Mako's 50 gallon cube(ish)

Salty.Reefer · Dec 8, 2016

Took some pictures to document growth over time because looking back I wish I would have do that more.

Salty.Reefer · Dec 9, 2016

Soaking up some reef roids and natural sunlight.

Salty.Reefer · Dec 10, 2016

Salty.Reefer · Dec 10, 2016

Salty.Reefer · Dec 11, 2016

My conch thinks he is a rock climber now.

Daniel@R2R · Dec 12, 2016

Good-looking photos! I like that meat coral and gorg!

revhtree · Dec 12, 2016

Nice job!

Salty.Reefer · Dec 12, 2016

revhtree said:
Nice job!

Thanks Rev! Im excited to see what it looks like in a year once all the little frags grow out.

Chrisfish · Dec 12, 2016

Very nice pictures.

Salty.Reefer · Dec 13, 2016

Chrisfish said:
Very nice pictures.

Thanks!

Salty.Reefer · Dec 13, 2016

Two days ago I glued a bunch of the cheaper acan frags I got from MACNA in the box full of dying coral to a 3 inch ceramic plate. I think they look good when fully inflated.

Salty.Reefer · Dec 13, 2016

So been having some trouble with my test kits. I used to have total confidence in most kits I used but this makes me un easy

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My Salifert test kit was reading low for calcium around 370ppm and Hanna 490-520ppm!
It was crazy not being able to know if my levels were too high or low.
I made a thread here (https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/h...tests-which-one-to-trust.278402/#post-3375991)
I tested using IO and it seems like the Salifert is pretty close and Hanna is super high.

kazikage42 · Dec 14, 2016

It may be your reagent? Try getting a new reagent and retest. Or get a different alk test kit.

Salty.Reefer · Dec 14, 2016

kazikage42 said:
It may be your reagent? Try getting a new reagent and retest. Or get a different alk test kit.

Maybe but pretty unlikely. Others have reported that their Hanna test high too but there are a few people who say it just takes practice. Have you been able to get the same results from the two test kits?

Salty.Reefer · Dec 15, 2016

Took some pictures this morning.

I have been feeding these acans and they are plumping up. They are also showing more green near the mouth!

With less blue.

New heads on the Dendro. Man I love this coral! It is from BSA I believe but idk for sure. Got it at MACNA

Not a great picture but just to show growth.

kazikage42 · Dec 15, 2016

Salty.Reefer said:
Maybe but pretty unlikely. Others have reported that their Hanna test high too but there are a few people who say it just takes practice. Have you been able to get the same results from the two test kits?

It's pretty close. I use both hanna and salifert kits. Usually about .2 or .3 off between the two.

Salty.Reefer · Dec 15, 2016

kazikage42 said:
It's pretty close. I use both hanna and salifert kits. Usually about .2 or .3 off between the two.

Wait for calcium?

kazikage42 · Dec 16, 2016

I don't really test for calcium bc as long as it's between 400-500 then I'm fine but I use salifert and red sea.

Salty.Reefer · Dec 16, 2016

kazikage42 said:
I don't really test for calcium bc as long as it's between 400-500 then I'm fine but I use salifert and red sea.

Oh ok that makes more sense. I have the Hanna dkh checker and salifert and they are super close. I'm still new to dosing so I want to try all the kits to see what I like best.

kazikage42 · Dec 16, 2016

Salty.Reefer said:
Oh ok that makes more sense. I have the Hanna dkh checker and salifert and they are super close. I'm still new to dosing so I want to try all the kits to see what I like best.

Good luck, IMO, I like the hanna for dkh and salifert brands bc they're accurate, fast, and easy. I really like the red sea calcium kit bc it seems to have the best color change but it does leave a calcium residue after each use just like their Magnesium kits. You have to use vinegar to clean them before using it again, which can become a chore. Dosing can take awhile to dial in but once you get it, everything will pretty much be on cruise control. More time to enjoy the tank, less time messing with it.