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The other thing with those pictures is the lights the vendors run when taking pics, they are super super blue. So unless you run your tank like that you won’t get those colors. But under the right conditions yes those colors are mostly real.
1.026 salinity
9.2 alk, a little high for us but the acros love it right now
have not tested calcium or magnesium in a long time
trying to keep nitrates and phosphates down, using nopo, skimmer and water changes every 2-3 weeks.
corals are loving the Red Sea reef energy
This is more of a community and we have seen every spectrum of tank on here. Facebook can just be toxic trash sometimes. People ask for pics because we might see something that you missed or be able to offer specific guidance to a specific problem. Welcome back to the hobby and welcome to the...
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Marine fish can no longer be collected out of Hawaii, so if there is something you have an eye on get it soon as the prices on...
For our tank size, we are kind of understocked so I agree this helps a lot. We will be keeping an eye on nutrient levels, we are still dosing a bit below recommended and will probably keep it that way.
We have sand but have been kind of slowly taking it out. The problem is that it became a nutrient trap in our system and was keeping our nitrates and phosphates high. This is due to just having one overflow so waste doesn't get moved out of the tank fast enough.
Started dosing the Red Sea reef energy ab+ and I will say the corals like it. Colors and polyp extension look better so we will do it for a while and see how it goes. Some older pics I forgot to post.
Be careful with trying to pinpoint PH, there are many factors that can change your ph levels and I have seen people get obsessed with that number and hurts their tank overall. Focus on alk and keeping it steady and I think you will be happy. I don't think I have tested PH in the 10 years plus...