Adding Acros To Tank....Best to Add Multiple Pieces at once?

[livinlifeinBKK]

The wild caught or maricultured stuff is tricky, but I imagine for you they are inexpensive. I would not be averse to adding a couple at a time.

I might try adding a couple ~$8-10 pieces again soon...yeah, they're very inexpensive...you can get some amazing Milli, Speciosa, etc. colonies for well under $100 here.

 

[livinlifeinBKK]

Sorry, got a little distracted...my Greissenger Goby decided to hang out in plain view tonight!

 

[Hooz]

Ok, I've never had my blues set all the way to 100% because others I messaged before trying the acros have advised me that it would be too strong. Maybe I should turn them up though.

Get a PAR meter and check your light on your tank. The previous info/advice you got "I run my blues at 100%" is absolutely worthless to you. Unless maybe it's the exact light on the exact tank, same mounting height, etc.

SPS are difficult enough. SPS in a nano can be even more difficult. Set yourself up for success. Rent/borrow a PAR meter and eliminate lights as a potential issue.

 

[livinlifeinBKK]

Get a PAR meter and check your light on your tank. The previous info/advice you got "I run my blues at 100%" is absolutely worthless to you. Unless maybe it's the exact light on the exact tank, same mounting height, etc.

SPS are difficult enough. SPS in a nano can be even more difficult. Set yourself up for success. Rent/borrow a PAR meter and eliminate lights as a potential issue.

I'll try to find one for rent (I've actually tried previously) but they're pretty hard to come by here since there aren't nearly as many hobbyists.

 

[Hooz]

I'll try to find one for rent (I've actually tried previously) but they're pretty hard to come by here since there aren't nearly as many hobbyists.

The BRS rental is always an option. You buy a "water tested, open box" one at a slight discount. Then, as long as you return it within 60 days, they refund you the full amount less the rental fee... which I think is about $60.

ETA- It's now a $100 "restocking fee". Still worth it.

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[livinlifeinBKK]

Ill look into that but last time I looked at their site they weren't even offering direct shipment of products bought and paid for to other countries. Honestly, I think the fact that a lot of the pieces here are either maricultured or wild collected plays a big part in my issue.

The BRS rental is always an option. You buy a "water tested, open box" one at a slight discount. Then, as long as you return it within 60 days, they refund you the full amount less the rental fee... which I think is about $60.

 

[Hooz]

Ill look into that but last time I looked at their site they weren't even offering direct shipment of products bought and paid for to other countries. Honestly, I think the fact that a lot of the pieces here are either maricultured or wild collected plays a big part in my issue.

Ah. Yeah. The international thing makes it tough.

 

[livinlifeinBKK]

Ah. Yeah. The international thing makes it tough.

I just made a pretty big purchase which you may have read about above so I might not be trying out any new acros for a little while. Still would like to pinpoint the issue though.

 

[tbrown3589]

Out of the 3 I've tried 1 or 2 we're almost certainly maricultured or wild collected which I know makes things much more difficult but there's not a lot of access to aquacultured SPS here...the Strawberry Shortcake however was well encrusted over the plug already so it was almost certainly in captivity for a while.

Strawberry Shortcake is one of the trickier ones from my research... It tends to require heavy flow and high PAR. The flow required might be difficult to achieve in a 10 gallon.

Please understand, I'm no expert just speaking from my research on that particular frag.

 

[tbrown3589]

Get a PAR meter and check your light on your tank. The previous info/advice you got "I run my blues at 100%" is absolutely worthless to you. Unless maybe it's the exact light on the exact tank, same mounting height, etc.

SPS are difficult enough. SPS in a nano can be even more difficult. Set yourself up for success. Rent/borrow a PAR meter and eliminate lights as a potential issue.

Which is why I stated the size tank I run them on and mentioned that it is not good information for his tank.

 

[Bob2bob]

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