Our first reef tank. 65g

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Evening update. Increased my water level to 14.4" just to raise it a little. Also rechecked salinity again this evening with our TM Hydrometer. Took the opportunity to take some top down, and no flow shots while everything was off so I could check SG with the Hydrometer. Really happy with all our corals from @SBB Corals still. Can't wait for them to grow out more!

Here's our parameters for the evening and pictures:

Alk: 10
Cal: 400
Mag: 1410
Sal: 1.0261
No3: 0
Po4: 0
PH: 7.91
Temp: 78.3
Time: 10:30 Pm
WL: 14.4"

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Haven't updated in a couple of days, so here's a few pictures from those couple of days :) Found we have an Asterina starfish also, so I'm sure we'll see more. Anyway, some pictures and some white light pictures.

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Just some evening update pictures. I hadn't checked parameters in a while, so I did this morning. Here are the results:

Alk: 8
Cal: 400
Mag: 1380
Sal: 1.026
No3: 0
Po4: 0
PH: 7.92
Temp: 77.2
Time: 9:04 am
WL: 14.4"

I added in some Redsea Foundation ABC (Alk, Cal, Mag) and may have added to much at once, we'll see. Everything is happy currently but had some stress sliming from the acro's after raising the DKH by at least 1. Added 30ml Alk/Cal and 10ml of Mag. Also moved a couple of frags to their permanent spots.

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Haven't checked parameters yet since adding elements. But did take a video, will check parameters again in the morning and see what everything is at.

 
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Checked parameters this afternoon after I completed another 5 gallon wc. Won't see the tank again for ten days, so hopefully it stays healthy! Took some pictures today, and a video.

I'll upload the pictures now and the video when I get to the hotel. The video is up on YouTube already.

Water parameters:

Alk: 9
Cal: 420
Mag: 1420
Sal: 1.026
No3: 0
Po4: 0
PH: 8.10
Temp: 78.3
Time: 12:04 pm
WL: 14.4"

I also lowered the lights down closer to the tank, I don't think I was getting enough PAR. So we lowered them, amd increased the primes intensity some also.

We'll see how everything reacts over the next few days.

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Haven't updated in a bit, so here's a quick video. Received in some new corals from @SBB Corals today! I've started a new build thread, for when we transfer this one to our new 90-Gallon. But until then, here's a quick video of the new corals and an updated video for the tank! Getting some good growth on the acros!! Most are encrusting and some have started to encrust on the plug!

 
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Took some new top-down shots this evening while I had everything off.

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It's been running for about 1 month so far. We have a cinnamon clown fish, six line wrasse, carpenter's flasher wrasse, Royal Gramma, Purple Firefish, Red firefish, banggai Cardinal, 10 very small hermit crabs, 3 emerald crabs, 4 troncus snails and a cleaner shrimp.

I have a Aquaeon 400gph cannister filter going into two hang on filters. A reef octopus 2000 HOB (went to big probably, but at least I can upgrade easily. Lol) we have a corraline uv sterilizer in line with the canister filter.

We also have 2 ai prime 16hds i got for a steal with a Kessil A80 all with stands for less than a new 16hd!

Tank has been running 0 ammonia, 0 nitrite, 10ppm Nitrate, 0 phos. Calcium is around 450, ph 8.5.

We just added our first two corals, a green and purple tip Hammer and a trumpet coral. Both seem to be doing great. We put in oceanmagick photo plankton and have been adding copepods as well.

Also have added a few bottles of coralline algae from algae barn. All tank inhabitants seem to be doing well and loving life. Hopefully it keeps up! I tried to do a lot of research before starting. Here's some pictures!

Also, glad for any advice amd criticism, just don't be to hard on me! Haha

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Beautiful setup!!
 
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Some top town comparison shots for growth over the last month! Also, here's our water parameters this evening:

Alk: 9
Cal: 420
Mag: 1440
Sal: 1.0265
No3: 0
Po4: 0
PH: 8.05
Time: 9:24 PM
Temp: 78.2
WL: 14.4

One month ago:

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Tonight:

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