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180g in wall build

Discussion in 'General Discussion' started by Actuary, Jun 7, 2011.

  1. Actuary Well-Known ReefKeeper

    705
    Adel, IA
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    I'll try to put up some new pictures tonight if I get the chance. I did a full barriage of tests last night and was shocked by what I found. I figured since I had new sand that I didn't rinse that I was going to have PO4 through the roof which is what browned all of my SPS. However my params are all very close to where I want them:

    S.G. 1.0254
    Alk: 8
    Ca: 480
    Mg: 1350
    PO4: 0.02
    NO3: 0
    NO2: 0
    Temp: 78F
    pH: 8.2

    Is it possible that they are still stressed from the move (they were in non-temperature controlled buckets for a few hours during the move)? I'm not noticing any tissue loss, but all my SPS have very poor color and no PE. The parameters all look good though, so do I just wait and see or is there something I should do? It has been almost 4 weeks now since they were moved.

    Thanks!
     
  2. Actuary Well-Known ReefKeeper

    705
    Adel, IA
    Ratings:
    +145 / 1 / -0

    Well I had quite an epic journey over the last 6 months with the tank... so I felt like I may as well give an update on my progress.  The move initially went well and then it was followed by horrible coloration in my corals, and then I was hammered by cyano bacteria which started to cover corals.  I ended up losing quite a bit but things took a positive turn in late December for me. 
    December:
    Whole tank shot when cyano was pretty bad
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    Close up of how bad it was
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    Corals started to get consumed and others were losing tissue pretty rapidly
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    I switched from Zeovit to Biopellets and have actually been using RedSea's Reef Energy and Reef Colors program as well and have seen a dramatic turnaround.
    Today:
    Whole tank shot
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    Some of the corals that had lost tissue have healed
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    My only coral that I'm still worried about at this point is a green tabling acro which still has some tissue loss and appears to have some kind of growth on the exposed skeleton.  Should this be fragged down and soaked in CoralRx?
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    Things are definitely going in a postive direction for me now, I just wish I didn't have that lingering issue with my green acro.  Anyone know what could be causing it or what I should do?  It doesn't seem to be rapidly getting worse or improving, so I'm kind of tempted to just leave it alone.
     
  3. Kpotter2 Expert Reefkeeper

    North liberty, IA
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    +7 / 0 / -0
    Welcome to North Liberty. I just notice this topic and thought I would say hi. I live in North Liberty also hope to see you around.


     
  4. Actuary Well-Known ReefKeeper

    705
    Adel, IA
    Ratings:
    +145 / 1 / -0

    Since it's been nearly 2 years since I last posted a full picture of the tank I figured I'd provide an update on how things have been going. Long story short I have no room left in the tank.


    [​IMG]


    Wish I would have been able to get some fragging done in time for fallfest!
     
  5. Kpotter2 Expert Reefkeeper

    North liberty, IA
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    +7 / 0 / -0
    No problem you can frag some for me. No joke lol
     
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