Lavey29
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Clowns are iconic but make sure they are medicinally QT before your tank either by LFS or yourself because they are prone to disease. Better to spend a little more and get fish professionally QT before your tank.
Should I restart?
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Thresher's Reef
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For sure! I unfortunately live in middle georgia where there are hardly any LFS but I saw this guy called Dr. Reef that sells quarantined fish so I've been thinking about getting them from him.
Thresher's Reef
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I have at least 15-18 lbs in the tank and that is also why I added the seachem matrix in the filtration in hopes it will provide more surface area for the bacteria to colonize.
Thresher's Reef
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lmfbs
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Also - clowns are in the same family as damsels and can be a bit aggressive/dickish. I usually recommend to people new to the hobby to not add them first (but I'm not sure even one time I've ever followed that advice myself).
Lavey29
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Good point especially in smaller tanks
Lavey29
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Make sure your flow pump is like 3 inches below the surface so you get very noticeable surface ripple for gas exchange.
Reign1
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I believe he said nitrate is 60
agree with everyone .. small water changes regularly .. I do believe your ammonia is fine especially if you have zero nitrite and some nitrate ..
you may just want to get water tested @ LFS to confirm ..
my advise .. slow down and let the tank mature( I know it’s hard)
I am in same boat right now lol
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Thresher's Reef
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Not a typo I said two days before nitrate read 60.3 and then the next day that I tested I had 0
Thresher's Reef
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It was actually around there and I kept getting this little vortex created that I heard was not a good thing and that is why I lowered it more. Is there a way to keep the vortex from occurring?
Lavey29
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What pump is it?
Thresher's Reef
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It's the EcoTech MP10. I went with it so I could have a battery backup since middle georgia tends to have a lot of power outages due to our very friendly thunderstorms and tornados lol
Lavey29
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Ok I use MP40s. Are you running lagoon or reefcrest mode? What intensity?
Thresher's Reef
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I'm running lagoon mode on the lowest intensity setting at the moment.
Lavey29
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Lagoon is fine. I run my pumps at 28% intensity during the day. You just want to be sure you have a constant noticeable ripple back and forth on your waters surface. This promotes gas exchange so your tank gets 02 for the fish you will add
JNalley
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Zoa's are pretty resilient but not indestructible. I would be concerned with why they're not opening, and I don't think it has anything to do with your parameters. Some Zoa's are light lovers, others are dark dwellers, and it's difficult to know which ones are which without playing with placement. The last time I had Zoa's close up on me (the colony was sharing the same rock with another colony that was open and flourishing) it turned out to be light intensity. They started opening up when I turned the lights way down, and when I say way down I mean Max intensity on the light was 40% and I turned on acclimation mode to reduce that value by 70%, so I guess they were around 12% or so total light output? I would look there, personally. It's also worth mapping the PAR in your tank... Rent a PAR meter either online or at an LFS, or if you know there are people around you who will pay you to PAR map their tanks, just buy one if you can turn a profit.
Thresher's Reef
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If I took a video of what my surface movement looked like when I get home, would you mind letting me know if you think I should increase my intensity?
