Hey beaslbob!

[Anonymous]

If you soak the Dolomite dust in your fresh water before adding just the water to the tank then it will help a little. Dolomite won't dissolve in a healthy reef tank.

 

[Tackett]

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What do you mean my "livestock"? Fish? Inverts? corals?

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yep

Ok, then I think I disagree with you on this.
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sadly, I cant disagree with his statement. My coraline is just starting to spread and my poor yellow tang died last week somehow. I had him since the start of my reefing adventures. Can't figure out why. I also do weekly water changes, though I licked the hair algae problem doing this, I have a massive cyano algae breakout now. So all that said, I dont have a dog in this fight. Which is why I havent posted untill now.

 

[Anonymous]

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What do you mean my "livestock"? Fish? Inverts? corals?

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yep

Ok, then I think I disagree with you on this.
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sadly, I cant disagree with his statement. My coraline is just starting to spread and my poor yellow tang died last week somehow. I had him since the start of my reefing adventures. Can't figure out why. I also do weekly water changes, though I licked the hair algae problem doing this, I have a massive cyano algae breakout now. So all that said, I dont have a dog in this fight. Which is why I havent posted untill now.

With who's? Mine?
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[Tackett]

Sure. Seems to me that you could have corraline and dead livestock.

No dude, I meant I was forced to agree with that /\.

 

[Anonymous]

Ok .... gotcha... let me clarify. The sign of Coralline, usually shows that things are coming together. I read in my reefkeeping book, (one recommended here, I'll add, ) that coralline is a sign that you can begin adding corals. I'll have to dig up the exact quote, if you're interested.

Can you have coralline and a dead fish?... absolutely. I think you missed my point. If beaslbob has such a thriving healthy tank, coralline should also be present.

We are still waiting for the photos...beaslbob? are you going to post them soon? Until then, with regard to his "natural" philosophy, the jury, in my book, is still out.

~wings~

 

[Tackett]

Can you have coralline and a dead fish?... absolutely. I think you missed my point. If beaslbob has such a thriving healthy tank, coralline should also be present.
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Ok point taken. I think that is a safe, true statement. I will agree.

 

[Anonymous]

Uh, you can have healthy SPS corals and dying fish, too. They don't necessarily die because of water quality. But I have seen quite a few thriving soft coral tanks with little to no calcareous algae present.

 

[Anonymous]

Uh, you can have healthy SPS corals and dying fish, too. They don't necessarily die because of water quality. But I have seen quite a few thriving soft coral tanks with little to no calcareous algae present.

Sure... long term (like longer than a year) as well? Eventually, you'd see calcareous algae present, no?

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[Anonymous]

And here's beaslbob's tank, by the way... :?

 

[Anonymous]

My observations My tank that was a cess pool with hair algae had no coraline. I agree the higher PO4 was the result of no coraline. My softies and LPS (hammer/frogspawn) grew like weeds. My SPS however didn't grow at all and even lost a few.

Now that my hair algae is gone resulting in no PO4 the coraline has spread all over the glass ans the SPS frags are starting to grow finally.
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[Anonymous]

My observations My tank that was a cess pool with hair algae had no coraline. I agree the higher PO4 was the result of no coraline. My softies and LPS (hammer/frogspawn) grew like weeds. My SPS however didn't grow at all and even lost a few.

Now that my hair algae is gone resulting in no PO4 the coraline has spread all over the glass ans the SPS frags are starting to grow finally.

Case in point! BTW, Rob, have you got an updated picture of your success?

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[Anonymous]

And here's beaslbob's tank, by the way... :?

...I've asked for updated photos, just for the benifit of the doubt. I'm still waiting... beaslbob?

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[Anonymous]

I can try and post some tonight.
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[Anonymous]

I am also going to try some lime just to see if mag goes up. it's at ~1150-1200 now. So if it bumps up a bit then I will continue using it.

Magnesium is the downfall of Lime. It has none. I would suggest Magnesium chloride in your case. Epsome Salt (Magnesium sulfate) is OK for a small bump in Magnesium but not one as large as you need.

A small water change would work too but I know how you feel about that.

Perhaps I should have been clearer. It was either dolomite or dolomitic lime or something like that.

I am in awe of the number of times you make this kind of mistake.

 

[Anonymous]

Uh, you can have healthy SPS corals and dying fish, too. They don't necessarily die because of water quality. But I have seen quite a few thriving soft coral tanks with little to no calcareous algae present.

Sure... long term (like longer than a year) as well? Eventually, you'd see calcareous algae present, no?

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Not necessarily. Some tanks just don't grow it for whatever reason. Or it could just be that so many grazers are present it never gets a foothold. But yeah, it is a good sign when it starts popping up.

 

[hillbilly]

Common sense would say your choices of livestock would be limited to only the hardiest creatures in such a tank. Why even bother. If you can't or won't properly take care of your creatures, why even try to keep them? I don't want my creatures living in their own filth in a little box. So I go the extra mile to make sure that little box is as clean as possible, and the creatures in it are as healthly as possible. I just don't agree with the "penny pinching" method of keeping any kind of animal. It only invites disease, short lifespans, and unhappy animals. Just my 2 cents.

 

[Anonymous]

Common sense would say your choices of livestock would be limited to only the hardiest creatures in such a tank. Why even bother. If you can't or won't properly take care of your creatures, why even try to keep them? I don't want my creatures living in their own filth in a little box. So I go the extra mile to make sure that little box is as clean as possible, and the creatures in it are as healthly as possible. I just don't agree with the "penny pinching" method of keeping any kind of animal. It only invites disease, short lifespans, and unhappy animals. Just my 2 cents.

I would agree, especially when we know there are devices out there the definitely work!

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[Tackett]

dunno if anyone saw my before and afters, but here ya go FWIW.

 

[Tackett]

dunno if thats a testament to better husbandry, and water changes. Its ugly as hell compared to everyone elses, but there you go.

 

[Anonymous]

Tackett, are you skimming, or are you using beaslbob's methods? Tap water, or RO/DI?

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