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04-28-2005, 07:37 AM
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| | Astrea Snail
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 |  i want to add corals
My tank is a 55 fowlr right now. I am planning to add corals. What do i need? Like calcium and stuff. what tests do i need to buy. I have a regular test kit for all the basics such as nit, amm, ph . | 
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04-28-2005, 07:46 AM
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| | Stylophora
Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Montreal, QC,Quebec Age: 29
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  | Re: i want to add corals
You will need calcium for sure... i also use phosphate, and im planning on buying an iodine test too.. Theres more out there that the good people here on 3reef will give you advice on. But test kits are one thing, what kind off lighting do you have on your tank?
Marc. _________ 
20Gal, 45 lbs LR, 65W PC 10 000K + 65W PC 20 000K + 10Gal sump/fuge
Livestock :hermit and snails, Green star polyps, Button polyps, Finger leather, Xenia, Zoanthids, Mushrooms, Yellow polyps, montipora digitata, acropora, ?mistery polyps?, mistery crab, six line wrasse | |
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04-28-2005, 09:19 AM
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| | Giant Squid
Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Marina del Rey, California
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| Re: i want to add corals
As intimated above, do not add or supplement anything without testing first. Lighting and livestock are majr determinants to coral additions. What type of biotope are you trying to recreate?
Calcium, Magnesium, Ph, Alkalinity, Ammonia, Nitrites, and Nitrates are important tests. LaMottes are very accurate test kits, and I recommend those. Iodine is difficult to test for accurately.
Please let us know and we'll guide you from there. _________ Just tryin to recreate God's perfection in a glass bowl. 20 Gallon Reef W/Live Rock, mated pair of Maroon Clowns, Softies, 110 watts PC 10,000k lighting, and skimmer.  | |
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04-28-2005, 04:10 PM
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| | Astrea Snail
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Well, i guess i need calcium and iodine. my lite is a pc lighting 65 x 4 and a twin shop light with 2 x 65 lighting. so its about 300 plus watts. im planning on a variety from soft to sps if i can. | |
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04-28-2005, 11:18 PM
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| | Giant Squid
Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Marina del Rey, California
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| Re: i want to add corals
Your lighting should be fine for mushrooms and polyps. SPS corals require greater intensity and MH lighting would be required. 6500K MH lights are what a good number of successful SPS folks use.
If you have any angel fish, they can be notorious nippers of coral polyps/flesh. What is your livestock list? | |
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04-29-2005, 11:14 AM
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| | Giant Squid
Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Los Angeles, California Age: 20
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well i agree with that idea of lighting and sps but...there r always exceptions like my tank  i have 4x65w pc and i have 4 acros and some montis and they r doing super infact i bought the acros brown and one is already about 90% green, the others have some hints of green but its getting there. _________ Tank Specs:
55 Gallon Mixed Reef
48" Tek Light: 4-54W T5 HO Fluorescents
Bulbs:
1 x 54w Fiji Purple T5 HO Fluorescent
1 x 54w Super Actinic Blue T5 HO Flourescent
1 x 54w 14000K AquaBlue 75/25 T5 HO Fluorescent
1 x 54w 10000k AquaSun T5 HO Fluorescent
Hard Stuff:
100+ lb. Fiji Live Rock
65+ lb. Live sand
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04-29-2005, 11:22 AM
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| | Giant Squid
Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Marina del Rey, California
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| Re: i want to add corals
What kelvin rating are your PCs Bruce? TIA | |
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