Beginner's diary of saltwater aquarium

[wryan]

How's your tank doing bro?

Currently over run with brown algae, acan not doing well, zoas not opening. Leather and lobo getting better though.

I suspect I have a spoilt refractometer. And now I bought a new one..

[Bunster]

Oh dear, sorry to hear that. What's yr salinity now? Other parameters ok?

[ReDDeviLs]

were your rocks live rocks or deadrocks?

do you dose bacteria?

do you have a sump that we can see?

reduce your light further as the corals you have are do not require strong lighting.

leather need moderate flow. do not position your flow to the leather directly.

let it have some flow indirectly.

[wryan]

Oh dear, sorry to hear that. What's yr salinity now? Other parameters ok?

Yesterday when I check it, it's 1.024. Other parameters are fine, except for po4 which is rather high. Other than that, it's all good. Oh mg a little higher..

[wryan]

were your rocks live rocks or deadrocks?

do you dose bacteria?

do you have a sump that we can see?

reduce your light further as the corals you have are do not require strong lighting.

leather need moderate flow. do not position your flow to the leather directly.

let it have some flow indirectly.

When I first started which is about almost 4 months ago, the rocks were dead. about a month and a half ago I added live rocks. I do dose bacteria and I still am doing it. I will take a photo of the bacteria I'm dosing later. As for sump, no.. I don't have a sump tank..

[ReDDeviLs]

dont over dose the bac too.

[wryan]

dont over dose the bac too.

Why don't over dose bact? What will happen?

[wryan]

this is what I dose..

hoho! I finally see my lobo feeding tentacles!

[Shawn Chua]

Congrats to ur lobo

[wryan]

Congrats to ur lobo

Thanks Bro!

[Planted]

Hi hi, wonder if you are using any skimmer?

[wryan]

Hi hi, wonder if you are using any skimmer?

Currently using weipro protein skimmer. =)

[wryan]

Guys, currently I'm having some potassium problem. What's the best remedy? Please advise!

[james72]

What's your potassium level?

Cheers,

James

[wryan]

What's your potassium level?

Cheers,

James

Back then my friend came over to measure. I remember it being re the high.. currently still having algae problems so I reckon it's still high.

[james72]

Then just do 20% wc

Cheers,

James

[wryan]

Just added this super bright yuma! Hopefully it would turn out well not like the previous one!

[Planted]

Nice piece there! If you have a few pieces, with actinic light will look good

[wryan]

My yuma under 100% blue and 40% white!

[wryan]

Nice piece there! If you have a few pieces, with actinic light will look good

Thanks! Slowly I will add new corals in my tank. Hehehe