Lubeck’s 32 gal SPS (mostly) build

[lubeck]

We should've did a ballercube thread tank is looking great man!

Thanks for the kind words. I think I’m done “tricking” it out. Gonna keep my hands out and watch it grow.

 

[lubeck]

Small update. Still battling Cyno. Going to increase my export. I did a 40% water change and also bought a gravel cleaner. Quite a bit of detritus in the Sand hoping after a few weeks of vacuuming it will clear up.

will setup the trident next weekend

 

[lubeck]

Trident was setup yesterday . All good so far.

 

[lubeck]

I haven’t beat the Cyno yet but managing it well. As of today I decided to go back to my normal light schedule and intensity. I’ve been upping this over the last two weeks. Several corals have browned out and have captured some here.

this is alll My corals and my hope is by the end of May everything will be colored up. Many have Good growth and are encrusting

 

[cgripp256]

So my RBTA never really “bubbles”. Looks healthy otherwise. Any advice on what helps that? I know I’ve said it before but I’m super jealous of yours. Lol

 

[lubeck]

So my RBTA never really “bubbles”. Looks healthy otherwise. Any advice on what helps that? I know I’ve said it before but I’m super jealous of yours. Lol

Did it ever have the bubble tips? Not that is matters much but do you give it food occasionally? If I had to guess I would say it’s the lights. When I go to the LFS I notice the rbta stretch when they aren’t getting enough lighting.

has yours tried to move at all?

I hand selected mine at the store so it was already in great shape.

here’s a pic from today

 

[cgripp256]

Mine had slight bubbles when I got it. It has definitely moved. LOL. It’s been in the current spot for a couple weeks now though. It seems healthy and happy. I guess this is just the way it is with bubble tips from what I’ve read.
I don’t spot feed but my clown does.

Here it is right now.

 

[cgripp256]

Here it is the first few days before it relocated to its current spot. Sorry! I don’t mean to takeover your build thread.

 

[lubeck]

Here it is the first few days before it relocated to its current spot. Sorry! I don’t mean to takeover your build thread.

All good. You can tell the color difference unless you took a pic during a different time Of day. I would have to say it’s the light. Do you know what light/par it was at the store?

the tenicles are shorter and have a bubble at the base. Much deeper red color to.

 

[lubeck]

Took some pics today. Corals need some time to color up a bit. Some are on the right track some need a good month Before they are decent. Got 4 new zoa frags for $5 each.

 

[lubeck]

I can’t really pinpoint what might of caused it or what might stop it. I’m reading up on causes and treatment now.

it’s possible my parameters might have shifted one way too much but I don’t think so. I did get a trident and have noticed a swing in alk by .3 within six hours. I dose 3 part but not much. 16 ml per day.

potential reasons:
I started battling Cyno on the sand about 6-7 weeks ago. Still dealing with it but managing to only having to clean it once a week. I do realize I have an imbalance in the water column.

one thing that happened a couple weeks ago I found that my trident waste water was leaking into my DDR two part vessel. I couldn’t say how many days I was dosing contaminated two part but know the ddr liquid had a purple hue.

I will say that before the Cyno and leading up to it I was feeding the tank 4-6x per day. I would dose AB+ once per week. I would give reef roids 1x per week. My corals coloration was really amazing and had decent polyp extension. did I mention the corals really popped and looked super healthy. I don’t run a skimmer and have fuge in the back chamber.

Once the Cyno came, I stopped aminos, roids and reduced feeding. I lowered my lights for a little over a week. I noticed my corals starting to lose color quickly and started to brown out so I ramped up the light over ten days. could this be the reason? I have about 25 acros and 7 are STN. The others look pretty good and acclimating back to the light. I’m afraid if it will spread to the healthy acros?

I will try to add pics of the acros tomorrow.


Parameters below

 

[i cant think]

I can’t really pinpoint what might of caused it or what might stop it. I’m reading up on causes and treatment now.

it’s possible my parameters might have shifted one way too much but I don’t think so. I did get a trident and have noticed a swing in alk by .3 within six hours. I dose 3 part but not much. 16 ml per day.

potential reasons:
I started battling Cyno on the sand about 6-7 weeks ago. Still dealing with it but managing to only having to clean it once a week. I do realize I have an imbalance in the water column.

one thing that happened a couple weeks ago I found that my trident waste water was leaking into my DDR two part vessel. I couldn’t say how many days I was dosing contaminated two part but know the ddr liquid had a purple hue.

