6 weeks into my second reef tank

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Moved about 4 1/2 years ago and did not take my first tank with me. Definitely missed having some reef in a living space. My tank now is a 158.5 gallon display with a 40 gallon sump. Lots of sand and rock work and I’m somewhere near 160 gallons total volume. I bought too much sand and way too much dry rock. It’s in my garage.. if you need rock hit me up in Central Washington. I really wanted a BSJ and designed this tank for that particular fish. Loved having a BSJ, but it took a plunge outta my tank through a half inch gap where my screen had an opening in the back. I constructed the diy net screen, but failed on making it just right. Have had quite a few bumps in the road unfortunately. Dropped a nice media reactor and broke the acrylic body, bumped my Ecotech magnetic drive unit with my arm and it hit the floor and won’t work now, lost a copperband that I overswam due to high flow, anemone found a wave maker shortly after introduction, Fire shrimps overnighted by carriers have been DOA multiple times, flooded my garage with RODI water and a few other things testing my drive to be successful at this again. On the flip side, I have 4 beautiful corals, 5 amazing fish and my OCD to get better and be smarter in this hobby are holding true. 5 more fish and 4 more corals expected by the end of this week. Never really did forums in the past but I got lots to gain from experiences passed on by members here and hope to have a thriving reef ecosystem in time. All the best to you reefers!! Sorry for the not so spectacular pics under a lot of blue light.

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Ended up getting another copperband last Wednesday and this guy is adjusting nicely, eating like a champ, quite the moocher actually, and not very timid at all. A great new addition to my reef tank and a great fish to have a bond with. Taking the good with the bad and hoping for the best, making peace with the rest.
 

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Ended up getting another copperband last Wednesday and this guy is adjusting nicely, eating like a champ, quite the moocher actually, and not very timid at all. A great new addition to my reef tank and a great fish to have a bond with. Taking the good with the bad and hoping for the best, making peace with the rest.
Did you have any troubles getting him to eat initially? I have one arriving Thursday!
 
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He actively began feeding on frozen food the day he arrived. The copperband really likes the frozen mix in the San Francisco brand that is a formula for Butterfly fish and angels. I bought a copperband feeder from printedreef.com and it was of little use. I know a few methods that I can pass on to you for training a feeding response if yours does not show any interest in feeding out of water column.
 

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He actively began feeding on frozen food the day he arrived. The copperband really likes the frozen mix in the San Francisco brand that is a formula for Butterfly fish and angels. I bought a copperband feeder from printedreef.com and it was of little use. I know a few methods that I can pass on to you for training a feeding response if yours does not show any interest in feeding out of water column.
Gotcha I’ll definitely keep you updated I appreciate it!!
 
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