Lance's 225 gal tank

[marie]

Originally Posted by Lance

...The 90g has few fish in it and corals grow well there. However it's mostly full, so I guess I'll have to stay away from the frag sales, and the LFS for awhile.

No longer being in the market for new corals does take a certain amount of fun out of the hobby...I'm thinking of changing out some of the rock in my tank in the new year just so I can start buying again

[Lance]

Originally Posted by marie

No longer being in the market for new corals does take a certain amount of fun out of the hobby...I'm thinking of changing out some of the rock in my tank in the new year just so I can start buying again

Ha Ha! I may be doing that as well in the 90g. My heart pounds and my hands start to shake when I think of weaning myself off of SPS.

[Lance]

Grrrrrrrrrrrrr!
As if I haven't been having enough troubles with my corals lately. I just noticed one of my favourite pieces, (a Pavona I brought back all the way from Calgary last year), was missing. Where do I find it? Smack dab in the middle of my 10" Torch Coral. Yup, it's fried! Poor thing had the crap stung out of it.


This is it before the fatal tumble.

[fishoholic]

Sorry to hear about your coral. I've been having problems with nitrates as well. I started using T.A. Nitrate Destroyer in hopes to help keep the nitrates down but it's only been 12 days and so far it doesn't seem to be doing much. How long did it take for the T.A. Nitrate Destroyer to work in your tank?

[Lance]

Originally Posted by fishoholic

Sorry to hear about your coral. I've been having problems with nitrates as well. I started using T.A. Nitrate Destroyer in hopes to help keep the nitrates down but it's only been 10 days and so far it doesn't seem to be doing much. How long did it take for the T.A. Nitrate Destroyer to work in your tank?

Laurie, I can't honestly say how much it helps. I manage to keep nitrates down in this tank to about 5 ppm, but I can't tell how much from the Nitrate Destroyer, the water changes or the nitrate sponge. I CAN tell you that since I began using the T.A., the sponge, and more frequent water changes, the nitrates were consistently at 10 ppm; so at least one of the three is working.

[marie]

If it makes you feel any better Lance (you know the saying 'misery loves company'?) this is my montipora setosa...or whats left of it

[Lance]

Originally Posted by marie

If it makes you feel any better Lance (you know the saying 'misery loves company'?) this is my montipora setosa...or whats left of it

Ouch! What happened?