A few system updates
Alk/Ca consumption have been slowly climbing. It was at an all time low mid Feb at 38ml per day and is at 230ml now. Happy with that but hoping to achieve 350ml range by April.
I have been doing a flucanzole treatment because I had some algae that was bottoming out my nitrates. When I added sodium nitrate the algae would grow then consume the nitrate again. Vicious cycle. The flucanzole has knocked out most of the algae letting the nitrates climb back up to a good level again and acros are showing their appreciation with some fancy colors. I added a second dose this evening. Cheato has been chilling in 5g bucket while it does its magic.
I added a few new corals from Toby, Brian H, Tim, Jim H, Andy, Ricardo and a couple other reefing friends from the swap. Mainly softies and cyphestrea.
Astrena Starfish! - has anyone had them eat coral. Maybe due to the flucanzole treatment and taking away their food source has caused them to much on my coral! I noticed some chalices looked like they were munched on. Starting checking tank at night and caught them eating zoa frag. I think they have picked on some of my chalices and Favia as well. I will have to order a couple of harlequin shrimp for each tank this week.
Posts without pictures are boring so here is a dragon lady bounce.