Since my parameters are now in range

[ficklefins]

I've noticed a lot more growth in my SPS.

Pic taken on 1/26/07

Pic take on 2/16/07

 

[Randy]

Wow what did you change?

 

[Smarsh]

yeah, no kidding. that is amazing. I wanna know what you changed as well.

Sandy

 

[ficklefins]

http://www.club-zoa.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2303

Back when I shot that first pic my parameters were:
Calcium was at 300
Alk 2.4

Today:
Calcium 420 mg/L
Alk 2.6 meq/L or 7.2 dKH

I'm still in the process of raising my Alk to around 3.2.

 

[JGoslee]

Good job! Thats some nice growth.

 

[twon8]

low calcium slows growth, but even still that is impressive, where did you get that piece?

 

[ficklefins]

I got that piece from a SPS pack a year or so ago. I lost just about everything in the tank when I used the wrong silicone, (GEII before they put the mold inhibitor label on the tube). It showed no growth up to the last month but didn't die during my silicone incident.

Thanks for the replies. I have most my sps in a high flow area high up in the tank. I've never been an SPS person and I think it was because of my poor parameters.

 

[twon8]

where did you get the sps pack? online?

 

[143gadgets]

Nice. Sounds like you need to come by and pick up some SPS.

 

[chadfarmer]

my sps took off after i added a calcium reactor and my friends took off when he added a kalk reactor

every few days i can see new growth on a lot of my corals

 

[Chelsey]

And when you quit zeo...the algae maker

 

[ficklefins]

Month to Month growth pics.

Pic taken on 1/26/07

Pic taken on 2/16/07

Pic taken on 3/8/07

 

[JGoslee]

Awesome growth!

 

[jessiesgrrl]

VERY nice, Luciano!

Laurie

 

[gflat65]

Nice efflo(?). Excellent growth.