Yeah I agree I think the lighting and live rock probably shocked it. I think it was more of the lighting then anything. Luckily it was only one SPS that was affected and no other calls were affected. Sadly the corals deff died.
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I'm basically going off what people say and testing but I think a dosing pump will be one of my next purchases. And a few more test kits. I'm doing it all by hand and I think that's part of my issue.
I can only regulate how much goes In at once so I'd like to have a system where is shield does...
Ya I realized I shouldn't dip SPS after I did it and I dip then with iodine I didn't dip the first 6 corals I got but doesn't seem to have any parasites but I can see you only baby copepods by the 1000s. And phosphate/magnesium and nitrate r my next test kits I'm gunna buy. Some one convinced me...
:) hahaha sounds like u know what ur doing. Give me some time and I'll have my tank beautiful like urs. Just waiting for these pesky frags to grow big and beautiful already. I guess staring at my tank every 5 mins while studying for tests isn't helping. I'm thinking ill ungraded at the end of...
Water parameter test results. nitrite zero, ammonia zero, alk 196.9 ppm or 11 dkh, and calcium is still high at 520 ppm any suggestions??? I think it's gata be fryed from the new t5 light bulbs
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The tang that you have right now what's its maximum size? And yes I agree, from what heard moray eel's can spend there whole life in one cave and never venture from their cave in nature and in an aquarium
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Thanks I need to eat water again. And I know SPS is hard to keep but avuncular of people told me I can do it and gave to free frags. And I understand in a begin her I'm still making beginer mistakes like I did a fresh water dip on my SPS and all my other corals and I almost killed all my SPS...
Sweet do u think ull need get rid of ur snowflake eel when he gets bigger?? I'm asking cuz I thought they get like 3 feet and thought they needed a big tank like 100+ but I'm not sure never did to much research on then just curious
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But I just spook all the Shadid skin off and I think it may already be to far gone. Bummer that was one I really liked :(
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I put brand new t5s in like a week ago. And nitrate and ammonia were 0, alk was like 10 and calcium was a little high at like 580 I think calcium is supposed to be at 440. I did but a few more dry rock in my tank 2 days ago. So maybe that made my nitrates spike?? But all my other SPS r fine and...
Why is my SPS shedding its skin and dieing. my water parameters were great 3 days ago. I'm gunna test my water again today or tomorrow. But please help!! All my other SPS r doing fine this one is dieing all of a sudden. Iv had it for 2 months no problem and the polyps of been out until 2 days...
Ya I'm afraid he won't be reef safe. What would the shrimp do to the coral? Would he eat the coral? Or just irritate the coral??
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Just wanted to update I shared the love. A kid came by my place to pick up a skimmer that I brought down from SF so two people didn't have to travel up there for the same free items and when he was here i gave him as much dry rock as he wanted so he went home with free skimmer 20lb dry rock and...
Awsome! Way to step up and do the right thing. If every one in the world stepped up and helped other people just for the joy of helping the world would be a better place.
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