I NEED HELP FIGURING OUT WHY I CANT KEEP SPS

[iani]

riding that edge there. You might want to raise it some. Small swing is normal. Numbers consistent isn’t good.

that depends on nutient levels. Typically higher nutrients can accept higher alk and vice versa. I run my alk typically between 7-9, but also have higher nutients.

 

[iani]

Knock on wood but I grow sps almost too well.

 

[newfly]

Knock on wood but I grow sps almost too well.

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How do you prevent the encrusting monti to take over the entire tank? That’s what happening in mine.

 

[Darkxerox]

How do you prevent the encrusting monti to take over the entire tank? That’s what happening in mine.

Only sure way is to never secure one to your main structure unfortunately. I had to hammer and chisel mine out before! Digitatas too. It's the pulsing Xenia of SPS.

Or if you don't have any other Montipora you could get some nudibranchs

 

[newfly]

Only sure way is to never secure one to your main structure unfortunately. I had to hammer and chisel mine out before! Digitatas too. It's the pulsing Xenia of SPS.

Or if you don't have any other Montipora you could get some nudibranchs

Yeah, too late. this is one lesson i wished i learn as a newbie. Its like landscaping, you have to plan ahead. Corals are hard to kill and its not easy to rescape with mature colony. My digitata are not prolific, but the encrusting ones are. Other species i wished i know better is Yuma (or any mushroom ) , rbta , zoas, and the worst of the lot is Pocillopora. I hate poci. those "things" pop up everywhere, in places where i cannot get to. its like aptasia. You can;t kill it. Anyone want rainbow pocillopora, let me know anytime.

If i were to do a restart or a new tank, i'll get only sps stick. Maybe the next lifetime.

 

[Dfrashid]

Hello everyone, I've been trying to keep spy but for some reason they don't do good in my tank.

I have a redsea reefer 300
2 radion xr15 at 40 intensity ab+
2 mp40 at 50% reef crest
Nitrate 31.7
Alk 7.6
Ph 7.8 -8.1
Phosphate 0.19
Salinity 34.8 ppt

Thanks for your input

try and turn your light up to 60% but do it slowly

 

[Dfrashid]

try and turn your light up to 60% but do it slowly

try and add coco-pods every couple of months at night

 

[L/B Block]

riding that edge there. You might want to raise it some. Small swing is normal. Whole Numbers consistent swinging isn’t good.

Probably -but I need to recalibrate first and actually make a new batch of AFR.
On the whole corals look happy so not over concerned

 

[L/B Block]

Knock on wood but I grow sps almost too well.

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Very nice!

 

[iani]

How do you prevent the encrusting monti to take over the entire tank? That’s what happening in mine.

Like it was stated earlier don't put it in but at this point epoxie over the monti. I use apoxie sculpt for this purpose.

 

[ashburn2k]

Knock on wood but I grow sps almost too well.

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thats a lot of growth since my last visit!

 

[Kensington Reefer]

@iani
Ian does have a very blue thumb!!
His tank is amazing

 

[iani]

thats a lot of growth since my last visit!

For scale the vivid confetti in the center of the first picture is about 6" wide x 8" front to back.