450L Diversa

[Royal_pudding]

This is my build thread. Finally.
I got into saltwater in 2022 with a Fluval Flex 123L marine. Upgraded about 6 months later to this tank, the 450L Diversa which has been set up since march 2023, so 16 months old now

This thread will probably not be often updated but I want to store this info somewhere, who knows, maybe this ramble can even benefit someone.

So, current status:

Gear:
Diversa 450 Liter tank
120L-ish sump
1 x AI Blade Grow 48"
1 x Populargrow custom spectrum 48"
Reefmat 500
Maxspect Jump SK200 Skimmer
600W heater with Inkbird Control
Jebao MDC 6000 - I think..
Jebao SOW 16 Powerhead
Jebao SOW 22 Powerhead
Kamoer X1 PRO Dosing pump
Tunze 3155 ATO

Dosing:
All for reef, powder form

Livestock: As of now.
1 x Purple Tang, medium sized
1 x Hippo Tang, small, about same size as Purple Tang
1 x Flagtail goby
1 x Ocellaris Clown
1 x Percula Clown
1 x One spot foxface
1 x Red head solon fairy wrasse
1 x Huge Diadema urchin
1 x Sand sifting star
1 x Rock boring urchin
Various snails, mostly Nassarius

Corals:
Green Sinularia
3 x Montis
Small toadstool
1 x Hammer
1 x Frogspawn
GSP - attempting a mat on the back glass
A couple of Gorgonians

Ok, lets see if i can get some pics up from the first 16 months.

 

[Gumbies R Us]

Off to a great start!

 

[AlyciaMarie]

What kind of anemone is this? It's lovely!

 

[Royal_pudding]

What kind of anemone is this? It's lovely!

It was sold as a bulb anemone. I think it is the same as a bubble tip. This one was green with purple tips.

Unfortunately It did not survive in my tank :/ perhaps from me not acclimating well enough.

 

[Royal_pudding]

Full tank shot!
I got the AI Blade back so the lighting is up to standard again.
I still have to move some corals, they are all clumped up from when there was only a single light bar working.

 

[Royal_pudding]

Moved the rocks back, fragged the gsp on the wall and glued it on to 3 pieces of plastic magnets I got off Amazon. Hopefully the back wall grows more quickly with those spread out.
Just noticed I've got quite alot of Bristleworms that must have come in with the initial gsp rock. I fed quite heavily while the refugium was up and running because i kept bottoming out N&P.

I have since taken the refugium offline and installed a skimmer. That saw consistent rise in N&P to the point of Nitrates being 27 and Phosphate 0.24.
I have started carbon dosing vinegar so that is my plan of action to handle nutrients. Starting slow, so far so good.

I put in an order for a medium sized peacock wrasse, fire shrimp and a conch. The livestock is arriving from TMC to my LFS at the end of the month. Looking forward to having a shrimp in the tank again. Also, I've tried the peacock wrasse 2 times before, they both died. I suspect my fully grown Adorned Wrasse bullied them to death, it also kept picking off snails so I let it go. Lets try it again with the peacock now.

 

[Royal_pudding]

Tested today. Nitrates and Phosphates pretty much same. Vinegar dosing likely working already. Saw some bubble algae for the first time, im beginning to think that GSP rock I got way back should have been examimed and dipped.

Got a good pic of the king of the hill.
Its going to be an issue getting this thimg out whole

 

[Gumbies R Us]

Tested today. Nitrates and Phosphates pretty much same. Vinegar dosing likely working already. Saw some bubble algae for the first time, im beginning to think that GSP rock I got way back should have been examimed and dipped.

Got a good pic of the king of the hill.
Its going to be an issue getting this thimg out whole

Nice looking urchin!

 

[Royal_pudding]

Here is another of the beast. Note the attempted GSP magnets on the backwall which i suspect the urchin destroyed.

 

[Royal_pudding]

I have been having some GHA problems lately. Most likely due to nitrates/phosphates and lack of cuc.
Phosphates are at 0.12, nitrates at 21.
But vinegar dosing is taking these down slowly but surely.
Alright! On to something more fun.
I added a cleaner shrimp and a peacock wrasse. I've had 2 before that never made it past 4 weeks. An Adorned wrasse previously reigned the tank and bullied them to death. It has since been caught and given away.
This peacock stayed hidden for 3 weeks and is now out and about, eating pods and looking ok despite being thin. Im looking forward to seeing it eat frozen or pellets, hope it reaches that level.