You can't have everything. Where would you put it?

[Lost in the Sauce]

This urchin….

This is why I only have an urchin in the nem tank. Can't stand them rearranging my stuff...

 

[Slocke]

Went to replenish my salt stock and came back with a couple bargain bucket corals.
Jack O’ Lantern lepto and a green and white goniopora

 

[Petcrazyson]

What Salt do you use?

 

[Slocke]

What Salt do you use?

IO Reef Crystals for this tank and IO regular for the other. I like the high alkalinity of reef crystals but not for the FOWLR which has a high alkalinity issue.

 

[Petcrazyson]

IO Reef Crystals for this tank and IO regular for the other. I like the high alkalinity of reef crystals but not for the FOWLR which has a high alkalinity issue.

So your a IO guy.…
..

 

[Petcrazyson]

Lol all jokes aside I’ve just had bad experience with IO. Glad it’s been working for you though.

 

[Slocke]

Lol all jokes aside I’ve just had bad experience with IO. Glad it’s been working for you though.

Started with RPM and struggled with low alkalinity and pH. Also way way way cheaper and it works for me.

 

[Petcrazyson]

Started with RPM and struggled with low alkalinity and pH. Also way way way cheaper and it works for me.

Always a RedSea guy. Usually a RedSea Blue Bucket Red Sea but now wanted to try out RedSea Black Bucket Coral Pro. Though I have realized that I can not mix Black Bucket like I did Blue Bucket. Much more thorough I’ve got to be and precise.

 

[Slocke]

The riboon goby is so fun isn't it?

 

[Slocke]

So coral question: I had identified these corals as a Scarlet Favia and a Yellow Leptastrea. However now I'm wondering if this is in fact a Spit Fire Leptastrea and Yellow Micro-Goniopora (or another relative of Goniopora)?
The first coral has encrusted and the maroon is fluffy. The yellow coral on the other hand has a dome shaped skeleton and has short stalks rather then the polyps being directly on the skeleton.

 

[Petcrazyson]

The riboon goby is so fun isn't it?

I just realized we have very very similar clownfish.

 

[tbrown]

So coral question: I had identified these corals as a Scarlet Favia and a Yellow Leptastrea. However now I'm wondering if this is in fact a Spit Fire Leptastrea and Yellow Micro-Goniopora (or another relative of Goniopora)?
The first coral has encrusted and the maroon is fluffy. The yellow coral on the other hand has a dome shaped skeleton and has short stalks rather then the polyps being directly on the skeleton.

Looks like maybe a Lepto and I'd agree with the Leptastrea more than a micro Goni based on the polyps but it's possible. I'm not the best at coral IDs.

 

[Slocke]

I just realized we have very very similar clownfish.

True. My male is a very beautiful frostbite clownfish (a lot prettier than any of the google photos I just found) and the female is a boring domino clown.

Looks like maybe a Lepto and I'd agree with the Leptastrea more than a micro Goni based on the polyps but it's possible. I'm not the best at coral IDs.

I'm fairly sure the red and green one is a "spooky" leptastrea but the yellow one is definitely not the same type of coral but I don't know what that different coral is.

 

[Petcrazyson]

My male is a very beautiful frostbite clownfish (a lot prettier than any of the google photos I just found

True. Most of the ones I found when I searched it up looked….kinda rubbish lol.

 

[Petcrazyson]

Quick question what does your Mag sit at? I’m aiming for 1400-1550 curious on what yours is?

 

[Slocke]

Quick question what does your Mag sit at? I’m aiming for 1400-1550 curious on what yours is?

 

[tbrown]

Quick question what does your Mag sit at? I’m aiming for 1400-1550 curious on what yours is?

I'm usually between 1290 and 1310.

 

[Slocke]

Quick question what does your Mag sit at? I’m aiming for 1400-1550 curious on what yours is?

You're asking the wrong person. For supplemental elements I use my hanna alkalinity meter and TM All For Reef. If my alkalinity is low I add some AFR. Thats it. I just guess that it keeps my elements at the right levels.

My tests are:

• Refractometer with back up hydrometer
• Analogue thermometer and digital temp controller
• API Nitrate and pH tests.
• Hanna Alkalinity and Phosphate
• Seachem copper test
• Ammonia test strips

I want a better pH test but haven't found one I like.

 

[tbrown]

You're asking the wrong person. For supplemental elements I use my hanna alkalinity meter and TM All For Reef. If my alkalinity is low I add some AFR. Thats it. I just guess that it keeps my elements at the right levels.

My tests are:

• Refractometer with back up hydrometer
• Analogue thermometer and digital temp controller
• API Nitrate and pH tests.
• Hanna Alkalinity and Phosphate
• Seachem copper test
• Ammonia test strips

I want a better pH test but haven't found one I like.

Grab a Salifert mag and calcium kit and a pH meter/probe from Amazon. Salifert is "cheap" and easy.

 

[tbrown]

I'm fairly sure the red and green one is a "spooky" leptastrea but the yellow one is definitely not the same type of coral but I don't know what that different coral is.

Maybe a Cyphastrea? Doubtful but another possibility.