New to R2R. 30G Rimless JBJ

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Not a problem. Chemipure Elite is some good stuff. I just rarely use carbon since the tank is so small. I don't have a clarity of water issue very often.
 
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After putting active carbon for a week, everything else is doing ok, but I notice my Godzilla's nipple mother colony is shrinking up. I took him out, dip it and I find many and many copepods in it. Don't know these guys bother this coral, or the active carbon reaction, or maybe they are staving?
Cal: 390
Alk: 9.8
Mag: 1400
Temp:78F
Feed two clown every other day by pellets, and target feeding coral once a week.
Top Pic: Godzilla's nipple before
Middle Pic: After
Bottom: Copepods
 

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Thanks racin2438. BTW here are few more update pics. The red "flower pot" has been with me for about 4 months, and last month I decided to get a green one to show up the contrast. Hope they will make it for long, cuz I heard these guys are hard to keep :(
 

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For being weeks, these guys (unknown name) are closed up..and showing a sign of melting away. Feeling worst when it only happens to your favorite pieces.:eek:oh:
 

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For being weeks, these guys (unknown name) are closed up..and showing a sign of melting away. Feeling worst when it only happens to your favorite pieces.:eek:oh:
Nice tank. Keep up the good work. That bottom picture are polyps by the way.
 

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Sorry for the back to back post it's late. Those are zoas polyps I meant to say.
 
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6mos anniversity

Today is exactly 6 months time mark of my nano. I have ben learning a lot from this forum, and it saves me a lot of headaches so far. Thanks all of you so much. I hope my tank will go well for the next 6 months and so on. Just want to post some pics update.
 

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...And here are some closed-up pics...
 

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...and more... I think uploading these pics is a good way for "historical documentation". j/k . I think I misspelled "anniversary"..but don't know how to edit it.. :(
 

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So far the fighting conch, and yellow coris wrasse are doing the good job of taking care my sand bed, an controlling the pod population :)! Will considering add 1 or 2 more fish in my tank eventually, but I don't know which one yet. Maybe a purple fire fish? :squigglemouth:
 

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It is almost 9 months since the 1st day of setting this tank up. Everything seems ok, few zoas don't like my tank for some reasons, some are thriving very good. Acro don't have a true good color as they should be, don't know because of the LED light, or low/lack of some trace elements. I am still experiencing with this Razor 160w. But overall, when I look back all the old pictures, the tank has made a nice progress.
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Pic1: Bought two new flower pots. The other two are still doing good so far.
Pc2: Try to take a top down view pic. Both of these pic were taken by phone :)
 

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So far...it has passed over 10 months time mark. I start dosing Acro Power... hope to get some color for my acro. So far, everything is doing ok. Lost some zoa, and birdnest. Still don't know why ...(the only thing I have done differently is increasing the dose of alk, and lower the % of white light...slowly change in 3 wks).
 

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The new growth tips of the Green Gecko was really white before. Now they look less white and has some purplish ...
 

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Stopped the LFS lately, I saw the rainbow acan (according to the staff), it was been in beaten up shape, but with a good price. I just bite the bullet and brought it home to give it a try. Other acans in my tank are doing ok so far (they are always hungry), but I can tell the color is fading a bit eventually.
 

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I really love flower pots. I wish if I know the best way to care them. They are not thriving much, but they are still surviving in my tank over 6 months. Crossing my fingers...:neutral:
 

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great tank could you please show how you added a sump to your system i was looking to do the same thing
 

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