34, 90 and now a 40, what a story.

Hemmdog · Apr 14, 2019

mch1984 said:
I can’t grow SPS but I can grow some chaeto.

Wow!! That’s a ton!

mch1984 · Apr 14, 2019

Hemmdog said:
Wow!! That’s a ton!

Probably should have done it a couple weeks ago but I hate throwing it out and I can’t get people to take it around here.

Hemmdog · Apr 14, 2019

mch1984 said:
Probably should have done it a couple weeks ago but I hate throwing it out and I can’t get people to take it around here.

Same here

RichtheReefer21 · Apr 14, 2019

Jon Fishman said:
Are you skimming the Hudson?

;Hilarious

RichtheReefer21 · Apr 14, 2019

Nice cleanup job there. It comes off easy.

mch1984 · Apr 15, 2019

Snail decided he wanted a big chunk of the nori tonight.

RichtheReefer21 · Apr 15, 2019

mch1984 said:
Snail decided he wanted a big chunk of the nori tonight.

Nice shot! My nessars march up the tank every night when I leave the clip in for them to get scraps.

mch1984 · Apr 15, 2019

So I'm not sure if it's lighting or what but me and SPS in this tank aren't getting along. I have excepted the fact and have decided to run with it. My tiny BTA seems to love the top of the rock where he is at so I will be on the hunt for some more BTA's. The spot I had planned on covering in SPS will now be the BTA rock. I am going to Lubbock Texas this week for work for a couple of days. I hope to find a nice one while I'm there.

crusso1993 · Apr 15, 2019

mch1984 said:
So I'm not sure if it's lighting or what but me and SPS in this tank aren't getting along. I have excepted the fact and have decided to run with it. My tiny BTA seems to love the top of the rock where he is at so I will be on the hunt for some more BTA's. The spot I had planned on covering in SPS will now be the BTA rock. I am going to Lubbock Texas this week for work for a couple of days. I hope to find a nice one while I'm there.

What lighting are you running?

BTW - ever been to Luckenbach, TX? I have back in 2012. Long story = short story = I was solo supporting a guy running across the US. Took 3 months. My Bella, the dog I just had to put down, went with me. Anyway, we crossed TX, all the way, on Rt. 10. Actually, we crossed most of the country on Rt. 10. While in TX, I made a side trip just because I wanted to see Luckenbach. The only thing there was an old abandoned school house. That's it. Just a bunch of vacant land and that old schoolhouse. I was still happy I made the trip though. Just one of those things, I guess.

mch1984 · Apr 15, 2019

crusso1993 said:
What lighting are you running?

BTW - ever been to Luckenbach, TX? I have back in 2012. Long story = short story = I was solo supporting a guy running across the US. Took 3 months. My Bella, the dog I just had to put down, went with me. Anyway, we crossed TX, all the way, on Rt. 10. Actually, we crossed most of the country on Rt. 10. While in TX, I made a side trip just because I wanted to see Luckenbach. The only thing there was an old abandoned school house. That's it. Just a bunch of vacant land and that old schoolhouse. I was still happy I made the trip though. Just one of those things, I guess.

Running a pair of maxspect ethereals. I doubt they are the issue, they are strong, I have a feeling it's other operator errors causing the problem in the tank.

Yeah I've been threw there and no there isn't much. Pretty sure I have a shot glass somewhere from the lone building that is still in operation.

RichtheReefer21 · Apr 15, 2019

Lighting was my question too.

I only ask because u stated ur BTA has settled at the top where u originally planned sps... and to my knowledge, most BTA species cannot handle the Par required to have thriving SPS.

So I guess I am saying if ur BTA is happy there, you may not have enough PAR to keep the needier sps species.

mch1984 · Apr 15, 2019

RichtheReefer21 said:
Lighting was my question too.

I only ask because u stated ur BTA has settled at the top where u originally planned sps... and to my knowledge, most BTA species cannot handle the Par required to have thriving SPS.

So I guess I am saying if ur BTA is happy there, you may not have enough PAR to keep the needier sps species.

I would post a screen shot but I have to be at the house and I don't have it on me. When I did par measurements with my lighting I was getting the lower end of what SPS need at the top of the rock. So you are probably 100% correct, SPS aren't happy with it but it's in the right range for BTA. I was considering going t5 hybrid and adding some light, but the more I think about it I kind of think I'll drop SPS minus the Monties on my back glass. I've been at saltwater for about 2 years and still figuring out what I like and don't like. I really like anemones and think I'll go that route. I wish I would have figured that out before I killed a few hundred dollars worth of SPS but at least I hadn't gotten anything way high end. In the future I will have a bigger tank, and I think at that point I'll will go SPS. However on this 90 I'll stick to anemones, LPS, and softies.

High ICP · Apr 15, 2019

mch1984 said:
Skimmer maintenance and cleaning is scheduled for every 6 months. Maybe I should up that schedule......

Just cleaning the skimmer itself is nutrient export

mch1984 · Apr 15, 2019

High ICP said:
Just cleaning the skimmer itself is nutrient export

What's so bad, it was still producing nice skim mate, now it's clean and it's like I'm having to break it back in and dial it back in.

RichtheReefer21 · Apr 15, 2019

mch1984 said:
I would post a screen shot but I have to be at the house and I don't have it on me. When I did par measurements with my lighting I was getting the lower end of what SPS need at the top of the rock. So you are probably 100% correct, SPS aren't happy with it but it's in the right range for BTA. I was considering going t5 hybrid and adding some light, but the more I think about it I kind of think I'll drop SPS minus the Monties on my back glass. I've been at saltwater for about 2 years and still figuring out what I like and don't like. I really like anemones and think I'll go that route. I wish I would have figured that out before I killed a few hundred dollars worth of SPS but at least I hadn't gotten anything way high end. In the future I will have a bigger tank, and I think at that point I'll will go SPS. However on this 90 I'll stick to anemones, LPS, and softies.

I made the same mistake. Hundreds of dollars in sps gone due to impatience and overconfidence.