I chose my corals somewhat carefully so as not to get in over my head here....
I have lost one Pagoda coral (looked great in the store, and never ever opened at home) There was a small sps hitchiker on it that is fine, I fragged it off before tossing the pagoda...
and one Cynarina...it just wasted away.
From the same store I bought a Lobophyllia which is outta this world! When I feed, it extends feeder tentacles and the like.
I also have a red zoanthid colony that is multiplying, A great big huge xenia that was a tiny little frag two months ago, a big green star polyp colony, and one beautiful Crocea Clam.
I was at my local reef club meeting last week, and posed the question. I was told, Oh, if your clam and xenia are doing well, then you have nitrate problems.
I do not understand that. I have a Seachem and a Salifert kit that both read zero for nitrate (even the high res with the salifert)
I was given the advice to rip out the sand and go barebottom etc.....
Does anyone have any opinions?
pH is 8.05 - 8.2
SG 1.026
Ammonia, nitrite, nitrate - 0
Ca - 350 - 400
Temp 79 - 80F
Iodine .06
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Date Started 9/04 58 gallon Oceanic Tank, 20 gal DIY sump/fuge w/ Kent Marine Auto top-off, Air Water Ice RO/DI, 10,000 K 175 W MH, 2 VHO 03's 96W each, AquaC EV 120 Skimmer
80 lbs LR, DSB in FUGE, 1 - 2 " LS in tank
Black Brittle Star, Chevron Tang, Crocea Clam, red & green Lobophyllia, Frogspawn, Porites Frag, Caulastrea Frag, Green Ricordia, Asst. Zoas, hermits, astreas, stomatellas, fighting conch
