Tank Journal Archive

[Andrew B]

I have finally finished!!!
tank looking amazing (imo) yellow tang is going through seaweed like a beast already put 3 sheets in :).

does this coral look alright he, seems to be bleaching but can someone confirm, this is the only coral thanks isnt look that good.

Full tank shot,

this guy is looking pretty awesome.

the anemone is in place, the clowns are normally there but are having a bit of a swim around atm.

The hammer coal (in centre) is looking pretty awesome but a bit if it has died off.

side shot of tank
link to a video of the tank coming soon (just uploading it to youtube)

 

[Wrangy]

Looking really good Andrew :D It's definitely going to be a nice reef tank :)

The unfortunate part about a tank move and upset is you will find you may lose a few of the sps and some of the corals and such will shrink back a little and some may die off. If you keep a close eye on parameters and always have some water change water on hand you'll be golden :) Don't stress too much if things look crap for a month or so while everything settles but once it does you'll be going guns blazing! :)

And if you are ever in desperate need of help or advice I'm only 5 minutes away :p

 

[Andrew B]

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Looking really good Andrew :D It's definitely going to be a nice reef tank :)

The unfortunate part about a tank move and upset is you will find you may lose a few of the sps and some of the corals and such will shrink back a little and some may die off. If you keep a close eye on parameters and always have some water change water on hand you'll be golden :) Don't stress too much if things look crap for a month or so while everything settles but once it does you'll be going guns blazing! :)

And if you are ever in desperate need of help or advice I'm only 5 minutes away :p

thanks you Dom, wont hesitate to yell if i need help

 

[Andrew B]

, here is the link

 

[Wrangy]

Definitely looking good :) the scape is very cool too :) some really nice fish in there too!

 

[ezza]

Do you know your phosphate and nitrate levels? I'd say nutrients are high. Try to get on that. You can always frag the SPS. I have heard it said that chopping corals up can help prevent bleaching. It could even be that your lights are too much just now. You could turn the strength down or shorten the length of the cycle to see if that helps.

Bleaching is where the zooxanthellae become overwhelmed by nutrients or light. They gorge themselves, go super bright briefly, then produce hydrogen peroxide from the over excitement and expel from the coral skeleton, leaving the hard white skeleton behind or mush if it's a softy.

 

[Andrew B]

Do you know your phosphate and nitrate levels? I'd say nutrients are high. Try to get on that. You can always frag the SPS. I have heard it said that chopping corals up can help prevent bleaching. It could even be that your lights are too much just now. You could turn the strength down or shorten the length of the cycle to see if that helps.

Bleaching is where the zooxanthellae become overwhelmed by nutrients or light. They gorge themselves, go super bright briefly, then produce hydrogen peroxide from the over excitement and expel from the coral skeleton, leaving the hard white skeleton behind or mush if it's a softy.

i know phosphate but not nitrate, will have to get a test kit, any recommendations (are api ok?). thanks for the info i think i will just try my luck with the coral as it isnt the best looking thing

 

[Wrangy]

Pretty sure I have a nitrate test kit you can borrow/have, mine have always been undetectable so I don't test for it anymore

 

[Buddy]

Don't be upset if you lose that SPS, its pretty much a goner anyway. You could frag it if you like but the rest will probably bleach anyway.
You should see your nutrients falling over the next couple of months as you keep up water changes. If they don't then you can look in to some alternate methods but I wouldn't be worried at the moment as the tank is effectively a week old.

 

[Andrew B]

Don't be upset if you lose that SPS, its pretty much a goner anyway. You could frag it if you like but the rest will probably bleach anyway.
You should see your nutrients falling over the next couple of months as you keep up water changes. If they don't then you can look in to some alternate methods but I wouldn't be worried at the moment as the tank is effectively a week old.

dont worry, i dont like any of my sps's that i have, they all look horrible,

 

[Andrew B]

Pretty sure I have a nitrate test kit you can borrow/have, mine have always been undetectable so I don't test for it anymore

dont worry my mum is going to buy one as we speak, but thanks for offer

 

[ezza]

 

[Andrew B]

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[ReeferRob]

You did a GREAT job young man, keep up the good work. I passed on that 4 footer I was looking at, it didn't have silicone to the top of the front glass. The thoughts of 400 litres of water on the floor isn't that appealing.

 

[izzywitt]

Tank looks awesome mate, keep up the good work :D