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    New Sps reef

    Hi Kevin, Yes things are looking better for me and more importantly for my sps corals. I am not getting carried away yet but I am getting more optomistic as the weeks go by. Thanks to everyone for their help and encouragement. Hopefully you all do not mind if I keep updating my progress with my...
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    New Sps reef

    Thanks for the nice coments apollothesun. Here are a couple of updated photos. This is the Green Bali Slimer now a lovely orange/brown Bali Slimer. The white area to the right branch was caused by a xanthid crab. It did quite a bit of damage that is now healing nicely. This is the Blue Tip...
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    Threads getting banned??? WHY!!!

    Hope you all dont mind me giving my opinion, I think that as in all walks of life that little squabbles are inevitable but what you have to focus on is the the good that this site and as members you have all done. I do not post much but I do spend many hours searcing and learning from your site...
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    Crab in Acro

    Thanks for the replies, very much appreciated. Snowboarda42 it does look like that but does appear hairy but it is quite difficult to tell. It may just be colouration, will try and have a better look tomorrow. Past midnight over here in the UK. Good night and best wishes to everyone.
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    Crab in Acro

    would help if I posted picture wouldn't it:oops::oops::oops:
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    Crab in Acro

    Hi Sorry to bother you bought this Acropora frag today. Sold as purplre tip. Any way when I got it home and placed it in the tank I noticed this little crab. I may be wrong but I do not think this is a crab normally associated with Acro's and with it being a frag thought it unlikely to be safe...
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    New Sps reef

    A few new additions to my reef ? Acropora millipora A monti A blue tip Acro A Bali Slimer What was a green Seriatopora but has turned to this under my lighting Least but not last a Monti frag All except the A Millapora are frags from local lfs. The A millapora is a farmed coral...
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    Are US MH fittings the same.

    This may be a silly question but are Mh fittings the same in the US as the UK. Going to Florida in a few weeks and am planning on taking a few dry goods home. In the uk a 250w mh bulb has a double ended fc2 fitting or a single ended screw fitting ( mine is the fc2 fitting ) are yours the same...
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    What did you get for Valentines day?

    My wife went to a local lfs I use and asked what I could put in my new sps tank and she came in with these. Which has coloured to this since valentines A ? Acro millapora A purple tipped Acro Last but not least a Bali Slimer frag 21 years of marriage and still love her as much as the...
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    New Sps reef

    Some new additions to reef. As per instructions which were gratefully appreciated M.digitata A frag of M.digitata given to me by a local reefer An Ivory Cluster Acropora. This is a 3rd generation frag, so hopefully will be hardy
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    New Sps reef

    Thanks Kevin, I have had no luck keeping sps corals hence setting up the sps only tank. I knew in my mind that it was adjustment but with the luck I have had ????. Thanks for the input and for putting my mind at ease.
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    New Sps reef

    dKh is down to 13, Ph 8.3 without lights, Ca 470, Mg 1410. Coral is the same today, polyps well extended. I am just wondering if that is the colour of the coral under my lights. They were under 150w 14000k MH, they are now under 250w 10000k which is also a new bulb. There is no die back, infact...
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    2 critters I would like ID'ed

    The second set of photo's appear to be asterina starfish. Dont know anything about them really. Supposedly they are prolific breeders and from what I hear some say safe, some say coral eaters. Try a google. sorry can't help of first photo's
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    Calcium Reactor

    The best place for the calcium reactor is in the return chamber after the trickle filter. You will need more tubing for the Co2. I also run the discharge into the trickle filter so as airate to make sure Co2 has disapated before water enters the aquarium again. It does fit although it is tight...
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    New Sps reef

    I am a bit concerned about the coral. I have had this 3 days and has turned from green/brown polyps to this. Please see pics earlier in the post. Polyps still extending. Placed on rock on botton of tank as lights are stronger from where the coral came from. Good flow, Any input appreciated
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    New Sps reef

    Hi Kevin and thanks for the reply, I am more inclined to think its a Monti rather a Acro. Have you any ideas. Will try to post later when lights on an polpyps extended. Thanks to everyone for help.
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    New Sps reef

    A couple more close ups
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    New Sps reef

    Meant to say the top branch had been in the shade and i was concerned about the colour but as you can see there are polyps, so hopefully it will colour up.
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    New Sps reef

    No it did not slime. On the photo's the polyps are just starting to appear. They are now even more extended. These are 1/2 hour after last photo,s They are even more extended now but my macro has decided not to focus for some reason.
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    New Sps reef

    Hi. A friend brought me a first addition to my Sps reef today. He brought it as a suprise present, it is one of the first he has fragged and about 6 weeks since fragging. He said its a Bali Slimer. Done a good search on the internet and it says they are hardy and good strong growers. Just one...
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