Office Distraction take 2

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Well, the box shape of the E170 was driving me crazy and I had a spouse approved opportunity to upgrade my office reef, so I jumped at it. Got everything moved over and we are starting over so here we go.

Tank: Innovative Marine SR 2 Pro 80 Gallon AIO
Lighting: 2x AI Blade, 48 inch
Return Pumps: 2xMightyJet 22W/24V 538 GPH DC Return Pump w/ Controller
Wavemaker: Nero 7
Hydros Launch
Hydros XP8


I plan to add a Tunze AIO Skimmer in the near future, but I found my e170 I ended up only running a skimmer part time as it brought nutrients super low.

I cycled the new rock for about a month in a bin to help bacteria colonize it. My plan was 2 months but IM shipped me the tank early and....look I wasn't gonna just let it sit in the crate.

Managed to capture the mantis shrimp in the move as well.


Current stock:

1xPeppermint Shrimp
1xPistol Shrimp (Incident with a dottyback and it's paired goby in original tank)
Various Hermits and Snails
1xEmerald Crab
1x Rock Flower Anemone

2xMocha Storm Clownfish
Purple Firefish
2xPajama Cardinals
Baby Biota Yellow Tang (incoming tang police wee woo wee woo)


Caribbean Rose Coral
Caribbean tube coral
6x Hammers
1x Torch
2x Birdsnest Coral (bird of paradise and bright green)
2x Duncans (Standard and TSA Slam Duncan)
Blueberry Stylophora
Neon Green Candy Cane
Mini Scoly
Forest Fire Digitata
2xFavia
Montipora (Sunset and Cap)
Numerous Zoas

 

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phone camera perspective is crazy sometimes, this thing only goes about an inch on each side into the window frame...

 

[corosato]

Added a frogspawn to the Euphyllia garden

2 new fish went in: Coral Beauty and a Molly miller

 

[kevgib67]

Looks great! You have to be very pleased.

 

[corosato]

Looks great! You have to be very pleased.

Thanks! I really am.

 

[corosato]

Button Scoly says “Feed Me”

 

[Gumbies R Us]

Added a frogspawn to the Euphyllia garden

2 new fish went in: Coral Beauty and a Molly miller

Nice looking frogspawn!

 

[corosato]

Gotta stop poking my head into the coral shop in town…but picked up a Goni

 

[corosato]

Minor scape change after several hammers decided the new tank wasn’t for them. Currently constantly fighting a low level Dino outbreak but it’s trending in the right direction. Sps are starting to all grow more than they ever did in the e170 tho so I am not too stressed.

 

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Dino battle continues.....dropped an HOB UV on I am hoping it speeds up the battle.

 

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Apparently as the Dinos are starting to fade away they have revealed this monster tunicate that decided the latch on to the top of my aquascape. (And the dang bubble algae) (fitting for spooky season tho)

 

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Current state of tank

 

[corosato]

Woke up this morning to the least dinos I’ve had since the outbreak started. It’s down about 90% from its worst.

 

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Dino’s down to one rock. Need to address the Caulerpa outbreak now, have a one spot foxface in quarantine. Should be able to be moved over soon and then I have an excuse to start planning a smaller tank for the living room to move some of the other fish out. I don’t have a problem I swear. >_> Also added a Coral Glow to my 2 grows during Black Friday sales.

 

[corosato]

Added a nice little Fungia plate to fill in a lower flow area

Unfortunately all my Dino fighting stressed out two of my acros and they died, the one spot is starting to slurp caulerpa like spaghetti, so will continue to manually pull the stuff that is irritating my hammers and let it work down some of the other parts.

 

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Um…. That’s not a nem…

 

[corosato]

Want the auto testing, so after waiting for Hydros maven and it constantly getting delayed I have ordered an Apex system and both tridents...lord help me.

 

[corosato]

well. Got some work to do XD

 

[corosato]

My haul from reefstock, peach frogspawn, dragon soul torch, scoly, cloudberries chalice.

 

[kevgib67]

My haul from reefstock, peach frogspawn, dragon soul torch, scoly, cloudberries chalice.

Looks awesome, well done!