Reefpuck

Ok elegant reef seems like a must. Cool thx all! 

Down here for the weekend... which one should I check out? Any recommendations appreciated... seems like a lot more out here than in austin. 

Lucky. I tried grabbing one on BRS but wasn't quick enough. 

Had them until I got a Melanurus wrasse. haven't seen one in months. 

Flat worm exit works too...but not as efficient as a natural predator imo. 

I'm sure any equipment with fine calibration/testing equipment testing like the Trident, Alktronic or any other system will need repairs/servicing at some point. Seems like everyone found out a few days prior to the release that there was going to be maintenance fees associated with it though. Never was really a talking point leading up to the release. Oh well. 

Hopefully they send more units out soon. Have a feeling it'll be a while before I can snag one. 

I'm guessing most of us never really check the parameters of fresh mixed salt water...at least I never have. Figure it should be perfect...but suppose like anything you might have got a bad batch. Kinda a scary thought.

Hopefully you figure it out soon.

5 hours ago, Timfish said:

Sorry to take so long to get answer! 😕 Yes, ppm and mg/l is one to one.   With the problems of phosphate deficiency and the issue with high phosphate affecting calcification a suggested target range for PO4  is .05 to .15 mg/l (ppm).  (Obviously I don't adhere to this so feel free to call me hypocritical.)  It varies by species but while raising increases growth rates and weight gain PO4 starts interfering with calcification when levels reach .02 to .04 mg/l.  Coral's clearly can be kept at levels below .03 mg/l but with the reduction in zooxanthellae it impacts their immune system and depending on heterotrophic feeding (which varies significantly at the species level) small changes in temperature, lighting and nitrogen can have serious impacts on their photobiology and physiology.   In simpler terms low phosphate can kill quickly while high phosphate only affects skeletal porosity.

Much appreciated! Good information to have. 

Oh maybe that's the bubblegum digi?

Wow what is that yellow/orange sps on the bottom middle?

Not sure I've ever seen one of those  before. Cool looking...but I'm guessing they're gonna demand a pretty penny. 

12 hours ago, Timfish said:

More to the problem at hand if you currently have PO4 levels of .03 mg/l what may have very well instigated this problem was a phosphate deficiency.  Especially if PO4 levels were lower in the recent past. 

Is .03 mg/l the same thing as .03ppm...such as from a RedSea test kit?

Forgot to mention...ATI ballast and fans are brand new/never used. 

Got a few things that I no longer need:

Current USA 18" Fixture w/ 2 T5s. Bulbs about a year old but still works great. - $10 obo

ATI 2x54w T5 High-Output Ballast w/ wire harness & 6' powercord (All 3 items would cost $50 from BRS.) - $25 obo

Silenx 80mm fans x2 (Purchased both for $20). - $10 obo

Willing to trade for small frags too. Pickup in Georgetown off Hwy 29/Ronald Reagan.

Sorry to hear. Im no expert either but I'm going through a similar issue. Have lost quite a few sps but lps/softies show no signs of being affected. I stopped testing my parameters often a few months ago and my sps started dying. Either from the base or in the middle... but never from the tips.

I suspect an alk swing with 0 nitrates/ phosphates was the culprit. My digis, pocilloporas, and a few others were however were unaffected... but I lost about half of my sps. My tds meter crept up to 1ppm after the last stage recently... so maybe my ro water is an issue as well. 

Hopefully it was the lack of nutrients and alk swing... cuz I'm dosing nitrates/ phosphate now and seems like an easy fix. Setup auto dosing, awc and am testing everything daily again.

Hopefully u get it all worked out!

Looking good!

Still need some? 

I never have had good luck with blue reef chromis... but they're probably my favorite color variation compared to the others. Not sure why... but hopefully they do well in your tank. 

What kind of angelfish is that?

Looking good!

I've been there a few times and never noticed any acros. Do they carry them regularly?

10 hours ago, FarmerTy said:

Actually, my JF Foxflame browned out completely on me last week after my alk spike. It's ugly. Obviously I didnt include a picture of It.

Ah that's no good. Aren't you running the alktronic? Figured your alk would be dialed in with that thing.

13 minutes ago, mhart032 said:

Its all right if your into pretty colors and great extension, but i apparently like mine either bone white or super brown. 

Maybe we should start our own club. It's a love/hate relationship having to look at Ty's awesome corals all the time...

Looks good...like the 2 island setup.

14 hours ago, enzo1028 said:

I bought this off another member and may break it apart, it’s too big for my tank. Would anyone be interested for trading zoas/acros for a bigger chunk? I will be at the meet. It’s mariculted and looks like a poor man’s ASD milli

Got any other pictures? Hard to see the colors.