Damn the SPS game is hard!

[Sean]

Why go to fishtown why not come to me?

I know it's shameless but hey I have to make a living you know.

 

[nanoreefer22]

Why go to fishtown why not come to me?

I know it's shameless but hey I have to make a living you know.

I think it's cause he lives like 5 mins from fishtown .

BTW Did you ever get my PM Sean? I passed by the shop.

 

[cali_reef]

Well I am heading out to fish town later tonight, and will pick some up. Should I dose that stuff accordingly per the mfg. direction or place in larger amounts in the sump?

You can't "dose" the stuff. You need to buy a media reactor to use it properly. Using it in a bag is a waste of money, it will clump together in a few days and becomes ineffective, don't know why people would recommend using it this way.

Po4 is not the only thing that can cause your corals to turn brown or stay brown, many other things causes that too. How long has your tank been up and running?

 

[jhale]

you feed your fish once every three days?

I would hate you if I were one of your fish.

I feed my fish three times a day. sometimes more if I feel like it.

I agree with Rich, get some test kits, how do you know what's going on with your CA and Alk?

 

[Sean]

I think it's cause he lives like 5 mins from fishtown .

BTW Did you ever get my PM Sean? I passed by the shop.

Yes I did
Are you the one that ordered it? I didn't reply because I didn't know if I had any left.

BTW I'm like a 30 min. from fishtown that not so bad is it?

 

[Sean]

Cali I use it in the bag that comes with it. works fine to me. Yes it does work better with phosban reactor but you dont have to use it that way. The directions on the box even says so.

 

[ctxmonitor]

jawwd, I agree. Keeping sps and having them color and grow fast is another story.

I agree, you should test all your parameters and see if there is any problem with any of the parameters.

How many fish you have and what fish? You using a apf600 and you only feed every 3 days is badd.... the sps is most likely starving and the fish too..

 

[jawwad2004]

Well I fed them twice today and I am moving it up to about 3 times daily.

Sean, I am going to be in Brooklyn this weekend at Sheapshead Bay, how far is that from you. I can stop by check out the shop and pick up some dry goods.

John,
You're right I dont know what my cal and alk are at. I am dosing bionic according to the mfg instructions on a daily basis and I dont know if that maintains the cal and alk where its supposed to be. You would say to def. go with the salifert test kits?

 

[House of Laughter]

J,

I would say you have too many uncertainties to post a thread :banghead: - you need to know all these things to successfully keep SPS (IMO). The three test kits for beginners are - Ammonia, Nitrite and Nitrate and the 3 for Advanced (assuming you have a PH monitor) are Calcium, Alkalinity and Magnesium - experts go further (boron, Strontium etc).

I would say you have an imbalance somewhere - once you get that in check (and about a month's time) you should see some color happening. keep it religious .

House

 

[jawwad2004]

House,
I have ammonia, nitrite, nitrate, Ph already. I am ordering cal, alk,magnesium and phosphate as well right now. I will post results as soon as I get the kits.

 

[Sean]

hey J
I'm located in williamsburg. It's not near Sheapshead bay at all. It's much closer to queens and the city.
I do sell Salifert test kits as well.
Good advice from House

 

[jawwad2004]

Well Ill stop by at your store on my way to sheapshed bay.

 

[alrha]

if you take the BQE, you can stop by Sean then continue on the belt pkwy (east) till Sheapshead Bay.

 

[spykes]

you know there might be a chance it's "AEFW"

 

[jawwad2004]

you know there might be a chance it's "AEFW"

Whats AEFW

 

[Deanos]

Whats AEFW

:scratch: An active MR member w/acros unaware of AEFW?! I didn't think it possible.

It's only a sticky on top of this forum: AEFW

 

[spykes]

:scratch: An active MR member w/acros unaware of AEFW?! I didn't think it possible.

It's only a sticky on top of this forum: AEFW

dont worry i'll make sure i'll alert everyone :p

 

[jackson6745]

Bring Pro cure to the swap and dip all the frags

 

[jawwad2004]

Well I dont know if I have aefw, but on one side of my green slimer, there is like this black spot inside a crevice type thing in the coral itself. I will take a picture when I get home.

 

[Deanos]

Well I dont know if I have aefw, but on one side of my green slimer, there is like this black spot inside a crevice type thing in the coral itself. I will take a picture when I get home.

Jawwad, read the thread. From what I gathered, AEFWs won't be black.