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chris88 04-18-2010 01:21 AM

Any updates? Do you always run your DKH at 7. I find i get better results at around 9. A befor and after picture would be great to track the progress as well. By the way the Two sps colonies you sent me turned out awesome. The monti has a great open branche shape with killer red color under my t5's and the deep water acro will be a beauty when i color it up a bit.

Red Coral Aquariums 04-18-2010 03:33 AM

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Originally Posted by chris88 (Post 511468)
Any updates? Do you always run your DKH at 7. I find i get better results at around 9.

I have stepped up the DKH dosing so I am at about 8 right now. I also stepped up my mag. to about 1230 and my Cal has dropped to 440.
I am still looking for that sweet spot I guess. It changes so fast with water going in and out so much I prefer to keep my levels at the medium levels in case any swing one way or the other.
You ordered a couple sweet acros. Great that they are doing good.

Update on the NP pellets:

I am find that my nitrates are undetectable but it hasn't improved my coloring. One thing I am amazed about is that tank requires 1/10th the cleaning maintenance now. I rarely get any green film on the glass.

I was talking to Kien (thanks) the other day and he brought up a good point about running carbon along with the pellets. Since the pellets it seems will not remove the chemical discharge from SPS that it makes sense to utilize carbon for that purpose.

I am so far happy with their results.

Kevin

chris88 04-18-2010 05:01 AM

I have found that cal 440 mag 1300 and alk 9 is the sweet spot for growth. I also find if your nutrients are low which they will be soon with the np bio pellets, sps really need amino acids or some kind of feeding like coral frenzy or something with a very small particle size. I would love to see some before and after pics. i here great things about the np's bp. I personally does vinegar supersaturated with kalk but i have been thinking about switching to bio pelltes once i get a nice reactor to run them in.

Red Coral Aquariums 04-18-2010 06:40 AM

I really like the vertex reactor so simple to set up everything is 1/2" pvc.
Here a pick of one on this thread.


http://www.canreef.com/vbulletin/sho...t=54164&page=9

Kevin


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