my new baby... AKA The Café

[Goaway]

Yes and no. Most corals will consume ammonia as a nitrogen source before it can be converted to NO3, so lots of little mouths is a good thing.

But... What about our lps and anemones? I swear the lta poops like a giant tang.

Just do what I did and get 8 for my 180 lol. I hate coralline. I am using 25-30 year old and never dry rock that has only sparse patches of it. It clogging pores on rocks has been a reason I have experience nutrient issues aka old tank syndrome, at least IMO. I added urchins, rocks got cleaned off and then nutrients dropped back to what they had always been. No other changes.

3 more might be good.... 8, not enough rock.

 

[Eagle_Steve]

But... What about our lps and anemones? I swear the lta poops like a giant tang.


3 more might be good.... 8, not enough rock.

LPS and Nems fall into the same boat. They consume (well the zoox do) it also. So let me rephrase what I said.

Lots of mouths consuming ammonia is a good thing lol. Prevents it from becoming no3.

 

[Goaway]

LPS and Nems fall into the same boat. They consume (well the zoox do) it also. So let me rephrase what I said.

Lots of mouths consuming ammonia is a good thing lol. Prevents it from becoming no3.

Never too many nems or coral. As long as there is room. Check!

 

[Eagle_Steve]

Never too many nems or coral. As long as there is room. Check!

There is always room, just may have a coral make room lol.

 

[Lost in the Sauce]

But... What about our lps and anemones? I swear the lta poops like a giant tang.


3 more might be good.... 8, not enough rock.

I swear my anemones are net Exporters of NO3. Even with a full bio load, I still have to dose nitrates to the nems to keep it above. 10.

 

[Goaway]

I swear my anemones are net Exporters of NO3. Even with a full bio load, I still have to dose nitrates to the nems to keep it above. 10.

You already know i got nutrient issues. Dosing 40ml of ab+ daily. Poor nems must be starving.

 

[Nate Chalk]

Interesting chat on corraline, I didnt know tuxedos eat it. I have 1 in my tank (180)

I have a decent amount of surface in media in my sump i feel good about that not developing

 

[dvgyfresh]

I swear my anemones are net Exporters of NO3. Even with a full bio load, I still have to dose nitrates to the nems to keep it above. 10.

What do you dose for nitrate ? I’m having the same issue with my DT nitrates stay way too low despite feeding a lot and dosing ab+. I’m trying to find something cheap I can get in bulk lol

 

[Nate Chalk]

What do you dose for nitrate ? I’m having the same issue with my DT nitrates stay way too low despite feeding a lot and dosing ab+. I’m trying to find something cheap I can get in bulk lol

I up food, use neonitrate phos, ab+, or fish guys skimmate method

 

[Nate Chalk]

Ill submit that green slimer is the most forgiving acro out there.

made it through alot of bs i was testing and learning

photos in order

 

[Nate Chalk]

Well maybe besides poci it never looked bad

 

[fishguy242]

Hi all...

coralline coming back with a vengeance...

yep it's an alvie...
how are y'all tonight ??

 

[Lost in the Sauce]

What do you dose for nitrate ? I’m having the same issue with my DT nitrates stay way too low despite feeding a lot and dosing ab+. I’m trying to find something cheap I can get in bulk lol

Come get the condi, and I'll send you home with enough sodium nitrate for a LONG TIME. I bought it in bulk. I've got another 9ish pounds of it.

 

[Lost in the Sauce]

Glued in a few sticks today. The reef is feeling rather Mixed.

 

[Nate Chalk]

Yellow polyp pink monti im bad at photographing the yellow polyps they havent popped yet

growth spurt !

 

[Nate Chalk]

Glued in a few sticks today. The reef is feeling rather Mixed.

Dude thats awesome

 

[Nate Chalk]

Hi all...

coralline coming back with a vengeance...

yep it's an alvie...
how are y'all tonight ??

good good, was happy with the progress pics even though im just getting started. It's good to look back on well.. browned out green slimer and see its back to green

 

[Goaway]

good good, was happy with the progress pics even though im just getting started. It's good to look back on well.. browned out green slimer and see its back to green

Mine turned purple and back to green. Waiting to see how the new acro I got turns out.

 

[Nate Chalk]

Mine turned purple and back to green. Waiting to see how the new acro I got turns out.

Thats how mine turned for awhile, then slowly the green started coming back as you can see

Some of the acros i put in at the same time are starting to get colors. One was just blue gray now it has a bunch of spots showing up cant tell what color yet lol

 

[Scratch08]

Honeywell is taking my company snapper fishing tomorrow… they bought dinner tonight and paid out the wahoo for hotel rooms for us for the next 2 nights…funny thing is, I’m less than 10 minutes away from home

they could’ve at least given us beach front rooms…