so yesterday i was planning on getting only the 29g bio cube set up but only the tank and stand honestly and im new to reefing so i did not want to put myself in a bind. So obviously i did so just because the deal with the rocks and sand was so good i couldnt pass it up. Originally i thought eh whatever if the corals live they live and if they dont they dont. Well i pulled almost an all nighter last night setting this bio cube up. I didnt aquascape last night didnt have the patience or the visibility. Most of these corals i know are in bad shape but to my surprise this morning a few of them opened up i hope its a good sign. Well here are some pics while i know its still early of some of the progress so far since last night into this evening even though the battle is not done im actually very excited thanx for all the advice and what to do's so far its been a great. I have no idea whats what or what belongs where so let the whipping begin.
SINK OR SWIM 29g bio cube
- Thread starter kenny2064
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u look like u got a good deal give the coral sometime to open up and than u move them to were u like and if some die dont worry too much we all killed a few coral here and there some are going to die anyway from moving the tank and take ur time its take time to build a nice reef it not a one day thing good luck lmk if u need any thing
updated pics been a week since i started so far so good the chromis finally came out seems beat up from the transport but he is still alive atm phos at .5, cal 420, amonia, nitrates, nitrites at 0 ph tops off at 8.4
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so its been a while since ive updated this thread so i figured i would update everyone how things are going...so far i have added a sunpod, mp10 (which i dont know if im using right atm) 2 occ clown fish from 2 acans, and a couple favias, i have ordered a new 20k ushio bulb and a 9002 skimmer with upgraded cup on the way as well...any input would be greatly appreaciated everything seems to be doing well except the zoas for some reason they are not opening up like they used to not sure what to do about that at this point thanks for looking and thanks guys.....
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so i got my tunze 9002, 20k ushio (doesnt seem different from the 14k phoenix) and the stevie t media basket today just got done installing i went ahead did a water change while i was at it. kinda disappointed with the media basket in a way because instructions say to leave the water level just below the first chamber but that is just not possible to do with the tunze and the stevie t cup it winds up hitting and not sitting correctly on the skimmer but oh well at least everything is consolidated thanks for looking and suggestions are welcomed thx guys
brown algae
so question i have been having a problem with brown algae as of the last couple weeks parameters with ati test kit are
cal 320 ( i know its low need to adjust my dosing)
ph 7.8 (morning lights were on for about and hour)
phos 0.0 - 0.25 hard to tell the color but was sure it was at 0
kh 7
nitrate 0
nitrite 0
tep 77 morning 79 evening
salinity 1.024
gonna take my water to a lfs have them test it to see what they come up with and compare notes
the bulb was just replaced yesterday from a 14k phoenix to a 20k ushio
i tend to feed once every 2 days i do try to target feed my corals as well 2 times a week
I am using ro/di water the tds reads 0
using instant ocean salt mix atm but plan on switching to esv or h2o not sure yet
i have some brown algae kinda hair like and some stuborn red short algae seems pretty course but i am running chemipure elite and purigen in a mesh bag also have poly filter pad i just put in yesterday how long should i wait before pushing the panic button
so question i have been having a problem with brown algae as of the last couple weeks parameters with ati test kit are
cal 320 ( i know its low need to adjust my dosing)
ph 7.8 (morning lights were on for about and hour)
phos 0.0 - 0.25 hard to tell the color but was sure it was at 0
kh 7
nitrate 0
nitrite 0
tep 77 morning 79 evening
salinity 1.024
gonna take my water to a lfs have them test it to see what they come up with and compare notes
the bulb was just replaced yesterday from a 14k phoenix to a 20k ushio
i tend to feed once every 2 days i do try to target feed my corals as well 2 times a week
I am using ro/di water the tds reads 0
using instant ocean salt mix atm but plan on switching to esv or h2o not sure yet
i have some brown algae kinda hair like and some stuborn red short algae seems pretty course but i am running chemipure elite and purigen in a mesh bag also have poly filter pad i just put in yesterday how long should i wait before pushing the panic button
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ok another padate with my algae problem i replaced my carbon with some new chemipure eilte today or yesterday i should say also got an elos kit phospahtes read 0 forgot to take a water sample to lfs at this point im gonna wait a couple more days hopefullly it was a buld issue and it will go away
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