chimera Posted March 27, 2006 Report Share Posted March 27, 2006 night shot of some acro's on right side of tank. just coz i'z bored Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newtman Posted March 27, 2006 Report Share Posted March 27, 2006 interesting,what lighting is that under,if any that is... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slappers Posted March 27, 2006 Report Share Posted March 27, 2006 the things we do Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chimera Posted March 27, 2006 Author Report Share Posted March 27, 2006 no light, just shutter open for longer and a steady hand Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cookie extreme Posted March 27, 2006 Report Share Posted March 27, 2006 please note the time chim was bored (1:29 am ) know what i would do at that time! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misnoma Posted March 27, 2006 Report Share Posted March 27, 2006 It was actually 12:29pm you need to change your timezone to GMT+12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reef Posted March 27, 2006 Report Share Posted March 27, 2006 Thats the most colourful i have seen your acros. i can see a bit of purple and green Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chimera Posted March 27, 2006 Author Report Share Posted March 27, 2006 speaking of which, the lack of colours its starting to piss me off now. everything "bad" (phosphates, nitrates etc) tests as zero even at triple tests (granted, the salifert test kits still dont go low enough so still likely to be nutrients of some sort) i am figuring its the sand bed and so am considering going BB for a while to see if it helps. my gut instinct says sand bed (specifically from the fuge) but disturbing that means upsetting the critters living in the sand. the substrate is only 1" high in there. the tank only has 3 x 150W halides so more lighting would certainly help but i dont think that is the show stopper. lastly i realise the low figures i had for my water chemistry parameters (low ca, kh and mg) certainly would not help either. i did notice my acro's showing great signs of colouring until around the time the calcium reactor packed up on me and all these figures took a rapid decline. so i think the ups and downs in water chemistry have a big part to play as well as nutrients. i have seen other tanks with great colours and lesser lighting than mine (cookies!) i have everything required to provide low nutrients (good skimmer, zeovit, rowaphos, regular water changes) yet inadequate colours. any further suggestions to the above? im all ears Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reef Posted March 27, 2006 Report Share Posted March 27, 2006 why would you use rowaphos with zeovit. does zeovit not take out po4, i thought not suppose to use rowaphos with zeo. Maybe the seawater . has lots if nutrients. i doubt it is the sandbed. Low kh will make acros go brown Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Feelers Posted March 28, 2006 Report Share Posted March 28, 2006 If it were me I'd get the reactor and Ca/Mg/alk problem sorted first - then see if it makes a difference, didnt you say that you have probably had an alk problem for ages? Your skimmers pretty awesome- from the pics I see of your tank the bottom looks pretty clean. How about using some instant mix seasalt for water changes for a while? Molybendium/Strontium/Iodine addition? Phytoplankton reactor? , that would be cool! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jetskisteve Posted March 28, 2006 Report Share Posted March 28, 2006 chim do you keep a log? how regular are your waterchanges? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chimera Posted March 28, 2006 Author Report Share Posted March 28, 2006 yes, keep a log. 15% water changes every 3-4 weeks. brendan says 5% every 1-2 weeks is fine with zeovit. i dont think a larger water change will help. reef is most probably right about it being kH, as colours were starting to come along nicely until reactor crapped out and kH dropped to 4. it's now on 8 but ca and mg are on the lower end of the scale. nsw being the issue? now i know thats crap based on others that use nsw and their tanks. i will post the log tonight when i get home. i got a small whiteboard in the sump room that i keep a record of the last few months of changes. rowaphos and zeovit not preferred, but not a cause of colour loss. rowaphos was used to reduce what phosphates were currently in the water. zeovit stops nutrients at ammonia level i thought? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pies Posted March 28, 2006 Report Share Posted March 28, 2006 KH up high, CA up higher. The most likley cause in my opnion is lighting, or lack there of. More light for longer periods. Pie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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