72x30x18 DIY build thread

[Nate Chalk]

Well I doubt I'll ever track down all 6 gobies but we counted 4/6

Clowns are both out and choosing a goni this am! Never had clowns with hosting behavior. Pretty excited about it. Goni probably isn't. Haha

 

[Nate Chalk]

Look at that woah!

 

[Nate Chalk]

Got one of those azurite blue flash lights to look at coral at night, man the underside of my sps are basically gray. Dunno if theres a way to fix that or it just happens.

Anyone else notice that on theirs?

 

[fishguy242]

Undersides just don't get enough light to stay colored,long as still healthy tissue,not a problem...

 

[Nate Chalk]

Undersides just don't get enough light to stay colored,long as still healthy tissue,not a problem...

Good, then im not doing poorly. :) Thanks.

 

[Nate Chalk]

Couple of thoughts and updates...

Ich is managed, gobies and clowns were a great addition.

Torches jellying with some swings..think I'm through that. Lost a few coral in the panic of feeding more etc.

Overall tanks are doing well!

Test results:
.66P
25N
360 calcium?... Dosed
8.5 alk

Other courses of action: extending Fuge light timeframe to reduce phosphate. I really think gfo was too aggressive last time. Not a fan.

Added floss

Have been skimming wet



Display Fuge update and courses of action: I want to move from faster growing weedy algae to more ornamental pieces.

Aka removing chalerupas that are overly aggressive and send runners.

Fish friends are enjoying this project

Will order a few of the pretty pieces I can find. And clean up rocks best I can to support their success.

 

[Nate Chalk]

Snacks ?

 

[Nate Chalk]

Rock was pretty much picked clean this am.

Onto the next one :)

 

[Nate Chalk]

Now to wait for macros to be in stock again eek

Packed full

 

[Nate Chalk]

The before.

 

[Nate Chalk]

Torches still , thin thin thinner, jelly.

Nutrients and lights are more than sufficient.

Think I'm going to let it run. Wait a year still before adding anything else.

:)

 

[Nate Chalk]

Hmmm

Could the placement of torches be bad. Maybe to much light and flow? I'd hardly guess it...

But my hammers never jelly. And are in almost no flow and the corner.

@MERKEY

 

[Nate Chalk]

They don't seem to like phos swings for sure

 

[MERKEY]

Hmmm

Could the placement of torches be bad. Maybe to much light and flow? I'd hardly guess it...

But my hammers never jelly. And are in almost no flow and the corner.

@MERKEY

Unfortunately more likely all the swings in po4. Any swing they get p offed.

Once the bacteria is in your tank it's hard to remove it.

Time is your best bet as you've stated not adding for a while to let things chill.

 

[Nate Chalk]

Would like to put this under a scope....

Only attacks macros. Ordered some mud and stuff for a bio re up

Nutrients are more than fine.

 

[Nate Chalk]

Tanks looking good today so I took a pic.

 

[Nate Chalk]

Hey all,
So hard right now to find time to be social so....
Just popping on for some updates. Tanks looking okay/better.

1. Torch perfectly fine started to Jelly. Fragged the 15 header to 2x 10. I think I'm going to move them all... Something ain't right.

2. Snails! They are doing work. Got an army.

3. Space invader fell over and landed in the meat coral. The top is ouchy. PSA just the top is not a thing ... Hehe

 

[Nate Chalk]

Here's the coral move around results.

Torches look visually happier in this spot.

After

Before

 

[Goaway]

All thevhard work you put in there. So worth seeing!

 

[Nate Chalk]

All thevhard work you put in there. So worth seeing!

It's sorta not in a great state ATM y'all.


Lost some Sps. Some stn now. Rtn slowed.

Phos was at 0.8 nitrates 5, pretty out of balance. I think a by product of over feeding and phyto dosing.

I threw some gfo in and now am back down to .1-.2 phos. And dosed nitrates.

And a big whoopsie. Is my water changed spiked my alk from 8.5 to almost 11. Eek

Burnt up almost all my montis and tips on my acros

No torches lost yes still.