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03-31-2008, 11:54 AM
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Keeping SPS with LPS ?
is there any problems with keeping SPS with LPS corals..im removing what little soft corals i had in my 30g besides xenia & zoanthus..but im wanting to leave my hammer,favia, & other LPS in there because im getting such great growth on them. im going to be getting some staghorns..bali slimers, elkhorns, digitata's & a few other aqucultered SPS..im only getting aqucultered as they ARE the healthiest..im really impressed by this 1st ORA frag. so now since i have 2 great sources to get ORA im going to stock some SPS corals. but only if my stylophora lives for about 3 months & has proven growth. 
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03-31-2008, 12:07 PM
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Neah,.. I keep LPS in my SPS tank,.. the only real problem I've found from it is LPS stinger tenticals,.. they have quite a reach to them and always win
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03-31-2008, 12:16 PM
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The flow can be an issue as well. There are ways around it though.
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03-31-2008, 12:18 PM
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I have never had a problem with anything besides stinging. Acans have been the absolute worst killing everything it gets close to.
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03-31-2008, 12:32 PM
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i think i have my flow worked out pretty well..the porites has been happy & has shedded many times over the past 4-5 months & is finally starting to get good growth now, the stylo has full polyp expansion, more than any stylo i have ever seen with my own 2 eyes..& it seems to be too strong for xenia & mushrooms cause they usually fade away where i keep my SPS in the tank. i know acropora has a dominace chemical, i hope this works to establish SPS dominace in this system..cause some toadstools have attached there selfs to the main rock & may have to be cut away soon..i know how fast those corals can grow 
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03-31-2008, 12:40 PM
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You shouldn't have any problems with the lps. If you keep xenia, you should run carbon in the tank.
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03-31-2008, 12:47 PM
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i run about 1/2 pound maybe 1 pound...im just wondering about one more problem...theres a black dust on my rocks..is that caused by left-over carbon dust ? or is it something serious ?
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03-31-2008, 12:49 PM
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That's way too much carbon for a tank that size. You can cut it way back. Maybe use something like a cup of carbon, and rinse it in ro/di to get all of the dust out before adding it to the tank. To get rid of the dust on the rocks, stick a filter sock onto your overflow outlet to the sump and get a powerhead to blow the stuff off the rocks. The carbon bits will eventually get filtered out by the sock. |
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03-31-2008, 12:50 PM
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03-31-2008, 12:51 PM
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it was a mix of my LR from the other tank & LR in storage in my yard..tank is 7 months old now
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03-31-2008, 12:54 PM
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are you running your carbon in a reactor? if so, dont overfluidize it, carbon is friable and will break down releasing excess dust into your tank.
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03-31-2008, 12:57 PM
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no its a whisper 10 hang on filter..i put carbon in a carbon sock & stuff it down in there till no more carbon will fit..then i sometimes add 2 large blocks of carbon filter pads..i usually wash the dust off really well but i know theres some still there..& i have watched this black dust growing..& didnt know if its some type of desiese,baceria, or carbon dust..dosent seem to blow or scrape off & i put a peice that was covered outside for 2 weeks & it was still a little black..but one rock in my tank got rid of its black dust covering.
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03-31-2008, 01:02 PM
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more info..i use a dual filter as well it has some carbon & i have a skimmer too
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03-31-2008, 01:02 PM
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I don't think that's carbon dust. I've seen it on some of my rocks too. Doesn't seem to be a problem as far as I can tell.
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03-31-2008, 06:19 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by hng
You shouldn't have any problems with the lps. If you keep xenia, you should run carbon in the tank.
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Why is that? I have a ton of xenia in my tank but don't notice any huge problems and I never have run carbon. I'm not saying I should or shouldn't but what should I expect if I don't run carbon? I just bought some the other day to try running in my phos reactor. How much should I use in a 120gallon (140 total) display?
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