hi there ,
so a little intro to me and my tank .i have currently set up for over a year a reefer 350 destined to be mixed reef with as much diversity and character as i can maintain .had a few tanks over the years with reasonable success but this one is causing me many headaches and im hoping this may be the place to take stock and get so much needed advice.
so back to the important bit ,my tank.
always up for advice and comments .
so here goes with the first issue im dealing with and not sure in which area to post but im struggling with keeping some corals this time around and no matter what i do my mushrooms and xenia have closed up and barely open although my clams show growth and fish all happy and healthy???.
i have had various fraggs that i have bought and been given but have lost due to rtn only ones that are ok but really dont show great polps extension are my monties.
hope there is someone willing to guide this rather frustrated reefer in the correct direction.
so a little intro to me and my tank .i have currently set up for over a year a reefer 350 destined to be mixed reef with as much diversity and character as i can maintain .had a few tanks over the years with reasonable success but this one is causing me many headaches and im hoping this may be the place to take stock and get so much needed advice.
so back to the important bit ,my tank.
- reefer 30 in black
- hydra 52 (10inch from water level with a 4hr peak and 4hr ramp )
- quiet drive mp40 and mp10 for flow on random or reef crest
- curve 5 skimmer(set to wet skim and cup emptied every 3 days approx)
- 100ml of carbon run in reactor 24/7 changed every month
- rowa in reactor (changed as p04 start to rise)
- Neptune apex controller
- ph 8.1-8.3 (constantly tested via probe)
- temp 25.5-26 (constantly tested via probe)
- ammonia undetectable via weekly test kit (red sea)
- nitrite undetectable via test kit weekly(red sea)
- nitrate <15 tested weekly and reduce with water changes
- phosphate 0-0.03 tested with hanna ultra low checker
- alkalinity 7.5-8 tested every few days with fauna marine test kit
- calcium 400-450 tested with red sea weekly
- magnesium 1460-1520 tested weekly with red sea test kit
always up for advice and comments .
so here goes with the first issue im dealing with and not sure in which area to post but im struggling with keeping some corals this time around and no matter what i do my mushrooms and xenia have closed up and barely open although my clams show growth and fish all happy and healthy???.
i have had various fraggs that i have bought and been given but have lost due to rtn only ones that are ok but really dont show great polps extension are my monties.
hope there is someone willing to guide this rather frustrated reefer in the correct direction.