That Random Nano!

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Well, currently I have a gorgonian sitting at the shop in my macro tank. Hoping to place it into this tank once it’s ready, which will hopefully be this week. Need to do another full system test this evening to see the levels. But I have decided to trial a frag of my Alveopora I’ve grown for the last 2-3 years just to see if it can hold SPS.

The gorgonian in question…

And my Alveopora when it was about 1/2 the size it is now (even after being fragged 3-4 times now) back in March 2024.

 

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Today’s test results…
NH3/4 - 0ppm
NO2 - 0ppm!!!
NO3 - 2ppm
PO4 - 0.1ppm
Ca - 430ppm
Mg - 1500ppm
Kh - 11.2dKh

 

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Oh and the FTS alongside the frag of Alveopora! This is sat on the left island towards the sand.

 

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Hey guys! We’re still going strong.

Tonight, the Clownfish will be coming home as the system’s PO4 and NO3 have slowly bottomed out (due to the high amounts of algae growth caused by being next to a window which receives direct sunlight).

And the tests so far have been fairly stable - a bit of change but not a rapid change.

24/06/26
NO3 = around 2ppm
NO2 = 0.5ppm
NH3/4 = 0ppm
Ca = 425ppm
Mg = 1200ppm
Kh = 10.5dKh

27/06/26
NO3 = 10
NO2 = 0.1
NH3/4 = 0
Ca = 430ppm
Mg = 1300ppm
Kh = 10.5dKh

28/06/26
NH3/4 - 0ppm
NO2 - 0ppm!!!
NO3 - 2ppm
PO4 - 0.1ppm
Ca - 430ppm
Mg - 1500ppm
Kh - 11.2dKh

29/06/26
Kh - 11.5dKh
Ca - 475ppm
Mg - 1500ppm
PO4 - 0.25ppm
NO3 - 2ppm

1/07/26
PO4 - 0.03ppm
NO3 - 0ppm
Kh - 10.9dKh
Ca - 480ppm
Mg - 1500ppm

 

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I said they’d be home, here is my second pair of Clownfish… Sausage and Chips.

These two have settled in incredibly well already! Ive already been seeing signs of potentially nesting/laying so these could be a spawning pair (they were two mature clowns which I paired about a month ago).

I did also bring this nice shelf Monti back - mainly as a strategic move. Due to the high variable flow, I have noticed a dip occuring in the sand in the centre of the tank. So, seeing this nice chunk of shelving Monti (which is already giving the shelving/spiralling behaviour), I thought it would work if it grows and give me that spiralled cap appearance, however if it doesn’t last, its shelves seem to be some nice real estate for future Acros - especially due to it being right in the centre of the three-way flow.

And, a much required FTS - the other benefit to the Monti is I can have a low light, high flow loving LPS, potentially another Elegance or Fungia. Maybe even the single polyp LPS like Trachys, Scolys etc.