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ronnie
08-06-2006, 06:42 PM
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Hi there
i have a small reef tank 180 litre and it has been established 9 months, but the corals are growing, i am using coral food and planktom, all water paramiters are good and am using 250w metal helides.
has any one got any sugestions please :?:

liquidlogic
08-06-2006, 06:45 PM
which corals are they? if lps or sps/hard you may need to add some trace elements which they have taken out

Blue
08-06-2006, 07:35 PM
what are your params exactly? :?

Buster
08-07-2006, 02:31 PM
if you have a range of test kits, please test your "params" if you don't have any test kits take a sample of your water to your L.F.S for them to test.

P.H
Amm
Nitrate
Nitrite
S.G
DKH
PO4
Temp

just for starters.

regards Ian.

Coral Cultivations
08-07-2006, 08:17 PM
Hi

What sort of corals do you have in your setup?

Steve

Reefer
08-16-2006, 10:47 PM
I hear big water changes are the key to Coral growth am I right ? You lot should know half of you sell your frags on here!

Macca
08-16-2006, 11:14 PM
If you have high phosphates your corals will not grow. (Not grow quickly that should maybe read).

James