Going to start a weekly update series, if anyone is interested for some reason.
Nitrate levels still running a little high, but people at my LFS said it's perfectly fine.
They actually said I should not have changed so much of the water so soon, as I got rid of a lot of my good bacteria.
Also, they advised my to oxygenate my water, because I have a canister, my water does not get oxygenated, so they told me to just tilt the canister export head to break the waters surface a little.
It seems to have had a great effect on my goniapora and xenia, they loot amazing now that the water is oxygenated.
Unfortunately, it's pretty loud, so I'll probably invest in a bubbler, but I don't know how nice it will look, so maybe I'll just put it on when I'm not there, IDK.
Also, I have ditched the sump idea for now, I'll get one eventually, but people at my LFS said they're fine, I just have to clean them out.
I have been looking at some corals this week, like zoas, and acons. I really would like to have a nice zoa garden.
Also I've been looking at rock anenomes, they look pretty awesome.
My main goals for this upcoming month are to finish my rockwork, get it how I'd like, and get some corals that maybe aren't neon green and maroon for a change.
Again, I REALLY am getting attached to the idea of a zoa garden. It seems so cool to me to collect these rare and expensive corals and grow them. They also are so stunning.
Also considering an anenome crab down the line, once he can hide in my corals, that may be cool.
I have also figured out my fish for this tank. In addition to the clowns, I'd like a small flame angel along with a small tomini tang. A Male Mckoskers Flasher Wrasse. And a twin spot goby. (Maybe a barnacle blenny but it may be pushing the tank limits).
I purchased some reef-roids and polyp booster today, can't wait to feed my corals once they come in, I've heard its some good stuff.
This week we lost the halloween hermit, I think the other hermits didn't like him :/
Life goes on... RIP.
Well that about does it for my thoughts this week. Hopefully this reef can turn into something beautiful one day.
Peace
✌
Will
