Ok Fellas, here's me tank. opinions please...

[purity]

i'm resizing the rest so i'll post em shortly. definetely want yer opinions. tell me what i'm doin right and what i'm doin wrong. thanx

 

[purity]

the above is the finger coral that i was complaining about sagging. she's lookin a lot better though now.
below is the torch coral. i made the store give me this guy for free cause the stupid chocolate chip starfish that they sold me ate half of my other coral

 

[purity]

clams rule. mine is no exception. all bow down to the clam.

 

[purity]

i call this dude Epcot Center. the shrooms in the backround just started opening up. they don't like a lotta water flowin.

 

[purity]

these are the martyrs that were partially eaten by the satanic chocolate chip starfeesh. he's been eradicated and they're kickin in a great recovery. let's all give the cool green spotted dudes a nice round of appause.

 

[purity]

the brain on the right. dead coral on the left.

 

[purity]

the Chompers. they just chomp. they never stop. do they rule? oh hell yeah

 

[purity]

galaxy corals dominate. if you disagree then you are wrong. nuff said.

 

[purity]

GROUP HUG!!!!!!!!

 

[purity]

oh yeah! i've got feesh too. here's 4 outta the 5. the clown, tang, and wrasse all like to pose- that's why they rule.
the damsel's too stupid to pose. he's also too stupid to get outta the way of my flash. the other damsel is soooo stupid that he didn't even realize i was taking the picture so he's not in the picture. last week his cousin got sucked into the powerhead. that was actually pretty funny.
lessons learned:
1. my feesh are cooler then you
2. damsel's are stupid
:cheer:

 

[purity]

boy, i'm so good at taking pics. notice the clarity....
ok whatever. here's the wrasse showin off again.

 

[007]

your clam does not look healthy . . . its gaping and has a tear in it near the incurrent syphon.

 

[purity]

hey man! i like my clams torn up
j/k. so's it gonna die? what do i do?

 

[jedininja]

First question. What type of lighting do you have on the tank?

 

[purity]

2 power compacts and 2 blue lights

 

[007]

although the clam that you have is one of the less light demanding clams, you still dont really have enough for it to thrive. And the fact that it is torn is not a factor in its favor either.
Do you add DT's or other source of phytoplankton to the tank?
My initial response is that its a goner . . . enjoy it while it lasts.

 

[purity]

i add Strontium & Molybdenum, iodine, liquid calcium, & zooplankton. anything else i can do?

 

[007]

Do you test for any of those additives?

 

[purity]

not really sure whatchoo mean. i was told by the feesh store to get them for healthy coral. i just bought & started adding them about a week ago.
the last tests that i ran were about 2 days after adding all that stuff. alkalinity, nitrate, nitrite, ammonia, and PH tests were done. the alkalinity was a tad low so i added some of that buffer stuff. everything else came back fine.

 

[007]

The LFS saw a dollar sign on your forehead when you walked in . . .
dude . . . you dont need to add any chemicals other than CA and ALK buffer. Zooplankton and DT's are good benefits as well, but not required.
If you dont test your water chemistry for an additive using a good quality test kit, then dont add it. You can overdose your tank and kill everything in it in a matter of hours.
Strontium, molywhatever and iodine are a waste of money and time as well as risky additives IMO . . . you get all of these elements in the correct proportions from using a good salt mix.