Sorry guys, I'll label the photos.
1:Blastomussa wellsi
2:Sabellastarte magnifica (feather duster worm)
3:Montipora sp.
4:Cryptocentrus leptocephalus (pink spot goby)
5:various Zooanthids and Palythoas
The two part solutions I am using are homemade using R.H. Farleys recipe
An Improved Do-it-Yourself Two-Part Calcium and Alkalinity Supplement System by Randy Holmes-Farley - Reefkeeping.com found here. For the Alk solution I bake 2.5 cups of Arm and Hammer Baking soda at 300 degrees for one hour, then mix in one gallon of RO/DI water. The calc solution is made using Calcium Chloride. I use Seachems Reef Advantage Calcium (two cups per gallon of RO/DI). I have found Calcium Chloride at a local pool supply store that I will investigate and possibly try.
I balanced the calcium/alk using
'Reef Chemistry Calculator FV' this handy dandy calculator. Now, I am using 1.5 cups of each solution per day trying to slowly get the alkalinity to 10dKH. Once it is there I will determine how much solution to use to keep it there by trial and error.
Thanks again for looking!
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