How well am I doing?

[AC1211]

So this is where I am at through 14 months. The only loss was a cleaner shrimp. The only thing I declare a sucess on my records so far is my 2 clownfish.
The following are pending sucess:
1 yellow coris wrasse (missing for 6 weeks came back for 3 days and was eating missing again today)
1 diamond watchman goby
5 bluegreen chromis
1 yellow tang
1 yellow eyed kole tang
1 duncan coral (7 months no growth)
1 frogspawn (same no growth 7 months)
1 torch (same as above)
1 candy cane (same as above)
1 encrusting montipora (new)
1 flower anemone (3 months no growth)

I have had good sucess with my freshwater tanks but this seems abnormal to me that I can't name anything true sucess'. So what's the honest answer how am I doing.

 

[lapin]

Tank looks fine except for some hair algae.
I dont know how you are doing.

 

[Dom]

If you're happy with you're tank, you're doing well.

 

[AC1211]

Tank looks fine except for some hair algae.
I dont know how you are doing.

Is the lack of coral growth a cause for concern?

 

[lapin]

No growth is ok but not ideal for most people. People wanna know your tank numbers, how you are measuring them and what you feed

 

[AC1211]

No growth is ok but not ideal for most people. People wanna know your tank numbers, how you are measuring them and what you feed

Last time I tested last week the numbers were:
9.1 alk
480 calc
1500 mag
0-2 ppm nitrates
8.1 ph
I feed hikari carnivore daily along with mysis and reef roids on occasion. Plus I just started trying out masstick.

 

[lapin]

Numbers look pretty normal. I dont know why your corals have not grown.

 

[Hemmdog]

What lights are you running? Do you feed the coral the frozen food too?

 

[NeonRabbit221B]

Lighting?

Its a marathon, not a sprint!
If you are unhappy with your coral growth trying moving the corals around to different areas with more/less flow and light.

 

[BeejReef]

Everything is alive and happy.

sometimes corals seem to not grow and then all of a sudden take off.

It would be nice to see some bulking up on frogspawn, candy cane, and duncans. They're known fast growers. Still, can't see any reason to complain. I think you've already made it past the huge dropoff on "tanks still alive" after year one!

Parameters look solid. Have you ever tried a par meter?

 

[Killer Reefs]

Clean up Crew? Phosphates?

 

[AC1211]

Lighting?

Its a marathon, not a sprint!
If you are unhappy with your coral growth trying moving the corals around to different areas with more/less flow and light.

Radion gen 4

 

[AC1211]

What lights are you running? Do you feed the coral the frozen food too?

I try to direct some towards them and when I have time I target feed them.

 

[AC1211]

Everything is alive and happy.

sometimes corals seem to not grow and then all of a sudden take off.

It would be nice to see some bulking up on frogspawn, candy cane, and duncans. They're known fast growers. Still, can't see any reason to complain. I think you've already made it past the huge dropoff on "tanks still alive" after year one!

Parameters look solid. Have you ever tried a par meter?

No I have not I have moved the corals around recently though to try to spark them.