obstinate.org » sps http://obstinate.org The Ramblings and Musings of Mike Joyce Thu, 01 Jul 2010 00:50:24 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8 en hourly 1 The addition of SPS and Clams http://obstinate.org/tanks/the-addition-of-sps-and-clams/ http://obstinate.org/tanks/the-addition-of-sps-and-clams/#comments Sun, 06 Jan 2008 23:56:53 +0000 Mike Joyce http://obstinate.org/tanks/the-addition-of-sps-and-clams/ So with my new metal halide confidence I went to the LFS today on a mission, and ended up with the following:

  •  5″ purple and blue Crocea Clam. This was the smallest, and best looking of the 4 Crocea clams that my LFS had. They have had them in stock for like 6 months and came out of a local tank. I am confident that it will do well under my new lighting. After being in the tank for about 10 minutes it has already opened up a bit and is moving water.
  •  Tiny Green  branching Acopora frag. It doesn’t look too good but I’m told that the parent colony was bright green. We will see how it turns out.
  •  Tiny purple Montipora frag. This postage stamp sized frag is alread molding over a tiny piece of rock. I selected it over a few other ‘floating’ pieces. It is bright purple, matching the Crocea.
  •  5x Zoonathid Polyps frag. These polyps look great, they are green red and blue. I shoved them into a crevice in some live rock

I suppose I have to start checking my calcium levels to keep these guys moving. Although with the tiny frags, I suspect they aren’t going to be much of a load on the calcium. I want to get a realtime digital PH gauge so that I can dose more confidently with Kalkwaser to alleviate any calcium problems, and keep AK in line.

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