Six-month-old Aquatop 40-gallon cube

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Rather than trying to move my gorgeous anemone I decided to just go along to get along.:). Moved the rock above him instead to give him some light.

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renzlao said:
Nice build. I’m following yours as I just set up mine. Is your skimmer still working?
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I’ll have to take a look at yours too.:). It took a while before the original skimmer was broken in, and then it seemed to stop working a few months in. Got a new one on warranty and so far so good...
 
Well, the RBT has acclimated and seems to be doing well. Except the bubbles are gone. Still a good looking anemone but not quite as stunning as before. Ive read that it is fairly common for healthy RBT to not have bubbles in some tanks, and bubbles in others, and that it’s nothing to worry about. That being said, has anyone had any success with adjusting something (parameters, light, etc.) and having bubbles return?

Hers latest full tank shot. Things are not growing super fast but I’m excited to see my three birds nests thriving and growing. (Full polyp extension on the pink birds nest is beautiful. Didn’t realize the polyps would be fluorescent green.)

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8-Month Update:
Added my first acropora and a few montipora. Parameters are stable, except I can't really tell where my phosphates are at with the Salifert kit. Looks like somewhere between 0.1 and 0.5. At least it always looks like it's the same color...
Growth is good and I'm loving my acan garden (2nd pic). However, I thought they were all the same species but I read somewhere that some may be Lords and others Acans. Is there a way to tell?

Also, it's possible I may have added too many corals. I might need to upgrade to a bigger tank soon...:)

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10-Month Update:

I am now in the spot where I'm excited because most everything is growing well. Birdsnests are quickly sprouting new limbs. Each of the acans/micromussas have several heads growing at the base and my hammer and frogspawn are getting more and more polyp extension.

Problems: My RBT anemone split and now I have had two of them moving around my tank and stinging corals, including one of my first acroporas that has so far been the only one to start coloring up.
Speaking of acroporas: though they all seem to be relatively healthy, they are not coloring up much, pretty much staying brown/tan. My parameters have been remarkably stable and I hope it's just taking time. My Kessil A360 X is at 55 percent at max and I'm worried about increasing more since I don't want to hurt any other corals. I have plenty of flow and the birdsnests are all looking great and fluffy with outstanding polyp extension.

I have a big patch of zoas (below the hammer) that has grown like crazy and always been happy. For some reason the mat has been mostly closed up the last few weeks and I can't figure out why.

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Looking great.
BTA- the only reason I will not keep them in my tank- They sting everything
 
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