wow 3 days have past and zero posts!?

zheka757 · 03/07/2021, 09:52 PM

its kind of sad for me to see this! where is every one?

Sk8r · 03/07/2021, 11:18 PM

we need some new questions.

zheka757 · 03/08/2021, 08:00 PM

^ i wish i had your knowledge on this hobby, i could really use it to find out why my sps doing so good right now, but lps are struggling

Sk8r · 03/08/2021, 10:55 PM

If it were the other way around, I would blame the lps for spitting chemicals to discourage competition: they're good at that. But if your sps are doing better than the lps---and granted they're doing very well on an absolute scale, I'd say the light is probably better for the sps and the lps might want to be just a little lower in the tank...granted they are in the SAME light. i'd also be careful to put the lps where their water flows out without flowing across the lps.

zheka757 · 03/12/2021, 08:37 AM

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Originally Posted by Sk8r

If it were the other way around, I would blame the lps for spitting chemicals to discourage competition: they're good at that. But if your sps are doing better than the lps---and granted they're doing very well on an absolute scale, I'd say the light is probably better for the sps and the lps might want to be just a little lower in the tank...granted they are in the SAME light. i'd also be careful to put the lps where their water flows out without flowing across the lps.

I even did icp test on my tank just for that and only thing off scale is my system tested low on iodine.

Sk8r · 03/12/2021, 10:03 AM

Magnifying glass to spot pests on the sps? Red bug being one of the culprits. Google 'red bug sps' to see what it looks like.

Oldreeferman · 03/14/2021, 10:02 AM

On my DT ive noticed over time that my LPS slow growing or worse if not fed a couple times a month, and once a week really made them inflate big time, light does not give all the necessary energy, they need external food occasionally too unlike all my SPS that need nothing extra.

03/07/2021, 09:52 PM	#1
zheka757 Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2017 Location: North Port Florida Posts: 283	wow 3 days have past and zero posts!? its kind of sad for me to see this! where is every one?

03/07/2021, 11:18 PM	#2
Sk8r RC Mod Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Spokane WA Posts: 34,628 Blog Entries: 55	we need some new questions. __________________ Sk8r Salinity 1.024-6; alkalinity 8.3-9.3 on KH scale; calcium 420; magnesium 1300, temp 78-80, nitrate .2. Ammonia 0. No filters: lps tank. Alk and cal won't rise if mg is low. Current Tank Info: 105g AquaVim wedge, yellow tang, sailfin blenny,royal gramma, ocellaris clown pair, yellow watchman, 100 microceriths, 25 tiny hermits, a 4" conch, 1" nassarius, recovering from 2 year hiatus with daily water change of 10%.

03/08/2021, 10:55 PM	#4
Sk8r RC Mod Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Spokane WA Posts: 34,628 Blog Entries: 55	If it were the other way around, I would blame the lps for spitting chemicals to discourage competition: they're good at that. But if your sps are doing better than the lps---and granted they're doing very well on an absolute scale, I'd say the light is probably better for the sps and the lps might want to be just a little lower in the tank...granted they are in the SAME light. i'd also be careful to put the lps where their water flows out without flowing across the lps. __________________ Sk8r Salinity 1.024-6; alkalinity 8.3-9.3 on KH scale; calcium 420; magnesium 1300, temp 78-80, nitrate .2. Ammonia 0. No filters: lps tank. Alk and cal won't rise if mg is low. Current Tank Info: 105g AquaVim wedge, yellow tang, sailfin blenny,royal gramma, ocellaris clown pair, yellow watchman, 100 microceriths, 25 tiny hermits, a 4" conch, 1" nassarius, recovering from 2 year hiatus with daily water change of 10%.

03/12/2021, 10:03 AM	#6
Sk8r RC Mod Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Spokane WA Posts: 34,628 Blog Entries: 55	Magnifying glass to spot pests on the sps? Red bug being one of the culprits. Google 'red bug sps' to see what it looks like. __________________ Sk8r Salinity 1.024-6; alkalinity 8.3-9.3 on KH scale; calcium 420; magnesium 1300, temp 78-80, nitrate .2. Ammonia 0. No filters: lps tank. Alk and cal won't rise if mg is low. Current Tank Info: 105g AquaVim wedge, yellow tang, sailfin blenny,royal gramma, ocellaris clown pair, yellow watchman, 100 microceriths, 25 tiny hermits, a 4" conch, 1" nassarius, recovering from 2 year hiatus with daily water change of 10%.

03/14/2021, 10:02 AM	#7
Oldreeferman Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2019 Location: NW Indiana Valparaiso Posts: 505	On my DT ive noticed over time that my LPS slow growing or worse if not fed a couple times a month, and once a week really made them inflate big time, light does not give all the necessary energy, they need external food occasionally too unlike all my SPS that need nothing extra. __________________ Montipora Digitas, Cyphastrea, Blastos, different Leptoseris, Green Stylo, GSP, gorgonions, Ricordea mushrooms, psammocoras, Birdsnest coral, Clownfish, Watchman goby, Royal gamma. Current Tank Info: Nano Reef tank

03/08/2021, 08:00 PM	#3
zheka757 Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2017 Location: North Port Florida Posts: 283	^ i wish i had your knowledge on this hobby, i could really use it to find out why my sps doing so good right now, but lps are struggling