Its been about a year now since my setup. I was chasing numbers from watching BRS channel and now I see most of it was a waste of money and time, even though I learned a lot.
So with trial and error I have discovered a few things and hope you can assist.
I only see results that I expect from my tank when I go on vacation and come back. (5 days at most) Coral size have increased, they are fully open and polyps extended. Coralline algae everywhere.
Thanks #ronreefman for the suggestion of turning down my flow that change a lot in my corals opening.
Things change when I do a WC, start loosing the coralline algae, corals shrink, glass is clean.
So I have been trying to get a dirty tank, so I shut off the filter roller mat and have been running skimmer only with no success.
The last 3 wks, no WC, no filter, Skimmer waste has been circulated back in the tank and has been off for a week now as well as the return pump, cause I don't want to top off while the house is being tented today only my gyre are on. Finally getting some green algae on the glass and rocks, but the tangs clean that up well.
Today I placed a thick plastic over the tank and have two air stones around 9am. I took a nap and got up at 3pm and check the tank, I almost cried. My halides and t5 were on and all my corals where 1/3 bigger, I have never see so many polyps extension EVER.
How can I maintain this level. I know the lighting has big part. I have no circulation other than the wave maker.
I will be out of the house until Monday and I turn off the lights cause I saw the plastic sweating. Hope the air stones keeps the fish alive.
Thank you
So with trial and error I have discovered a few things and hope you can assist.
I only see results that I expect from my tank when I go on vacation and come back. (5 days at most) Coral size have increased, they are fully open and polyps extended. Coralline algae everywhere.
Thanks #ronreefman for the suggestion of turning down my flow that change a lot in my corals opening.
Things change when I do a WC, start loosing the coralline algae, corals shrink, glass is clean.
So I have been trying to get a dirty tank, so I shut off the filter roller mat and have been running skimmer only with no success.
The last 3 wks, no WC, no filter, Skimmer waste has been circulated back in the tank and has been off for a week now as well as the return pump, cause I don't want to top off while the house is being tented today only my gyre are on. Finally getting some green algae on the glass and rocks, but the tangs clean that up well.
Today I placed a thick plastic over the tank and have two air stones around 9am. I took a nap and got up at 3pm and check the tank, I almost cried. My halides and t5 were on and all my corals where 1/3 bigger, I have never see so many polyps extension EVER.
How can I maintain this level. I know the lighting has big part. I have no circulation other than the wave maker.
I will be out of the house until Monday and I turn off the lights cause I saw the plastic sweating. Hope the air stones keeps the fish alive.
Thank you
