Brand New 8 gallon bio cube

[Magellan]

I have the regular pink stuff too, neither one seem to grow very much at all.

Mine is rampant. I let the asterinas thin it out.

i will see a baby every once in a while but mostly my 6 line eats everything that moves :rolleyes:

 

[sfin52]

I've got playing Coraline in my tank. Purple encrusts and the red plates in my tank.

 

[Magellan]

I've got playing Coraline in my tank. Purple encrusts and the red plates in my tank.

Mine grows VERY slowly. Not sure if this is good or bad. But you can see the little specks of pink and red in this shot.

 

[Katrina71]

Mine grows quickly.

 

[dantimdad]

When my tank hit the 6 month mark it started. This is the way it’s always done. Now it has taken off.

 

[Why-Me]

Oh yeah, well I've got cyano or dinos....LOL

 

[Why-Me]

And before I get s**t on for the fluc treatment I had bubbles on long stringy algae before I started the fluc.
I needed the GHA under control because it was overgrowing my rockwork and the corals too.
I'm not too worried about it.
WC tomorrow to end the fluc treatment which was successful, GHA is pretty much dead and pulling off the rockwork really easily.
Next I'll research into what I have whether dino or cyano and check out my options for treatment.
I may use microbacter 7 I have here to seed better healthy bacteria tomorrow after WC.?

 

[Katrina71]

I'd add it.

 

[Why-Me]

I also have vibrant which is bacteria that may help as well, going to read about that some more first.
But I seem to remember vibrant being used widely for dinos here

 

[lkriley]

I've heard Xenia is good at cleaning water and grows like a weed.

It is also beautiful to watch since it constantly is moving. I've attached a pic of mine. Sorry, it is a little blurry, but the pink flowing coral to the left of the green mushrooms.

 

[Magellan]

Mine grows quickly.

Does it need higher calcium levels to grow? Asking for a friend.

 

[Katrina71]

Does it need higher calcium levels to grow? Asking for a friend.

Mine is pretty standard. Usually 435-450

 

[anon9896]

Mine grows VERY slowly. Not sure if this is good or bad. But you can see the little specks of pink and red in this shot.

add magnesium

 

[anon9896]

but coraline is not that good, it covers rock porosity, uses up your calcium and block pumps ... and you need to scrape them off your windows , hell if you're in acrylic lol

 

[Magellan]

but coraline is not that good, it covers rock porosity, uses up your calcium and block pumps ... and you need to scrape them off your windows , hell if you're in acrylic lol

So...don’t add magnesium? LOL

 

[anon9896]

Magnesium is essential to all organisms for biological functions ... especially lps and sps

 

[anon9896]

Magnesium is essential to all organisms for biological functions ... especially lps and sps

If you have a hard time keeping a good calc and alk, chances are your magnesium is off

 

[Magellan]

Mine is pretty standard. Usually 435-450

I’m been 410-420 the last three times I’ve had it tested, I don’t dose it just regular water changes.

If you have a hard time keeping a good calc and alk, chances are your magnesium is off

My calc is perpetually on the lower end (around 410-420) but I don’t dose. Just water changes. Alk stays around 8, with very light dosing. I have a few SPS that are doing well, and my LPS grow like weeds. I don’t have a test for mag, but I take some water to my LFS semi regularly and they always say “mag is good” so I haven’t worried about it.

first pic was taken March 22 when I put the frag in the tank. 2nd pic is from this past Monday.

 

[SashimiTurtle]

Did anybody get anything fun on sale yesterday?

Vortex Strikefire II for the wife's AR-15... shh it's a Christmas present.

 

[Katrina71]

@Magellan I don't dose, but I do have some extra shells and barnacles that I was told contributes. I'm not sure if that's true.