Live Rock Still Green?

[drew2005]

You know I look at everyones tank pics and their LR has nice color and stuff. Even people who have tanks up for about 2 months have nice color. My tank has been up for about 3-4 months and i only see a few spots of color. My LR still seems green to me. I mean its not the color it was when i bought it and its not rusty brown when i had a diatom outbreak. I can try and snap some pics but my camera sucks. Maybe you can see in these pics....http://photos.yahoo.com/drew101576

 

[drew2005]

Im also still getting alot of bubbles on my back glass. I dunno if its still gases or what?

 

[swatskee]

doesn't look too bad to me??

 

[drew2005]

the pics dont look that green. but in person its still green. i dunno.

 

[snailheave]

check your calcium level

 

[drew2005]

Originally Posted by snailheave
check your calcium level
Ca was 380 when i checked it last night. It was 360 when i tested it 5 days ago. Hopefully when i do my water change it will hit 400. Im aiming for a 425 calcium level.

 

[blu11]

Hey Drew2005
Nice pics! I just bought the same tank as you. Same stand only I opted for the stainless steel & black. I will be starting my setup next week. Your rock work looks incredible Very nice setup. How many lbs of rock did you use? I was thinking of starting with 50. Also what type of lighting did you get...I am still working on trying to figure that out. For sure will be ditching the lighting it came with.

 

[drew2005]

Originally Posted by blu11
Hey Drew2005
Nice pics! I just bought the same tank as you. Same stand only I opted for the stainless steel & black. I will be starting my setup next week. Your rock work looks incredible Very nice setup. How many lbs of rock did you use? I was thinking of starting with 50. Also what type of lighting did you get...I am still working on trying to figure that out. For sure will be ditching the lighting it came with.
Thanks! I wanted the stainless one but it just didnt match anything else in the room. Ive got 70lbs of tonga rock in there. I think about 50lbs of live sand. My lighting is a CurrentUSA Dual Satellite 36". If you plan on a reef tank then definitely ditch the lighting it comes with. If your doing FOWLR then that lighting might be good enough. IMO buy all the LR you can at once and put it all in. I cured my rock and cycled my tank. It took 6 weeks. Good luck with your setup.

 

[snailheave]

make some pickling lime water and top off with it, but use in moderation.
my tank i haven't done anything yet, still i have a 500 calcium reading. i wonder if it's bad :thinking:

 

[drew2005]

just bumping this up to get more opinions.

 

[streetsurf]

Just give your rock some time, maybe add some rock that has really good color and in time it will spread.

 

[chevcam]

thanks