:
Originally Posted by spanko http:///t/391989/a-couple-new-things/20#post_3479131
Got the Yuma huh? Got a closer picture? Chances are all of the small ones around it are also Yuma.
I will try to get a closer pic once all the lights come on.....the rock is full of them on all sides :) the other rock, the rhodactis, they are really kinda small....so have to wait for them to grow
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Originally Posted by reefkprZ http:///t/391989/a-couple-new-things/20#post_3479146
oh another thought, you mentioned leathers, do you have a lot of leathers? are you running carbon? I know build up of terpenpoid compounds from leathers can lead to recession in SPS and LPS. just spitballing ideas here hopefully something clicks for you.
YES, I have a yellow figi leather, a leather tree, a cabbage leather, and a toadstool....(2 I guess cause it had a baby)
I run chemipure elite in both canisters
Readings....calcium 450, alk 8 dkh or 2.86 meq/l, phosphate 0.03......my magnesium test either is no good or my mag is really high....which could be possible....
PH seems low....maybe 8......temp runs around 80 this time of year.....
 
meowzer

meowzer

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OK...here is a better pic of the yuma (click pic it gets bigger)

the rhodactis rock

Here is my deepwater acro that is doing very well

and the red planet table...or the green velvet acro.....I forget now :(
 
acrylic51

acrylic51

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Quote:
Originally Posted by meowzer http:///t/391989/a-couple-new-things/20#post_3479147
I will try to get a closer pic once all the lights come on.....the rock is full of them on all sides :) the other rock, the rhodactis, they are really kinda small....so have to wait for them to grow
YES, I have a yellow figi leather, a leather tree, a cabbage leather, and a toadstool....(2 I guess cause it had a baby)
I run chemipure elite in both canisters
Readings....calcium 450, alk 8 dkh or 2.86 meq/l, phosphate 0.03......my magnesium test either is no good or my mag is really high....which could be possible....
PH seems low....maybe 8......temp runs around 80 this time of year.....
Your PH of 8 isn't bad......Question might arise is the PH swinging and if so how much........
 
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