Hemmdog’s UNS 60A

Hemmdog · Jan 30, 2023

I got the new pump installed! Dead silent and twice the flow! I should have done this much sooner.

The last piece of equipment I have uninstalled is the IM Spinstream; does anyone have any experience with those and know if they are worth it? I think I recall seeing one at a LFS on a tank and it made a clicking sound like a clock that would drive you mad. If that’s the case I’m not sure I want to install it.

Hemmdog · Feb 3, 2023

Anyone have any stocking suggestions for me? I can’t figure out which fish I’d like for this.

fishguy242 · Feb 3, 2023

Possum wrasse ??

crusso1993 · Feb 3, 2023

fishguy242 said:
Possum wrasse ??

Hemmdog · Feb 4, 2023

fishguy242 said:
Possum wrasse ??

He’s in!

fishguy242 · Feb 4, 2023

That didn't take long...

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Hemmdog · Feb 4, 2023

fishguy242 said:
That didn't take long... ...

I got lucky! A local literally down the street just got 5 really nice ones in from a recent shipment. He picked me the cream of the crop from those health wise. Hes been proactively treated for internal parasites, flukes, and ich. Worked out this fish deal over messenger at 1:30 am last night and picked this guy up at 7am. Bay Area fish magic, blessed to live in such a populated area at times.

dstockwell · Feb 4, 2023

Lookin good !

Hemmdog · Feb 4, 2023

dstockwell said:
Lookin good !

Thank you!

Hemmdog · Feb 8, 2023

Added a pink streak wrasse as well. He’s buds with the possum already! Both stay in caves all day but swim around and come out when I do feedings.
Such funny personification characteristics with these fish. I do hope they start coming out more though. They are cryptic to the max.

Hemmdog · Feb 9, 2023

The fish have been loving the reef nutrition arcti pods I’ve been adding a drop of throughout the day. I’ve also been feeding them an 1/8th of a cube of hakari mysis twice a day. I’ve also been dosing reef nutrition phyto every other day as well as AB+. I spot fed the corals some reef roids this evening, a recent PO4 test read zero so I’m trying to get some nutrients in there.
I’ve been doing 5 gal water changes of tropic marin pro every Friday, I may do a 10gal this week from adding fish and increased feeding rather drastically.
Currently
Alk 10
Cal 460
Mag 1380
Sg 1.026
Temp 77
N03 20
PO4 0

Running the 360x at 25% color 55% intensity, ramped up UV to 40 and red to 20. 6 hour peak. 11 hour total lights on time. First and last hour are very dim.

Hemmdog · Feb 14, 2023

My parameters are stable, got my phosphate up a bit which is good. Corals are growing and looking nice.

crusso1993 · Feb 14, 2023

Hemmdog said:
My parameters are stable, got my phosphate up a bit which is good. Corals are growing and looking nice.

Well, at least one thing in your life is stable.

Hemmdog · Feb 26, 2023

Added a really nice purple goni with neon green tips, not sure what its ‘hobby name’ is.

FTS

the possum and pink streak wrasse are doing great, out and about all the time, no signs of illness, loving these two. I think I’ll add a Yasha goby at some point and that will pretty much be it for fish!

Hemmdog · Feb 26, 2023

I also added a nice ricordia and green slimer frag a couple days before I got the goni.

Hemmdog · Mar 1, 2023

First spots of coralline on the back wall and wavemaker guard! So exciting! I feel like I’m getting it surprisingly soon for how new the tank is.

current measured parameters
1.026
10.2
470
1370
76.5f

my grand master krak zoa has two baby heads coming in as well! Woo!