Amuze September 6, 2012 Share September 6, 2012 anyone know what the white sps coral is called? I got it from frag fest. it was already white when i first got it so i am assuming that is its natural color. Um, you realize that is a dead coral, right? I hope you didn't pay money for that. Who sold that to you? Unless you're trolling... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimlin September 6, 2012 Author Share September 6, 2012 hmm, I got it for free at frag fest. Guess it must have died on the way home. It was white when I put it in the tank so I assumed it was the natural color. Um, you realize that is a dead coral, right? I hope you didn't pay money for that. Who sold that to you? Unless you're trolling... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimlin September 12, 2012 Author Share September 12, 2012 so i changed out the heat sink last night and tested it out. it was a little hard to get the leds off of the old heat sink because it was glued on. took about two hours to re solder all the parts.what it looks like with the new heat sink. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimlin September 12, 2012 Author Share September 12, 2012 all on, all blues, all whites. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimlin September 12, 2012 Author Share September 12, 2012 dont know how to edit using tablet, suppose to say all white, all blue and all leds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimlin September 13, 2012 Author Share September 13, 2012 i started dosing with phytoplex. we will see if it will increase the growth rate of some of my corals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amuze September 20, 2012 Share September 20, 2012 You should remove the dead corals in the pic and make frag plugs out of them. Or leave them and glue some other frags on them that will encrust over them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimlin September 23, 2012 Author Share September 23, 2012 10 days of dosing and did not notice a significant difference in growth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimlin September 23, 2012 Author Share September 23, 2012 You should remove the dead corals in the pic and make frag plugs out of them. Or leave them and glue some other frags on them that will encrust over them. i think i will use it as a spot to put my frag plugs at since it is a good spot spot for sps. good idea of using it as a frag plug. i may just do that in the future. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharkey18 September 23, 2012 Share September 23, 2012 Good job! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimlin September 28, 2012 Author Share September 28, 2012 pink slit in the middle of the large green polyps. is this normal? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaddc September 29, 2012 Share September 29, 2012 Is that the one I gave you? It's probably fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimlin September 29, 2012 Author Share September 29, 2012 Is that the one I gave you? It's probably fine. yup, it is the one you gave me. i noticed the slit which i never seen before. it opened up a little after feeding the corals. it is normal now. not sure if it was eating because the polyps was fully open. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaddc September 29, 2012 Share September 29, 2012 Yup -- you got it. That paly likes to chow down on whatever it can get its tentacles on. I don't think you need to feed it (I don't feed mine), it is just being opportunistic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimlin October 8, 2012 Author Share October 8, 2012 looks like the burgundy coral has bigger looking polyps coming out towards the bottom. maybe new growth? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr.eclipse October 8, 2012 Share October 8, 2012 (edited) looks like your corals are bleaching. what are your water params? Edited October 8, 2012 by Dr.eclipse Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimlin October 8, 2012 Author Share October 8, 2012 i am using the camera on my tablet so the color may be a little off. water param : nitrate 0 nitrite 0 ph 8.2 ammonia 0 calcium 450 kh 7 dont really know how to use the mag test kit, but i think it is 1450. i may be doing it wrong though. recently changed 150 mh color from 14k to 20k (2 months ago) any suggestions? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
surf&turf October 9, 2012 Share October 9, 2012 It could be the color is off a bit, but it does look like the 2 corals under the blue ridge coral are bleaching out. I would also let your calcium come down to around 425 and bump your KH up to 8-9. What bulbs are you using, because the pics don't look 20K. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimlin October 9, 2012 Author Share October 9, 2012 i am using the odyssea brand. not the best lights in the market. i am switching to leds soon. i am lowering the lights because of the par reading i got yesturday. 96 at where those 2 corals are located. a little low, but cant afford to upgrade right now because i already went over my fish budget this month. here is a picture of my light. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimlin October 9, 2012 Author Share October 9, 2012 i will snap a picture of the coral tomorrow when the lights are on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
surf&turf October 9, 2012 Share October 9, 2012 Is that 2 T-5s and 1 150 MH? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incredible Corals October 9, 2012 Share October 9, 2012 What's the temp in the tank? Everything does looked a little bleached. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimlin October 9, 2012 Author Share October 9, 2012 2 t5 actinic and 1 150 mh. temp is 79. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incredible Corals October 9, 2012 Share October 9, 2012 2 t5 actinic and 1 150 mh. temp is 79. The temp is perfect. What about the salinity? I would try to raise your alk to 9dkh over the next 2 weeks or so. From my experience 8-9 is the sweet spot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimlin October 9, 2012 Author Share October 9, 2012 1.025 salinity. ok, i will raise the alk and see what happens. i was also dosing purple up which may have raised the calcium. i will lower cal by not dosing purple up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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