City's 15 gallon Column NANO reef build

[Dj City]

I still don't see the clown goby anywhere.
I think he's gone the way of the midas, the bta and the cleaner shrimp.

Getting the tank back together before restocking.

 

[Dj City]

That stringy stuff growing on the rock and sand...
This is it under a microscope

Im pretty sure it's dinos but I have no idea what the round ring looking thing is.

 

[Dj City]

In my never ending quest to defeat dinos, I have employed a UV sterilizer.
9w Green killing machine to be exact.

It's an eyesore but since I don't have a sump, it's the best I can do.
I do not plan on using it long term and I am hoping against hope that it works because I do not have a large breakout of dinos.

 

[Dj City]

I got the strangest fish today.

Looks like a saltwater neon tetra.
Anyone know the name of this little guy? I forgot what the guy at the lfs told me he is.

 

[Dj City]

I remember what kind of fish he is...
Red Spot Cardinal.

 

[Dj City]

Nano reef at dusk

Im still figuring out placement of corals. Im getting closer to having it the way I want it but...
Not quite yet.

 

[Dj City]

More dusk pics

Photobomb Clownfish

 

[count krunk]

looking better and better!

 

[Dj City]

looking better and better!

Thank you.
Im trying!

 

[Dj City]

I hope I've turned a corner on this tank.

I have not seen dinos since Sunday.
It's too early to say they are gone and I can't say the U.V. killed them.
U.V. takes a while to get rid of algae because it does not kill them. It alters the DNA so they can't reproduce.
I would not expect that to have happened within 4 days.

If I don't see any into next week I will begin to call it a success between H202 dosing and the U.V.

 

[Dj City]

Corals have been mounted!
Pics to come when I get home from work.

I broke one (sps) trying to thin out the plug.
I simply mounted the very tiny frag still attached to the plug in one spot and mounted the larger piece onto the rockwork.
Again,
Pics to come when I get home from work.

 

[Dj City]

Here are those pics I promised.

 

[Dj City]

More pics...

 

[Dj City]

Not done yet...

 

[Dj City]

Last pics for the night...

 

[NY_Caveman]

Nice picture dump! Love the one I quoted. Trachyphyllia?

 

[Dj City]

Thank you!

I think so...
It was in bad shape. It's doing very well in the nano.

Im not done with corals yet but I'm running out of places to put them.

 

[Dj City]

what the heck!!!

This happened overnight.

Time to do some water testing and pull the poor guy out.

 

[Dj City]

Here are the test results.

Nitrates are high!
Don't know if that caused the death or if it's a result of the death.
Either way, water change is in order.

Phosphate bottomed out.
I will remove p04 remover media (Brightwell Xport p04 cubes)
I was using 2 cubes.

Calcium, dkh and ph are low.
I will dose 2 part. (Seachem fusion)

Im bummed that my beautiful coral bit the dust.

 

[NY_Caveman]

Wow, that was like overnight!