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03-08-2006, 12:30 PM
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Shark
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Shawnee, KS
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SPS concerns
hey all, put some SPS in my tank about 2 weeks ago, and can't figure out what is going on. I have a birds nest, turquise staghorn, blue samoenes, orange cap, green cap, purple cap. water is fine. everything zero. salintiy 1.026. calcium a little low, 375ppt. they were opening great last week, now they are staying closed. any suggestions?
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29 gallon, 150 watt DE PFO mini pedant, 2 x 24 watt HO t-5, 2 x tunze 6025's, mag 7 run thru SCWD 40lbs rock
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03-08-2006, 01:22 PM
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Nucular Hermit
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Takoma Pk, MD
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What's your Alk? How's your flow? They like very high flow.
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65g acrylic tank with 520W PC
Basement Sump w/ EuroReef CS6-1
My TRT Blog
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03-08-2006, 01:27 PM
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The Ninja MOD
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: Planet P.....Why Me?
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What are the rest of the numbers? PH, trites trates etc...How do you top off? What addatives to you use if any? Need all the info.
Robert
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03-08-2006, 01:28 PM
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Nothing to See Here
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: Cartersville, Georgia
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Tell us everything about your tank..
Do you have other corals in there?
What kind of lighting?
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03-08-2006, 01:30 PM
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The Ninja MOD
Join Date: Mar 2004
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How many fish, what kind of skimmer, EVERYTHING!!
R
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If you feel so empty, so used up, so let down,
If you feel so angry, so ripped off, so stepped on,
You're not the only one refusing to back down
You're not the only one
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03-08-2006, 01:33 PM
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The Ninja MOD
Join Date: Mar 2004
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Also what are your WC habits? SPS are demanding in the water quality Dept. They also need very stable perameters in the water. Any fluctuation can get them unhappy.
R
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If you feel so empty, so used up, so let down,
If you feel so angry, so ripped off, so stepped on,
You're not the only one refusing to back down
You're not the only one
So get up
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03-08-2006, 06:58 PM
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Shark
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Shawnee, KS
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150 gallon. dual overflows. 100 gallon sump. nautilus TE skimmer. 39" DIY kalk reactor in-line auto top off. little giant pump for return. ~1200 GPH return split four ways. via aqua 1300 ph, ans tunze stream 6060. dual 400watt hamilton 14k MH. I'll check alk and get back to you. water change 30gallon every 2 weeks.
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29 gallon, 150 watt DE PFO mini pedant, 2 x 24 watt HO t-5, 2 x tunze 6025's, mag 7 run thru SCWD 40lbs rock
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03-08-2006, 07:00 PM
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Shark
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Shawnee, KS
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I also have some mushrooms, frogspawn, torch coral. none of which are close to the others. everything is spaced out well. fish : coral beauty, yellow tang, tomato cown pair.
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29 gallon, 150 watt DE PFO mini pedant, 2 x 24 watt HO t-5, 2 x tunze 6025's, mag 7 run thru SCWD 40lbs rock
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03-08-2006, 07:01 PM
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The Ninja MOD
Join Date: Mar 2004
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What about the rest of the parameters?
R
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If you feel so empty, so used up, so let down,
If you feel so angry, so ripped off, so stepped on,
You're not the only one refusing to back down
You're not the only one
So get up
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03-08-2006, 07:35 PM
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I've got the REEF rash!
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: New Jersey
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Originally Posted by motorslave
What about the rest of the parameters?
R
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Dito what are they?
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03-08-2006, 07:37 PM
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Shark
Join Date: Mar 2005
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pH is a little high 8.5, ammonia 0 nitrite 0 nitrate 10. water change planned for this weekend
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29 gallon, 150 watt DE PFO mini pedant, 2 x 24 watt HO t-5, 2 x tunze 6025's, mag 7 run thru SCWD 40lbs rock
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03-08-2006, 07:38 PM
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The Ninja MOD
Join Date: Mar 2004
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Alk.....
R
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If you feel so empty, so used up, so let down,
If you feel so angry, so ripped off, so stepped on,
You're not the only one refusing to back down
You're not the only one
So get up
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03-08-2006, 07:41 PM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Dec 2005
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fish : coral beauty
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That's one possible cause. Do you have PE at night?
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03-08-2006, 07:43 PM
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Shark
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Shawnee, KS
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aren't alk and pH the same thing
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29 gallon, 150 watt DE PFO mini pedant, 2 x 24 watt HO t-5, 2 x tunze 6025's, mag 7 run thru SCWD 40lbs rock
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03-08-2006, 07:43 PM
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Eat more PIE
Join Date: Mar 2002
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Yea coral beauties are not reefsafe,they are 50/50 does he(probably she) mess with the SPS at all?
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