Wall Hammer not looking so hot

saltyfilmfolks · Jul 7, 2017

Tokash23 said:
Nothing of the sort

I would consider adding granular activated carbon to a med to high flow area of the tank sump.
You've got some snotty ugly phase stuff going on. Might help pull that stuff out.

Tokash23 · Jul 7, 2017

Just so im sure lol 20 white and 40 blue? Appreciate all the help

Tokash23 · Jul 7, 2017

saltyfilmfolks said:
I would consider adding granular activated carbon to a med to high flow area of the tank sump.
You've got some snotty ugly phase stuff going on. Might help pull that stuff out.

I almost grabbed some the other day but opted out thought it was too early for that stuff but i suppose its worth a shot because there is definitely some ugly going on.

Mal11224 · Jul 7, 2017

Reading back on your post, I see your tank is "new". Salty is giving good advice. Blues are definitely too high, need some help with filtration, your rocks look like they're older than the tank actually is. May need to start with easier corals until you can control your parameters. Need to know your nitrate and phosphate levels as well. This site is full of information to get you through your progressions. I know you saw that wall hammer coral and it looked so nice but they need a mature stable tank to survive. You will learn as we all did.

saltyfilmfolks · Jul 7, 2017

Tokash23 said:
Just so im sure lol 20 white and 40 blue? Appreciate all the help

Yea. That seems to be the consensus.

Stick around the site and I'm sure we can get it dialed in by comparison.

Tokash23 · Jul 7, 2017

Nitrates hang steady between 2-5 using red sea test kit and phosphates are showing .25 with api. I will give the light percentages a shot and see what happens. I had a 55g a few years back and a few easy corals nothing more than some zoas and gsp but im going for full mixed reef this time around. I have definitely learned alot from this site already.

saltyfilmfolks · Jul 7, 2017

Tokash23 said:
Nitrates hang steady between 2-5 using red sea test kit and phosphates are showing .25 with api. I will give the light percentages a shot and see what happens. I had a 55g a few years back and a few easy corals nothing more than some zoas and gsp but im going for full mixed reef this time around. I have definitely learned alot from this site already.

Check out shaddowolfs thread. He's kinda euphyllia obsessed.

Oh with the po4 at .25 run the test again. It's like the API error code. Maybe consider a splash of gfo or a combo like purigen.

Tokash23 · Jul 7, 2017

saltyfilmfolks said:
Check out shaddowolfs thread. He's kinda euphyllia obsessed.

Oh with the po4 at .25 run the test again. It's like the API error code. Maybe consider a splash of gfo or a combo like purigen.

How about chemipure elite with the gfo in it?

saltyfilmfolks · Jul 7, 2017

Tokash23 said:
How about chemipure elite with the gfo in it?

Yep. It has a carbon to I believe.

My personal preference is to use gfo and carbon to controll the gfo dose. But a LOT of people swear but the combos

Tokash23 · Jul 7, 2017

saltyfilmfolks said:
Yep. It has a carbon to I believe.

My personal preference is to use gfo and carbon to controll the gfo dose. But a LOT of people swear but the combos

Sweet ill give that a shot...thanks for the advice.

saltyfilmfolks · Jul 7, 2017

Tokash23 said:
Sweet ill give that a shot...thanks for the advice.

Your welcome. Def check in and let us all know what happens

Tokash23 · Jul 7, 2017

Will keep ya posted

dylana407 · Jul 7, 2017

Tokash23 said:
Its a Viparspectra and its about 12 inches off the water. Tank is a 40breeder about 18 inches deep i think.

I run a pair of vivaspectra at 1% white 40% blue..

saltyfilmfolks · Jul 7, 2017

dylana407 said:
I run a pair of vivaspectra at 1% white 40% blue..

On what tank at what heith.

dylana407 · Jul 7, 2017

saltyfilmfolks said:
On what tank at what heith.

8", , 55gal mix reef.

saltyfilmfolks · Jul 7, 2017

dylana407 said:
8", , 55gal mix reef.

Yea. That's prob about 300 par or so at the top. Could be a bit more. The lenses push it into the tank nicely too and its falloff at the bottom isn't as fast like a t5.

The thing about some of the new Bb's like vitaspar and mars is the blue is kinda dirty, meaning it's got a fairly broad spectral range, still mostly above 500 Nm, but there's a bit other stuff in to too. Kinda like kessil blue only. That's the logic thing they talk about.

Tokash23 · Jul 7, 2017

dylana407 said:
8", , 55gal mix reef.

Picture?

dylana407 · Jul 7, 2017

saltyfilmfolks said:
Yea. That's prob about 300 par or so at the top. Could be a bit more. The lenses push it into the tank nicely too and its falloff at the bottom isn't as fast like a t5.

The thing about some of the new Bb's like vitaspar and mars is the blue is kinda dirty, meaning it's got a fairly broad spectral range, still mostly above 500 Nm, but there's a bit other stuff in to too. Kinda like kessil blue only. That's the logic thing they talk about.

I have never actually measured the par. I noticed that when my blue hits 43% my palys closed up a bit, and acro doesn't look happy. Nems also not fully extended. 40% seems to be a happy level. My Duncan, hammer and frogspawn are on the sand bed. My torch is 1/3 of the way up.

saltyfilmfolks · Jul 7, 2017

dylana407 said:
I have never actually measured the par. I noticed that when my blue hits 43% my palys closed up a bit, and acro doesn't look happy. Nems also not fully extended. 40% seems to be a happy level. My Duncan, hammer and frogspawn are on the sand bed. My torch is 1/3 of the way up.

Yea it's just a guesstimate.
Funny how we all find the sweet spot.