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I think I am going the lps and softy route as well. I am going to try to pick some up at the swap. I think it will take alot of the stress off. Or I could always pick up fake coral lol.
Thanks guys. In the mean time I am going to stop with the heavy feeding. I might place an order for some new test kits. Is Hanna the way to go? I have salfert for my ALK and Mag. The rest are cheap API ones.
Speaking with austin, the old owner of this tank, he claimed to only do a 20 gal change every month. His tank was incredible. The total volume is about 220 gal. The main display is only 180..
It is so random. One day everything looks good, the next it looks like crap. I have a red planet that is hanging on for dear life and is brown and an undata with no polyp extension. I kept the carpet becuse that is one of the things that actually looks good in my tank. Right now the hobby is...
Hey paul what are your water levels at the moment?
See above
How many times do you do water changes in the tank?
about 20 gallons every other week.
Feeds times also?
in the evening around 6pm
4x4 cube @220 gallons total system volume.
2x MP40's
Orphek DIF100 and DIF30B
Reeflo Dart return pump
refugium with cheato
ProCal Ca Rx
Filter Socks
EV180 Skimmer
Carbon and Phos Ban Rx
Alk 9.6 dkH
Mag 1300
nitrate (not detecting)
Phosphate .02 (tested last month) dont have a tester
I am starting to think that reefing is not for me. I usually pick things up pretty quickly but I am having trouble with this hobby. I have yet to have a tank I am proud of. I am having a difficult time keeping SPS alive and now in my attempts to keep more nutrients in the water my tank is...
I brought the bad snail back to te LFS and he made good on the situation without even asking. Some puffers got a snack and my tank got some new snails. Only wished I found this out sooner.