tangs_in_pacifica
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I never really meant to have SPSs, but I've now got a bunch as a result of hitch-hikers on really good rock. I've had them for about 1.5 years and one or two small frags have turned into SPSs all over. I've really got to introduce some new SPSs, els I'll have one type filling my whole tank.
Anyhow, I'm amazed at how readily they react to Calcium. I don't dose, I just add Calcium and other additives directly to my tank (I know... I just ordered a cheapo dosing pump). Anyhow, this is the system I've used on all of my tanks for years with acceptable results. I've noticed that my SPSs react very noticeably to the introduction of Calcium to my system. It goes as follows:
1. -SPSs flowering, open and happy
2. -Introduce Calcium
3. -SPSs hiding in their holes for a day or two
4. -Notoce that the "stoney" part of the colony expands while polyps are receded
5. -Polyps re-apear after about two days
6. -Colony is substantially larger... really
I feel as if I can really watch the coral growing. So much growth in two days. My little SPS frag is now colonies all over my tank. I've even got SPSs growing way down on my sand and I've only got 4-96W PCs on a 100 gallon.
Ao, naturally, I can't wait to see what kind of growth I'll be getting with a dosing system.
I never really meant to have SPSs, but I've now got a bunch as a result of hitch-hikers on really good rock. I've had them for about 1.5 years and one or two small frags have turned into SPSs all over. I've really got to introduce some new SPSs, els I'll have one type filling my whole tank.
Anyhow, I'm amazed at how readily they react to Calcium. I don't dose, I just add Calcium and other additives directly to my tank (I know... I just ordered a cheapo dosing pump). Anyhow, this is the system I've used on all of my tanks for years with acceptable results. I've noticed that my SPSs react very noticeably to the introduction of Calcium to my system. It goes as follows:
1. -SPSs flowering, open and happy
2. -Introduce Calcium
3. -SPSs hiding in their holes for a day or two
4. -Notoce that the "stoney" part of the colony expands while polyps are receded
5. -Polyps re-apear after about two days
6. -Colony is substantially larger... really
I feel as if I can really watch the coral growing. So much growth in two days. My little SPS frag is now colonies all over my tank. I've even got SPSs growing way down on my sand and I've only got 4-96W PCs on a 100 gallon.
Ao, naturally, I can't wait to see what kind of growth I'll be getting with a dosing system.