Corals What Ones

[stuart-mike]

Hi

i have got a 200lt tank with 39kg of live rock and i have had it running for 6 months with 6 chromis,2 clowns thats all for fish stock i have 3xt8s 24w and 2xt5 39w lights i do already have mushrooms that came with live rock and done really well my readings are

ph 8.3
amm 0
nitr 0
nitrate 5
mag 1320
cal 490
phos 0.5

i have been adding marine buffer,cal,mag,phosphate remover

should i be doing anything else i use red sea pro salt and ro water

and what corals can i keep under that lightning my aim is hard corals but will add more lights if have to should i add any more addictives for them

i have 3xkorrallen 2 power heads and 2x3 korralen power heads and a v2 400 protine skimmer

so is there anything else i need

thanks

 

[stuart-mike]

BUMP

 

[stuart-mike]

sorry to be a pain i am picking up some corals today at 10.00am so need to know what are compatable thanks

 

[Truck]

your probably best of starting with just a few softies such as:

mushrooms (may be labeled colonial anemones)
zoanthus
toadstool leathers
clavularia

 

[stuart-mike]

your probably best of starting with just a few softies such as:

mushrooms (may be labeled colonial anemones)
zoanthus
toadstool leathers
clavularia

hi truck

will hard corals be ok under that lights

thankks

 

[Truck]

your phosphate is too high IMO

and without knowing more i cant really say, by hard do you mean SPS?
how deep is the tank?

 

[stuart-mike]

yeh i know about the phosphate i have been ading phosphate remover so is comming down and the tanks is 22" deep

 

[seffieuk]

Hi

i have got a 200lt tank with 39kg of live rock and i have had it running for 6 months with 6 chromis,2 clowns thats all for fish stock i have 3xt8s 24w and 2xt5 39w lights i do already have mushrooms that came with live rock and done really well my readings are

ph 8.3
amm 0
nitr 0
nitrate 5
mag 1320
cal 490
phos 0.5

Are you doing regular water changes?

i have been adding marine buffer,cal,mag,phosphate remover

Are you testing before dosing?

should i be doing anything else i use red sea pro salt and ro water



and what corals can i keep under that lightning my aim is hard corals but will add more lights if have to should i add any more addictives for them

what sort of hard corals, lps or sps - lighting would be ok for euphyllias

i have 3xkorrallen 2 power heads and 2x3 korralen power heads and a v2 400 protine skimmer

Good amount of flow

so is there anything else i need

what is your sg? Needs to be 1.026 for corals
thanks

Seffie x

 

[stuart-mike]

Hi

i have got a 200lt tank with 39kg of live rock and i have had it running for 6 months with 6 chromis,2 clowns thats all for fish stock i have 3xt8s 24w and 2xt5 39w lights i do already have mushrooms that came with live rock and done really well my readings are

ph 8.3
amm 0
nitr 0
nitrate 5
mag 1320
cal 490
phos 0.5

Are you doing regular water changes?

i have been adding marine buffer,cal,mag,phosphate remover

Are you testing before dosing?

should i be doing anything else i use red sea pro salt and ro water



and what corals can i keep under that lightning my aim is hard corals but will add more lights if have to should i add any more addictives for them

what sort of hard corals, lps or sps - lighting would be ok for euphyllias

i have 3xkorrallen 2 power heads and 2x3 korralen power heads and a v2 400 protine skimmer

Good amount of flow

so is there anything else i need

what is your sg? Needs to be 1.026 for corals
thanks

Seffie x

hello

my salt is sitting at 1.025 yes i do test what i add and do 25%once every 3 weeks my nitrate always stays at 5 i would like to add montapora and diffrent lps coral and a few soft corals i also forgot to mention i have a majestic angel in my tank witch is reef safe as i was looking after my mates fish and corals just so you know when i start to upload pics

thanks again

 

[Buddyboy67]

Should be safe with those mate..monti's are hardy and don't need crazy lights...lps won't mind low po4 either..it will simply slow down their skeletal growth rate...a few sps might slip in no problems if you stick to green species

 

[stuart-mike]

well i am going to build up with soft corals this month and and next month i with try a small hammer coral what if i bought a 150w halide light will that help the coral growth rate

 

[Buddyboy67]

how deep is the tank mate..some softies will melt if lighting intensity is too high....if over 18" deep it will help your lps and selected sps species

 

[stuart-mike]

how deep is the tank mate..some softies will melt if lighting intensity is too high....if over 18" deep it will help your lps and selected sps species

Hi bud you didnt read the thread thats Shocking lol my tank is 22" deep i wasnt looking for much corals i just wanted some toadstools and exina and lps corals

 

[Buddyboy67]

Lol..not with it at the minute....


150 watt would do fine on there mate..just keep a couple of blue tubes as well and you'll be laughing....got a 150 on mine and it's 3 feet deep..lps at bottom in there and thriving..
Those otheers won't need it but will do them no harm ...they're more interested in flow around them

 

[stuart-mike]

so you think i could keep almost any coral under those lights can i just ask what addictive do you add in the tank