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07-29-2008, 04:12 PM
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| | Plankton
Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Wapakoneta,OH Age: 45
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 |  Help Me Or Im Getting Out!!
No corals will live in my tank. If you click on my username you will see my tank setup and parameters. Please help as I have tons of money wrapped up in this hobby and really did enjoy it!
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07-29-2008, 04:14 PM
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| | Spaghetti Worm
Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Southern California Age: 22
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I don't see your tank setup at all.
edit: I see - you might want to specify that it's in another one of your posts. Better yet, you might want to link it. | |
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07-29-2008, 04:17 PM
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| | Spaghetti Worm
Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Southern California Age: 22
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Also, 450 calc seems a bit low, though I'm not sure that would be the issue. I'm not really one to ask for advice, as I am new myself. | |
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07-29-2008, 04:18 PM
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| | Plankton
Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Wapakoneta,OH Age: 45
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How do I link it? | |
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07-29-2008, 04:26 PM
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| | Peppermint Shrimp
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Very nice setup, but we need to know more. What kind of corals are you trying? Are you acclimating them? What happens to them that makes you say none survive in your tank? Those parameters are from feb. what are the current ones? Are your lights on timers and how long are they on?
BTW calc at 450 is perfect.
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55gal,216 watt Tek T5, 45#LR, 45#LS, 3 maxi-jet 900's on a natural wavemaker timer,phosban reactor, 5 gal fuge (built out of standard 10 gallon tank) with chaeto and feather caulerpa, sealife systems protein skimmer, wet/dry, 3 blue/green chromi, 1 skunk cleaner shrimp, 1 coral beauty,1 scopas tang, 2 false percs, 5 mexican turbo snails, assorted dwarf blue leg hermits, astrea snails, and nerite snails | |
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07-29-2008, 04:27 PM
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| | Feather Duster
Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: San Bruno, CA Age: 33
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Afik 400+ calcium is ok, depending on magnesium, alkalinity, etc. Can't see the other params such as tank size/age, lights, filters/skimmer... What happens to the corals? Rapid due off, slow decline? Slime (red, brown or other)?
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07-29-2008, 04:29 PM
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| | Peppermint Shrimp
Join Date: Aug 2007
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Just read your other post. What kind of lights are on your fuge? Also have you tested for phosphates lately? The algae die off more than likely released some into your system and they act against coral growth. | |
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07-29-2008, 04:37 PM
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| | Bikers are a dying breed!
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Have you tested for copper in your tank and do you have a ground probe?? _________ Scott 265g (Peninsula)
3x400w MH's, 4x95w Actinics, AAT Lunar Lights, OM 4-way CL, PM Bullet 3 Skimmer, DelZone Eclipse 1 O3 Generator, WavySea Plus for return, AAT Kalk Reactor, KNOP Ca Reactor w/PM Second Chamber, TradeWinds Chiller, ACIII Controller, Oceanus ATO, PM PO4 Reactor, 75g Sump, 30g Fuge Born March 5, 2007 Parameters My 265 Gal. Tank Thread   | |
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07-29-2008, 04:43 PM
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| | Ritteri Anemone
Join Date: May 2008
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Originally Posted by Otty  Have you tested for copper in your tank and do you have a ground probe?? | stray current is a very very possible culprit as it was killing a couple of my anemones. I added the probe and they are slowly but surely coming back out.
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2 systems #1 55 gal softie/lps, 70 lbs LR, black sand, too many corals to list, w/ 4x96 watt pc, 2 seio 1100 pumps, diy rubbermaid sump with custom skimmer.
#2 50 gal sps/clam tank, 60 lbs LR, Bare Bottom, acropora dominant, with 2 x 175 watt 10K SE hamiltons and 1x 96 watt pc actinic, CLS powered by reeflo snapper (Tank has approx 60 times flow rate), coast to coast overflow, Lifereef Calcium Reactor w/ ph controller, and custom skimmer. | |
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07-29-2008, 05:30 PM
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#10 (permalink)
| | Plankton
Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Wapakoneta,OH Age: 45
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GeejEx - Info is in my other post, slow decline on corals and I drip acclimate.
Mandarin11 - Sunpaq daylight pc on fuge, replaced 3 monthes ago.
Corraline algae started dyeing before the chaeto.
No copper detected and no ground probe. | |
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