Dakotanut's little reef

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Started it on Nov. 5th 2017. It's an 8 gallon all in one. Try small 1st and then go bigger from there. It's a JBJ -USA 4W 76gph tank. Don't have live rock in it yet.

This is day one with everything but heater. It's cloudy but cleared up in a few days.

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November 13th, 2017. Installed live rock and wait for cycle.

 

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November 21, 2017. Took water to local fish store. Been in business since I was a kid. Told me it was good to start clean up crew. Got 3 snails, 4 hermit crabs and 1 emerald crab.

 

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About a week later picked up some damsels to help with the cycle. Lost the blue damsel. Still have the damsel seen in this pic.

 

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About a week or 2 after the damsels I went and got some corals. Still would like some more coral. They don't grow very fast.
Had knee surgery on December 18th. Hard to be able to take care of it after. Had my son do biweekly water changes. Do 1 gallon every 2 weeks. Also check filter and media once a month.

 

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Found a little pest. Thought at first it was cool. Found out that it was gonna hurt my live rock so got it out and got rid of it.

That's it for now. I'll update as I get more stuff. Would like some more live rock and coral. Eventually I'll get rid of the damsel and get some reef fish. Maybe a clown and a shrimp. Have to see what's on sale atm.
Will be getting a 48 gallon cube at the end of the month. So new build thread coming....

 

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Added more live rock today. Will post a pic when tank clears up and light is on. Fighting red algae. Also got a starfish that lives in the live sand and eats the algea.
Kinda rearranged the rocks around. Still would like some more. Color on 1 rock looks nice to me.

 

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Got this little beauty this past Tuesday.
Can't see it in the tank because it buries itself into the sand.

 

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Have a Duncan, and another coral. Dont know the name of it. Also got a Royal Dottyback. Tank is running itself. Just do water changes and filter changes. Won't add much to it. If we get a bigger tank I'm going to make this my QT tank.

 

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