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Post by hoffyz on Mar 12, 2013 11:41:07 GMT -8
Hey guys, I`m joining to the local reef forum. Here is my short introduction.
Name: Zoltan Hoffmann Screen Names: hoffyz Location: Montrose Aquarium: 55g mixed reef Lighting: 2 x 24RFH with 15w T8 reef sun bulbs + Moonlight LED Skimmer: AquaC Remora Skimmer Flow: 800 GPH Powerhead Aquarium Pump Wave Maker
Last November I decided that I start the saltwater fish keeping. Regarding the beginners rolls I gathered few practices.
Now my tank`s crews: 1 yellow tang 1 scopas tang 1 yellow eye kole tang 3 green chromes 2 firefish goby 2 scooter blenny assorted hermit crabs 4 nassarius snails 4 margarita snails 1 brittle starfish
1 white bubble tip anemone torch coral hammer coral frog coral sun coral whisker coral birds nest 3 mushrooms 2 purple ricordea 1 orange yuma 1 purple montipora 1 red montipora 1 blue acrapora 1 green acrapora 1 acrapora - don`t know his exact name 1 rainbow acan 3 red acans assorted zoas
I`m planing to improve my tank with a red bubble tip anemone and a couple gold maroon clownfish and planning to eliminate the aiptasia with berghia nudibranch
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Post by nikecivic on Mar 12, 2013 17:33:45 GMT -8
Zoltan, pictures please!
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Post by hoffyz on Mar 25, 2013 11:56:33 GMT -8
sorry for late reply. I was out. here is few photo from my tank. first a total left side right side otherwise I have a big problem with my acraporas. someone killed my green and rainbow acraporas + bird`s nest. at this time I did not find a right solution for that. first I tough that just AEFW but I could not stopped them. my second guess would be the white band but I did not found medicine for that.
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Post by chefzilla on Mar 25, 2013 15:23:57 GMT -8
What are your water parameters? Most sps isn't forgiving like zoas and softies. It could be your light as well. The clf lights usually arnt good enough to support sps
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Post by hoffyz on Mar 26, 2013 15:32:02 GMT -8
spec grav little bit high 1.028. it could be from the water evaporation ph
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Post by hoffyz on Mar 26, 2013 15:32:45 GMT -8
pH 8.2 Ammonia 0ppm Nitrite 0ppm Nitrate 20ppm
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Post by chefzilla on Mar 26, 2013 19:20:09 GMT -8
Nitrate at 20 PPM will inhibit sps and can/will kill it. At the next meeting we have a hana phosphate meter. You should bring a water sample and have it tested as well. But in the mean time. Raise your sps to the top also do a water change as well. And be careful of that aiptasia i see on the rock (brown anemone in 2nd pic middle of the tank)
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