18" AIO Nano Cube Stag System

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Better front shot.
Added some macro algae on each side. Dragons breath and ogo.
Added a small purple stylo frag near return on back wall.
Seeing good encrusting and visible growth.

 

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3 day till 3 months. Thought I would show some encrusting pics.
You may need to zoom in for a better look.
Basics
Temp 77
SG 1.0265
Alk 7
Ca 420
Mag 1350

 

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Ok 3 months today and still rockin.
All 3 sides.

 

[Daniel@R2R Verified Admin]

Looking great!

 

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Just checked all parameters
Temp 77
SG 1.0265
PH 8.2
Alk 7
Ca 500
Mag 1450
No3 <3
Po4 .037
I stopped dosing part 2 ca
and trace until numbers get back to my set parameters.
Ca 420
Mag 1350
Dosing 12ml ESV

 

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A couple funny pics of 2 snails in my nano. They are supposed to eat the algae not grow it, lol.

 

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Going to lfs to get an emerald crab today. I spotted some bubble algae and tried to remove it with the long hemostat.
I removed the milli colony to my frag system as a few people want frags of it.
The scape will look different as a few rocks were moved. A few tips broke off and one small frag came off. Such is what happens when working in a full nano.
Overall it will look better once the slime settles.
I think I will just let it growout from here and focus on my 80.
I will get an updated pic later today.

 

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This is the wild colony I removed and put in my frag system.
Also a pick of the ASD rainbow under 20k filter and second is 15k.

 

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Well 3 days till the 4 month mark and all corals growing well.
A few pics.

 

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4 months today. Did a 2g WC yesterday. That was the 4th so far. A few pics.

 

[chipchipbro]

awesome growth! stunning and good to see it works. Simple is still best :)

 

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Closing in on 5 months in 6 days.
Current parameters as of today.
Ph 7.9-8.2
Sg 1.0265
Temp 84°F
Alk 7
Ca 380
Mag 1275
Po4 .144
No3 3

Bumped ca to 420
Bumped mag to 1350
Added 1 tablespoon gfo in a bag.

All is looking well at current parameters.

Will bring po4 down to .1 max

Even at 84° tank has no issues.
Running no heater and room stays 80° for the snakes in the summer. Summers here are 100°+ all.summer.
Added a no name frag/mini colony front center to fill it in.
It will encrust on the bottom like the 2 potato chip corals did.

 

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5 months today!

 

[chipchipbro]

awesome man! keep it growing

 

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Checked dkh this morning. Had not tested in about 10 days.
Was adding 11ml 1&2 for a dkh of 7. This morning dkh 5. No issues as thats why I run 7dkh. Lower dkh is handled better by the corals than higher.
So 11ml brought dkh back to 7.
Will check how much it drops tonight and adjust.

I broke off a tip of a green slimer that was about ready to touch my Oregon tort.
I glued it to the back wall.
Their are 2 more stags that need trimming.

 

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A few better pics.
I cut the cactus coral on top to control the direction it goes. Its pretty easy to peel it off after its cut.
Everything else is growing well.
Now at 13ml 1&2 to maintain an alk of 7.

 

[BranchingHammer]

Love this build! In the process of attaching a similar size cube tank to my main display for clams and stags.... This is great inspiration!

 

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Today I removed this frag thats starting to outgrow its rock and put it back into my frag system.. Plus I could not keep it from falling over.
I replaced it with my small colony rock of pink branching cyphastrea from the old 120.

 

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A good pic.
Center is the pink floyd.
The encrusting nub is a WD.
Above that is the Oregon tort.

 

[chipchipbro]

fantastic how the WD is encrusting!