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08-19-2003, 01:01 PM
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New in Town
Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: Bayamon, Puerto Rico
Posts: 4
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Just hello.
Hi everybody as you can see this are my first post here. I just want to say hello to everybody and let you know that i going to be around. My tank set up is as fallows: 125g SPS dominated reef, 3 250w 10000k Ushios on PFO ballasts, 2 140w Uri actinics on Icecap ballast and 2 65w 50/50 PC. For filtration a 4" DSB and 300LB LR, Airwaterice 5 stages RO/DI unit, Berlin Red sea protein skimmer. Myreef CR-6 dual calcium reactor with ARM media and Pinpoint PH controller, Resun 1/4 chiller and for circulation a Iwaki 40rxlt on two seaswirl 1" Here some pics of my tank. Recently i loose the Green Acro for a RTN. Take a look how it use to look and how it looks after the RTN. Did high temp.causing stress on a coral can cause RTN? Because i loose this one when i install a fan to the chiller and for my surprise i set the rotation wrong and the temp. went to 92 grades F. Thanks in advance.
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08-19-2003, 08:10 PM
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Mayor
Join Date: Jul 2000
Location: Houston,Tex. USA
Posts: 544
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Ralphyhp, Hi...Very nice sps tank you have there. Really nice and some nice acropora. IMO, high tank temps is the worst thing a sps tank can have. I have read of most sps tank coral losses occur at over 86 degrees. 92 is way too high and if the nice green acropora was your only loss then I would be very happy with that. Were you able to salvage any frags from it??
I would think that the RTN was definitely from the high temps and the coral just couldn't take the heat. How long was the temp that high??? |
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08-19-2003, 11:52 PM
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New in Town
Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: Bayamon, Puerto Rico
Posts: 4
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Rtn.
Hi Sue, absolutly i have a frag from that colony i always frag any of my new colonies. The tank run with the lights off at 84g F, i went that day to the beach and when i came home the tank temp. are at 92g F
 . The problem was that i assumed that i install the chiller fan correct and that the chiller are running fine looking for it set point (78 grades F) but i was wrong the fan rotation was wrong mounted and the fan was blowing heat to the condensator  correct me if i spell it wrong and thats all the problem that i have. I set up the rotation on the correct way and the chiller are working fine. Thanks for all Sue, Ralphyhp  . |
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08-20-2003, 01:24 PM
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Owner
Join Date: Feb 2000
Location: Bardstown, KY
Posts: 13,161
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Hi Ralphyhp, Welcome to Reefland!
Your 125 looks very nice, great work! |
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08-23-2003, 12:44 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: Spokane Valley WA
Posts: 2,460
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Hola Ralph,
Beinvenido. Very nice pictures! Heat above 85F will cause some Acropora species to RTN. Saludos, Kevin
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09-03-2003, 02:45 AM
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Mayor
Join Date: Jan 2001
Location: Mukilteo, WA
Posts: 748
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Nice looking tank for sure. Welcome ...
I know first hand that tank temps can be bad and stressful. If not creating RTN events, it certainly can stress the corals and cause them to lose their colorations. I am now a firm believer of 82F max  |
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09-30-2003, 02:08 PM
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New in Town
Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: Bayamon, Puerto Rico
Posts: 4
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Just hello.
Please excuse me for not answer your replies but i never receive an email notification that i have replies to this thread. Any way thanks Reefland, Kevinpo and MtnDewMan for your replies and comments.
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