Calmwaters First Saltwater Build

[kevgib67]

These are my test results. Should I try switching back to the smaller wave maker?

Never make a change for one coral if the rest look happy. The only thing jumping out at me is your magnesium. I keep mine at 1400 which makes my torches, hammers and frogspawn very happy, it is a struggle keeping it there for me. Yours is extremely low. Doesn’t make sense, water changes should keep it around 1350 depending on the salt you use. My salt mixes magnesium to exactly 1350 and dosing keeps it up to 1400. Increasing your magnesium won’t effect your other corals.

 

[Calmwaters]

IMO Mg is a little low, they like more near 1400

How do I raise it?

 

[tbrown]

Too much flow can cause then to stay closed, not enough flow can cause them to stay closed. When mine wanted more flow they started retracting their flesh into the top of the skeleton.

 

[tbrown]

How do I raise it?

Add magnesium. I like Kent Tech M Magnesium. Easy to use and more potent for the price than a lot of the others but others might be a better blend of magnesium sulfate and magnesium chloride...

 

[kevgib67]

How do I raise it?

^ this.

 

[Calmwaters]

Too much flow can cause then to stay closed, not enough flow can cause them to stay closed. When mine wanted more flow they started retracting their flesh into the top of the skeleton.

Ugh well I went ahead and switched back to the other wave maker I will try that first. I haven't done a water change in a little over two weeks but plan on doing one this weekend. However if you guys think it will help I can do one tomorrow.

 

[kevgib67]

Ugh well I went ahead and switched back to the other wave maker I will try that first. I haven't done a water change in a little over two weeks but plan on doing one this weekend. However if you guys think it will help I can do one tomorrow.

I would simply move the coral. Can you post a video of the flow?

 

[Calmwaters]

Do you think Amazon sales the Magnesium you are taking about

 

[Calmwaters]

I would simply move the coral. Can you post a video of the flow?

I have moved it all over the place and it never seemed to open all the way up. The newest ones haven't either except for the torch and it is near the front corner where I think would be the least flow.

 

[tbrown]

Do you think Amazon sales the Magnesium you are taking about

Yep, that's where I used to get mine from.

 

[kevgib67]

Do you think Amazon sales the Magnesium you are taking about

Yep

 

[Calmwaters]

Is this it?

 

[tbrown]

Yep

 

[luis angel]

How do I raise it?

I don't know if you dose Mg to the tank, if you do you can increase the dose but only little by little, any sudden change is not good, if you don't dose mg then Tim gave you a good product that you can use

 

[Calmwaters]

I don't know if you dose Mg to the tank, if you do you can increase the dose but only little by little, any sudden change is not good, if you don't dose mg then Tim gave you a good product that you can use

I don't dose Mg so I will order the stuff he said and try it.

 

[Calmwaters]

I would simply move the coral. Can you post a video of the flow?

How would you be able to see the flow?

 

[Calmwaters]

Ordered the Magnesium it will be here between June 13th & 18th. I might go by the local fish store tomorrow on lunch to see if they might have it. I know they carry seachem stuff for corals but I can't remember what other brands they have.

 

[luis angel]

How would you be able to see the flow?

By the movement of the corals

 

[Calmwaters]

Thanks everyone for all your help! Now that I have a game plan I'm going to bed.

 

[Calmwaters]

By the movement of the corals

Here's one I made the other day when I was showing everyone the new corals.