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Well new video 
the tank is looking VERY clean... I better film something... ahah before the bron algae attack ahah
Been turning the light up slow... now... with a full 8h cycle... I can almost see brown after two 8hour cycles.
Still need to put the second MP40w QD up maybe next week.
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the tank is looking VERY clean... I better film something... ahah before the bron algae attack ahahBeen turning the light up slow... now... with a full 8h cycle... I can almost see brown after two 8hour cycles.
Still need to put the second MP40w QD up
maybe next week..
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cheers Bugger , well I'll leave you guys wondering about that 
Fish... will be my old tanks fish... currently on my LFS waiting for the tank to cycle:
Zebrasoma Xanthurum
Zebrasoma Flavescens
Percula Clown
Siganus virgatus
Synchiropus splendidus (will be coming in lateeeeee need to wait for the plankton first)
Now... need some ideias on what else to add to the mix... thinking on a school of Anthias... would like a butterfly but... with the Zebrasomas, thinking on a good order to introduce them
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, well I'll leave you guys wondering about that Fish... will be my old tanks fish... currently on my LFS waiting for the tank to cycle:
Zebrasoma Xanthurum
Zebrasoma Flavescens
Percula Clown
Siganus virgatus
Synchiropus splendidus (will be coming in lateeeeee need to wait for the plankton first)
Now... need some ideias on what else to add to the mix... thinking on a school of Anthias... would like a butterfly but... with the Zebrasomas, thinking on a good order to introduce them
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happy new year everyone
updates... bad news first...
I lost 3 fishes that were in the LFS... apparently the tank heater stopped working and nobody noticed... :S :S don't even want to get more into it...
So I'm left with just the Z. Xanthurus and the Synchiropus cf. splendidus
what I did was... rescue the Xanthurus ASAP... managed to reactivate an old nano and now running it as a QT just with the Xanthurus he seems very active after beating white spot(ich) by himself !!! I'm feeding some frozen and pellets mixed with KZ immune stabil fish and AA Fish, everything looks fine.
Good news... the tank turned 1month old on the 30th.... I did a ~40% WC, and grabbed the rest of my CUC.... 2 very big trochus and 1 hermit just to test out... 1 of the snails is more active than the other but they are eating the massive patch of green algae that is everywhere
, the hermit already knows every corner of the tank ahah
For now... a FTS of my green tank the stage that we all go trough
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Pedro
everyone updates... bad news first...
I lost 3 fishes that were in the LFS... apparently the tank heater stopped working and nobody noticed... :S :S don't even want to get more into it...
So I'm left with just the Z. Xanthurus and the Synchiropus cf. splendidus
what I did was... rescue the Xanthurus ASAP... managed to reactivate an old nano and now running it as a QT just with the Xanthurus he seems very active after beating white spot(ich) by himself !!! I'm feeding some frozen and pellets mixed with KZ immune stabil fish and AA Fish, everything looks fine.Good news... the tank turned 1month old on the 30th.... I did a ~40% WC, and grabbed the rest of my CUC.... 2 very big trochus and 1 hermit just to test out... 1 of the snails is more active than the other but they are eating the massive patch of green algae that is everywhere
, the hermit already knows every corner of the tank ahahFor now... a FTS of my green tank
the stage that we all go trough
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Pedro
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Following (from Portugal)
one question:
have you done any treatment to the dead rock before put it in the tank ? (acid or boiling rock)
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Rúben
(from Portugal)one question:
have you done any treatment to the dead rock before put it in the tank ? (acid or boiling rock)
Regards
Rúben
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Cheers G_Sanab
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ehhehe I did not do any treatments the rocks were very clean, but you can do an acid bath just in case.
Pedro.
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one question:
have you done any treatment to the dead rock before put it in the tank ? (acid or boiling rock)
Regards
Rúben
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ehhehe I did not do any treatments the rocks were very clean, but you can do an acid bath just in case.
Pedro.
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Hello everyone
News... I collected my old LPS and softies stock from a friend, have it in for more than 3 weeks now and everything looks good even with the cloudy water.
Having clear water I got two new fishes in and they are looking fine as well.
Here it is a small video of the new inhabitants going in the tank
Cirrhilabrus lubbocki
Halichoeres chrysus
Now it's time to start with Triton dosing
Pedro.
News... I collected my old LPS and softies stock from a friend, have it in for more than 3 weeks now and everything looks good
even with the cloudy water.Having clear water I got two new fishes in and they are looking fine as well.
Here it is a small video of the new inhabitants going in the tank
Cirrhilabrus lubbocki
Halichoeres chrysus
Now it's time to start with Triton dosing
Pedro.
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Update
Dosing is almost starting already done the testing and the values are a low... been advised by Triton Labs to raise the parameters so I can then start dosing the BASE Elementz, I have been sourcing MgCl2 and NaHCo3 on the local pharmacies ahah just could not find CaCl2 errr had to order that... will delay my dosing for a while but it's ok after all this time waiting I'm loving the clean look of the tank
Enjoy a The Island Reef moment my Halichoeres chrysus coming out of the sand
Pedro
Dosing is almost starting
already done the testing and the values are a low... been advised by Triton Labs to raise the parameters so I can then start dosing the BASE Elementz, I have been sourcing MgCl2 and NaHCo3 on the local pharmacies ahah just could not find CaCl2 errr had to order that... will delay my dosing for a while but it's ok after all this time waiting I'm loving the clean look of the tank Enjoy a The Island Reef moment
my Halichoeres chrysus coming out of the sand Pedro
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Hello everyone
Last week I was in Oporto and had the chance to go to Fragario do Norte, one of my favourite shops in north of Portugal, since I did not get anything from the shop ehhehe (will do next month)
whoop new corals... I made a small video of the shops stock
enjoy
Pedro
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Last week I was in Oporto and had the chance to go to Fragario do Norte, one of my favourite shops in north of Portugal, since I did not get anything from the shop ehhehe (will do next month)
whoop new corals... I made a small video of the shops stock enjoy
Pedro
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