On top of that, the corners were next to impossible to keep clean of algae. I grew tired pretty quickly of the cramped cube as well as the rounded corners which, look great when empty, but make it really difficult to view the tank from certain angles due to the way it drastically distorts the view. Picture of Frank chillin' on a toadstool leather: I know it can be invasive, but I plan to keep it isolated on the sand bed or a small piece of LR. I have always loved the way the pulsing Xenia looks, but never found it locally until the other day at my LFS. I purchased a few more additions to Frank's Dominion a green tipped torch, some pulsing Xenia, and a goniopora frag. I won't be adding emerald crabs since I have hear mixed reviews on wether they are reef safe. I am slowly sucking out the sand during water changes and that is helping to stop the spread of algae on the sand bed and might eventually try going no sand bed to allow me to crank up the flow a bit. The hydroids are under control, but I think it allowed the algae to start and take hold. I theorize it coincided with reduced nutrients when stopping all feeding to try and kill off hydroids that were starting to spread. No way to test for phosphates, so I am planning on getting a Hanna ULR checker soon so I can stay on top of those numbers. I hope to keep this journal up to date as a record for coral growth, triumphs and any failures I may (will) come across.Ĭurrently battling an infestation of Bubble algae and some red cyano as well as green algae that are both growing on the sand and the walls of the tank. Some other people I need to thank are and all their advice and experience! Huge thanks to responded to a post I made asking for feedback and was instrumental in getting the tank setup by being kind enough to send me sand, rocks, heater and a ton of other extras. I had a FOWLR in highschool but never made the jump to coral. I quickly grew tired and took down the tank and decided to try my hand at running a reef tank. I tried and failed to use aquasoil and the mopani wood I bought was leaching sap and was therefore unusable.
This tank started off as a planted betta tank but I soon found the size to be inadequate as well as ugly. Pick bubble algae and scrape glass every other day Small USB Computer Fan set up over the Aquaclear Filter Random from Frag Swap (no clue what kind)Īquaclear 20 running Filter floss, chemipure elite and purigen Removed the sump area entirely to make more room for rock and coral.Īcan Colony (started as 2 heads and now about 6)
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FTS - Last Picture in it's full glory before ugrading to 20 g tall.