Luckyduck
Well-Known Member
First off I have to give a shout out to robbimaso7 an ebay seller. I ordered some corals from him on Sunday and they came yesterday. 2 day shipping @ $24.99 for 6 corals. It was my first mail order so I was not sure what to expect. The corals were not only beautiful, they were healthy and undamaged. So thanks for that! He took great care in packing them, hard corals even came in protective cups.
15 Gallon Column w/hang on back refugium. My tank has been running for one month and things are going great. I couldn't be happier and I already have a thriving population of Pods.
Inhabitants:
Corals:
Meteor Shower Cyphastrea, Green Cyphastrea, Orange Leptastrea, Jack-o-lantern Leptoseris, Green Lantern Leptoseris, Superman Montipora, Green Stylopora, Green and Purple Goniopora, Mini Orange Fungia, Green Brain coral, Green Echinata, Orange Ricordea, Blue Ricordea, Green Bay Packers Zooantids, Orange Zooantids, Pink Zoanthids (having trouble opening since I got them) Green polyped Mushroom leather and Star polyps both of which I got from my LFS and have had for 2 weeks and neither have opened.
Fish:
Black Ocelarius Clown
Orchid Dottyback
Green Clown goby
Feeding:
I target feed all corals. Shut off the wave makes and my refugium pump for 10 minutes. I rotate one day with RedSea AB+ and Reef Roids and the next day Brightwell Aquatics Coral Restor, Brightwell Aquatics PhytoGold Medium & Small and Coral Frenzy.
PE Mysis for the fish 1/4 cube twice a day and I supplement one of the feedings with Ocean Nutrition Spirulina Flakes.
Parameters are as follows:
I consistently test all parameters with RedSea test kits and I have a couple Hanna Checkers.
Salinity: 33 PPT
Nitrites & Ammonia: 0
Nitrates: 3.5ppm
Phosphates: 0.07
PH 8.2
Calcium: 450ppm
Alkalinity: 9.5DKH
Magnesium: 1350ppm
Potassium: 400ppm
Iodine: 0.05ppm
Iron (pointless test) 0.15
Salifert Strontium test on its way in the mail.
The occasional ICP test.
Dosing:
All products are from Brightwell Aquatics.
Reef Code A & B
Magnesion
Potassion
Strontion
Ferrion
Iodine
Koralle VM
Koral Colors
For new additions to the tank I use Brightwell Koral MD for my dip and for new fish the tank gets a Prophylactic dose of Brightwell Fish Recover M. I also have a Jebao Doser on the way.
Enjoy!
15 Gallon Column w/hang on back refugium. My tank has been running for one month and things are going great. I couldn't be happier and I already have a thriving population of Pods.
Inhabitants:
Corals:
Meteor Shower Cyphastrea, Green Cyphastrea, Orange Leptastrea, Jack-o-lantern Leptoseris, Green Lantern Leptoseris, Superman Montipora, Green Stylopora, Green and Purple Goniopora, Mini Orange Fungia, Green Brain coral, Green Echinata, Orange Ricordea, Blue Ricordea, Green Bay Packers Zooantids, Orange Zooantids, Pink Zoanthids (having trouble opening since I got them) Green polyped Mushroom leather and Star polyps both of which I got from my LFS and have had for 2 weeks and neither have opened.
Fish:
Black Ocelarius Clown
Orchid Dottyback
Green Clown goby
Feeding:
I target feed all corals. Shut off the wave makes and my refugium pump for 10 minutes. I rotate one day with RedSea AB+ and Reef Roids and the next day Brightwell Aquatics Coral Restor, Brightwell Aquatics PhytoGold Medium & Small and Coral Frenzy.
PE Mysis for the fish 1/4 cube twice a day and I supplement one of the feedings with Ocean Nutrition Spirulina Flakes.
Parameters are as follows:
I consistently test all parameters with RedSea test kits and I have a couple Hanna Checkers.
Salinity: 33 PPT
Nitrites & Ammonia: 0
Nitrates: 3.5ppm
Phosphates: 0.07
PH 8.2
Calcium: 450ppm
Alkalinity: 9.5DKH
Magnesium: 1350ppm
Potassium: 400ppm
Iodine: 0.05ppm
Iron (pointless test) 0.15
Salifert Strontium test on its way in the mail.
The occasional ICP test.
Dosing:
All products are from Brightwell Aquatics.
Reef Code A & B
Magnesion
Potassion
Strontion
Ferrion
Iodine
Koralle VM
Koral Colors
For new additions to the tank I use Brightwell Koral MD for my dip and for new fish the tank gets a Prophylactic dose of Brightwell Fish Recover M. I also have a Jebao Doser on the way.
Enjoy!
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