144G Half Circle Mixed Reef

[Carmen]

Originally Posted by Red Coral Aquariums

All Angels (in my opinion) are a hit and miss with corals. Added are Tank dynamics and fish personalities that can add or subtract to "fish" coral munching. If you find an Angel that behaves you are lucky but that can change at the snap of your fingers or by adding new coral. I am thinking of getting some clear glass domes that cover new corals while fish get used to them.
Anyways thinking out loud again. Tank looks great Carmen, darn sad about your losses, proud to see you keeping your chin up.
Kevin

Thanks Kev,
I know the risks with angels and I took the chance because I just love those Flame Angels! Not sure I will try another one, not for awhile anyway. Hard to resist that flash of color though especially working at the store!!! But perhaps I'll go with some flashy wrasses instead! SAFER! The losses come with the hobby...I know that. And it's still worth it!
On a side note...my remaining BlueFaced Tilefish is doing fantastic even without it's pair...great fish! Always out infront! Love him!

[Carmen]

I finally found a power supply cord for the Tunze and got it up and running last night. Kinda neat! I am not able to get a true wave with the wavecontroller because of the circle shape of the tank but I can accomplish sorta half a wave on one side and some big ripples ontop!! Anyway, the added flow looks good. Actually all the corals seem to like it, even the anemones.
Thanks to everyone who helped me out with this tunze!

Happy with the tank this week..... Corals all look great and fish too. Dori is fully recovered. Now...I should probably test those nitrates again...

[Delphinus]

Get the pellets and never worry about nitrate again.

(Just sayin'...)

[Carmen]

Originally Posted by Delphinus

Get the pellets and never worry about nitrate again.

(Just sayin'...)

You know Tony, I know very little about them as I have not fully read your thread on them. Something I do wonder about them is whether or not they would deplete the nutrients to a point that Softies/LPS would not be "happy"?

[Delphinus]

Just feed more.

FWIW, the softies I have are zoanthids and gorgonians. Sadly, I don't have LPS in the tank because the butterflies would nip at them so they are not in the same tank. But the zoanthids and gorgs are not negatively impacted at least.

In fact, my purple ribbon gorgonian that has been brown for the last 4 years is starting to turn purple again since starting the pellets.

What I'd do is just start with a small amount. Then you wouldn't be risking a nutrient depletion shock.

Food for thought anyhow. I'm not one to give in to fads and am usually cynical of new products especially when over-hyped ... this one really is the real deal IMO.

[Carmen]

Originally Posted by Delphinus

Just feed more.

FWIW, the softies I have are zoanthids and gorgonians. Sadly, I don't have LPS in the tank because the butterflies would nip at them so they are not in the same tank. But the zoanthids and gorgs are not negatively impacted at least.

In fact, my purple ribbon gorgonian that has been brown for the last 4 years is starting to turn purple again since starting the pellets.

What I'd do is just start with a small amount. Then you wouldn't be risking a nutrient depletion shock.

Food for thought anyhow. I'm not one to give in to fads and am usually cynical of new products especially when over-hyped ... this one really is the real deal IMO.

Thanks Tony...I will consider it but I am leery since I tried some Coral Snow (same idea??) and lost 5 heads off a frogspawn as well as a moon coral and a brain...not a coincidence in my opinion (yes I did half the dose).

[kien]

I have a lot of LPS and so far none of them seem phased by the low nutrients, like zero Nitrates (and presumably phosphates)! They are all still growing (new heads, larger tentacles, etc). I have always spot fed my LPS from time to time though and that routine has not changed.

That is weird about the Coral Snow. I have dosed that stuff too at full dose and never noticed any changes to corals really. Coral snow is very different from the pellets.

[Delphinus]

That's really strange about the Coral Snow... if it was a really fast decline with them then I would suspect brown jelly disease (it's a protozoan) in which a LPS can melt off literally overnight or a matter of hours. And it may have been coincidence with the Coral Snow.

But at any rate, you don't have to do Coral Snow anyhow. It's just something that grabs ahold of the yellowing compounds and makes it easier to skim out so your water is theoretically a little more polished once the initial cloudiness clears up.

And it's totally different than the pellets anyhow. Think of the pellets as an alternative to a phosphate remover that instead 1) does both nitrates and phosphates, and 2) does not need to be replaced every month.

Hope this helps.

[fishytime]

Originally Posted by Delphinus

That's really strange about the Coral Snow... if it was a really fast decline with them then I would suspect brown jelly disease (it's a protozoan) in which a LPS can melt off literally overnight or a matter of hours. And it may have been coincidence with the Coral Snow.

But at any rate, you don't have to do Coral Snow anyhow. It's just something that grabs ahold of the yellowing compounds and makes it easier to skim out so your water is theoretically a little more polished once the initial cloudiness clears up.

And it's totally different than the pellets anyhow. Think of the pellets as an alternative to a phosphate remover that instead 1) does both nitrates and phosphates, and 2) does not need to be replaced every month.

Hope this helps.

Coral snow also acts as a binding agent, making it easier for your corals to assimilate nutrients.....also neutralizes acids that cause diatoms and cyano

The pellets do indeed seem to be the shiz....except for one thing....$100/L and 1L/100g.......ouch!......

Good to hear that your happy with the tank again Girly

[Carmen]

Well I sure got a lesson in both Coral snow and pellets! Cool...! Thanks Tony, Kien and Doug! I know they are pricey! Seen them at the shop! So...I suppose that is a once a month thing then...ouch...ya I think it may be a tough sell in this household!