Saltwater & Reef

Acronuts · 02-16-2012, 01:26 AM

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Originally Posted by Ibrahim

Yep. So much more color than the Indo-Pacific one.

I actually looked the fish up in live aquaria.com and saw that the Aussie one has more blue and looks really vibrant. Is yours in a reef or a FOWLR? If its in a reef how are your crabs and other inverts?

Ibrahim · 02-16-2012, 07:11 AM

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Originally Posted by Acronuts

I actually looked the fish up in live aquaria.com and saw that the Aussie one has more blue and looks really vibrant. Is yours in a reef or a FOWLR? If its in a reef how are your crabs and other inverts?

FOWLR. Didnt try reef before since he may eat inverts

Acronuts · 02-21-2012, 11:31 PM

Well guys I did some adjusting to some of my equipment.
I calibrated my ph probe and I was able to finally see that my ph fluctuates between 7.92 with lights off to 8.22 when lights have been on for 6 hrs.
Is this drop too much?
I was reading that the addition of kalk also increases alk. When I tested the Ca was 440, the alk was 11.2, the Mg was 1100. My alk is a little too high. I know I need to adjust these parameters especially since my coral load is not that high, yet. I also know I need to dose Mg. and increase it to at least 1300.Again not quick rush to increase because I do not have a large coral bio load.
I plan to do a 25% water change. First for one it is due and for the second reason is, cutting away any excess nutrients that may be building up in the reef like phosphates and nitrates.
I did add some fish over weekend.
This nice regal yellow blue tang

A Hawaiian yellow tang

I also wanted to let everyone know that the regal anglefish is eating flake food already!

The Golden angle is busy throughout the tank and is doing well too! He is a bit cryptic but does make entrances and exits throughout the reef.
My caps have started to grow as the edges are showing signs. I will post a pic this weekend.

**redsea** · 02-22-2012, 06:31 AM

Congrats on your new additions! I will be getting a Yellow Tang eventually, great fish!

Acronuts · 02-22-2012, 11:57 AM

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Originally Posted by redsea

Congrats on your new additions! I will be getting a Yellow Tang eventually, great fish!

Thanks redsea! Those guys are constantly finding and eating algae . They are well worth it in any reef tank IMO !

**redsea** · 02-22-2012, 05:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Acronuts

Thanks redsea! Those guys are constantly finding and eating algae . They are well worth it in any reef tank IMO !

Have you ever gotten ich before? If so, how did you treat it with that many fish?

Thanks!

Acronuts · 02-23-2012, 12:09 AM

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Originally Posted by redsea

Have you ever gotten ich before? If so, how did you treat it with that many fish?

Thanks!

Over the years redsea I have had fish get ich. Tangs are notorious for getting ich. One way I was able to control it was to lower the salinity to about 1.20 to 1.21. Some reefers out there have tried this as well and had great results. Unfortunately it is very stressful to the corals.
Your best bet is to quarantine the tangs just in case.

**Gregcoyote** · 02-23-2012, 07:07 PM

Tangs have a much thinner slime coat naturally. So any stress at all exposes them to the parasite. Be careful that quarantining them doesn't make their stress worse. Give them some good hiding holes, even in the QT tank. It is the problem with tangs that I have found only good health really works in the long run. Mine are kept really fat and I haven't seen any problems in many years (knock on wood).

Acronuts · 02-23-2012, 11:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Gregcoyote

Tangs have a much thinner slime coat naturally. So any stress at all exposes them to the parasite. Be careful that quarantining them doesn't make their stress worse. Give them some good hiding holes, even in the QT tank. It is the problem with tangs that I have found only good health really works in the long run. Mine are kept really fat and I haven't seen any problems in many years (knock on wood).

Good for you! Yea tangs once established do really well.

Acronuts · 02-23-2012, 11:47 PM

Here are some of the pics I promised of those caps plus a few others and a couple of new additions as well.
Blue ridge Tyree monti cap
Compare the pic from the post above to the pic of it now. Not explosive growth but enough that you can see the ridge starting to happen

WWC red Monti
Same thing compare pic above with this latest one

Finally was able to capture a pic of the cleaner shrimp this morning when the lights were off and only filtered light was coming in from the window.

Here is a pic of the green chromis going after the seaweed. They will eat anything!!!