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daddio · 02-22-2007, 10:57 PM

I have the chance to trade in some xenia at my LFS. He has some nice frags of pink birds nest that he will trade me. Before I do, I would like some practical advice. My set up is:

75 gallon, about 70lbs Live rock
2x150w 10,000k HQI
2x130w actinic PCs
sump, refugium, powerhead
I drip kalkwasser in my RO/DI makeup water
I change out a 5 gallon bucket of water per week

My water quality has been great
NH: 0
Nitrates/nitrites: 0
PH: 8.3
Alk: Normal (I need to get a test that gives me a better reading than low, normal, high - damn Red Sea test)
Ca: 520
Salinity: 1.023
Temp: 76

I have a plating montipora that I have been using as a guinea pig, and it is growing great. I know my temp is a little low but it had been so cold here that I was getting temp swings at night. I could keep it at 76 as a constant.

Any tips or anything I would need to tinker with to be able to successfully keep birds nest. What food have you had the most success with.

02-22-2007, 10:57 PM	#1 (permalink)
daddio Fire Coral Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 69 View Gallery Karma Komment	Any advice for Birds Nest Coral I have the chance to trade in some xenia at my LFS. He has some nice frags of pink birds nest that he will trade me. Before I do, I would like some practical advice. My set up is: 75 gallon, about 70lbs Live rock 2x150w 10,000k HQI 2x130w actinic PCs sump, refugium, powerhead I drip kalkwasser in my RO/DI makeup water I change out a 5 gallon bucket of water per week My water quality has been great NH: 0 Nitrates/nitrites: 0 PH: 8.3 Alk: Normal (I need to get a test that gives me a better reading than low, normal, high - damn Red Sea test) Ca: 520 Salinity: 1.023 Temp: 76 I have a plating montipora that I have been using as a guinea pig, and it is growing great. I know my temp is a little low but it had been so cold here that I was getting temp swings at night. I could keep it at 76 as a constant. Any tips or anything I would need to tinker with to be able to successfully keep birds nest. What food have you had the most success with.