Blue Z Reef
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Got frags?
in SPS
Don't trip or you'll have chris farley style frags lol
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like this:
But with even more epic zoas....YEAH!
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The sunset monti has a white base now with all of it's polyps out. the superman monti is all but gone' date=' and two of my chalices are skeletons right now along with a bunch of white sticks. I will dig into this more tomorrow but all of the sps pieces that I have left show no sign of problems like the others did so maybe I'm at the end of this crash. I plan to do another water change tomorrow when I tear the tank apart to get the skeletons out.[/quote']
I'd hold off taking anything out if you see polyps. I've had some crazy comebacks, you just never know sometimes. I've got a sunset growing in my LED tank now, I can frag you some in a few months if it grows out nice.
Although, a super zoa dominated tank is always sweet and you do love your zoas! (dancing)
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Still no new pic??
There needs to be voting and such again. I want it back, I enjoy taking my best shots for the home page!
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lol my clowns are so random. They host just about everything in my tank (usually between my elegance, large toadstool, and sometimes Wellso's). That's what I get for not giving them an anenome (laugh)
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Just outa curiosity, what salt are you using? I'm assuming your mixing your own with RODI correct? Don't think its the issue, just never asked.
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Check ammonia levels too, those can be bad news bears.
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I love my elegance and its been super hearty! I hope yours is too. Mine survived an ammonia spike, being in 2 different tanks, different lighting, etc. They can be troopers when you get a good one.
Not the best pic, but thats it!
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Congrads on the clam (clap) I want to try one after getting my new bulbs.
How was your experiance with Golden Basket? Did you have it shipped or pick it up?
Golden Basket is awesome. I've only picked up from them, but it's been a great experience both times. Kinda far drive, but worth it if your picking up a few things. Only downside is they won't sell anything on the spot, just ebay sales only.
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PM'd back, could do it on lunch break lmk
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You can drop them off at my place this evening. I'll be home around 5:30, but only have a window till about 6:30 before were going out. Let me know if that works.
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Geeze dude, that sucks! Let me know if you need to throw some corals in my tanks for a while until things settle down.
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Congrats on the maxima! Can you tell me what's the wattage/length/bulb configuration of your t5's? It looks good and healthy.
I haven't heard of cowries eating clams before. My guess is that the clam was on it's way out and the cowrie finished it off. I often hear that shrimp eat clams - not true either, unless the clam is dying. I have skunks, coral banded's and peppermint shrimp in my tank and never have (or have had) issues with shrimp.
I often hear this, "clams need to be fed phyto plankton" - not true. Once tridacnid clams reach about 1" in size, they no longer require phyto feedings. Clams do require minor trace nutrients to grow and thrive. Aside from the regular water chemistry parameters necessary for keeping sps corals, your tank should have traces of NO3 and PO4. This can be achieved by feeding your fish regularly, and your fish pooping - yes fish poo is the perfect food source for your clam(s).
Make sure you keep a higher SG. I prefer 1.0255-1.026 (refractometer), although clams can/will tolerate lower SG's and can even be freshwater dipped to remove parasites such as PM.
Here's some good reading on tridacnid clams.
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Huh, well everything I read said at least 3 inches or needs some sort of nano food source like phyto...(scratch)
I was surprised the cowrie did it, but it was fine in the morning and being eaten by the cowrie by my lunch break a few hours later. I would be weary of adding them...plus they always bowl over all your corals lol, I'm not buying big ones anymore. Just my personal experience.
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ooops double post
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People seem to have varying luck with them. I was not one of the fortunate ones :( I had 4 small maxima's about 2 inches long and all of them died. I only have one crocera clam now who is still doing good, but he's like 4" across. Some things i've learned about them:
1. Cowries are NOT clam safe. I had a larger cowrie snail and it knocked one over and proceeded to eat it. LAME
2. If they fall over for some reason, pick them up right away. One fell over and I think and died for that reason (didn't see it fast enough).
3. Thrive sells a clam holder kit, don't bother with it, they won't attach if they are smaller maximas. You are doing better as yours attached to the rock already.
4. You need to spot feed them once in a while with Phyto plankton (can also area feed in the water colum but makes your water messy faster). It has to be very small sized. I'm forgetting, but smaller micron size the better. They can't live off of just light when they are small. Once they hit the 3.5-4" mark they can rely on photosynthesis more than feeding.
Good luck, I hope yours does great!
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I'd come take everything off your hands if you want
For the LR, you can leave it in water and as long as it has some heat it shouldn't die off. However this can be a pain when moving so drying it out and storing it dry may be your best option.
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So will 2 150's be too much' date=' or is it just not really needed? I don't mind the power, it runs me about $4 a month to run 2.[/quote']
depends if you want to grow things edge to edge at full lighting power. Most people like having the SPS and higher light corals in the middle and lower light corals on the sides with a single bulb. I suppose it depends on what you want in your frag tank.
I think 1 150w and 2 Par30/38 LED's would be cool. Or possibly 1 150w and some 36" T5's
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Payment sent, PMing shipping address
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I was thinking 2 150s just because I already have them and it is a dual ballast. I thought I read somewhere that they need the 420nm color spec for certain growth? Maybe I am wrong. Anyone else have any info? Thanks
I know lighting color changes corals corals, but growth should be the same without actinic. As Debrid said, actinic makes them pop and look better than they probably would in nature, but doesn't translate to more growth.
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You take paypal? I want the Dosing Pump/ATO setup. PM me your payment info. Thanks!
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If you have enough hair algae a lawn mower is great. The problem is sometimes they eat it SUPER FAST and die off after a month or two. I guess some people get them to eat algae strips, but mine never did. Or you could get the prettier Starry Blenny (usually 2-3 times the price of lawn mower).
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I'd happily give you the $30 for it, just don't want to drive all the way to Salem :/
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You aren't by chance coming to the meeting? If so i'd take the setosa also (prefereably the larger one)
Calcium is UBER high...should I be worried?
in Reef Chemistry
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From what i've read, it's not a huge deal, but I don't want it to keep creaping upwards. I just tested the following (on my 90 gal)
SG - 1.025
KH - 9
Ca - 640....DOH!
PH - 8.1ish (between test kits and rkl)
All levels tested 2x to be sure. API test kits.
My PH seems to fluxuate between about 7.8 to 8.1 from day to night with my sump light on my cheato for most of the night.
What i've changed recently is using Aquavitro Salinity salt instead of Kent. I was hoping it would bring my slightly lower PH up and get everything else in check...but it has really brough up my Ca. I did dose recently before the water change some 2 part Brightwell Reef Code, but I always under-dose compared to my water volume (probably should have checked more than PH level but thats in the past lol). I don't recall a reading prior, but I highly doubt it was that high. I don't usually dose, just weekly changes and have Kalk in my ATO water.
Tank is mostly LPS and Softies with some SPS (but not a ton, just a few smaller acro colonies and some caps/chalice)
Anyone experience this and bring it down? Would increase KH bring Ca down? Leave it or action???