White tips acro. Pc rainbow

[ScottB]

100% intensity for 12 hours seems like way too much light and photoperiod. You want to ramp up and to and hold your highest point in the photoperiod for a short period of time before ramping down for the night. Try something like 4 hours of ramp up, 4 hours of your max intensity (whatever that may be) , and 4 hours of ramp down. That will simulate a more natural photoperiod and should be overall better for all of your corals.

Maybe he was talking about chaeto light period. At least that is how I read it.

 

[schuby]

I do not dose anything special for the chaeto. I assume the fish waste keeps it growing.

Reading more about All-for-Reef, some people have stopped water-changes. Do you still do water-changes? My plan for my current tank was always to eventually go full Triton Method: All-for-Reef seems to be similar.

 

[Charlie’s Frags]

Reading more about All-for-Reef, some people have stopped water-changes. Do you still do water-changes? My plan for my current tank was always to eventually go full Triton Method: All-for-Reef seems to be similar.

I still perform 20% WCs every 2-3 weeks

 

[GSnake]

I think it would be responsible to add that pulling biopellets too fast was linked with a number of tank crashes. I think the best practice would be to do it gradually some how

Actually I had taken out about 70% to start the removal, and will take the rest off later this week, followed by taking skimmer off in the week after that. When in doubt ...do a water change! (Also being done this week.).

Yes that charto is running at 100% for 12 hrs reverse light cyvce, they are the blue, red led type lights and work very well. This charto growth im getting is incredible and it's a healthy green too.
Personally using balling method with occasional water change. Testing 1 to 2 week eventually.

 

[Charlie’s Frags]

I think it would be responsible to add that pulling biopellets too fast was linked with a number of tank crashes. I think the best practice would be to do it gradually some how

Can you post some links that show evidence of this statement?

 

[schuby]

I still perform 20% WCs every 2-3 weeks

Do you ever use Lanthanum Chloride? I seem to remember you're anti-GFO.

 

[Charlie’s Frags]

Do you ever use Lanthanum Chloride? I seem to remember you're anti-GFO.

I do use LC periodically

 

[GSnake]

Here are some new pics if pc rainbow after removing all biopellets, and reducing chaeto fuge light intensity by 50 ,%.. I've also started dosing nitrate for now to total just under 1ppm daily for my tank volume. Should be at 2ppm, excluding uptake, now after two days. My end goal is to keep consistently detectable nitrate.

Skimmer is on but hasn't pulled anything of significance . I could probably do better without one at this point anyway.

Here's my new frags though. Just waiting to be glued down. As for my pc rainbow it had got a tiny bit worse since my last post, but not since the nitrate dosing.

 

[GSnake]

Breaking news. Emerald crab eating sps.

The suspicious emerald crab was caught red handed. He's been removed and will be traded in.

Does this have anything to do with the pc rainbow....

 

[NatureHold]

Breaking news. Emerald crab eating sps.

The suspicious emerald crab was caught red handed. He's been removed and will be traded in.

Does this have anything to do with the pc rainbow....

I had 3 emerald crabs 2 of which are now sump lords, and 1 that was not so lucky that exhibited the same behavior. All were caught at separate times picking at stylopora and pocillipora polyps. I dont care what people say on here lol, they are not reef safe. I tried 3 different crabs from 3 different systems. All females as suggested and all picked at my SPS.

Glad that you caught your culprit. Hopefully you'll see some recovery in your SPS now.

 

[GSnake]

So here are my params from today
Alk 7.8.
Ca 440
Mg 1520
No3 3ppm
Po4 .1

Changes since last week... Now that I've got nutrients I've upped my chaeto light to 70% from 50% intensity. To help keep the po4 down I've also added a bit of gfo. I've added activated carbon for yellow water I noticed during the WC a few days ago.

That little portion on the bottom of my pc rainbow is all that's left, but the good news is recession stopped it seems and that area looks decent. I have my fingers crossed.

Im Now a little confused about my marvin the martian as you can see the tips are dieing . It is one of the new frags I added last week and this happened just yesterday, perhaps system shock? Or lack of nutrients for a day or two from last week.

My pink lemonade though is growing through all this and still looks even better since I added nitrate. My blenny seems to like it too.

Wish all sps were this cooperative.
Any input on the martian is appreciated.

 

[z-reefer]

So here are my params from today
Alk 7.8.
Ca 440
Mg 1520
No3 3ppm
Po4 .1

Changes since last week... Now that I've got nutrients I've upped my chaeto light to 70% from 50% intensity. To help keep the po4 down I've also added a bit of gfo. I've added activated carbon for yellow water I noticed during the WC a few days ago.

That little portion on the bottom of my pc rainbow is all that's left, but the good news is recession stopped it seems and that area looks decent. I have my fingers crossed.

