My First Reef: Redsea 525XL
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roostertech
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Added more ammonia, again ORP dropped
Oh and diatoms
Oh and diatoms
Vhuang168
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Are you adding ammonia to check if the tank can process it?
Be careful you don't add too much or your nitrates are going to sky rocket. You will need a HUGE wc to bring that down so you don't get a HUGE algae problem.
If you have diatoms, cycle should be complete.
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Be careful you don't add too much or your nitrates are going to sky rocket. You will need a HUGE wc to bring that down so you don't get a HUGE algae problem.
If you have diatoms, cycle should be complete.
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roostertech
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Yeah I'm just adding 1ppm at a time to verify
roostertech
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Official first tank inhabitants: scarlet hermit crabs
roostertech
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Bubble-o-diatoms?
sfsuphysics
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it's making oxygen? 
roostertech
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it's making oxygen?
Appear to be, bubbles ooze up when my light is on.
roostertech
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Corals
A lot of stocking action in the last few days. I got tons of stuff from BAR member
@Gablami - a tons of coral, zoas, acan, duncan (wife's fav), rock nems (my fav), xenia, kenya tree, chalices
@RandyC - the zoas, chaeto and snails
@tankguy - red planet acro
@Coral reefer - leather coral (green nepthea?)
@sfsuphysics - Crusty the sump monsta
Fuge bring up
@Gablami gave me his sump divider to set up my fuge. I tried to use my finnex light strip but the fit was wonky. So I bought a panel similar to @RandyC and stick it on the outside of the sump. I also made a chaeto sandwich with egg crate to maximize light coverage.
There were a lot of Trocus snail still attached to the chaeto ball when I threw it into the divider. But a day after Crusty went in they were all gone lol? Does hermit eat macroalgae?
A lot of stocking action in the last few days. I got tons of stuff from BAR member
@Gablami - a tons of coral, zoas, acan, duncan (wife's fav), rock nems (my fav), xenia, kenya tree, chalices
@RandyC - the zoas, chaeto and snails
@tankguy - red planet acro
@Coral reefer - leather coral (green nepthea?)
@sfsuphysics - Crusty the sump monsta
Fuge bring up
@Gablami gave me his sump divider to set up my fuge. I tried to use my finnex light strip but the fit was wonky. So I bought a panel similar to @RandyC and stick it on the outside of the sump. I also made a chaeto sandwich with egg crate to maximize light coverage.
There were a lot of Trocus snail still attached to the chaeto ball when I threw it into the divider. But a day after Crusty went in they were all gone lol? Does hermit eat macroalgae?
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roostertech
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Does the Kenya tree pop up in other spot? I don't mind if it cover that little rock that it is on right now. We actually like the look of it
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The red planet seems to be fine at the spot we found for it. I saw polyp extension on second day. I'm watching the color for bleaching if the light is too high. So far it still very green.
tankguy
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When your in Hayward you'll have to come see mine. Cool colors and yes that Kenya tree will be all over your tank. It won't just stay on that rockDoes the Kenya tree pop up in other spot? I don't mind if it cover that little rock that it is on right now. We actually like the look of it
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roostertech
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I'll definitely take you up on that invitation since you are so close by. Looked up on how Kenya tree propagate. I'll throw it out if the floater get out of hand.
roostertech
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Made a trip to Alameda over the weekend and got a pair of misbar perc from @D-Nak. I was originally going for a full bar pair with lighter coloration but my wife liked these better.
Also got some red macroalgae for the tank. I'll move some down into the sump to maintain the supply my DT inhabitants develop a taste for them.
Also got some red macroalgae for the tank. I'll move some down into the sump to maintain the supply my DT inhabitants develop a taste for them.
sfsuphysics
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Crusty the Sump Monsta ... I like it!
roostertech
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The clown is Onyx X something (picasso?)
I got some Trocus from @RandyC and they are keeping the diatom down.
I have a blue ish xenia, does your look like this?