why are all my sps getting lighter?

[gwaco]

steve your clarifactions are well recieved and understood !

[Geoff]

Originally Posted by SPC

What? No welcome back for me, Geoff?
Steve

you caught me.

you have poked your head in from time to time over the years. Jimbo was gone for like 2 years, without a peep.

it is great to see you around again!

G~

[SPC]

Originally Posted by gwaco

steve your clarifactions are well recieved and understood !

Glad to here it, Gary.

Originally Posted by Geoff

you caught me.

you have poked your head in from time to time over the years. Jimbo was gone for like 2 years, without a peep.

it is great to see you around again!

G~

Thanks Geoff, I hope to stay around awile now that I'm back.
Steve

[lemonheadmech]

Major thanks to "SPANKY, GWACO, and REEF-DADDY"!

It finally clicked what my problems are and what I need to do to fix them. Been searching for some answeres without to much luck and then I stumbled onto this thred.

So cheers.......

[gwaco]

your welcome !

[trueblackpercula]

ok after a year of trying everything I am ready to go back to a sandbed. Corals are still pale and have lost most of what i had. There has to be a problem with Bb tanks as I have not seen any that are still what they once was. Can someone show me a BB tank that is at least 2 years old that the corals have great color and do not have any type of RDSB. I think after trying for almost two years total I can not keep SPS in a barebottom tank. If things have changed please tell me as I would hate to add a sand bed but I think I just may have to.

Michael

Michael

[Mike O'Brien]

It's not a big deal. You'll be enjoying the growing corals too much to care if you have some sand in your sump.

[uhuru]

the RC tank of the month is about 2 yrs old and is BB:

http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2007-12/totm/index.php

[Geoff]

so is TRT's TOTM. not quite 2 years old though. mine is just over 2 years old and is doing just fine.

G~

[trueblackpercula]

I hate to put this link here but it gives more details. How much detritus build up in a barebottom tank can there be? I am starting to think that just a little bit could be causing this problem or could the starboard be leaching phospates? I have just started to add phospate remover in hopes that this was the problem I have also sent a water sample to aquariumwatertesting.com I should have all the results back either today or tommorow any help would be gratly appreciated.
http://reefcentral.com/forums/showth...readid=1267655
Michael
P.S thats it two tank's and both have 100k invested. What about us little people that cant afford all the bells and wistles

[trueblackpercula]

Also Leonardo's Reef's 100 Gallon System crashed so that does not count.
I am not trying to get into it with anyone just trying to solve the problem and would like everyones help. Please do not take my replies as a negative one just trying to keep it real.
Thanks
Michael

[Leonardo's Reef]

My system did not crash

Geoff: The tank is 1,5 years old now.

Leonardo

[crvz]

I've been without sand for over 2 years now, and while I've upgraded tanks about 6 months ago, I've not found my corals to be losing color. They have different colors sometimes, but I find mostly they color up when I get frags from folks with old DSBs.

[trueblackpercula]

Leonardo
I thought you had a problem with you tank and thats why you started over? My bad sorry just thought I had read that some where. In any case is that it only a couple of tanks out there? Can you guys post an up to date Picture please?

Michael

[trueblackpercula]

I have just learned that my votech pump magnet wet side has rust on in. How much does rust affect SPS and does it cause algea in the tank?
Michaelhttp://thereeftank.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=60001&stc=1&d=1198854786