My rebuild 54 gallon corner

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so two concerns I have now

One is this frogspawn to close to hammer?
Are they both getting enough flow?

 

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Update sure hope I win a tune.

 

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Well put on ato it worked great for a week then two different times it filled an extra couple of galllons each time. So I checked function and worked ok. Then I realized it was siphoning out of reservoir into sump. Got to be worlds best siphon. Moved fill tube to tank to avoid siphon.

 

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All looking good

 

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All looking good except for vermitid snails and spirobid, Also have lots of baby stomtella, and a couple other baby snails I assume are trochus

 

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Current photo getting monti about where I want them. We’ll see how they settle in.

 

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looking happy update for entry

 

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Hammer is horizontal in rock thinking about turning it upright

 

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One zoa polyp has been closed for a few days not sure why looks like new polyps about to emerge. Two different color stometella the purples and now tan/brown. More baby snails I assume trochus. Snails and stomtella in trickle filter/algae scrubber. Scrubber working good but not taking much out, nitrate at 10 and feeding 3-5 times a day. Ready to add another fish but don’t want to mess things up.

 

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Got back from 9 day vacation and all is well, yay!
Coraline seems to be appearing and then disappearing on glass. Don't know if it's being eaten or something else going on.
And bubble algae starting to show up boo.

 

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Appears mysid shrimp were identified or tadpoles . Stomatellas everywhere plus some baby trochus. Worst thing going on is spirobid worms out of control and starting to see bubble algae. And I really really need a quieter pump I guess the 15 year old mag drive has served it’s time.

 

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Not much change I’m slowly increasing lighting. Saw tank before morning lights on lots of stomatella, fed trumpets, debating on keeping algae scrubber going. I guess having it online will mean it’s ready if I ever have nutrient explosion. At this point I take a small glob off monthly. Ready to add more fish and yet it seems balanced.

 

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New creature found in sump filter floss guess I’m in the bristle worm club now just have to decide if I’m a lover or a @BristleWormHater

 

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The good and bad update. Well kinda seem to be going good. Most everything is coasting along. My nitrates have bottomed out fearful from feeding to much flake and not enough frozen. I’ve decreased my algae scrubber hours. Hoping to be just enough to keep it going. Seen some nasty red algae yuck mostly on the sand. One of my corals formerly known as acan was withering on the side furthest from light lost a few polyps. Have moved more in center of light and seems to be doing better.

Still just the two fish hoping to add more and yet fearful of what I might bring into system.

Coraline pops up in spots around and then seems to vanish. Asternia? Stometella? Not sure the reason.

 

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Dark red acan was moved to better light and appears better.

 

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GHA and bubble are coming on strong, ordered more clean up crew to address. Added a spingeri damsel, and a few pieces,