Leds just worked in my current situation. My height is only 5'3" so the lower profile of LEDs from hps was a big bonus. If I was working with 9' ceilings I'd probably still be using my 600s. They're in the closet for now lol.
Thanks Bb. Got a little more overgrown than I thought it would this run. But there are worse problems I could have lol. Appreciate you stopping in.
Yeah my tank is only 2 so still fairly young. Mostly stable at this point. Just got an ro lol. Probably about time. My torches take up the most space. But they're my favorite. And my elegance, but it's being an ass right now so I hope it makes it. I will be upgrading to a 90 gallon starfire with 45 sump at the end of the year I think. Bigger take parameters seem to stay more stable.
Very pretty, nice knuckle on that supercrop toopretty colors this round.
Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
are your Mandarins trying to bang? or just saying hi to you.
They have been spawning and this is a new trick lol. They're little water fountains. Got the male a few days ago since my female started to look like she had a marble in her belly.
that is so cool man. I am a reef junkie too, or at least I used to be. If you ever need any gear, let me know. I literally have a garage full of stuff. pm me anytime
Thanks, pm sent. Always glad to find another saltwater enthusiast.
. It was crazy how fast the mandarins stared spawning after I added the male to the tank. Thought it would at least be a few days. But they were right at it.
How open is the top of your tank usually? I had a mandarin that was doing really well for a good year jump to it's death on me. That was really sad coming home to that, they are awesome fish.
Mines all the way open all the time. It's deep though the mandarins only come to the top when they're spawning. I used to have a glass cover but the coral seem to like it open better. Better gas exchange maybe.
Glass covers are icky, and annoying. I use this black egg crate mesh they sell in 2x4 sheets at home depot to cover fluorescent lights. You can cut it with scissors, or wire snips. You can feed through it, cut holes for gear, and black looks ok. Open looks better for sure.
It's funny because I have two clown gobies and now two mandarins and they all seem to stay down by the live rock except when they're feeding. I've got like 80 pounds of love rock in a 30 gallon though so there are lots of places to hide. The only thing I'm having issues with right now is my elegance. It's pissd off and I can't figure out why. All my other Lps, sps and softies are thriving. Just the one angry coral.
The elegance corals come from one of two regions : Indonesia & Australia. The Indonesian ones come from nutrient rich lagoonal zones. They do great for a few months then they either get a protozoan or bacterial infection "brown slime disease" or their zooxanthellae slowly starve. If it starts to puff up and the tentacles become short. It will be dead in a matter of weeks.
Thanks for the info. It was great for about 3 months but the past month or so has started to decline. It doesn't look like ecs maybe a phosphate thing.
