peterat33rpm
Community Member
I have a 32 gallon thats been running for about two months now and overall doing fairly well. I was wondering if anyone had any thoughts about the placement of my GSP and Xenia islands. They’re currently on the sand bed isolated in areas of relatively low flow. I put them there because I was told they can grow out of control so it’s best to isolate them. They both seem to be doing fine but I haven’t seen much if any growth from them in the ~4-6 weeks they’ve been in the tank. My question is should I move them (or just the Xenia) onto the left rock structure? I think the Xenia would look good there, and if it’s not growing *that* much, I figure it would take forever to cover the rock. Other corals are a hammer and 4 heads of zoa, both of which are doing well, and the hammer may be a little bigger than when I got it about 5 weeks ago.
Second question with regards to coral growth - my understanding is they like the ph to be like 8.3. I have a Fluval flex with the lid, and my pH basically hangs out at 7.8 - 8. What are my options to raise the pH? I don’t think kalkwasser is a viable option because I don’t lose enough in evaporation. Would a small fuge help? As for dosing/additives all I do right now is AB+ once a day.
Along those lines - my nitrates and phosphates have been pretty much 0 since starting the tank (phosphates might be 0.25 but I’m not sure I trust the kit). Should I stay the course and let the tank mature or start dosing nitrate and phos?
Last question - I added a twin spot goby about a week ago (I know, I shouldn’t have added him, I realized after I added him that they are very hard to feed), but I haven’t seen him since the day after I added him so I’m presuming he unfortunately didn’t make it. I haven’t seen a body so I’m wondering if my hermits have already taken care of him. My question is should I be worried/try to find his body? Ammonia went to 0.25 the day after I added him and a strawberry conch l, then back to 0 after a water change, and is now reading 0.25 but it’s an API test kit which as I understand will falsely read 0.25 even when ammonia is basically 0. Current bioload is 2 clowns, a firefish, a bengai, a strawberry conch, and like 10 hermits/snails.
Thanks for any advice!
Second question with regards to coral growth - my understanding is they like the ph to be like 8.3. I have a Fluval flex with the lid, and my pH basically hangs out at 7.8 - 8. What are my options to raise the pH? I don’t think kalkwasser is a viable option because I don’t lose enough in evaporation. Would a small fuge help? As for dosing/additives all I do right now is AB+ once a day.
Along those lines - my nitrates and phosphates have been pretty much 0 since starting the tank (phosphates might be 0.25 but I’m not sure I trust the kit). Should I stay the course and let the tank mature or start dosing nitrate and phos?
Last question - I added a twin spot goby about a week ago (I know, I shouldn’t have added him, I realized after I added him that they are very hard to feed), but I haven’t seen him since the day after I added him so I’m presuming he unfortunately didn’t make it. I haven’t seen a body so I’m wondering if my hermits have already taken care of him. My question is should I be worried/try to find his body? Ammonia went to 0.25 the day after I added him and a strawberry conch l, then back to 0 after a water change, and is now reading 0.25 but it’s an API test kit which as I understand will falsely read 0.25 even when ammonia is basically 0. Current bioload is 2 clowns, a firefish, a bengai, a strawberry conch, and like 10 hermits/snails.
Thanks for any advice!
