Last try for Acros

[dbl]

Welcome to R2R and your new reefing family.

 

[yan2pr]

Welcome to R2R!!!

 

[Pau Hana Reefer]

Welcome to R2R!!! And good luck and hope your goal of keeping SPS works out!

 

[DarthSimon]

Welcome my friend!! Keeping Alk and Calcium stable is key to SPS. Dig around this forum and do some research. We are always here to help you!

 

[AllSignsPointToFish]

Welcome to the forum! This is a great place for information!

 

[fuelman]

Welcome to R2R!!!

 

[fishguy242]

hi welcome to the reef going to love it here

pics required..lol we all love pics

 

[BigAsh]

Hopefully your rock is still "live" with good diversity. Seems key to success with acros. With the sand removed and everything cleaned out, you may get some cycling. Good luck and report back!

 

[P-Dub]

WELCOME, antman! Let me tell you, if I can do it, anybody can do it!

 

[LiveWire]

Welcome to the REEF!!

 

[Antman740]

Good move on replacing the lights? I’m curious what type you ordered?

I got ATI 2 blue plus, 1 coral plus, 1 purple plus.

 

[Antman740]

I have been watching a ton of videos put out by Bulk reef supply in conjunction with wwc. I have my water parameters as close as possible to what they suggested.
pH 8
Calcium 480
Alkalinity 8.7 - 9
Magnesium 1440
Temp 78
Nitrates 5
Phosphates 0.1
Salinity 1.026

Changing sump sock Wednesday and Sunday. Growing chaeto in refugium. Just changed out filters for RO/DI. Not sure what else I can do but wait and see.

 

[Hemmdog]

Welcome to reef2reef!

 

[Antman740]

I have 2 versions of Stylos, Green poci, Green slimmer, I have a few birdnest corals. that would test out your tank well. All on my website www.hiddentreasurecorals.com. Keep your alk at 7 steady!

If wanting more acro types wwc aqua delight, asd zenith, HT kalhari milli, green bean stag, not acro but branching cyphastrea are hardy ones

Omg I just made a large purchase from your website. You have A LOT of nice corals. Hope I keep them alive . Btw my alk is steady 8.8-9. Is that ok with your corals I’m getting?

 

[Reefer40b]

Omg I just made a large purchase from your website. You have A LOT of nice corals. Hope I keep them alive . Btw my alk is steady 8.8-9. Is that ok with your corals I’m getting?

Hey, thanks for the purchase! Yes your alk is fine, although if your having troubles with acros having it a little lower can help you out say an 8.0 target instead of 9. Just do it super slowly, drop dosing a hair down.
So your running a 4 bulb T5?

 

[Dj City]

Everyone has given good advice and info already so I'm just saying hello and welcome to R2R.

We will be here when you need us.

 

[Reefnman2]

Welcome to R2R!

 

[Antman740]

Hey, thanks for the purchase! Yes your alk is fine, although if your having troubles with acros having it a little lower can help you out say an 8.0 target instead of 9. Just do it super slowly, drop dosing a hair down.
So your running a 4 bulb T5?

Yes a 4 bulb 54watt T5 with 3 LEDs..their ATI power module

 

[Reefer40b]

Hmm... Have you thought about adding some light, SPS could use it. Say 2 48in Reefbreeders Lumen bars on each side? each one is equivalent to a 4ft T5. You should probably lower that fixture, mount all SPS at the top of those rocks and move any lower light coral to the bottom. How many inches away is the light to the top of the rocks?