Steven you need to maintain a constant and stable salinity level. Buffers will predominantly modify your kh, but consitent salinty will hold your ph in check.
Keep the light cycle to a minimum for now. I say 3 hours a day should be sufficenct. Stay up to par on your water changes and keep the collection cup on your skimmer pretty clean so that it operates efficiently.I would probably wait till you at least test positive for nitrates before you add any macro algae. Good luck!
Do you know if ORA is still cultivating this piece for sale or is it one that has been discontinued and is only available through private hobbyists? ORA lost alot of their livestock in a hurricane a few years back, but next time we do an order at RCA I will check and see for you.
I tried to send you a PM, but the site won't allow me to. Im very interested, how can I get ahold of you? My number is 832-439-0004. If you can send me a PM with your contact info or just reply in this post. Thanks,
Wes
I have a single green with purple rim montipora cap for sale. Coral is approximately 4"x3" and mounted on a thick disk for support. This monti has excellent polyp extension and brilliant green coloration. I need the room for my other corals so $30 takes it. I don't have a camera, but if I can get a hold of one in time I'll snap some pics.
If you decide to part it out I would be interested in the tank, stand and canopy. I don't have much use for the other equipment. How soon do you plan on moving?
I just went through a similar issue with my tank. I had to remove a nussence fish and when I did I had to pull out most of my LR. When I did I removed a base piece that had totally fused with my live sand which had never been disturbed. All Im doing is a water change every 3 days to keep my toxins at bay. Unsettling a sand bed can release stored amounts of methane and nitrogen gas. So far I have not lost anything or incurred any adverse reactions and I actually cracked my sand bed in half!
I've had my chance to get my hands on some purple monster but, everyone I know who has ever owned a colony of it loses it within a matter of months. Its just a severly sensitive coral. The colonies don't recover too well from being fraged and the frags them selves don't respond well to the change of a new environment.