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Thank you.
A few more photos from this update.....
Many thanks to my good friend Pedro Torres for his amazing photos, he is the man - Crazy macro shots! I just love to see those.
Goniopora sp. Red with Blue Tip & Acropora sp. wolverine 1
Acropora sp. wolverine 2 & Acropora lokani
Acropora solitaryensis
Garf bonsai Acropora
Acropora turaki yellow ? (with blue tips)
A few more photos from this update.....
Many thanks to my good friend Pedro Torres for his amazing photos, he is the man - Crazy macro shots! I just love to see those.
Goniopora sp. Red with Blue Tip & Acropora sp. wolverine 1
Acropora sp. wolverine 2 & Acropora lokani
Acropora solitaryensis
Garf bonsai Acropora
Acropora turaki yellow ? (with blue tips)
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Hello,
My aquarium has now 6 months, so I thought it was time to perform a Triton testing.
As expected, since my SPS are doing fine, the majority of the parameters are excellent. However, and this was a surprise, I have detectable low levels of Copper. More worrying, I have no idea of where this copper is coming from.
I am doing water changes with natural sea water and I'm only adding the Randy's 2-part solution. No other product has being used, except the use of Chemiclean in December, in order to get rid of some Cianos that have appeared after the marine velvet outbreak. But I don't think this was the reason for having Copper.
Do you have any idea?
Here are the results....
My aquarium has now 6 months, so I thought it was time to perform a Triton testing.
As expected, since my SPS are doing fine, the majority of the parameters are excellent. However, and this was a surprise, I have detectable low levels of Copper. More worrying, I have no idea of where this copper is coming from.
I am doing water changes with natural sea water and I'm only adding the Randy's 2-part solution. No other product has being used, except the use of Chemiclean in December, in order to get rid of some Cianos that have appeared after the marine velvet outbreak. But I don't think this was the reason for having Copper.
Do you have any idea?
Here are the results....
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Hello,
Despite the detectable copper in my system, I haven't changed any routine in my tank.
It seems everything keep going well...
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Great Job! Looking good...glad you got back into it 
The copper could be coming in from any metal part in your sump or perhaps even from the fish/coral food itself. I had some sheets of Nori that tested high (i.e. detectable) on copper... enough of those can accumulate...Hello,
My aquarium has now 6 months, so I thought it was time to perform a Triton testing.
As expected, since my SPS are doing fine, the majority of the parameters are excellent. However, and this was a surprise, I have detectable low levels of Copper. More worrying, I have no idea of where this copper is coming from.
I am doing water changes with natural sea water and I'm only adding the Randy's 2-part solution. No other product has being used, except the use of Chemiclean in December, in order to get rid of some Cianos that have appeared after the marine velvet outbreak. But I don't think this was the reason for having Copper.
Do you have any idea?
Here are the results....
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Thanks Phemonanul for your advice. I don't have any metal part on my sump, except for the pumps (Jebao for both return and Skimmer). Most of the times (80-90%, I'll guess), I'm giving NLS dry food for my fish. With so many people using this food, we should have seen more reports of this fact, I don't think it is food related. I´ll repeat the Triton test in a month or so, I'll wait for those results before I take any actions.
A few shots of some my zoa's
A few shots of some my zoa's
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Thanks.
[HASHTAG]#s2nhle[/HASHTAG] Thanks for your comment. Yeah, that was pretty much my feeling when I got the triton test. I'm thinking on repeating it in June. If the copper levels continues to raise, maybe then I'll worry about it. For now, it seems fine.
Today's macro shots....
Acropora tumida
Acropora solitariensis
Acropora red planet
Seriatopora caliendrum pink
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Ricardo Pinto
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Thanks. No it isn't meal time, I usually have a good polyp extension. Don't know exactly why, perhaps because I use natural sea water for water changes?
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