Bubba's SPS Journey

FarmerTy · Oct 11, 2018

bubbaque said:
Besides yours is 10x as large.

I cheated... @gigem got us a frag a week before it was released to the public. [emoji4]

Fudsey · Oct 11, 2018

You need to send me it so I can have one too

lolgranny · Oct 11, 2018

Fudsey said:
You need to send me it so I can have one too

I’m sure he will for a small price [emoji48]. Remember everything’s for sale.

bubbaque · Oct 11, 2018

lolgranny said:
I’m sure he will for a small price [emoji48]. Remember everything’s for sale.

Lol!
Even though my confetti still isn't giant I have cut it a couple times to pay for some new frags. Selling frags every now and then helps me acquire more.

TheHarold · Oct 11, 2018

bubbaque said:
BC Secale

Wow!

bubbaque · Oct 12, 2018

I have struggled with this thing to actually get it hot pink but it's finally getting there.

BC Hot pink milli

drawman · Oct 12, 2018

bubbaque said:
I have struggled with this thing to actually get it hot pink but it's finally getting there.

BC Hot pink milli

You definitely didn't struggle with the growth good sir!

therman · Oct 13, 2018

bubbaque said:
I have struggled with this thing to actually get it hot pink but it's finally getting there.

BC Hot pink milli

I swear my RMF Diablo mille didn't have any pink until it was 4" across.

bubbaque · Oct 13, 2018

therman said:
I swear my RMF Diablo mille didn't have any pink until it was 4" across.

So maybe mine will continue to get more pink as it grows.

mannyhernz · Oct 13, 2018

Very nice...color looks good.
What are you keeping your No3/Po3 at?

bubbaque · Oct 13, 2018

mannyhernz said:
Very nice...color looks good.
What are you keeping your No3/Po3 at?

Thank you!

I checked yesterday morning and po4 was .05 and no3 was 5. I am going to bring po4 down just a touch more to .02 - .03.

mannyhernz · Oct 13, 2018

bubbaque said:
Thank you!

I checked yesterday morning and po4 was .05 and no3 was 5. I am going to bring po4 down just a touch more to .02 - .03.

Hmmm...interesting.
Do you test with ULR hanna phosphorus?
Mine are at
No3 2
Po3 .05
Trying to bring my No3 to match Po3 because i heard thats the "ideal" level for "coloring up" sps.

bubbaque · Oct 13, 2018

mannyhernz said:
Hmmm...interesting.
Do you test with ULR hanna phosphorus?
Mine are at
No3 2
Po3 .05
Trying to bring my No3 to match Po3 because i heard thats the "ideal" level for "coloring up" sps.

I do test with the Hanna ULR. I got the number 17 on the checker yesterday.

Everyone is different but I am not in the group of running high nutrients. I believe just a little of both and you are fine.

I think it comes down to how much you feed your tank. I try to go with high import and export of nutrients. If you barely feed your tank than maybe you want higher nutrients but I have never done that.

mannyhernz · Oct 13, 2018

bubbaque said:
I do test with the Hanna ULR. I got the number 17 on the checker yesterday.

Everyone is different but I am not in the group of running high nutrients. I believe just a little of both and you are fine.

I think it comes down to how much you feed your tank. I try to go with high import and export of nutrients. If you barely feed your tank than maybe you want higher nutrients but I have never done that.

17 is higher than .005 i think..
I use this hanna chart to convert my phosphorus

bubbaque · Oct 13, 2018

I think people under estimate how much they should feed. I am not saying you should feed this much but WWC feeds their tanks once every hour. People are scared of algae but once your tank matures, algae becomes almost a non-issue.

bubbaque · Oct 13, 2018

mannyhernz said:
17 is higher than .05 i think..
I use this hanna chart to convert my phosphorus

I use that same chart. 17 is .052

mannyhernz · Oct 13, 2018

bubbaque said:
I use that same chart. 17 is .052

Yeah..i misread your post. I thought you meant .005
I feed daily and my export is also good. I think feeding according to your export abilities os key to have a balanced nutrient level.

Janci · Oct 13, 2018

How do you control PO4?
Only by feeding?

Antics · Oct 13, 2018

Janci said:
How do you control PO4?
Only by feeding?

Are you a rookie or something? Bubba grows SPS for the same reasons most people grow Chaeto. The SPS are the phosphate control. I swear... the dumb questions you see in threads like this.