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Fishninja
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Came back from a ten day vacation and everything was fine but the corals were a little ticked off they hadn't gotten their weekly water change. Bam Bam zoanthids have about five new heads and are attached to the rock, started with two heads on my sunny d's and now have four, Candy apple reds have six heads instead of four too. Even my new monti cap is showing signs of growth! I also noticed sponges growing in the back of my tank; there must be fifty of them in the back and even have a couple in the display. I have heard that sponges are beneficial but I am not sure that having so many is?
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Just received a big package from BRS with a Hanna checker for Phosphorus, marine pure bio spheres, two mini reactors, and some GFO and Carbon. Phosphates were at 0.14 so I will try to bring them down with the GfO and water changes.
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Cool thanks been thinking of getting one
HeulittSalmi
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Really loved the set up of your tank, even after removing the top layer of rocks. Right now I regret settling for the JBJ 30, but its still a wonderful tank. Im currently on day 15 of my cycle and am looking to add two of the same clowns as you and probably a diamond goby or a starry blenny. What other live stock are you thinking of adding? Any inverts?
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Thanks. I liked the arch aquascape I used to have too but I was too worried about it falling over and hitting the front glass or corals. It also seemed like I was going to have issues with coral placement as there was so much rock in the display. Now I am having problems because I have no where to put new corals! I need to do an update on the tank because so much has changed.
As far as livestock I really like my Midas blenny but they do get pretty big. I ordered some micro brittle stars to add to my clean up crew, which should be here on Monday. I have issues keeping snails and hermits because of my melanarus wrasse but I still have the occasional turbo/ astrea snail and hermit.
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Here are some updated shots of the tank that I just took. As far as an update goes, I got rid of the reef octopus hob skimmer because it was so unappealing aesthetically, loud, and leaked occasionally. I switched it out for the tunze 9004 with the dc controller. I couldn't be happier with this skimmer, it is silent and I can't see it. Corals I have added are purple pocillapora, green birdsnest, rainbow montipora, a variety of ricordia, and 9 more different zoas: la lakers, red hornets, utter chaos, blondies, emeralds, wwc twizzler, blue steel, Sc orange rainbows, and lunar eclipses.
HeulittSalmi
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Went to the lfs and they finally had chaeto! Made a make shift fuge.
Tell me more about that little fuge if you don't mind?
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Sure! I basically took two pieces of eggcrate to stop the chaeto from getting into the pumps/going everywhere; I found that I only needed two because the glass baffles and back wall acted as a barrier. Next I took a knife and cut the black backing off to match the light. Then I took an old orbit marine led I had and just put it vertically on the outside of the tank. I took the return tubing of one of the reactors and placed it so that it provides a little bit of flow. I think it looks pretty good, but we will see how the chaeto grows. Let me know if you have any more questions!
HeulittSalmi
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I'm interested in setting up something like this in my tank so just tell me about it as it goes on haha. My only concern is it growing through the egg crate and getting everywhere.
How did you get the water level so low in your center chamber?Went to the lfs and they finally had chaeto! Made a make shift fuge.
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