beeguiles
they call me fish geek ;p
Love the tang. He really does look golden.
Casey and Sarah's brand new tank!
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R3verb
Time to add some coral!
YAY! All of my params checked out at 0 today for the first time! 0 ammonia, 0 trites, 0 trates. salinity 1.023. Now to get my PH up (it tested at 7.94 today, YIKES). We will be ordering our MP40 this week and hopefully about 50lbs of marco rock next week. We want to add some more territories to our tank before we get any more fish. I'm still working on my algae scrubber so hopefully I can get that installed this week too.
I do have one question, right now we have micro bubbles in the tank. I think it has something to do with bubbles from the skimmer getting into the pump. I can't pull my sump out otherwise I would put in a bubble trap. My question is, can I put some egg create infront of the bulkhead and then a sponge infront of that to help eliminate bubbles and debris from getting into my tank? Right now I have no mechanical filtration so anything that becomes suspended doesn't get cleaned up. Any Ideas? Thanks guys!
Casey and Sarah
I do have one question, right now we have micro bubbles in the tank. I think it has something to do with bubbles from the skimmer getting into the pump. I can't pull my sump out otherwise I would put in a bubble trap. My question is, can I put some egg create infront of the bulkhead and then a sponge infront of that to help eliminate bubbles and debris from getting into my tank? Right now I have no mechanical filtration so anything that becomes suspended doesn't get cleaned up. Any Ideas? Thanks guys!
Casey and Sarah
NanoReefer
Reefing newb
7.94 isnt too bad, thats in range...
x19
Reefing newb
Yeah you can do a sponge to help with bubbles, but keep in mind it'll need to get cleaned every couple of days else it will begin to leak nitrates.
R3verb
Time to add some coral!
I know but I'm looking for more like 8.2-8.4
little_fish
Moderator
That is a fine pH, i would just leave it alone.
R3verb
Time to add some coral!
I was looking at corals (acros to be specific) and they all say PH between 8.1-8.4. Should I ignore that or not?
Samhain
Satin, Lace, and Sequins
Most coral recommendations are for 8.1-8.4, but I think most corals will be fine slightly outside that range. If the pH was 7.5 or 8.9, you might have issues, but at nearly 8.0 I don't foresee a problem developing. I would be more concerned with keeping water quality pristine and maintaining your calcium, carbonate, and trace elements where they need to be. I've also noticed that my pH has increased slightly over the course of several months to the 8.2-8.3 range. It started at 7.9 as well, but I think the LR and water changes have helped to adjust it upwards.............
R3verb
Time to add some coral!
Yea I just keep using the 8.4 buffer. It seems to want to drop but I am guessing that will change now that my nitrates are gone. I will keep an eye on it and just try and keep it as close to 8.1 as I can without putting much in it.
little_fish
Moderator
Stop using the buffer, and stop worrying about the pH. Trying to tinker around with chemistry readings when they are already fine can get you into major trouble. Plus if test your water in the morning the pH will be lower than right before the lights go off because the photosynthesis going on during the day takes up CO2, which causes the pH to rise
Bifferwine
I am a girl
Yeah, I think that pH is fine. It will vary slightly throughout the day. Stability is better than quick rises or falls.
R3verb
Time to add some coral!
Ordered our MP40 today! Should be here by the end of this week (hopefully sooner??). I can't wait to set it up and get that ugly Koralia out of there! In the meantime, everybody is happy and healthy! Our cyano that accumulated on the rocks is starting to die off which is nice. Hopefully in a month it will all be dead! Now if I could just kill that hair algae. It's always something right?!
x19
Reefing newb
Sweet! You will not be disappointed with the MP40.
R3verb
Time to add some coral!
Alright so as some of you may know my yellow tang has black spot so today we went to the LFS and picked up a few new tank mates! We got a cleaner shrimp. We hope that this will help the tang fight the black spot and we also really like cleaners. We also got 5 more hermits and an emerald crab because Sarah loves watching crabs eat. The tanks is dark now but I will try and get some pictures soon of them!
R3verb
Time to add some coral!
Ugh. Can't find the cleaner this morning. Hope he wasn't somebody's breakfast.
beeguiles
they call me fish geek ;p
Same with my new goby. He's hiding in a hole in the rock and won't come out. He needs to come out to eat or he's gonna starve. What a dummie!
R3verb
Time to add some coral!
Still can't find him...... Maybe he will come out when the lights dim
R3verb
Time to add some coral!
We found him! We spotted him under a rock this afternoon! I'm so glad he is still alive! An update on my yellow tang: He looks much better. I think the cleaner shrimp cleaned most of the black spot off him and he doesn't seem stressed any more. He is eating like a champ (more than I have seen him eat since we brought him home!) and seems much more social these last few days (doesn't run and hide when I come up to the tank) so it makes me think maybe we got him sick and we are just now seeing it and he is just now kicking it! Either way, I am going to forgoe the fresh water dip for now!
beeguiles
they call me fish geek ;p
Glad to hear you found the shrimp and your tang is getting better. It's always nice when things go our way :)
