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Mike's Red Sea Reefer 525 XL build
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I'm just along for the ride, my tank is the one in control...
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Of course I have room for 1 more fish!
Weekly testing done
Very happy with stable readings
Alk 8.3
Nitrate 16
Phosphate 0
78 deg
Very happy with stable readings
Alk 8.3
Nitrate 16
Phosphate 0
78 deg
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Mikeeeyyyy!
Everything is looking up and up! Keep the faith with the ap battle!
Everything is looking up and up! Keep the faith with the ap battle!
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Of course I have room for 1 more fish!
So, I don’t like phosphates at 0, 2 weeks in a row.
I backed off from 10 to 5 hours on my algae reactor last night.
And, when I looked in it, it appears that gha is growing and the chaeto is shrinking. Ugh!
I’m going to pull the reactor tonight and check out the chaeto.
If it’s truly shrinking I may pull it. I don’t want it melting like last time and raising nutrients.
While it’s frustrating to keep losing chaeto after growth spurts, it has given me an idea on what to try with my reactor...........
I will post it up when done.
I backed off from 10 to 5 hours on my algae reactor last night.
And, when I looked in it, it appears that gha is growing and the chaeto is shrinking. Ugh!
I’m going to pull the reactor tonight and check out the chaeto.
If it’s truly shrinking I may pull it. I don’t want it melting like last time and raising nutrients.
While it’s frustrating to keep losing chaeto after growth spurts, it has given me an idea on what to try with my reactor...........
I will post it up when done.
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Are you keeping an eye on your iron levels?
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I have never measured for iron.
I guess it’s time for another test kit?
Any recommendations?
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The only one I've ever used is the Redsea Pro for iron. Not sure if there are better ones out there. I do know that I have to add iron regularly or my chaeto suffers.
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Of course I have room for 1 more fish!
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mta_morrow
Of course I have room for 1 more fish!
Oh boy.
The last 3 fish I want are all slated to be on DD tonight!!!!!
All on the same day.
Coral beauty, flame angel, and flametail blenny.
I may have to grill some filets and pop a bottle of wine and tell someone how much I love them ........
The last 3 fish I want are all slated to be on DD tonight!!!!!
All on the same day.
Coral beauty, flame angel, and flametail blenny.
I may have to grill some filets and pop a bottle of wine and tell someone how much I love them ........
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I hope you have better luck than I did with those two. They went through QT together just fine. Within hours of going into the DT the flame started attacking the CB. By the time I was able to catch the CB and sump him, it was beyond saving. I was so frustrated. 30 days together in a QT with zero problem. Ended up rehoming the flame because he became a nipper.
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That's a worst case scenario man. I lost my flame angel too, but he had to go anyways cuz he loved my acans
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I have a captive bred, not raised flame angel, I got her as a baby, she could swim through egg crate, she does have an attitude but doesn't nip corals (much, she pecks all corals to steal food), look out for the cb, I wouldn't try them together!
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Of course I have room for 1 more fish!
It’s so hard to have everything you REALLY want in this hobby. Compatibility and what may eat what, maybe, maybe not...... and on and on.
I have minimal coral right now, so I guess now is the time to decide.
Perhaps I stay with softies and nems. And some LPS.
I know it’s all a risk, but I love fish first. I get the most joy out of them.
Nems are in 2nd place. I already have the bubble tip and some rock flowers.
I’m patiently waiting for 3 maxi mini nems.
And I really like all the inverts that make their homes in them.
I also have my eyes on a borneman and magnifica.
If I don’t get the fish, I will always wish I tried.
I’m rambling.......
I have minimal coral right now, so I guess now is the time to decide.
Perhaps I stay with softies and nems. And some LPS.
I know it’s all a risk, but I love fish first. I get the most joy out of them.
Nems are in 2nd place. I already have the bubble tip and some rock flowers.
I’m patiently waiting for 3 maxi mini nems.
And I really like all the inverts that make their homes in them.
I also have my eyes on a borneman and magnifica.
If I don’t get the fish, I will always wish I tried.
I’m rambling.......
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I've got the answer... 2 tanks!! ;Wacky
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Rambling is good, the reason I got the nem is that my sps were thriving, a risk I know, I did move 1 coral during it's first proper walk about last week, your little reef rockpool is yours alone, make it happy with whatever you wan't to take care of.
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Of course I have room for 1 more fish!
Rambling is good, the reason I got the nem is that my sps were thriving, a risk I know, I did move 1 coral during it's first proper walk about last week, your little reef rockpool is yours alone, make it happy with whatever you wan't to take care of.
Thanks najer, I needed to hear that
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