Thanks for you input, I very much appreciate it. As of right now these are my readings. I shall test for phosphorus-nitrate and ammonia tomorrow
I was also told that by increasing the mag, alc and calcium will also climb? I’m not really sure about much. I am still very new to this all
As mentioned before, I have come to realize this hobby has SOOOOO many different views, opinions, guidance. It’s really hard for someone with my knowledge to get reliable information. With that being said (knock on wood) that’s the only coral that has gone on me. My tank is still very young tho so we will see how this plays out.
To be honest, I wasn’t after the birdsnest. My wife liked it and the store owner said yea it’ll work. I tried and it didn’t work. At first I thought it was because of the diatom bloom I had so tried again. Simply because I wanted to make my wife happy. Again it didn’t work. So I educated myself a bit more and here I am. You would think the store owner would know more than me????
Oh yeah, for sure, getting equipment in your arsenal to help make things stable is def a good thing. My recommendation is to find the equilibrium for your tank, and in an acceptable range, and then let that sit for a while.
For the longest time I thought I had things pretty stable and looking good, until I posted a pic and someone pointed out receding on my hammer. I sort of panicked. And to be honest I’m kind of panicking now lol
Not necessarily
Test readings can swing (and your tank would not go from 1255 Mg to 1390 Mg in a short amount of time ... so probably a testing anomaly) ... generally Mg consumption is on the order of about 10 over weeks, and is quickly corrected with water changes. Usually. Perhaps accept that your test kits (and the way you perform them) will vary. Sometimes wildy. Don't react to that. Give it some time and make changes very slowly based on trends you observe over several days (for Alk) and several weeks (for Mg and CA, both of which drop and increase minutely compared to observed Alk). I'd recommend just measuring and noting levels for a while. Observe the changes, and then make some decisions about what you find that is or isn't out of a normal range. Then make slow adjustments to get it to what you think is a better range.
So yea from last night till today there has been 3 tests and yea my mag went up. And to be honest (it may just be me) but the corals look super happy.Not necessarily
From what I have gathered from experienced reefers Is the birdsnest requires a well mature tank. 1-1.5 years min. You live and learn amigo one day we will be rockin birdsnest in our tank.... one day! Lol
Lol
This exactly
It’s not about the amount of time. It’s about the management of that time. Success isn’t as random as some think.
Wow beautiful. See it’s stuff like this that makes me question my existence lol. Beautiful. May I ask for any adviceIt’s not about the amount of time. It’s about the management of that time. Success isn’t as random as some think.
Tank is 70d old. Growth from November to end December
Learn. Keep your water first. Then keep only what you understand. Or you could be me and spend the better part of a decade learning from many many mistakes. I will say, starting my new system was a big help for my success. I was able to undo 10 years of mistakes and fixes, start fresh.
I don't think that's true across the board (though it may be true in general). I've got 3 birdsnest that are all rocking and putting on growth in a 6-mth tank started with dry rock. I have noticed, though, that if you happen to dip into ultra low nutrient territory, they are not happy. I haven't seen them slough off tissue, though. They come bouncing right back when you bump up nutrients.
