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Post by StevenPG on Jul 19, 2013 18:42:13 GMT -5
How's it look? Pretty ugly to me. I added one of my live rocks from the other aquarium and the little star fish that were on it died within minutes.  |
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Post by noraallab on Jul 20, 2013 22:40:02 GMT -5
No detritus=dead "clean-up" critters (unles you feed them)
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Post by StevenPG on Jul 21, 2013 7:17:40 GMT -5
No detritus=dead "clean-up" critters (unles you feed them) Not like starve to death. Like instant death. |
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Post by TREVOR on Jul 21, 2013 10:20:52 GMT -5
What's your test results at now? Amm, rites, rates?
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Post by noraallab on Jul 21, 2013 20:16:28 GMT -5
Hmm, what's ammonia look like? Inverts cant handle much
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Post by StevenPG on Jul 21, 2013 20:31:38 GMT -5
Had a bit of a problem on my smaller tank (wife wanted it out of dinning room ASAP) so I went and got the water tested on this tank and the levels were ready to go. Of course it would have been safer to wait another 20 days. But that would be safer for the corals and not safer for me not sleeping on the couch. Picture coming.
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Post by StevenPG on Jul 21, 2013 20:33:35 GMT -5
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Post by TREVOR on Jul 21, 2013 21:33:12 GMT -5
Looks good now, what's in there for corals?
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Post by StevenPG on Jul 22, 2013 12:20:28 GMT -5
Looks good now, what's in there for corals? Green star polyps on the left. A red mushroom. A blue mushroom. Two birds nest. Some type of yellow Zoas. Pulsing Xenia. I hoping they all survive the quick move we had. Ill put some pictures of the coral up if they make it, and when they are not so mad at me. |
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Post by TREVOR on Jul 22, 2013 12:41:09 GMT -5
Sweet!
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Post by StevenPG on Jul 22, 2013 12:54:15 GMT -5
Cloudy water needs carbon??? Right?
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Post by TREVOR on Jul 22, 2013 14:04:32 GMT -5
Yes it Could help
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Post by StevenPG on Jul 22, 2013 14:28:34 GMT -5
I get a little bit nervous when these corals don't open.
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Post by StevenPG on Aug 5, 2013 15:44:36 GMT -5
Welp. After a couple of weeks some dead corals and some not opening still I went and purchased a test kit and a digital thermostat. Numbers are as follows. 8-5-13 PH 8.0 Ammonia 0 ppm. Nitrite 0 ppm. Nitrate 0 ppm. Temperature 82.4 (to hot) Specific Gravity. 1.022 After realizing how hot my tank was running I added the legs onto the light which got it about four inches off the water instead of sitting on top of it. I am hoping this will allow it to stay closer to 78. It has dropped 1.5 degrees in an hour so I am hoping for a couple more. And then maybe something will open. Heres a picture. Because pictures are more fun.  |
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Post by firemanreese on Aug 7, 2013 0:02:46 GMT -5
What are you using to specific gravity?
Need to get 1.024 or 1.025
And have you gotten temp down, I like around 79 f
Mix 5 gal of saltwater and use it to top off a couple days to bring it up slow, I don't think corals like low salinity, probably what got starfish. Fish can stand a shift on the low side.
I have a digital refractometer if that will help give me a holler.
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Post by StevenPG on Aug 7, 2013 14:51:05 GMT -5
What are you using to specific gravity? Need to get 1.024 or 1.025 And have you gotten temp down, I like around 79 f Mix 5 gal of saltwater and use it to top off a couple days to bring it up slow, I don't think corals like low salinity, probably what got starfish. Fish can stand a shift on the low side. I have a digital refractometer if that will help give me a holler. I think I got the temperature under control. When I move the light up off of it it stays around 79-80. I will work on getting the gravity up some more. |
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Post by StevenPG on Aug 8, 2013 19:51:03 GMT -5
I just went and bought a $10 green star frag from Jackson Reef and Coral to see how it pans out. After about an hour the stars started to come out. So I'll give it a couple of days and maybe just maybe my problems are cured. I also did a 5 gallon water change to try and get my gravity up some.
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