Myka's 69 SPS Tank 2015

[WarDog]

Looks really nice Mindy, good work!

I swear, everybody has that one nuisance algae in there tank. Thought about those new medications? I am hearing (and seeing) positive results in peoples tanks.

[Galizio]

Nice pics!!!

[Ryanerickson]

Sps is looking great looks like pohls has really helped, have you thought about trying vibrant to zap the bubble algae? Been told it works well.

[Myka]

Originally Posted by WarDog

Looks really nice Mindy, good work!

I swear, everybody has that one nuisance algae in there tank. Thought about those new medications? I am hearing (and seeing) positive results in peoples tanks.

Thanks Warren, your turn now.

Originally Posted by Ryanerickson

Sps is looking great looks like pohls has really helped, have you thought about trying vibrant to zap the bubble algae? Been told it works well.

I'm too chicken to try any of those meds. It's my own fault. I'm just not in there removing it manually enough. None of my client tanks have this issue - there's no way I'd let it happen. But my own tank, it slides... ugh.

Originally Posted by Galizio

Nice pics!!!

Thanks!

[DKoKoMan]

Your acros definitely coloured up from the beginning! So nice and the contrast in colour really draws the eye. Great work!

[Galizio]

Lol, I do not understand why my message only showed "great pics"...
Wanted to know about your skimmer routine as I read is off a night time. Do you have a set schedule or just goes off every single day?



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[crimper]

Great progress there Mindy, all corals seems very happy and vibrant. Thanks for sharing.

Just a question though, I noticed there is no fish on the current photo, did you remove all your fish?

[Amadod2]

Mindy how long have you been using Xtra? i been contemplating on which coral additive to give my corals colour. i tested my P04 today and it still reads 0, even after i added 4 anthis over the past 3weeks. i heard Acropower is good, how long did you use it for with no results?

[Myka]

Originally Posted by DKoKoMan

Your acros definitely coloured up from the beginning! So nice and the contrast in colour really draws the eye. Great work!

Yeah, it took me a long time to figure this tank out. It was just too clean, and I couldn't get anything to work.

Originally Posted by Galizio

Lol, I do not understand why my message only showed "great pics"...
Wanted to know about your skimmer routine as I read is off a night time. Do you have a set schedule or just goes off every single day?

I was turning it off at night, but was thinking that's not a good idea (gas exchange), and someone else mentioned that too, so now I just remove the cup at night and put a tupperware container or it so it doesn't spray everywhere. In the morning I put the cup back on. I've been thinking to experiment with leaving the skimmer on 24/7 again, but it's bad timing with there being no fish in the display right now.

Originally Posted by crimper

Great progress there Mindy, all corals seems very happy and vibrant. Thanks for sharing.

Just a question though, I noticed there is no fish on the current photo, did you remove all your fish?

Yeah, they're in a QT. When I added the Perchlet I didn't quarantine him because my QT was was full of clients' fish. Unfortunately he introduced Ich. Fortunately it was a very mild strain and they all lived with it since July last year. I felt bad for the fish though, and decided to medicate them. I needed to remove the Tomini Tang and Yellow Coris anyway since they were getting too big for the tank.

Originally Posted by Amadod2

Mindy how long have you been using Xtra? i been contemplating on which coral additive to give my corals colour. i tested my P04 today and it still reads 0, even after i added 4 anthis over the past 3weeks. i heard Acropower is good, how long did you use it for with no results?

I used AcroPower daily for 5 months. I started adding Xtra daily on Nov 4th, so it's been over 3 months now.

Just because a product is a good product doesn't mean your tank needs it. This is the same reason why some people claim "crazy results" from starting potassium dosing or some kind of amino acids dosing. If your tank needs it, there will be a noticeable affect. If not, there will be little affect.

[Amadod2]

I picked up pohls xtra special today because all my corals are pale, but I think I'm going to do half the dose three times weekly to get started.