It's so on now - 72g Reef build - Page 52 - Aquarium Advice

**neilanh** · 05-19-2009, 02:11 PM

Thanks guys, it's definately coming along.

Spilzer, be careful. That's how I got hooked. I had always intended to setup a reef once I bought my own house and knew I wouldn't be moving, etc. But, as I kept reading, you see what happens. I haven't bought a house yet, but do have the tank. It'll reach out there and grab you!

Not that I'm complaining, mind you.

**Ziggy953** · 05-19-2009, 03:02 PM

Looking good!

jcmelski · 05-19-2009, 03:42 PM

What wattage are your MH's? How many lbs of LR do you you? Nice tank BTW.

**neilanh** · 05-19-2009, 04:08 PM

My lighting specifics are on an earlier page somewhere, but I run 2x175 MHs and 2x54W T5HO actinics.

The rock is 100 pounds of the Pohnpei LR from underwateroutlet.com.

jcmelski · 05-19-2009, 04:14 PM

I read over the previous pages but I must of missed it. Anyway nice looking tank.

**neilanh** · 05-19-2009, 05:58 PM

Thanks.

The rack on the right hand side is holding stuff for Sparky. Everyone send him a PM (Sparky697) and remind him to get his stuff out of my tank please.

Thanks

FishEggs · 05-19-2009, 06:32 PM

Um....

oh.... i forgot. sparky told me to pick them up for him

What time would be good to come get them?

**neilanh** · 05-21-2009, 10:09 AM

Funny, he never mentioned that to me

**neilanh** · 05-25-2009, 10:54 AM

I never tried taking any top-down shots before. This was my first acro.

When I got it:

Yesterday:

**neilanh** · 05-25-2009, 10:59 AM

So water testing isn't my strong point. On my planted tanks, Ive gotten to where I can look at the plants and get a feel for how things are doing. I guess I thought I was already to that point with corals, but I now see I was wrong.

I tested yesterday. My alk has always been a little low, but just before PWC it was down at 7. Ca was down at 360 and my mag was down at 1140.

This all seems a little low to me. Sparky, despite my wishes, convinced me to order some two-part. I thought my corals were doing and growing well, but if those numbers are that low then I suppose theyre not doing as well as they could be, huh?

So my question. Kalkstirrers and/or Ca Reactors can help to automate this process. What about the magnesium? do they help maintain that too, or is the only way to do that via dosing?