Im Now a little confused about my marvin the martian as you can see the tips are dieing . It is one of the new frags I added last week and this happened just yesterday, perhaps system shock? Or lack of nutrients for a day or two from last week.

My pink lemonade though is growing through all this and still looks even better since I added nitrate. My blenny seems to like it too.

Wish all sps were this cooperative.
Any input on the martian is appreciated.

Just wondering what made you put the gfo in the system. I don’t think po4 of 0.1 is high?

 

[Charlie’s Frags]

So here are my params from today
Alk 7.8.
Ca 440
Mg 1520
No3 3ppm
Po4 .1

Changes since last week... Now that I've got nutrients I've upped my chaeto light to 70% from 50% intensity. To help keep the po4 down I've also added a bit of gfo. I've added activated carbon for yellow water I noticed during the WC a few days ago.

That little portion on the bottom of my pc rainbow is all that's left, but the good news is recession stopped it seems and that area looks decent. I have my fingers crossed.

Im Now a little confused about my marvin the martian as you can see the tips are dieing . It is one of the new frags I added last week and this happened just yesterday, perhaps system shock? Or lack of nutrients for a day or two from last week.

My pink lemonade though is growing through all this and still looks even better since I added nitrate. My blenny seems to like it too.

Wish all sps were this cooperative.
Any input on the martian is appreciated.

Gfo was not a good idea

 

[schuby]

If the last pic is your pc rainbow, then it can grow back. That is the size of frags from some of the bigger online vendors. IME, those teeny-weeny frags (or accidents) can grow to be a real frag (and maybe some day a colony), but it just takes much longer and they are much higher risk.

 

[GSnake]

I was getting some brown dust like algae on a few of my frags and tank glass. It was not a big issue, but I thought a little might push the number back down a bit. Lower is typically suggested when it comes to phosphate and optimized calcification rates, although experiences vary. Im Using much less than the recommended amount.. like three tbsp instead of a cup and half.

Also reduced my lighting 5% more yesterday. Was at 350 par generally.. but I think 250 might be better for now, after looking at these tips.

I think it might be flow related though, I changed my pump positions to create a varying turbulent area where the martian frag is. I figure lower lighting may help it adjust, to the flow. I could tone the wave maker intensity down too.

 

[Charlie’s Frags]

I was getting some brown dust like algae on a few of my frags and tank glass. It was not a big issue, but I thought a little might push the number back down a bit. Lower is typically suggested when it comes to phosphate and optimized calcification rates, although experiences vary. Im Using much less than the recommended amount.. like three tbsp instead of a cup and half.

Also reduced my lighting 5% more yesterday. Was at 350 par generally.. but I think 250 might be better for now, after looking at these tips.

I think it might be flow related though, I changed my pump positions to create a varying turbulent area where the martian frag is. I figure lower lighting may help it adjust, to the flow. I could tone the wave maker intensity down too.

Sps Frags do better with 0.12-0.15 po4. I don’t know when ppl will realize the “recommended” range kills way more sps than helps.

“Insane Flow” is another bad piece of advice. All you need is enough to make the polyps dance every 10-30 seconds.
Imagine high grass in 5-10 mph winds.
This is what my flow looks like

 

[Charlie’s Frags]

And “dust algae” on new surfaces will happen no matter what your Po4 is

 

[NatureHold]

I came into the hobby thinking that NO3 and PO4 needed to be as close to zero as possible, but the more I read and learn from people that have amazing SPS dominant tanks, they are almost all running >.10 PO4 and detectable NO3. I think that there is a common misconception among us newer reefers that your tank needs to be sterile in regards to nutrients. Yes you will battle algae that comes with higher nutrients, but that's nothing that a good CUC can't help keep in check.

 

[GSnake]

This is the marvin frag. Flow was a little violent, using the polyps as example before I took the video. I turned both pumps. Gyre and wave maker, to minimum. This is how it looks now.

At around 28 seconds the second pump turns on as well and flows into the gyre flow for turbulence.

Personally, having the pump set up for turbulence makes my torches on the sand look nice.. polyps go two directions. but If even minimum is too much for the sps closer to the pump itself. I can remove the pump or place it elsewhere.

 

[Charlie’s Frags]

This is the marvin frag. Flow was a little violent, using the polyps as example before I took the video. I turned both pumps. Gyre and wave maker, to minimum. This is how it looks now.

At around 28 seconds the second pump turns on as well and flows into the gyre flow for turbulence.

Personally, having the pump set up for turbulence makes my torches on the sand look nice.. polyps go two directions. but If even minimum is too much for the sps closer to the pump itself. I can remove the pump or place it elsewhere.

That flow looks good to me
Did the tissue recession start before or after you added the gfo?