What temp are you running your tank at? How many gallons in the display?
@sedna, an inquiring mind wants to know!What temp are you running your tank at? How many gallons in the display?
@sedna, an inquiring mind wants to know!
The tank is a 40 gallon tall, originally bought for sea horses, which we found out we hated... We have the temperature set at 76F, but it gets higher in the summer if the house warms up. At the moment it’s actually 80F. I googled the water temperature at Key West for a benchmark and found its higher there, and was able to find the yearly average fluctuations- quite interesting!What temp are you running your tank at? How many gallons in the display?
The heat generated from a chiller is leading me to go the briareus route, even though I had my heart set on a Bimac. Upside is I should be able to put some low maintenance SPS and softies in their since presumably a caribbean octopus can deal with corals. The 80 gallon (display) tank will start cycling next week, and I have a buddy who has 100% clean rock that he's kept seeded with bacteria for a year in dark trashcans so it shouldn't take too long to cycle, assuming we don't lose all the bacteria during the aquascaping (I am seeing with Dr. Tim's anyway).
I figured optimal temperature would be 72 or so, but am encouraged by 76 - 80 as this makes the corals easier to manage. I googled Key West water temps and it says 87 right now. Warmer than I thought. I'd think something right at 76 or so (hoping to slow growth) would be ideal, just as you figured.
Any issues with the corals? I worry about tentacles being stung by late night sweepers, but am choosing the friendliest corals I can to avoid that.
It’s absolutely the ONLY thing we did that was different. She was in perfect health the day we used it, and everything cascaded after that. It’s certainly possible that some freak thing happened hours after the coralcrete was put in the tank that we don’t know, but i can’t imagine what that would be...I am heartbroken to hear of this experience. Accidents happen all the time, even with people.
Do you know what it was in the coralcrete that may have been the issue? Are you sure it was the coralcrete and not just coincidental timing?