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01-11-2003, 01:42 AM
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Stress Monger
Join Date: Jan 2002
Location: Las Vegas, NV
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And they just keep growing...
My corals are just doing great...  My purple monti has just been going gangbusters since I started dripping Kalk... Here are 2 pics aprox 3 weeks apart. I still haven't installed the metal halides yet. Will they really increase the growth anymore than what I'm already getting???
Here is a pic from 12-25-02
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01-11-2003, 01:44 AM
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Stress Monger
Join Date: Jan 2002
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Here's the same coral, pic taken 1-10-03 (tonight right before lights out)... A little less than 3 weeks apart...
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01-11-2003, 01:46 AM
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Klingon
Join Date: Feb 2002
Location: Forest Grove, OR
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Awesome, monti's are great whats your Ca level out of curiosity.
~Jimbo
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40g 3' BB tank * 2 Seio 820's * 250w 14kk light * 190w actinic/10kk * DIY recirc skimmer.
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01-11-2003, 02:11 AM
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Stress Monger
Join Date: Jan 2002
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Quote:
Originally posted by Jimbo
Awesome, monti's are great whats your Ca level out of curiosity.
~Jimbo
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Actually I need to order more reagents (ADT) so I can't test at the moment. I drip Kalk whenever the tank level starts to get low, about 1 gallon every 1 - 1 1/2 days seems to match the evaporation rate. My lighting is 520W PC... All of my other SPS corals are doing well also...
Here is a pic of a Hydenophora I got right at Xmas time. There was a blank spot on one side that I did not notice til after I mounted and placed it. The bare spot faces the fron of the tank. Since I first got it the bare spot has shrunk to about 1/2 it's original size... The first Pic was taken 12-25-02
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01-11-2003, 02:13 AM
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Stress Monger
Join Date: Jan 2002
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Here's another pic of the same coral taken tonight, 1-10-03... The bare spot is filling in very nicely... |
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01-11-2003, 04:16 AM
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Nothing to See Here
Join Date: Feb 2001
Location: Montana
Posts: 5,815
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Looks like your doing something right and your corals sure show it!!  |
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01-11-2003, 07:57 AM
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Eat more PIE
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: Florida Panhandle
Posts: 18,610
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yep they look awesome just be careful when you add the mh,s and dont shock them into bleaching. |
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01-11-2003, 08:23 AM
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Klingon
Join Date: Feb 2002
Location: Forest Grove, OR
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They look great, just be careful with Kalk, it can really mess with your alk. Probally good you don't have a test kit, you might want to get the bleeding edge on Ca levels and put a fan on your sump to increase evaporation. Been there done that 
~Jimbo
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40g 3' BB tank * 2 Seio 820's * 250w 14kk light * 190w actinic/10kk * DIY recirc skimmer.
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01-11-2003, 11:23 AM
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Stress Monger
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Quote:
Originally posted by Jimbo
They look great, just be careful with Kalk, it can really mess with your alk. Probally good you don't have a test kit, you might want to get the bleeding edge on Ca levels and put a fan on your sump to increase evaporation. Been there done that
~Jimbo
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LOL... I'm not the bleeding edge type, luckily... LOL I also happen to have a lot of calcium loving items in my tank, SPS/Clams/LPS.
Actually I've been reluctant to add the MH because everything is doing so well under PC lighting... I'm just not sure that MH will make any diference... I can always find another use for the MH's... hehehe I will eventually add a riser, or make a new canopy and add the MH lights, just not taday... I have to get my plumbing redone today... 
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01-11-2003, 11:40 AM
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Eat more PIE
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: Florida Panhandle
Posts: 18,610
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I dont think you need to change anything they look great. |
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