Martin's CADE S2 1500

[martin.a]

Great looking setup and it's good to see another aussie reefer on here.!

Cheers Mate! Maybe I could ask you for advise on a good fish shop in Sydney. Ones which would properly quarantine the fish and be happy to work with the client?

 

[shadyraro]

Cheers Mate! Maybe I could ask you for advise on a good fish shop in Sydney. Ones which would properly quarantine the fish and be happy to work with the client?

Eastwood aquarium is really good, their fish and corals are always looking good and Sunni (she's the owner) is always happy to help out customers.

 

[martin.a]

I did not post anything for a while, but not much is happening. Cyanobacteria had their 5 minutes, but shortening of photoperiod, plus some water jetting and brushing took care of them for now. Rocks are covered in green microalgae, sand is practically spotless. Not bad for the ugly phase.

Coraline algae finally started making more visible progress:

I continue feeding the tank daily with 1 cube of frozen mysis and a cup of phyto. A dash or two of pellets from time to time. All inhabitants seem fine, still waiting for fishes.
Amphipods population exploded. If I had a wrass it would go amok. I only hope they are good citizens and they are grazers and detritivores, not copepod devourers.

 

[martin.a]

Nutrients hit the bottom. Nitrates are 1.3ppm, phosphates are 0 ppm. Not funny, I don't have anything at home to dose. Being down with flu I can't go to LFS to buy. For now, I put in a few cubes of fresh tuna and a good scoop of fish food. Peppermints went amok. Otherwise the tank looks good - no sign of dinos, touchwood. Even with those low nutrients green film re-formed on glass within few hours after cleaning.