Smitty
Reef pro
Everything looks good! Great job :)
algys Living Reef
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algy1943
Reefing newb
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
I am a girl
Yeah the firefish should be fine with everyone in your tank.
coolhandgoose
Reef enthusiast
Nice tank, I like all the shrimp
algy1943
Reefing newb
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
I am a girl
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
Reefing newb
Sarah could you identify this coral please
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VAreef
Reefing newb
Nice tank Algy! I think your green coral there is a brain coral btw. Very nice neon green I might add.
algy1943
Reefing newb
Thanks , thought it was
yote
In Memoriam
Thats a great looking Brain coral.
Bifferwine
I am a girl
Yep, it is a brain.
algy1943
Reefing newb
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
Reefing newb
Aquired couple of montipola frags this week, how long before they start looking vase shaped? see pic's.
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yote
In Memoriam
I bet your using Instant Ocean salt? Try a different salt mix Allen.
yote
In Memoriam
algy1943
Reefing newb
Sarah, what would keep the calcium low in my tank, I've been using a calcium supplement but it stays at 360? :frustrat:
algy1943
Reefing newb
algy1943
Reefing newb
yote
In Memoriam
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.
algy1943
Reefing newb
Anything I can do to raise the calcium level until I can get the Reef Salt?
