REEF2REEF Saltwater and Reef Aquarium Forum

So many good things with the aquarium, but there are a few not so good things.

First, I lost my beautiful green Mandarin. No idea what happened. He was plump and fat but the hermit crabs are picking him apart right now. He was a very large size so I guess it is possible he was old when I got him. Still, makes me sad.

The other challenge I am facing is the extra flow I've added. My SPS love it, my LPS don't. I moved my hammer corals into more sheltered locations so they are doing ok. I just noticed my Trachy is receding. I've tried to move it into a more sheltered location now. Hopefully it recovers. The only other issue I see right now is with my GSP. Some of it is dying back from the intense flow. Don't think I'll do anything with it.

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Far too long with far too many phosphates I have let GHA take over my display.



There are little tufts growing in other places, but this is the main problem area. After nightshift this weekend I am going to try and tooth brush as much as I can and add a filter sock to the sump. Hopefully I can manually remove most of it. With any luck, the GFO combined with the fuge(chaeto has absolutely taken over) and manual removal, I can get rid of enough algae bound phosphates that the remaining GHA doesnt have enough to feed on.

Had an oops with my red monti cap... I was plucking some GHA and I may have bumped it. Broke right in half and luckily I was taking pictures of algae and just happened to notice half of my coral was missing. I glued it back to the rock as close as I could to the original location. It's a fast grower and should fuse back to itself quickly.



I had to go fishing for my setosa. It hasn't encrusted yet and I'm assuming a snail wanted to occupy the exact spot as the coral. Its reglued and seems to be just fine.



My blue hornets have gone from 2 polyps to 5 polyps, and the Nirvana zoas have babies all around them after sitting at 4 polyps for 2 months. Can't get an exact count on number of polyps from where they are, but I'd say 6 to 8.



Last picture I took is the elkhorn. Its green, but barely. I'm not sure if that's be design, or its unhappy. I'm leaning towards design, because I see polyps out and growth. Anyway it's a very neat coral and I'm excited to see how it grows out. The algae on that one tip is a little concerning. I'll see if I can clean that off without disturbing the coral too much.

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Yup, it does. Especially since I'm hosting a club meeting next weekend. But, it is what it is. And I feel it is important for people to know that problems like these happen. I'm committed to not hiding the problems I experience. #honestyinreefing