Hi all,
I’ve been in the hobby for 17+ years. Currently having issues with my system and getting frags to survive.
my system:
187g Reef Savvy display
45 Synergy Triton sump with Refugium
Skimmer Reef Octo Elite 200sss
Return Ecotech L1
2x MP 60’s running at 30%
Approximately 130 lb of rock and 2 1/2” live sand
RO/DI for top off
Dosing: Triton Core 7
Lighting is 3x XR30 Blue units running at 65% @16” above the water line.
0 waterchanges
Fish: 1 Large Zebra Moray (30”+)
Med/large Regal Blue Hippo
Large Bird Wrasse
Medium Scribbled Rabbit Fish.
Large Mystery Wrasse
Coral beauty
Medium size Maroon Clown pair
A handful of smaller fish..
Other than feeding daily and emptying the skimmer I have done nothing to this tank. Actually I was feeling guilty for not noodling with it as much in the last year. In 2019 ( fall) I decided to redo the whole aquascape with new rock. I let the tank cycle for 3 months and then added some left over frags I had kept and all of my fish. Those frags have done fine, but anything I’ve added since has had a limited lifespan, usually just bleaching out. I’ve run several ICP tests with nothing out of the ordinary results. Usually just add a bit of iodine or strontium. But I can’t get my no3 up to save my life. My fish are fat, fed until they stop eating every day, eel 2 times a week 3-4 large shrimp. I clean my skimmer every 2 weeks with the cup coated in sludge and green/black soup (1/2 full or empty, up to your interpretation). Refugium lights are on a 8 hr cycle with a ton of nasty macro algae’s growing in with the chaeto and other purchased macros.
I feed homemade frozen food that is a mix with some fresh , other frozen, bottled or freeze dried food. All enriched with Selcon and a mixture of Hikari pellets and ROE. I broadcast feed.
So I am not really sure how to move ahead. I don’t really want to add more fish, I think my current ratio is good for this size tank.
any recommendations???
I’ve been in the hobby for 17+ years. Currently having issues with my system and getting frags to survive.
my system:
187g Reef Savvy display
45 Synergy Triton sump with Refugium
Skimmer Reef Octo Elite 200sss
Return Ecotech L1
2x MP 60’s running at 30%
Approximately 130 lb of rock and 2 1/2” live sand
RO/DI for top off
Dosing: Triton Core 7
Lighting is 3x XR30 Blue units running at 65% @16” above the water line.
0 waterchanges
Fish: 1 Large Zebra Moray (30”+)
Med/large Regal Blue Hippo
Large Bird Wrasse
Medium Scribbled Rabbit Fish.
Large Mystery Wrasse
Coral beauty
Medium size Maroon Clown pair
A handful of smaller fish..
Other than feeding daily and emptying the skimmer I have done nothing to this tank. Actually I was feeling guilty for not noodling with it as much in the last year. In 2019 ( fall) I decided to redo the whole aquascape with new rock. I let the tank cycle for 3 months and then added some left over frags I had kept and all of my fish. Those frags have done fine, but anything I’ve added since has had a limited lifespan, usually just bleaching out. I’ve run several ICP tests with nothing out of the ordinary results. Usually just add a bit of iodine or strontium. But I can’t get my no3 up to save my life. My fish are fat, fed until they stop eating every day, eel 2 times a week 3-4 large shrimp. I clean my skimmer every 2 weeks with the cup coated in sludge and green/black soup (1/2 full or empty, up to your interpretation). Refugium lights are on a 8 hr cycle with a ton of nasty macro algae’s growing in with the chaeto and other purchased macros.
I feed homemade frozen food that is a mix with some fresh , other frozen, bottled or freeze dried food. All enriched with Selcon and a mixture of Hikari pellets and ROE. I broadcast feed.
So I am not really sure how to move ahead. I don’t really want to add more fish, I think my current ratio is good for this size tank.
any recommendations???