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[Aquattro]

Originally Posted by BlueTang<3

I feel for you, we went through the same issue with our filefish but at least he was easy to catch.

Too funny. My filefish did the same thing

[fishoholic]

Looking good but you need some bigger fishy friends to fill up some space

[Aquattro]

Originally Posted by fishoholic

Looking good but you need some bigger fishy friends to fill up some space

I was thinking the same thing

[lastlight]

Originally Posted by Skimmer King

Hey buddy your tank is stellar man the colors are so friggin cool and that pink milli WOW!!!!!!!!!!

Well done brett

That's actually my red planet lol. Looks a lot like a hot pink prostrata for some reason which is fine with me!

[Dez]

Tank is looking fantastic Brett!

[muck]

Tank sure is looking good these days Brett... keep farming out those fuzzy sticks.

[Lance]

Filling in very nicely Brett. I forget what you're running for lighting; but it's a good choice: The colours really pop.

[lastlight]

Thanks guys. I do plan to add a few more fish but mostly small ones. I lost my neon goby without a trace and would like a pair someday. He may have succumbed to the ich that's in my tank I'm not sure. Only in the last month has my Kole been purple again (was a ghostly white) and my maculiceps looking this good. He also recently started eating nori (sheet a day) which probably helps. I'm going a full year without adding any new livestock to lt the ich run their course and then I'll qt all new livestock.

Originally Posted by Lance

Filling in very nicely Brett. I forget what you're running for lighting; but it's a good choice: The colours really pop.

Still rockin' 4 250W radiums Lance along with a row of 20k and 14k bulbs front and back. I think they're ATIs but I can't even remember now LOL.

[gregzz4]

You may think the growth is slow but it still looks great in there. What a difference a few months makes. I'm glad to see the HA under control - big improvement on the whole experience from here !
Great pics

[lastlight]

So I finally did some tests last night:

Ca - 350
Alk - 10.5
Mg - 1500!

I haven't dosed Mg in ages so Reef Crystals must be high or I need a new kit. Since RC is for sure high in Ca the reduced water changes seems to have lead to a lowered Ca level which I think (I'm not a chemistry guy) means that the corals can't use Alk so the previously acceptable dose was more than needed.

I'm actually sorta stoked with these findings... maybe once I get them back in line growth will return to where it was before.

Originally Posted by gregzz4

I'm glad to see the HA under control - big improvement on the whole experience from here !

Nothing more unsightly than HA. I've gone through it before and I've finally learned to calm down, be patient and do what you can.