25 gallon reef

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first day with water in tank. Just tried to make it look pretty for a no fish cycle. Some dry and live rocks curing behind lame structure.

 

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That was 09/2022

 

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January 2023, I Added a small zoa colony first. Then followed that up a few weeks later with a frostbite clown and a Cardinal.

Feb 2023, added a few more soft corals. Tubbs blue, green wave, and Mohawks. Also, a Xenia frag and some GSP.

 

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It’s a pretty simple setup. No sump, just a three stage filter. Running 18 in AI Blade coral grow.

 

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May 2023, add some more dry rock real estate for my first LPS frags. Definitely starting some film algae build up on older rocks.

 

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It’s a pretty simple setup. No sump, just a three stage filter. Running 18 in AI Blade coral grow.

Started with live sand and mostly dry rock.

 

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Aug 2023: LPS growing well. I’d say I have the ugly stage now. really annoying

 

[TX_REEF]

looks quite good - glad you got rid of most of the plastic deco :D

 

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Aug 2023: in blue

 

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looks quite good - glad you got rid of most of the plastic deco :D

Thanks! Plastics all gone and still need more room for rock scape. Tons of new growth to post soon.

 

[Gumbies R Us]

Can't wait to see the updated pictures!

 

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End of August, Corals are taking off with growth. Added my first mushroom (orange ric). Gsp is starting to grow its mat right over Xenia. I had to start trimming and moving it out of the way. New heads on duncans.

 

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Beginning of the year: corals are filling in nicely. My tank Parameters are keeping steady with bi-weekly 10% WC and dosing phosphates. All the corals, rock work and sand are doing their job keeping nutrients low. Now just a tiny bit of phosphates, .01, every other day to stabilize the ratio. I could probably do everyday since the phosphates go down so quickly. But, I do still have a couple spots of GHA and film on rocks.

Sal: 1.025-26
Cal: 475
Mag: 1450
Alk: 8dkh
Ph: 8-8.2
Nitr: 3-5ppm
Phos:.008-0.015

 

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FEB 2024: A friend loved my marbled hammer, so traded that for these two beauties. Aussie purple tip torch and emerald discosoma.

 

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Working on coral placement

 

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March 2024: new shots!!

 

[kevgib67]

Looks great, you came a long way since your first picture!

 

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Looks great, you came a long way since your first picture!

Thank you. It’s been fun

 

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Had a feeling my clown would take to my new torch. It Doesn’t seem to mind for now. But hopefully doesn’t start to bother it

 

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Lots of coralline taking off. Ugly algae slowly decreasing.