Johns first coral adventure Red Sea Reefer 425 XL

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Not gonna lie, typically not a fan of bare bottom, but that scape looks awesome. Nice looking setup!
Thanks mate.
Ive never been a fan of bare bottom but ive always kept fowlr tanks, this is my first foray into corals and as its going to sps only I thought of a bare bottom so im not restricted in any way with flow, If I didn't like it I would have put sand in but I like it so bare bottom its staying,
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Not a problem, aside from corals what fish besides the foxface are you planning on stocking?
 
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Not a problem, aside from corals what fish besides the foxface are you planning on stocking?
Valentini puffer ( bit of a gamble)
Purple firefish which will be going in qt this week
Harlequin tusk (aussie)
Wrasse but haven't decided which yet
Also looking at a shoal of Evansi anthias, but may end up with bartletts as evansi are hard to get hold of.
That's what is planned and then its a case of what I take a fancy too.
 
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Its been a busy week at work so not much happened but im getting a profilux 4e starter set delivered on Monday.
Transferring Foxface and Puffer from qt to dt tomorrow.
Clean out qt and refill with fresh water ready to put a Purple Firefish in which is ready to be picked up tomorrow.
Will get some pics up tomorrow when fish are in the tanks.
 
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First one in.


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Any tips on photography? If it helps im using a galaxy s9+
 
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While I'm on about quarantine tanks i'll explain my basic set up which has served me for years.
Its a jewel 125 which has had more silicon over the years than all of red seas 750xxl put together, but its a qt so doesn't have to look pretty.
I only fill it with 60 litres of water, no point filling it to max 125 litres, it just uses more medication if needed so its half full.
I use a Fluval U3 internal filter and a small powerhead for surface agitation, a small 150w heater, Seachem ammonia alert and a cheap Chinese light. That's it for equipment but I have a couple of grey pipe fittings for the fish to hide in.
I always have 4 sponges in the sump (U3 uses 2) and when a fish has gone through quarantine I clean the tank thoroughly, fill it with fresh water and replace the sponges with new ones from the sump and put 2 more sponges in the sump so don't need to cycle tank every time, I buy a large square of sponge and cut to size, no point wasting money on branded sponges.
I keep the fish in qt for 6-8 weeks without medication, I do not see the need to medicate and put the fish through stress if its not needed. I don't agree with prophylactic treating of fish as its unnecessary. Would you treat yourself with a bunch of medication if you didn't need them?
If the fish need medicating I keep them in qt for 12 weeks or until 100% sure they are cured of whatever illness they had.
That is my quarantining method which I have always done and never had a disease in my dt.
I did have a tank crash about 15 years ago which killed my entire tank but that was due to buying a fish I thought was bullet proof and i put it straight into dt and within a week every fish was dead.
A qt doesn't have to be expensive, a cheap and cheerful basic set up is enough for a qt.
 

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