I will say that before the Cyno and leading up to it I was feeding the tank 4-6x per day. I would dose AB+ once per week. I would give reef roids 1x per week. My corals coloration was really amazing and had decent polyp extension. did I mention the corals really popped and looked super healthy. I don’t run a skimmer and have fuge in the back chamber.

Once the Cyno came, I stopped aminos, roids and reduced feeding. I lowered my lights for a little over a week. I noticed my corals starting to lose color quickly and started to brown out so I ramped up the light over ten days. could this be the reason? I have about 25 acros and 7 are STN. The others look pretty good and acclimating back to the light. I’m afraid if it will spread to the healthy acros?

I will try to add pics of the acros tomorrow.


Parameters below

IME, Cyano if it’s bad it will spread anywhere and everywhere. It can be caused by many reasons, I did however discover it spreads SO much quicker under blue light than it does white light.

Also hi! I’m new to this thread but it looks beautiful

 

[lubeck]

IME, Cyano if it’s bad it will spread anywhere and everywhere. It can be caused by many reasons, I did however discover it spreads SO much quicker under blue light than it does white light.

Also hi! I’m new to this thread but it looks beautiful

Thanks for joining in. I feel like I’m winning the cyno battle as it’s no longer on the sand but for a small spot in the back.

the bigger concern is if the STN will spread to other corals.

 

[i cant think]

Thanks for joining in. I feel like I’m winning the cyno battle as it’s no longer on the sand but for a small spot in the back.

the bigger concern is if the STN will spread to other corals.

That’s great news to hear you’re winning
I spent 2 years of fighting it and at one point I gave up. I added one fish and boom it was like nothing ever happened. That fish was a Hectors Goby, I don’t know whether I beat it due to balancing out one of the nutrients or if it was due to adding a predator of Cyano and other algaes but I had a clean sand bed and rocks a week later. Now I’m finally adding SPS and growing them happily.

 

[lubeck]

That’s great news to hear you’re winning
I spent 2 years of fighting it and at one point I gave up. I added one fish and boom it was like nothing ever happened. That fish was a Hectors Goby, I don’t know whether I beat it due to balancing out one of the nutrients or if it was due to adding a predator of Cyano and other algaes but I had a clean sand bed and rocks a week later. Now I’m finally adding SPS and growing them happily.

It’s interesting you say you added one fish and boom it was gone. If I look back I removed one fish and added a second power head and got Cyno. Not sure if that was the last straw or combination of other things I missed.

im bummed though. I lost several frags including a Walt Disney over the last few weeks. It’s seems like they brown and then “dry” out. Also had some STN. Still other corals are doing okay. Just trying to keep up with my water changes and nutrients balanced .

 

[i cant think]

im bummed though. I lost several frags including a Walt Disney over the last few weeks. It’s seems like they brown and then “dry” out. Also had some STN. Still other corals are doing okay. Just trying to keep up with my water changes and nutrients balanced .

Actually that reminds me to do the WC on my nano, I haven’t done it for almost 2 weeks however surprisingly the SPS are still happy.
As for the Cyano, you may have lost bioload, the flow doesn’t make sense though as my cyano didn’t grow anywhere that flow hit.

 

[lubeck]

Actually that reminds me to do the WC on my nano, I haven’t done it for almost 2 weeks however surprisingly the SPS are still happy.
As for the Cyano, you may have lost bioload, the flow doesn’t make sense though as my cyano didn’t grow anywhere that flow hit.

I’m not convinced that the Cyno caused the sps to die off. But do Think it’s a nutrient issue or a pest.

 

[lubeck]

Took some pics. a few corals are coming back nicely. All are about 30 days

I have a Walt Disney that’s barely hanging on.

Before

after

Before

after

 

[i cant think]

Took some pics. a few corals are coming back nicely. All are about 30 days

I have a Walt Disney that’s barely hanging on.

Before

after

Before

after

The coral growth is beautiful. The BTA is always going to be an attention grabber too

 

[lubeck]

The coral growth is beautiful. The BTA is always going to be an attention grabber too

Appreciate it. Just need to find the sweet spot and keep up with maintenance.

do you run a skimmer on your nano