The tank is evolving nicely! Cool aquascape and SPS frags too.
I'm kind of doing something similar, but SPS doesn't seem to do well here. And I'm battling dinos. I did a blackout and they were gone for like 3 weeks, but it looks like it's coming back. It sucks bc my acros are showing good signs now.
Anyway, that ICP test may be something I have to try. I have a ton of marine pure balls, maybe I also have aluminum idk.
Also, I really want an anemone, but so many people told me not to bc of the sps frags. IDK. Have you had any accident?
And tridacna, but I can't find one nice looking blue maxima for a reasonable price.
Another thing I wish I had is a chaetomorfa refugium, but my sumpis tiny and full with the skimmer and the marine pure.
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Thank you for your kind words and for following! Good luck and I wish you victory with your battle with dinos. If you haven't already, make sure your phosphates and nitrates are not 0 and dose a bacteria (I alternated between Dr Tims waste away and vibrant.) I did that in addition to running a UV sterilizer and a blackout on my 20 gallon and it removed them for me. Now I'm just dealing with hair algae in that tank.
At first, I was hesitant to spend the money for an ICP test, but I'm glad that I did. Its definitely a useful tool to get a better idea of what is going on in your tank.
I think I have been very fortunate with my anemones because they haven't moved from their spots since they went in the tank. Unfortunately I couldn't tell you what I've done to make that happen because I don't have a clue lol. The more forward anemone occasionally touches one of my green slimers branches, but there's no tissue recession. I'm still keeping a close eye on it and will deal with it if things start to go south.
I'd love to try a clam one day, but I'm afraid that my pistol shrimp will bury it or use it as a door. That's why my scoly and acans are mounted to the rock.
Have you considered using a chaeto reactor or algae turf scrubber? The chaeto reactor can sit outside of your sump if you have space for it and a small feed pump in your sump, and the ATS doesn't take up too much space and can be mounted above your sump.