algys Living Reef

[Smitty]

Everything looks good! Great job :)

 

[algy1943]

Great looking tank :Cheers:

Cheers geeze, it's looking better every day, found my nitrate was a bit high today but the ammonia was normal as was the PH, think I am over feeding, they always seem hungry

algy1943 (Allen) :beerchug:

 

[Bifferwine]

Yeah the firefish should be fine with everyone in your tank.

 

[coolhandgoose]

Nice tank, I like all the shrimp

 

[algy1943]

Yeah the firefish should be fine with everyone in your tank.

Thanks Sarah, water test today showed ammonia 0.1, PH 8.1, nitrate 20, nitrite 0.5, calcium was low 360 and phosphate was 5.0, I gave the tank a double dose of Cycle (40ml) and 40ml of nitrate minus, do you think I have anything to worry about, I probably have been over feeding them.

would appreciate some advice please.

Allen:frustrat:

 

[Bifferwine]

You should not have any nitrite or ammonia. Something is rotting in your tank. It could be overfeeding. Nitrites and ammonia can be fatal to fish and inverts. Don't add anything new until you get those both down to zero. And keep doing water changes.

 

[algy1943]

Your fish look very healthy! Congrats on a beautiful tank.

Sarah could you identify this coral please

 

[VAreef]

Nice tank Algy! I think your green coral there is a brain coral btw. Very nice neon green I might add.

 

[algy1943]

Nice tank Algy! I think your green coral there is a brain coral btw. Very nice neon green I might add.

Thanks , thought it was

 

[yote]

Thats a great looking Brain coral.

 

[Bifferwine]

Yep, it is a brain.

 

[algy1943]

Thanks Sarah, water test today showed ammonia 0.1, PH 8.1, nitrate 20, nitrite 0.5, calcium was low 360 and phosphate was 5.0, I gave the tank a double dose of Cycle (40ml) and 40ml of nitrate minus, do you think I have anything to worry about, I probably have been over feeding them.

would appreciate some advice please.

Allen:frustrat:

Can't seem to get the calcium up to around 440 doing 10% water changes weekly but calcium stays at 360, have been adding calcium supplement but makes no difference yet, Nitrate still high, am putting a new carbon filled sock in today after the weekly water change.
Allen:frustrat:

 

[algy1943]

Can't seem to get the calcium up to around 440 doing 10% water changes weekly but calcium stays at 360, have been adding calcium supplement but makes no difference yet, Nitrate still high, am putting a new carbon filled sock in today after the weekly water change.
Allen:frustrat:

Aquired couple of montipola frags this week, how long before they start looking vase shaped? see pic's.

 

[yote]

Can't seem to get the calcium up to around 440 doing 10% water changes weekly but calcium stays at 360, have been adding calcium supplement but makes no difference yet, Nitrate still high, am putting a new carbon filled sock in today after the weekly water change.
Allen:frustrat:

I bet your using Instant Ocean salt? Try a different salt mix Allen.

 

[yote]

Aquired couple of montipola frags this week, how long before they start looking vase shaped? see pic's.

About 200 years.:mrgreen:

Nice add though.

 

[algy1943]

Yep, it is a brain.

Sarah, what would keep the calcium low in my tank, I've been using a calcium supplement but it stays at 360? :frustrat:

 

[algy1943]

About 200 years.:mrgreen:

Nice add though.

your joking? will they never look like what I expect?

Allen

 

[algy1943]

I bet your using Instant Ocean salt? Try a different salt mix Allen.

I am using Seachem Marine Salt, no good?

Allen

 

[yote]

your joking? will they never look like what I expect?

Allen

It just takes time for em grow that big.And even then,the growth pattern depends on a lot of different things like flow and light.

I am using Seachem Marine Salt, no good?

Allen

Thats a great salt for a FO system.But not so good for a reef tank.
Fish dont need all the stuff that a reef does,so its easier and cheaper to produce a salt just for the fish.
I'll bet that if you get some SeaChem Reef salt,you'll see those parameters come up and you'll have to dose a whole lot less.

 

[algy1943]

It just takes time for em grow that big.And even then,the growth pattern depends on a lot of different things like flow and light.



Thats a great salt for a FO system.But not so good for a reef tank.
Fish dont need all the stuff that a reef does,so its easier and cheaper to produce a salt just for the fish.
I'll bet that if you get some SeaChem Reef salt,you'll see those parameters come up and you'll have to dose a whole lot less.

Anything I can do to raise the calcium level until I can get the Reef Salt?