Sir Alex
Dragon the eel (below)
I have couple montiporas in my fairly new tank. They don't have great color (probably the coral is most of it) but they're growing unbelievably fast...
Eric's 90 Gallon Upgrade
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I have couple montiporas in my fairly new tank. They don't have great color (probably the coral is most of it) but they're growing unbelievably fast...
beeguiles
they call me fish geek ;p
That's good to hear. Sounds like you have it all under control. I think sps are tougher than people think.
x19
Reefing newb
Well, I think I figured out the SPS problem. It was related to Alkalinity, but not in the way I thought. Apparently you are not supposed to run Alkalinity higher than 8.5 dkh. As I've been trying to maintain an Alk of 12...this is a problem. Supposedly once I drop Alk down to 8 - 8.5 the Acropora should recover.
little_fish
Moderator
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I think I mentioned this as an issue a few weeks ago....
I think I mentioned this as an issue a few weeks ago....
x19
Reefing newb
You did mention you thought my Alk was too high this past weekend in my abiotic precipitation thread, but I was following the red sea coral pro program which says to target 12.6 dkh. That program apparently is not supposed to be run with bio pellets. The salt itself mixes at 12.2 dKh. It's a popular and successful program targeting rapid SPS growth but I guess it's not right for my setup.
x19
Reefing newb
I picked up this new ORA Hawkins Echinata frag Thursday. I was a little reluctant about putting a rather expensive and sensitive SPS frag into a tank that I'm having some SPS issues in at the moment but the Hawkins is a little rare around here so I jumped on it. I saw some polyp extension this morning so things seem ok. The frag is actually a bit more green in real life.
When I came down from reading my daughter a bedtime story I was excited to see the two new Anthias happily swimming in the front of the tank. I wish the little guys were around for scale, but maybe next time.
When I came down from reading my daughter a bedtime story I was excited to see the two new Anthias happily swimming in the front of the tank. I wish the little guys were around for scale, but maybe next time.
BL1
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Great looking fish Eric!
Smitty
Reef pro
Very nice coral...I've always wanted one myself, but like you've said, they're kinda rare around here...and expensive. Glad to hear about the fish being out and about.
NanoReefer
Reefing newb
great loooking Echinata my lfs just did an ora order and i got a few, but i wish i wouldve ordered a hawkins...
