cloudy water

[kwandrsn]

Great price on frags, will they be shipped? I've never had any livestock shipped. I know a lot of people get their coral that way. I lost my pulsating xenia because my alkalinity got too high, reef code B mishap early on. (Learning experience). Just ask whoever your getting it from if it has any guarantee.

No I have to drive to Hendersonville

 

[apet66]

That's not bad, bit of a drive for ya. As long as its packaged properly so it doesn't cool off too much it should be fine. When does your master test kit arrive?

 

[kwandrsn]

I already got my saltwater master kit

 

[kwandrsn]

I have to buy a calcium and hardness test still

 

[apet66]

I have to buy a calcium and hardness test still

Yeah, those 2 are important when you start adding coral.

 

[kwandrsn]

Yeah it isn't much further than Nashville. Would be better than driving to AC and paying 20 each. I figured if I do get them I will buy 2 of each.

 

[kwandrsn]

Headed to Nashville about 7

 

[apet66]

Headed to Nashville about 7

Cool, yeah that will save you some cash. How does your leather coral look this morning?

 

[kwandrsn]

Here is my coral this morning




The big part was bigger and the polyps were out and the finger was shriveled but it woke up quick

 

[apet66]

Yeah it isn't much further than Nashville. Would be better than driving to AC and paying 20 each. I figured if I do get them I will buy 2 of each.

That will give you a good start to your corals, I liked my pulsating xenia, It's kind of sensitive to alkalinity fluctuation, as I found out the hard way.

 

[apet66]

Here is my coral this morning

The big part was bigger and the polyps were out and the finger was shriveled but it woke up quick

That's great! It just took a couple days to get comfy.

 

[apet66]

Let me know what their frag selection looks like. Is it a store?

 

[kwandrsn]

Let me know what their frag selection looks like. Is it a store?

No an individual

 

[apet66]

No an individual

That's cool!

 

[kwandrsn]

My leather coral is retarded lol. One minute he is fine next he shrivels up sometimes its both pieces sometimes it just one or the other

 

[kwandrsn]

Tony, figured I would get off your thread lol. So if my kh is high then what, low then what, same questions for calcium I know absolutely nothing about either

 

[apet66]

Tony, figured I would get off your thread lol. So if my kh is high then what, low then what, same questions for calcium I know absolutely nothing about either

Water changes if KH is too high.
Add reef code B if KH too low.
Typically your calcium won't get too high (unless you overdose) but a pwc would bring it down.
To bring calcium up add reef code A.corals and inverts will use calcium so that's the one that fluctuates.

 

[kwandrsn]

So, basically I need to buy both a and b and both test kits

 

[apet66]

I would recommend it. I don't adjust KH much, mine stays pretty stable. Every now and then it needs a dose of code B.
Calcium and PH are the 2, I find myself adjusting most.

 

[kwandrsn]

I would recommend it. I don't adjust KH much, mine stays pretty stable. Every now and then it needs a dose of code B.
Calcium and PH are the 2, I find myself adjusting most.

Ok so how often do I test and dose?