This Is How My Reef It Looks

[bhfccsr198]

OKAY ALL THIS IS A LITTLE ABOUT MY TANK
IT IS A 75 GALLONG REEF READY
IT HAS 30 GALLONG FUGE UNDER IT WITH ASSORT MACRO ALGAE,RAN WITH MUD
NO SKIMMER
I HAVE A CANISTER RUNNING JUST WITH CARBON AND A WHITE PAD TO GET FREE FLOATING DEBRIS OUT
I HAVE 2 MAXIJET 1200
AND 2 KORALIA 4 POWER HEADS
AND RETURN IS MAG 7
STOCK IS I HAVE 3 BLUE DAMSELS
2 BANGAII CARDINALS
2 FIRE FISH
YELLOW HEAD SLEEPER GOBY
1 BULLET GOBY
2 BABY MARRON CLOWNS
10 MEXICAN TURBOS
2 SCARLET CLEANER SHRIMP A BUNCH OF OTHER SNAILS AND HERMITS
75 LBS OF ROCK AND THEN 50LBS OF BASE ROCK
100LBS APPROX OF LIVE SAND

 

[bhfccsr198]

 

[bhfccsr198]

THIS IS A LITTLE MORE DIFFERENT

 

[bhfccsr198]

THIS IS WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE CURRENTLY WHAT EVERYONE THINK GIVE ME OPIONS AND SUGGESTIONS

 

[mx#28]

Do the leather corals always have their polyps retracted??

 

[zoogrl03]

If you don't mind me asking what kind of powerheads are those circular ones that you have??

 

[bhfccsr198]

No They Dont They Usually Out One Of The Lethers Is Always Out The Other One Never Out The Powwer Heads Are Koraila Number 4

 

[flricordia]

Nice start. What is the ph running at?

 

[bhfccsr198]

I Think It Was 7.4 ;last Time I Checked Why Ya Ask

 

[afboundguy]

did you mean 8.4? 7.4 is waaaaaaaaay to low. pH is supposed to be around 8.3... If it really is 7.4 I would start raising it slowly...

 

[nordy]

Nice! Those are some large pieces of LR in the first pictures! Did you break them up when doing your aquascaping?

 

[sk8shorty01]

Originally Posted by afboundguy
http:///forum/post/2523172
did you mean 8.4? 7.4 is waaaaaaaaay to low. pH is supposed to be around 8.3... If it really is 7.4 I would start raising it slowly...

I agree here. 7.4 is really really low for inverts, and is low enough to be deadly if left there for very long at all. Did you really mean 7.4 or did you mean 8.4. This could also explain why the leathers are all closed up, as another poster mentioned. I would check that again and make sure you are stable, and if you need to I would start slowly raising it.

 

[florida joe]

Looks great I would suggest you keep the windows closed since you have decided to go with a large contingent of FLYING FISH.

(IMO. Get rid of the swing arm and go with a refractometer )

 

[bhfccsr198]

Sorry I Di Mean 8.4 Hit Wrong Key Didnt Even Notice Im Going To Run A Full Test Tmooorow Before I Do A Water Change

 

[bhfccsr198]

I Went Out And Bought A New Fairy Wrasse And Bubble Coral When I Get Acclimated And I Get Home From Work I Will Get Some Pics Of That

 

[bhfccsr198]

Also Got Two New Clowns

 

[bhfccsr198]

bump

 

[bhfccsr198]

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[flricordia]

Originally Posted by bhfccsr198
http:///forum/post/2523150
I Think It Was 7.4 ;last Time I Checked Why Ya Ask
Just looks like a rock or two are DIY cement rocks and if theya re not cured they could be leaching high ph and keeping the leathers off balance, but 8.4 is fine.

 

[bhfccsr198]

some of the rock was base rock that was dry