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So I'm sure I over fed and killed one of my fish with an ammonia spike. Sitting at .5 ammonia, .5 nitrite and 10 nitrates. I'm not sure if I should do a WC or leave the system be and do its thing. My other clown seems to be fine it's eating and is very aggressive about it. I feed him only once a day now 3 pellets and 3 drops of brine shrimp in tank water. He eats it all so I don't have any more waste from leftovers. I've noticed a bit more algae starting to grow now to, The CUC is handling it mostly I think.
3 Red legged hermits
3Blue legged hermits
2 cerith snail
2 Turbo snails
1 Emerald crab
1 Nassarius snail
1 Cleaner shrimp
One of the hermits and the cleaner shrimp molted within the last week. I'm not sure whats going on but I was sitting on the couch looking real close at the glass because its kinda dirty on the inside and saw something move. Looking closer and taking a pic with my phone I found this and lots of them everywhere. Look like some kind of pod.
So It appears I screwed the pooch on this one and hope I don't have to loose anymore pets, What do you guys think I should do?
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Why are you going to break it down? If you are worried, do a water change and then check your parameters. Pods already, that is usually the sign of a healthy tank. Must have come in on one of your frags.
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Installed my RapidLed kit today. Only have 2 channels tho one on white and one for UV, Red, Blue and green. Still messing with the storm control. 50% for the tank picture. The red is kinda spotty not sure if i can diffuse it or what
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Rearranged the lights and added a lime and blue, now have 4 channels with white, royal blue, colors and UV on each. So now I have red, green, blue and lime in the center, UV on the outside, royal blue filled in and white on the edges. Colors and UV on 700ma and white and blues on 1000ma. With the more control the corals have really started to come out.
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Still struggling with a massive diatoms bloom. It's been 2 weeks now and it's not getting better, I noticed alot more green and purple spots showing up tho. I'm not sure if I need to get some more CUC or wait longer. The tank is disgusting looking. 20% WC a week
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Now for the bad news, something is wrong with my clown, first I thought it was ich, so I got my QT tank out and he is being treated with copper. 4 days into the QT tank I see this, tail is starting to disappear.
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It's been some time so here is an update. Completely broke down tank and changed rock work for a better layout and removed an ugly rock. Been fish less for 6 weeks now and today added a clown I got from a buddy she is about 2 inches. Tank seems a lot cleaner and better looking I think as well. Added some acans, hammer and some kind of maroon with green mouth polyp.
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Added an octospawn today and did a 3 gallon WC, water parameters are starting to stabilize, tank is 4 months old now.
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Just an update, added a birds nest and 2nd clown is in the QT tank. My baby rock anemone is growing fast to.
Last full test
nitrate 1
PH 7.8
salt 1.0255
calc 440
DKH 8.6
Alk 3.08
mag 1450
phose .10
temp 78f
Last full test
nitrate 1
PH 7.8
salt 1.0255
calc 440
DKH 8.6
Alk 3.08
mag 1450
phose .10
temp 78f
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Tank update, added orchid dotty and a large colony of pipe organ and a few small softy frags. Added hydor pico 180 behind rocks, 2nd recharged of my purigen is under way.
Big 4 test this week are
Nitrate 1
calc 420
mag 1440
DKH 7.7
Big 4 test this week are
Nitrate 1
calc 420
mag 1440
DKH 7.7
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Tank update, I've stop using the skimmer and now I only use floss, purigen and chemi pure elite and 4 gallon WC biweekly. I've been wondering why I have not seen any growth of coralline or much coral growth. I revisited the tank lighting and started to adjust the intensity from the LEDS and since then I have seen an explosion in growth of everything. I guess the LEDs where just to much. My first clue was the birds nest growing down. Here is an updated picture.
