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So reefers here is the story of my little reef.
I had previous tanks for years but due to moving for work we had a few years out of the hobby.
I got back in with a Red Sea Reefer 250 with dry rock and and sand in June 2020.

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2 x Hydra 32HD @aquaillumination

Aqua Excel AE-CSYI

Nero 5 and Maxspect Jump 2K

Used bottled bacteria to get the cycle going and added a few things after about 6 weeks.

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Things finally started to settle down around the 8 month mark with some good growth using Aquaforest Comp 123, AF pure AF growth and AF power.

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Well now 10months back my little water world is looking ok. Plenty of room for more corals though haha.

1 x Two spot hog fish
2 x Clowns
1 x Blue Tang
1 x Sailfin Tang
6 x Blue Chromis

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So hopefully it continues to fill out and grow.
current parameters are;

Phos - 0.04
Nitrate- 2.5
Cal - 455
Alk - 8.3
Mag - 1410

Plenty more photos on Instagram @WinniesWaterWorld

Hope to upload some videos and more pics soon.
Enjoy!
 
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Thanks.
had 6 days of over 40 degrees Celsius in a row here. Managed to keep the temp down reasonably.
few things still a bit sad but bouncing back.
 

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