Back from the brink...

[Submariner]

Mag levels ended up being fine if not a little on the high side (1500). I'm gonna let it come back down to 1400. I did figure out why my corals were pale though. I read on wetwebmedia.com that when dosing vinegar and/or vodka it is necessary to feed regularly or one of the side effects is your corals becoming pale. I've up feeding to twice a day and low and behold the colors are coming back!! I'll post pictures in a week or so to show progress.

[Submariner]

Thanks Bernie. How's your tank doing since the crash? Ready to swap frags yet? You had best tank I had ever seen in person, broke my heart to hear about your mishap. Hope all is going well.

Looks great!!

[Submariner]

Ordered new hqi bulbs and will post new pictures of progress when they arrive. Old ones were getting a bit dim.

[Submariner]

Getting great growth and polyp extension but still struggling to get good color. I've decided to drip ALK instead of kalk and supplement Calcium. One of my new bulbs was defective so I'm waiting for a replacement. Will let you know when I figure out the "secret sauce".

Open to suggestions...

[Submariner]

So I went from the dirtiest tank in South Texas to having too clean a tank? Well that's sort of what has been going on. As I had said earlier, I was getting great growth and poly extension but really pale colors. I have been feeding twice a day, feeding phytoplex and Kent's coral accel. I'm finally starting to see color returning. I have continued adding vinegar to my Kalk but have stopped vodka dosing. I getting excited about the progress. I'll post pictures soon.

I think that I might try live phyto and Kent's chromaplex instead.

[Mr Cob]

Just saw this. Looks awesome! Can't wait to see some growth pics.

[Submariner]

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[allan]

Dang Vince, talk about a turn about. Tank looks very nice. I can't believe that the forest of pulsing xenia are gone!

Really, really nice!

Dude, I've got a sps frag for you. Bright green (not fluorescent, but definitely livid green under the right lights) and a hardy grower. It's yours if you wish.

[hobogato]

looking great!

[Submariner]

Heck ya!! Come by and pick out a frag for yourself. I've got a TON of stuff that is fragged or can easily be fragged. BTW the xenia is still there it's just above the area I took where I took the picture. Here's a short list of what I have or can frag:

pom-pom xenia
purple tipped nana (small colonie actually)
pink cap
red sea world cap
fluorescent green milli
cabbage
cheeto coral (bright orange)
sea world blue selago
yellow star polyps
toadstool
yellow and finger leather
kenya tree
bright green hydrophona
t. texas bali
bright green palys
orange digitata with purple skin

I'm sure I've forgotten other stuff. That goes for anyone else who would like to trade some stuff. PM me Allan.