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First reef tank. 6 gallon cube sitting on my desk.
Got a Hammer, candy cane, zoa, and a softie I am not sure what it is from my LFS. They sat in QT tank after dipping for about a week and a half. The zoas complained the whole time and never opened up. The hammer and candy cane after 30 minutes perked up and extended out.
Moved them over to the DT and:
Then about midday through day 7 the hammer pulled in it's polyps and hasn't opened up since.
Currently we are finishing up day 9.
I haven't been testing everything everyday since the tank cycled but I did check on the day I added and this last Sunday. I also checked today. Below is the numbers I do have.
Temp spike on day when I forgot to turn the fan on and an increase in Alkalinity that I don't know how to explain.
Here are some photos, under white light, from tonight.
GSP, softie, and Zoas appear to be doing just fine.
Anyone have any ideas or can point me in a direction?
First reef tank. 6 gallon cube sitting on my desk.
Got a Hammer, candy cane, zoa, and a softie I am not sure what it is from my LFS. They sat in QT tank after dipping for about a week and a half. The zoas complained the whole time and never opened up. The hammer and candy cane after 30 minutes perked up and extended out.
Moved them over to the DT and:
- The Candy Cane shrunk down and has not opened up since. That has been 9 days at this point.
- The Zoa's loved it and opened up a couple hours after they were added.
- The Softie same as the Zoas.
- The Hammer was doing very well extended out and seemed happy.
Then about midday through day 7 the hammer pulled in it's polyps and hasn't opened up since.
Currently we are finishing up day 9.
I haven't been testing everything everyday since the tank cycled but I did check on the day I added and this last Sunday. I also checked today. Below is the numbers I do have.
Temp spike on day when I forgot to turn the fan on and an increase in Alkalinity that I don't know how to explain.
SALINITY | ALKALINITY | AMMONIA | NITRITE | NITRATE | PO4 Phosphate | |||||
34-36 PPT | PH | DKH | ppm | ppm | ppm | ppm | ||||
DAY | DATE | TEMP | 1.023-1.028 | 8 - 8.5 | 7 - 11 | 0 | 0 | 10-30 | 0 | NOTES |
152 | 10/3 | 78.4 | 1.026 | 8.2 | 8.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 5 | 0.03 | coral amino. 33% water change. Corals added. Hanna ph checker. Saw coralline algae on rocks and one powerhead |
153 | 10/4 | 79.2 | 1.026 | - | - | - | - | - | - | coral amino. |
154 | 10/5 | 79 | 1.026 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
155 | 10/6 | 79 | 1.025 | - | - | 0 | - | - | - | - |
156 | 10/7 | 78.6 | 1.026 | - | - | - | - | - | - | add red ogo & algae barn coraline algae pink and purple |
157 | 10/8 | 83.2 | 1.026 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
158 | 10/9 | 79 | 1.026 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
159 | 10/10 | 79 | 1.026 | 8.2 | 9.6 | 0.25 | 0 | 15 | 0.03 | 10% water change |
160 | 10/11 | 79 | 1.026 | 8.2 | 9.6 | 0 | 0 | 15 | - | - |
Here are some photos, under white light, from tonight.
GSP, softie, and Zoas appear to be doing just fine.
Anyone have any ideas or can point me in a direction?