Hahaha thank you! I’ve been taking them so I don’t forget what is looked like at the start. Itll never be as clean as it is now
That's pretty!
Here is a photo of the dosing system before it was routed into the sump
Thank you! I was impressed with how well it actually came out. Even when routing them into the sump tank.
Im sprinkling in some non aquacultured fish. But the Aquacultured will dominate the tank for sure!
You should post pics! I found it hard setting mine up for the first time because there weren't too may out there!
Annnnnnd just like that I woke up this morning to the filefish dead on the pump. Really not sure how he died. Maybe stress from the wrasse. He ate fine everyday, but was always extremely shy and stayed toward the top of the tank.I did forget to update that I upgraded the protein Skimmer last week! I purchased the Octo Essence 130. It is still being broken in but i think this will be a great fit for my sump so i still have ample space to place rock and potentially macro algae.
So far so good with the tank. The filefish is giving me some trouble eating. I kept him in a breeder box because when i first released him, the 6 line was picking on him, the clowns also nipped at him (i think they thought he was flake food lol). This is the first time i saw the 6 line be aggressive. Since added him the 6 line has left him alone for the most part of what i can see. the file fish is also staring to color up more which is good! He prefers the freeze dried brine from BRS. I think because it is small enough for him to eat. I am attaching a photo of him as well. I know it is blurry but the camera wont focus on him!
Other thank that, I am running blue light all day everyday for the time being. Hoping to minimize the ugly faze as much as possible. I think in 2 weeks time i will start to introduce white light throughout the day.
He was a strong swimmer when he had to be, otherwise he would just leisurely swim. I am really not sure. I think I will just have to buy bigger next time
So with the FoxFace being in the tank, there wont be any more rabbitfish being added. My tank isn't big enough to house two. I am happy I went with the magnificent.
Looking great. do you have a pic of the broken part that caused the leak?Hey all,
It has been some time since I've done an update. I have added some coral and 2 fish since the last update. I added the two fish today so that is what sparked me to come back.
I added a Bristle-Tooth tang, as well as a yellow tang. Both are from TSM Aquatics and the yellow was captive bred! I had to wait some time for them both to be done to pick them up at the same date so they could be added together. Everything went very smoothly so far!
I still haven't been able to tune in the skimmer, I had it running for 3 months and it was still constantly overflowing. I may have to get something to prop it up so it sits higher in the sump. I have the water level in the parameters recommended but maybe my water just isn't dirty enough yet. Maybe with the addition of the two fish it will be.
I also performed another ICP test! Everything came back perfect except for Calcium and Magnesium were slightly low. I am still not dosing regularly as my coral population is still low. I added their recommended doses and will test again in three months.
Still trying to take things slow with this tank and do everything right. we had a slight ugly phase but so far so good. The only pest I am dealing with is aptasia. Every Sunday i suck 5 gallons out of the sump to do some cleaning, replenish, then hit them with some Frank's F. Their numbers are low now, so i don't think i will need a filefish or a copperband but we will see.
I plan to add some more pods soon, as well as trochus snails whenever I can get my hands on them!
I did steer away from the full aquacultured tank because there are just some fish I have wanted for 8 years and this is the fish time i can house them in an appropriate tank.
The only mishap so far with the Cade was the ATO line leaked. It seemed the plastic clips they provided to tie the lines together broke somehow? Still a mystery to me. Either way water leaked into the bottom of the stand and under the sump. I cleaned it up as best I could. no water got on the carpet which is great and it wasn't a lot of water. I am very thankful that I decided to drill my power bricks into brackets off the ground! Could have been a very expensive leak otherwise! I double zip tied both ends for now and am searching for a better solution.
I will add photos of the fish once they warm up a bit and i can get some good shots. For now enjoy some pics of the coral! They're not all happy since they were just added!
First Is the hot pink rock flower, it should color up a bit better.
Next is the GREEN SPLATTER HAMMER
Finally the utter chaos which hasn't opened yet!
Tank is looking great so far!Hey all,
It has been some time since I've done an update. I have added some coral and 2 fish since the last update. I added the two fish today so that is what sparked me to come back.
I added a Bristle-Tooth tang, as well as a yellow tang. Both are from TSM Aquatics and the yellow was captive bred! I had to wait some time for them both to be done to pick them up at the same date so they could be added together. Everything went very smoothly so far!
I still haven't been able to tune in the skimmer, I had it running for 3 months and it was still constantly overflowing. I may have to get something to prop it up so it sits higher in the sump. I have the water level in the parameters recommended but maybe my water just isn't dirty enough yet. Maybe with the addition of the two fish it will be.
I also performed another ICP test! Everything came back perfect except for Calcium and Magnesium were slightly low. I am still not dosing regularly as my coral population is still low. I added their recommended doses and will test again in three months.
Still trying to take things slow with this tank and do everything right. we had a slight ugly phase but so far so good. The only pest I am dealing with is aptasia. Every Sunday i suck 5 gallons out of the sump to do some cleaning, replenish, then hit them with some Frank's F. Their numbers are low now, so i don't think i will need a filefish or a copperband but we will see.
I plan to add some more pods soon, as well as trochus snails whenever I can get my hands on them!
I did steer away from the full aquacultured tank because there are just some fish I have wanted for 8 years and this is the fish time i can house them in an appropriate tank.
The only mishap so far with the Cade was the ATO line leaked. It seemed the plastic clips they provided to tie the lines together broke somehow? Still a mystery to me. Either way water leaked into the bottom of the stand and under the sump. I cleaned it up as best I could. no water got on the carpet which is great and it wasn't a lot of water. I am very thankful that I decided to drill my power bricks into brackets off the ground! Could have been a very expensive leak otherwise! I double zip tied both ends for now and am searching for a better solution.
I will add photos of the fish once they warm up a bit and i can get some good shots. For now enjoy some pics of the coral! They're not all happy since they were just added!
First Is the hot pink rock flower, it should color up a bit better.
Next is the GREEN SPLATTER HAMMER
Finally the utter chaos which hasn't opened yet!
