Have a question for the coral experts.

[civics14]

one key thing i would suggest is stability in parameters. when i first started out, i started out testing daily, then weekly, then monthly. now I test only bi-weekly for calcium & alkalinity, and monthly for magnesium. this is up to you and what makes you comfortable.

next is making changes. if you make a change, give it time to see actual results. don't expect a change over night, the only change over night is you doing something drastic and wiping out your livestock.

as stated before, never dose/add anything you can't test for - best advice ever

keep up with husbandry of your tank, if you do bi-weekly or monthly water changes, keep that up - again, its all about stability

 

[23cnhit]

Yes I did Ringo

 

[23cnhit]

How does these settings sound for the lights? Lights start at 11:00 AM go off at 10:30 PM.
11 Whites 10% Blues 20% Moon 20%
12:30 W-45% B-55% M-55%
2:30 all at 60%
6:30 all at 50%
7:30 W-30% B-45% M-45%
10:30 W@B 0% and Moon at 20%. Any advice is welcomed.

 

[bcavalli]

Just a suggestion. You could try this or something similar. As you acclimate your corals you can slowly increase your %s every week or two until you end up where you want. I have mine at 90% blues and 55% whites at their peak. It took about 4 months to end up at those %s. I hope this helps.

10:30 M- 20%
12:30 W-10% B-30%
2:30 W-15% B-45%
4:30 W-20% B-50%
6:30 W-15% B-45%
8:30 W-10% B-30%
10:30 M- at 20%