Jewel Vision 180 Reef Set Up
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thats the minimum on the card its a see through colour which i assume means less than 25 to zero
i was pretty sceptical about it but to be fair its taking a load of gunk out
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some long overdue pics which are actuakky a couple of weeks old
I bought a firefish a couple of weeks ago Im really happy with him he looks beautiful and quite active and feeding well
I also got a big Cataphyllia , read loads about these and the difficulties in keeping them, had it at least two weeks and for now it looks good and happy
My duncan although not so much in this pic looks well happier and im looking forward to that growing and showing more luminous green in it and the pervona which i love and looks cool in the flow the way it shimmers
I bought a firefish a couple of weeks ago Im really happy with him he looks beautiful and quite active and feeding well
I also got a big Cataphyllia , read loads about these and the difficulties in keeping them, had it at least two weeks and for now it looks good and happy
My duncan although not so much in this pic looks well happier and im looking forward to that growing and showing more luminous green in it and the pervona which i love and looks cool in the flow the way it shimmers
Nice Elegance. Is it Austrailian or Indonesian? Mine's Austrailian.
I like firefish, yours looks great.
The corals look good, Si, the only real worry is the salinity. But check your refrractometer first. It may just need to be tightened. If it is accurate. Then just lower the salinity gradually. 1.025 or 1.026 is fine.
How much water do you change each week.
The tank looks great though!
L
PS: you have not visited my tank journals lately. I'm sulking...
I like firefish, yours looks great.
The corals look good, Si, the only real worry is the salinity. But check your refrractometer first. It may just need to be tightened. If it is accurate. Then just lower the salinity gradually. 1.025 or 1.026 is fine.
How much water do you change each week.
The tank looks great though!
L
PS: you have not visited my tank journals lately. I'm sulking...
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Im only changing 20 litres per week I get it ready mixed, I need to sort my own salt out just got all kinds of things to pay for at the moment
The elegance is from my LFS Im not sure where from its pink tipped and bigger than those pics now, I love it got it for a song as well, Ive read how they are really difficult to keep though so we'll see how this one pans out
The elegance is from my LFS
Im not sure where from its pink tipped and bigger than those pics now, I love it got it for a song as well, Ive read how they are really difficult to keep though so we'll see how this one pans out
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cheers Tyler its getting there, if i had some more cash at the moment Id have it looking better
the duncans feed great one of my favourite corals
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ainsy
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Hi Simon,
I would lower that salininty slowly just as mentioned by LLJ.
What brand of salt are you using? The 'no result' from the test kit points towards them both being very high. This could be as a result of dosing (which I assume you are not) or if you are using a high quality salt and doing frequent water changes and don't have too many 'hard' corals using up the ca and mg and have the salinity too high (I know that is a lot of ands!)
I would lower that salininty slowly just as mentioned by LLJ.
What brand of salt are you using? The 'no result' from the test kit points towards them both being very high. This could be as a result of dosing (which I assume you are not) or if you are using a high quality salt and doing frequent water changes and don't have too many 'hard' corals using up the ca and mg and have the salinity too high (I know that is a lot of ands!)
My favorite solution to this...
Get more coral. Unfortunately, he needs things that suck up calcium.
L
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its shop mixed at the moment, once Im back in money in few weeks I'll invest in some salt and mix my own, also before I dilute with some RO which I have I need to check my refractometer
Check it against the RO, if it measures 0, then you're fine. If it doesn't, use the screw driver that comes with it to adjust it until testing with RO yields 0. Hopefully your RO is infact, RO. Others use a calibration solution of a known salinity. I never have. I probably should. 
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well a couple of additions this weekend been a bit naughty if Im being honest but hey ho
Got a Malu anenome off a mate so havent paid for it, its very white which Im aware is a lack of Phyto or whatever its called
Now this is where I was naughty I got a maxima clam thats been in my LFS for a few weeks under lighting no stronger than what I have. Id love it to do well if it doesnt Ill hold my hands up for being foolish
I also got a fish I intended to add last a Flame angel this one had been in my LFS a while and was feeding well so got it today, beautiful fish but I;ll be keeping an eye out taht its good
The blenny is the first fish I got in December hes spot on darting in and out of the rock work and eating very well
spotted a mussel on my yellow polyps rock that opens and filter feeds I also removed a sun dial snail that had been on it for weeks , on a side note these are much happier out of the flow
I got these two corals last week for a fiver each only small frags not sure what they are but no problems so far
The clowns have started hanging round the Cataphyllia
Ive had a fuzzy lionfish for a about 3 months now hes great very ssecretive and only just eating regularly a guy in my LFS wants him when hes bigger
I just like this pic of my trumpets
my hammer coral hasnt grown at all seems receded
Got a Malu anenome off a mate so havent paid for it, its very white which Im aware is a lack of Phyto or whatever its called
Now this is where I was naughty I got a maxima clam thats been in my LFS for a few weeks under lighting no stronger than what I have. Id love it to do well if it doesnt Ill hold my hands up for being foolish
I also got a fish I intended to add last a Flame angel this one had been in my LFS a while and was feeding well so got it today, beautiful fish but I;ll be keeping an eye out taht its good
The blenny is the first fish I got in December hes spot on darting in and out of the rock work and eating very well
spotted a mussel on my yellow polyps rock that opens and filter feeds I also removed a sun dial snail that had been on it for weeks , on a side note these are much happier out of the flow
I got these two corals last week for a fiver each only small frags not sure what they are but no problems so far
The clowns have started hanging round the Cataphyllia
Ive had a fuzzy lionfish for a about 3 months now hes great very ssecretive and only just eating regularly a guy in my LFS wants him when hes bigger
I just like this pic of my trumpets
my hammer coral hasnt grown at all seems receded
ainsy
Fish Addict
I think you have been naughty too!
Watch that angel like a hawk - if you are lucky it will be an erm ... angel but they can be very nippy - watch the mantle on the clam. The clam my be ok for a while but would prefer higher lighting as would the birdsnest and the montipora. Some target feeding of phytoplankton and 'meaty' invert food will help the clam.
The Malu really would prefer much higher lighting - try giving it a regular feed of something meaty like a mussel or piece of prawn once or twice a week & see what happens. You will know if it is unhappy if it starts to walk around the tank. Also it may start walking up the glass to find more light & even try to get into your powerheads - if that happens and it gets 'blended'
Watch that angel like a hawk - if you are lucky it will be an erm ... angel but they can be very nippy - watch the mantle on the clam. The clam my be ok for a while but would prefer higher lighting as would the birdsnest and the montipora. Some target feeding of phytoplankton and 'meaty' invert food will help the clam.
The Malu really would prefer much higher lighting - try giving it a regular feed of something meaty like a mussel or piece of prawn once or twice a week & see what happens. You will know if it is unhappy if it starts to walk around the tank. Also it may start walking up the glass to find more light & even try to get into your powerheads - if that happens and it gets 'blended'
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