Well something is certainly going well!Sorry for the really long reply. I have no answer for the PE besides stable water and good lighting. I think seeing PE means things are going in the right direction. So if you you make any changes keep them small ones and let the tank acclimate.
9.5-10.0 Hanna
Helpful, thanks!
Helpful, thanks!
Couple of things stick out to me...
Alk above 8 "drives" growth and relies even more on stability of that number (than say something in the 7 to 8 range). Guessing the Cal reactor is what's making that work...
Nice N03 & P04 numbers...I find it challenging to stay there. My N03 tends toward zero and then the P04 climbs.
Not daily feedings...what/how much are you feeding every other day?
Weekly water changes? Is that "just siphon out 5g and replace" or is there more to the WC?
And the one I forgot to ask about...cleanup crew? Mine was eaten by my Cosmetus wrasse
Lots of people struggle with Cal reactors, but there are clearly some working great! Like yours!
That’s awesome news now that you got rid of the air fresheners
, post a pic of it if you can some day
I’m riding a fine line of failure and burning everything , I test alk 2-3 x a week just to keep an eye on things. a few months back I didn’t test for mag for some time and tank crashed hard everything was pal no color no PE I thought I was done, work the mag back up to where I like it and now thing are coming back around.
Hung has a crazy sps collection! Very cool to go check them all out. Nice pieces, I got the Dragon King as well! I’m still thinking about there peaches and cream.I did something
Big thanks to @Hung, his pics not mine, it’s something I have to look forward too
Way to tough to pick from his collection, so many pieces.
Absolutely, I think I was there for an hour lol. He and his son were super cool.
You’d be surprised. He has a lot of no name stuff that he acquires from high-end dealers. I usually tell him what I’ve got to spend and leave more than happy. Some named stuff that you know what you’re getting and some unnamed stuff that may or may not turn into gems. Plus, I usually spend WAY too much time (wife starts calling to see if I’m ok) just looking at all of his amazing stuff and talking shop. That alone is worth something.
I would just love to go look, maybe some time soon my tank is still cycling in away I do have one acro in it to see if it will live 1 week full pe and colored still. But need my new lights to get hear b4 I add anything eles
. I have no answer for the PE besides stable water and good lighting. I think seeing PE means things are going in the right direction. So if you you make any changes keep them small ones and let the tank acclimate.
