AquariumDani
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Jan 7, 2019:
Jan 25 2019: Onyx clowns + firefish
Feb 1 2019: 4 snails
Jan 25 2019: Onyx clowns + firefish
Feb 1 2019: 4 snails
My first tank
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Looks great[emoji847]Jan 7, 2019:
Jan 25 2019: Onyx clowns + firefish
Feb 1 2019: 4 snails
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Good start 
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Nice start, just take it slow and let your bacteria build up and the rock mature. It’s going to go thru a lot of phases good and bad.
Side note, I did notice pellets on the sand bed of your tank in the pics. Be cautious to not over feed. Beginner rule of thumb is you want them to be attacking the pellets as they are floating down. If they’ve settled on the bottom and the fish aren’t looking for them you might have fed a little too much so the next feeding keep that in mind and feed a little less until you get it just right.
Side note, I did notice pellets on the sand bed of your tank in the pics. Be cautious to not over feed. Beginner rule of thumb is you want them to be attacking the pellets as they are floating down. If they’ve settled on the bottom and the fish aren’t looking for them you might have fed a little too much so the next feeding keep that in mind and feed a little less until you get it just right.
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Yeah, I know. There were so many because one of my clowns were harassing my firefish and he was running away from the pellets/shrimp because of the clown. I was trying to get him to eat. He also seems blind. I have decreased feeding a lot.
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Feb 8 - 3 more Astrea snails and 1 Mexican turbo snail (i think)
edit: not a mexican turbo snail, it's a tiger sand conch
edit: not a mexican turbo snail, it's a tiger sand conch
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So many pedestrians so little time
Since your tank is so young and very little algea you may need to use noti for the snails.
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I actually have a lot of algae on my rocks and in the sand bed in the back. You can’t currently see it but my LFS said it should be more than enough algae to last. But I’ll make sure to keep an eye on the algae so they can feed!! I’ve read Mexican Turbos sometimes struggle with cleaning too fast and not having enough food.
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Feb 12 - added aquaclear power filter 110 V. Awesome water flow compared to my other filter. Powerheads are coming in on the 18th. Much more space. Are there too many air bubbles? See photo.
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Looking good! Following along
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Feb 20, 2019:
today I added
-2 Turbelle Nanostream (475 GPH)
-AI prime HD
I also had my RO/DI system come in the mail with multiple test kits.
My clowns love the powerhead. Sad that they probably won't be hosting in the top left-hand corner (side view), closest to my bed, at night. It was always really cute like they rest near mommy lol. The side view isn't the prettiest with these powerheads, but I assume they'll have to do until I get a bigger tank.
I'm getting set up to start putting LPS in my tank. I had to take the cover off for the light and now I'm getting lots of splashes! Any suggestions on where I can get an acrylic cover of some sort?
today I added
-2 Turbelle Nanostream (475 GPH)
-AI prime HD
I also had my RO/DI system come in the mail with multiple test kits.
My clowns love the powerhead. Sad that they probably won't be hosting in the top left-hand corner (side view), closest to my bed, at night. It was always really cute like they rest near mommy lol. The side view isn't the prettiest with these powerheads, but I assume they'll have to do until I get a bigger tank.
I'm getting set up to start putting LPS in my tank. I had to take the cover off for the light and now I'm getting lots of splashes! Any suggestions on where I can get an acrylic cover of some sort?
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These are the settings I have the light at.
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Looks great! I love the sound of a tank running, so relaxing. What LPS are you going to get?
Very nice !These are the settings I have the light at.
How does the tank look to to you under those settings?
Did you mess around with different looks ?
What cover did you remove ? Solid one?
I made a ramp for my AQ to stop the burbling. Bit of plastic and some superglue.
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I have not decided what LPS I'm going to get yet, probably basic beginner LPS corals.
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I haven't messed around with the settings, I went with what was best recommended for LPS corals. Once I have corals in there, it'll probably change based on my reference.
I remved the cover that the tank came with. Basic hood. Do you have photos of your ramp?
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