Brew's 187g slice of the ocean

[Davy Jones]

You got some happy looking corals in here Brew!!

 

[Nick C]

I have a 55g, 20g, and 10g that I keep. I had the 20g set up for the anthias and the 10g set up for the mandarin recently.

Do you use an auto feeder??

 

[Brew12]

You got some happy looking corals in here Brew!!

Thanks! Hard to do them justice with a FTS but maybe I'll get some new close ups to show the growth soon.

Do you use an auto feeder??

Not normally. I like to watch them feed. With the anthias needing to be fed 4 or 5 times a day, I did use one this time.

 

[Brew12]

Didn't have much time to get coral pics, but a few turned out.

 

[UWC]

Looking good! Any changes since cutting back the fuge time?

 

[Victoria M]

so pretty!

 

[NY_Caveman]

Is this last one an Upscale Microlades or maybe a Battle Juice? If you know.

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[Brew12]

Looking good! Any changes since cutting back the fuge time?

My nitrates did pop up a bit, but then I started increasing my feedings because of adding the anthias so now at 10hr per day and holding around 5ppm. My PO4 had gotten to 0.14 so running a little GFO

so pretty!

Thanks!

Is this last one an Upscale Microlades or maybe a Battle Juice? If you know.

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I'll have to dig back in my thread and check... I can't recall off the top of my head.

 

[justingraham]

My nitrates did pop up a bit, but then I started increasing my feedings because of adding the anthias so now at 10hr per day and holding around 5ppm. My PO4 had gotten to 0.14 so running a little GFO


Thanks!


I'll have to dig back in my thread and check... I can't recall off the top of my head.

I’m a guess Reef ready grape juice

 

[Brew12]

Well, I know I haven't been around much to do updates. I think this will explain why.....

 

[Brew12]

 

[Nick C]

Very nice!! I'm going on vacation in May super nervous to leave the tank alone. Do you take any extra steps when you leave?

 

[Brew12]

Very nice!! I'm going on vacation in May super nervous to leave the tank alone. Do you take any extra steps when you leave?

We were gone for 5 days and I did have someone feed the fish while I was gone. He watched our dogs for us so he was here every morning an evening for them, so it was easy for them to feed the tank. Otherwise, he didn't touch the system. I do have an auto feeder that runs 2 times a day, also. If he wouldn't have been available and I needed to board the dogs, I would have kicked that up to 4 feedings a day.

 

[Nick C]

We were gone for 5 days and I did have someone feed the fish while I was gone. He watched our dogs for us so he was here every morning an evening for them, so it was easy for them to feed the tank. Otherwise, he didn't touch the system. I do have an auto feeder that runs 2 times a day, also. If he wouldn't have been available and I needed to board the dogs, I would have kicked that up to 4 feedings a day.

What auto feeder do you use?? I've heard good and bad about certain ones. Specifically bad about the Apex feeder.

 

[Brew12]

What auto feeder do you use?? I've heard good and bad about certain ones. Specifically bad about the Apex feeder.

I use an Eheim. Nothing fancy, but it just works. I have mine in my sump and it drops the food into the return section.

 

[Nick C]

I use an Eheim. Nothing fancy, but it just works. I have mine in my sump and it drops the food into the return section.

Hm.. interesting. Any reason in particular? I never would have thought of that.

 

[Brew12]

Hm.. interesting. Any reason in particular? I never would have thought of that.

The return jets push it down below the water level so it doesn't get skimmed out. My fish also like chasing their food so I don't want it dumping into a ring.

 

[Nick C]

The return jets push it down below the water level so it doesn't get skimmed out. My fish also like chasing their food so I don't want it dumping into a ring.

That sounds like a good idea. What brand of pellets do you feed? And I assume you don't see any adverse effects to your pump passing that solid of a particle through it?

 

[Brew12]

That sounds like a good idea. What brand of pellets do you feed? And I assume you don't see any adverse effects to your pump passing that solid of a particle through it?

I use a mix I get from Blue Zoo Aquatics along with a fairly cheap flake from Petco. I figure they get most of their nutrition from the PE Mysis and LRS Fish Frenzy I feed mornings and evenings. The 2 dry food feedings are just filler to help the anthias.

 

[Nick C]

I use a mix I get from Blue Zoo Aquatics along with a fairly cheap flake from Petco. I figure they get most of their nutrition from the PE Mysis and LRS Fish Frenzy I feed mornings and evenings. The 2 dry food feedings are just filler to help the anthias.

Yeah I figured it was for them but it has to help on vacation too . I feed reef frenzy over fish frenzy.. idk why? I guess kill two birds with one stone I guess? And then new life spectrum Marine formula pellets. I alternate days and feed reef chili every other day. Idk if I trust my parents to feed right while I'm gone