Greetings to All,
I'm from the Bay Area and 6 months into my reefing adventure. Have lost a few damsels and one green bubble tip anenome. First mistake was that I didnt remove one damsel that got beat up and died and then relied on my shrimps and CUC to take care of the carcass. Bacterial Bloom occured and water was cloudy for weeks (almost gave up) until I got a mini UV sterilizer and everything is back to normal and actually much clearer than ever before.
I'm hoping to get some more knowledge joining this forum and ultimately want advice on beginner corals and anenomes. I started out Gung Ho about testing my water parameters but now that my tank appears to have overcame the break in period but now feel overwhelmed on what to check for now besides Salinity and Nitrates. Low maintenance is ideal. Right now I have a small refugium in the middle section filled with Chaeto and it is growing so I think it's doing good. Turned off the protein skimmer for now and am just waiting to get new species but with the covid stuff happening I'm pretty much stagnant. Thank you
I'm from the Bay Area and 6 months into my reefing adventure. Have lost a few damsels and one green bubble tip anenome. First mistake was that I didnt remove one damsel that got beat up and died and then relied on my shrimps and CUC to take care of the carcass. Bacterial Bloom occured and water was cloudy for weeks (almost gave up) until I got a mini UV sterilizer and everything is back to normal and actually much clearer than ever before.
I'm hoping to get some more knowledge joining this forum and ultimately want advice on beginner corals and anenomes. I started out Gung Ho about testing my water parameters but now that my tank appears to have overcame the break in period but now feel overwhelmed on what to check for now besides Salinity and Nitrates. Low maintenance is ideal. Right now I have a small refugium in the middle section filled with Chaeto and it is growing so I think it's doing good. Turned off the protein skimmer for now and am just waiting to get new species but with the covid stuff happening I'm pretty much stagnant. Thank you
