Recent content by Marshall Jamison

Yes i like the lookof the cube and i got this one for 25 bucks at a garage sale and upgrade my bc 8, but the goal is always bigger. I started with a 2.5 hex 20 years ago and now have 6 fully running tanks from a 10 gallon sa bio type to my 125. Coral is fairly new to me. So thanks again for the...

I found some leds that would fit in the light housing then made a hole in the top to connect the power. There is also a kit you can buy that removes the power compacts and replaces them with all led, that's the next step. The "moon lights" are worthless.

Yes advice of it being an lps was one of the killers. I have all lps because of the light limits and retrofitted the additional led bar to combat that. Even the birds nests ive tried years ago have died, quickly. I had no intention of keeping sps in this tank. Btw would an iodide dip be...

Yes on treatment, that's the reason i originally raised the levels, the tank was at 1.022 when i first put in coral as that was the level for my mix and the calcium was around 400 then, what salt do you use, and what would you recommend for a dip. Thank you for all your responces

The lower salinity had lower calcium,i use liquid tests and do water changes two times a month to keep in balance. But the recommendation was to treat it as lps from my lfs and online so the range was to be 1.024 to 1.026

Really the only thing that I've changed is the specific gravity, the calcium raised when i started to raise the sg, the coral was growing rather fast at 1.022, but i raised it thinking it would be happier. Would the change cause it to be susceptible to a bacteria infection?

The carbon is constant i use pads and reef granuals, I've had it since the tank started

Its the highest point it can be,

The coral had been in the system for four months and had been growing well until about two weeks ago.i added some more acans but the problem had already started, nothing else seems to have any problems, candy cane, torch, favia, acans and Kenya trees

Thank you for the responses. My tank is a bio cube 14 its been set up for over a year.the lighting is stock plus an led bat i fitted into it. 1.025, nitrates 0, ammonia 0, phosphate .25, dkh 10, calcium 500, ph 8.1, temp 80, med flow, carbon added, protein skimmer on medium high, i use sea chem...

My hydnophora has a bunch of brown spots. They seem bits of exposed skeleton, that, when exposed they are immediately Brown. My parameters are good except for high calcium about 500. Temp is at 80.i recently rose the salinity in the tank from 1.022 to 25, slowly over about two weeks since then...

I've had decent success with marine mela fix use small doses and increase water changes but it fixes find no problem

Its at the very top of my tank on its own side the picture was when i was still deciding placement. Did your colony grow fast?

Thanks i hear its vicious but its beautiful and my 3 inch frag was only 10 bucks.

Help me id this. The lfs told this was hydnophora but all the articles i find say that's a branching coral.this one its encrusting. It has sweepers about an 1/8 inch long that appear in light.is all green and seems to be hardy.its in medium flow and loves it. thanks