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tested water and the results were: temp 78-80...SG 1.024....ph...7.9(a little low, is normaly 8.0-8.1) phosphate less then 0.1.....amonia 0, nitrites 0, nitrates 0-5 calcium 440-460.....alkalinity 7DKH i could not test for mag because my test kit ran out the only thing i see thats off is the...

lights just came on...going to test water in a half hour... the tanks a mixed reef and nothing new was added in the last 2 weeks... the only thing neer it is the mushroom i won at the june meeting...it is large frilly but it does not touch the gsp......i have never had any luck getting them to...

hi guys and gals.......i have a patch of gsp that has started to receed in the last week or so and i cant tell why........i have lost about 2 inches of tissue and the polyps are not extending like they were....i'll post water parameters after i test(once the lights come on )........what should i...

so thats what i keep seeing......... :o i have swarms of them in my 20 gal.....they seem to thin out and then a week or two goes by and i see another swarm yea for me too... ;D

im glad everything was not totally lost....stick with it and i'm sure all will be back to normal in a month or so. good luck,keep us posted and happy reefing..........al

take a sample to trop and ask them to check the SG with their refractometer to see if your hydrometer is acurate.

mark , it sounds like you need an in sump skimmer .try posting in the trade or sale forum and then upgrade with the extra $$$ also with increased water changes you could do with out the skimmer for a while until you get the in sump... hope it helped.....happy reefing ......al

i have run a sucessful 20 gal mixed reef for a few years with and without a heater or chiller. i have also survived and rebounded from both a cold related crash and a heater malfunction related crash. imo your temp of 80* is as perfect as you can get.the higher you run it over that the more you...

i 2nd that :D ps:what are your water parameters (trates,ph,temp,alk,cal,mag,phosphates,etc...) if your not using ro/di i would watch out for high phosphates and they would kill off any SpS corals ,even the hardy ones happy reefing.......al

francis, sorry to hear about the losses . i feel your pain. hang in there ,you never know what some corals can recover from and with a little love/luck those halfs will rebound and be as good as new in a few months if there is anything i can do, just let me know i hope it all turns out...

i wouldnt say you are waisting your lighting but with that lighting i would say you could keep anything you wanted as long as it in the right location in the tank . what are your water parameters? if your not using ro/di , and the water quality is lacking i would hold off on the SPS corals...

thanks to Ken and Dana for inviting us all into your beautiful home. as said above you were awesome hosts , the food was dreat and i had a terrific time, although i too missed the theater room :'( congrats to dana on the raffle winnings , i hope your hooked on the club now and i hope to see you...

francis where are you located in ocean im going as of right now, but i too might have to cancel(wife hurt her shoulder yesterday and has not gotten up yet, so i dont know whats going on) if i can help out i will.........good luck with the tank.....al

well that stinks...... :( at least she has the story of "the world record that got away" to tell for the rest of her days....not many can say they even had a shot at it.

ill be at the meeting and we could try to set something up then happy reefing..........al

sam , where are you located? i frag my purple shrooms regularly and could help if you need it.......al

we also went there for our honeymoon...booked it through cosco travel and it was an awesome trip.. we went to bora bora, tahha,moorea and tahiti ......best place for dinner was bloody mary's especially if you love fresh fish......best advise i can give you is bring everthing you think you need...

updated the post with prices im also looking for different palys or a frag of green slimer

for sale/trade at the meeting: sorry for the lousy pictures 10 polyp green stripe palys(fast grower and much brighter under better lighting) $10 6 heads of purple mushrooms attached to rock (all the size of a nickle) $20sold kenya tree frag 2" $5 ,small mushroom rocks $5sold, mushroom rock...

great track to watch a race Rich , there are no bad seats and you see the whole track from just about everywhere around it.... i was at the june race and sat on the front stretch just past the start/finish line....... i had a great time hope you have fun too.