My semi new reef!

[TDWitDaReefy]

Hi all first post in the community happy to be here! Just started a 65 gallon AIO about 2 months ago and here we are.
Aquamax In-sump skimmer
Matrix in a filter bag for bio filtration
Unknown pump for return
One flaming Mohicans zoa not doing too hot from the looks of it :/
One toadstool
One leather came on live rock and never opened
One bullet hole clownfish because I believe she killed the other one as they weren’t mated and no other fish died when the other clown died.
One yellow dotted goby
One sexy shrimp matched with the goby
Some astrea snails and turbos
Salinity at 1.025 ammonia at .23 nitrite 0 nitrate at 5-10
Hope to be adding many more pictures. Just a few questions while I’m here though, do my zoas look normal? Is the white algae growing on some of my live rock normal? How’s the tank look? Thanks all and have a great day

 

[Peace River]

Welcome to Reef2Reef!!!

 

[ScubaFish802]

 

[Kennya]

Welcome to R2R

 

[vetteguy53081]

 

[Sean Clark]

Welcome to R2R.

 

[Just John]

Glad you're here!
Zoas look great, but I can't really see the white algae. Maybe someone else can help with that. Happy Sunday!

 

[Milkman420]

You need to get that ammonia to zero quickly. I’d do a water change immediately. Did the clown die just recently to cause the ammonia spike or has it been at that level the whole time.

 

[Kristopher Conlin]

Welcome to Reef2Reef!!

The zoas look like they are reaching for light quite a bit. What lights are you using?

 

[fishguy242]

hi ,welcome to the reef...

 

[jsker]

Hello and welcome to R2R!!

Great looking system.

 

[TDWitDaReefy]

You need to get that ammonia to zero quickly. I’d do a water change immediately. Did the clown die just recently to cause the ammonia spike or has it been at that level the whole time.

Ammonia was at 0 and when the clown died I’ve been trying to get it down since, had a huge ammonia spike to like 3-4 ppm and have been getting it down since, did an immediate 20% water change with prime to condition been a week or two since and have done a 10% water change since

 

[TDWitDaReefy]

Welcome to Reef2Reef!!

The zoas look like they are reaching for light quite a bit. What lights are you using?

Aquatic life edge WiFi, but it’s the freshwater unit so not properly tuned for the spectrum needed for saltwater, planning on an upgrade soon, but it’s a 200 dollar light so I figured it’d hold me over till an upgrade, I only have blue spectrum on 100 red and white I have at 0

 

[Kristopher Conlin]

Aquatic life edge WiFi, but it’s the freshwater unit so not properly tuned for the spectrum needed for saltwater, planning on an upgrade soon, but it’s a 200 dollar light so I figured it’d hold me over till an upgrade, I only have blue spectrum on 100 red and white I have at 0

I would say that's definitely the issue with the zoas reaching. Having a freshwater spectrum will also promote plant growth including algea.

 

[blaxsun]

 

[A Young Reefer]

Hello and welcome to R2R!

 

[Jeffcb]

Welcome to Reef2Reef!

 

[Karen00]

Welcome to the salty side and the community! That's a nice setup you have. I look forward to seeing more pics of it as it progresses.

 

[TDWitDaReefy]

I would say that's definitely the issue with the zoas reaching. Having a freshwater spectrum will also promote plant growth including algea.

Gotcha I didn’t even think about that spectrum encouraging algae, do you think I should add some of the other light spectrums like the white light and red light? Thanks for the help

 

[vetteguy53081]