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Hi everyone,My name is Long and I m new here.
Just started a 225 g mixed,cycled with rapid Algae barn about 3 weeks ago with dry rocks bare bottom.Been dosing Micro 7,Micro clean,Pods and phyto daily,CUC (Tuxido urchin, 60 variety snails,50 hermit crabs),40W Aqua UV .I m trying to reduce the Ugly Phase to a minimum.so far so good with only 50% intensity 5 hrs daily(ATI T5 Hybrid).

Current live stock
5 Green Chromis
1 Small Blue Tang
3 Orange Anthias
1 Lawnmower Blenny
Candy coral
A few chalices
Leather coral
Mushroom

Water parameters all basic
Nitrate 12
Phosphate .3(slowly bringing it down with GFO)

Any suggestions are welcome please.

Thanks and I m glad to be here.
 
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Hi everyone,My name is Long and I m new here.
Just started a 225 g mixed,cycled with rapid Algae barn about 3 weeks ago with dry rocks bare bottom.Been dosing Micro 7,Micro clean,Pods and phyto daily,CUC (Tuxido urchin, 60 variety snails,50 hermit crabs),40W Aqua UV .I m trying to reduce the Ugly Phase to a minimum.so far so good with only 50% intensity 5 hrs daily(ATI T5 Hybrid).

Current live stock
5 Green Chromis
1 Small Blue Tang
3 Orange Anthias
1 Lawnmower Blenny
Candy coral
A few chalices
Leather coral
Mushroom

Water parameters all basic
Nitrate 12
Phosphate .3(slowly bringing it down with GFO)

Any suggestions are welcome please.

Thanks and I m glad to be here.
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