Very nice choice! The flame wrasse pair is gonna set it off!
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Very nice choice! The flame wrasse pair is gonna set it off!
I'm probably gonna order from www.picturesqueaquatics.com
They have good prices as they ship straight out of Hawaii and my friends ordered from them before
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They have good prices as they ship straight out of Hawaii and my friends ordered from them before
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Some bad news, my bigger maxima clam has pyramedial snails...I've been scrubbing them off every night and the clam still seems ok but I'm making sure I get on top of the problem before I have issues.
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Never had them, but Hank can tell you some stories of them! Hope the clam makes it and good luck with those snails!
Sand dollar
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Oh no! Is your wrasse going after any of them? I hope you can get them under control. Does your clam seem stressed? Is there anyway to bait and catch them with a piece of clam in a cup near your pretty clam?? I've not had to deal with them yet but I do want a clam in a few months so am worried about them and bristle worms.
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She doesn't really go for them as they are usually under the clam during the day. Wrasse is also a fatty and is lazy lol. The clam still seems ok. No gaping or pinched mantle or anything. Just keeping on top of the snails.
I've never had an issue with bristle worms though.
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I've never had an issue with bristle worms though.
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Growth on my sps has been stalled lately on most of them and I can't figure out why. Mag was a bit low around 1200 but I brought it back up to 1410 over the past couple days.
Other than that alk has been stable between 8.3-8.7, calcium has been 420, and phosphates are between
.04 and .07. I'm wondering if I'm running my lights to long. I have them on about 13 hours a day lol. Thinking about lowering that to about 10 hours a day. I really am not sure what else to do. The only sps that seem to be growing are my green Birdsnest and my purple bonsai is encrusting. My stupid green digi isn't even really growing...
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Other than that alk has been stable between 8.3-8.7, calcium has been 420, and phosphates are between
.04 and .07. I'm wondering if I'm running my lights to long. I have them on about 13 hours a day lol. Thinking about lowering that to about 10 hours a day. I really am not sure what else to do. The only sps that seem to be growing are my green Birdsnest and my purple bonsai is encrusting. My stupid green digi isn't even really growing...
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Interesting! I would think longer lights would equal more growth, but maybe they need more rest time. I haven't started on the hard SPS yet, so can't offer any advice but hope they hit a growth spurt for you soon!
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Sniperhank
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Way too long with your lights. Cut back, 10 hours max IMO.
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Thanks sand dollar. In good news my nem has grown a bit since I've gotten it and has gotten much redder. All my acans and euphyllia are doing awesome as well. Just want better sps growth 
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Sniperhank
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You might want to aim on dropping the phosphates down a tad too since .03 is the 'optimal' aim in our pristine reefs. Since phosphates get in the way of coral building their calcium skeletons, might be what you are seeing.
My lights are on either 12 or 13 hours but it ramps up and down and beginning and end. The first and last hours is just some actinics though. I wouldn't cut it down all the way to 9, but it may work out. Not sure. The phosphates would be my first bet. I though you was running GFO?
I took the gfo off because polyp extension went to 0 on my acros while I had it on.
I was reading up on photo inhibition with an extended lighting period so I'm gonna see what taking it down to 9 hours does. I've tested parameters the pat 3 days and the only thing that has changed was magnesium because I dosed it. Alk has been stable at 8.2-8.3 and calcium is right around 420.
I've been reading a lot on phosphates and .04-.08 is where lots of ppl keep theirs. I'm afraid the corals will starve if I bring it down further. Ugh sps are such a pain lol
I'll be the Guinea pig for a lower light cycle! I've also started broadcast feeding the corals twice a week with reef roids. I have some bubble algae but that's it. All the hair algae is pretty much gone.
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I was reading up on photo inhibition with an extended lighting period so I'm gonna see what taking it down to 9 hours does. I've tested parameters the pat 3 days and the only thing that has changed was magnesium because I dosed it. Alk has been stable at 8.2-8.3 and calcium is right around 420.
I've been reading a lot on phosphates and .04-.08 is where lots of ppl keep theirs. I'm afraid the corals will starve if I bring it down further. Ugh sps are such a pain lol
I'll be the Guinea pig for a lower light cycle! I've also started broadcast feeding the corals twice a week with reef roids. I have some bubble algae but that's it. All the hair algae is pretty much gone.
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