My First Upgrade:72 Bowfront

[john.m.cole3]

Nice bowfront tank man

thanks man!

 

[john.m.cole3]

@WWC had a bunch of stick rock over at the store yesterday. Some sticks would look good in there.

Trying to get my nitrates below 10, then will be adding more. LPS heavy for now!

 

[john.m.cole3]

What skimmer do you have? I looks like my RLSS R5-i

Skimz Monzter SM 203. DC skimmer rated for a 580 gal reg bioload/190 gal heavy bioload. This way I can transfer it over to my 5 ft 150 gal upgrade I'm planning for when we buy a house (hopefully next year)

 

[john.m.cole3]

My 3 remaining fish. The percula clown and firefish are 2/3 of the first fish I ever got last January. The engineer goby has really grown on me also.

Pic of my water brewing station, top of equipment cabinet with powerhead, skimmer, and ATO controllers on top.

The ATO reservoir and my Tunze 5074 keeping the kalk flowing to the DT, switchboard w/ other random utility stuff.

Skimz Monzter SM 203 DC skimmer.

Bio media and Live Rock chamber in the sump.

I feel better now!!!!!!!!

 

[john.m.cole3]

2 separate doses of peroxide 1 ml per 10 gallons and that algae is nowhere to be seen. Let's see if this lasts. Will continue the dose for 2 more weeks as maintenance

 

[john.m.cole3]

Switching over to aquaforest

 

[john.m.cole3]

Firefish died today in quarantine after starting cupramine. Cyano outbreak in DT just because I haven't been through enough recently. Cranked up flow 2x jebao rw8 on 100% each, wave mode 1.

 

[john.m.cole3]

Before after and during sand bed cleaning.

 

[john.m.cole3]

tank is looking clean. cyano is 90% gone. 53 more days to run fallow

 

[john.m.cole3]

So fresh and clean

 

[jsker]

The tank is starting to come alive. I think four clowns would look really cool. So are you going add 3 plain percs or have two different types or percs?

 

[john.m.cole3]

going to add a picasso, platinum, and onyx. They are all perculas so everyone should get along

 

[jsker]

going to add a picasso, platinum, and onyx. They are all perculas so everyone should get along

That is going to look really cool with four different body colored clowns. Any suggestion what to add with the yellow strip maroon or am a better off just getting another maroon when it is time?

 

[john.m.cole3]

That is going to look really cool with four different body colored clowns. Any suggestion what to add with the yellow strip maroon or am a better off just getting another maroon when it is time?

I'm not really sure. Is the maroon in a category on its own? Or is it a sub species of ocellera, percula, or clarkii?

 

[john.m.cole3]

http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/prod_display.cfm?c=15+1500+758&pcatid=758

 

[john.m.cole3]

looks like maroons dont play well with others

 

[john.m.cole3]

here's a few options for differnet marrons @jsker
https://billysreefconnection.com/298-misc-designer-clownfish

 

[jsker]

here's a few options for differnet marrons @jsker
https://billysreefconnection.com/298-misc-designer-clownfish

The gold flake looks like it would be a good addition. Great research. The one I have now has been a feisty one, he goes after my hand when I am doing what ever in the tank. He does play nice with the other though.

 

[john.m.cole3]

my female would always nip at my hand also. When I re-arranged the scape it decreased her being so territorial (you don't have that option I don't think). Also when I moved her to the 72 she calmed down. Maybe now that you have a BTA she can call it home and leave your hand alone to do it housekeeping

 

[jsker]

Question: I am going to the dark side after reading through @twilliard thread about dosing H2O2. I am now getting red slim algae along with the GHA. How is your system doing? how much are you dosing of the H2O2?