Whoops! I added a fleece roller to my system. At the same time, I lowered my daily feeding frequency from 2-3, down to 1 a day. Also added a bag of copepods.
My nitrates were 7ppm, and phosphates were .03ppm before the changes.
I've not tested these two parameters since making the changes about a month ago. Was about to do a water change, so I decided to test em. I'm glad I did.
Im considering my options because I dont want these two bottomed out. Some of my corals have looked less happy than usual, and this is probably why.
Do I? -
• Do smaller water changes
• Increase the feeding
• Do less frequent water changes
• Throw it all away
I had originally made these changes to combat the uglies. It worked..
Day 30.
Only 3 fish, but lots of easy corals, copepods, some inverts and live rock. Plus a steady dosing routine of nitrification bacteria.
The "ugly" stage lasted less than a 4 days and I think I am most happiest with the growth of that patch of macroalgae which I am sure is ripping out the Nitrate and phosphate but is wiping out the pest algae.
The goni isn't thriving but a drop of manganese seems to be assisting now, and I should probably try and get the peppermint shrimp out now they took care of the aiptasia but are now free to harass the BTA. Which the Clowns are not impressed by.
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Its been two weeks since I got a pair of Long fin Clownfish!
They finally settled and started to learn their feeding cues! Much less food waste now!
I got some diatoms in the sand and glass but the copepods and snails are catching up nicely!
Now is just a lil maintenance 😁
Excited to add a cleaner shrimp and/or hermit crabs in the next couple of week! (Still deciding on the hermits) What you guys think?
And now I’m researching for compatibility for the anemones and soft corals
or maybe just add the Euphyllia instead is anemones🤔
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- Natural live food for fish and corals
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Doing a water change today and noticing my rock losing some of the coraline color and getting some more algae. Do u suggest introducing copepods or adding more cuc? For the cuc I have 3 trochus (lost 2), 5 cerith, 4 dwarf hermits, a cleaner shrimp and emerald crab
Whoops! I added a fleece roller to my system. At the same time, I lowered my daily feeding frequency from 2-3, down to 1 a day. Also added a bag of copepods.
My nitrates were 7ppm, and phosphates were .03ppm before the changes.
I've not tested these two parameters since making the changes about a month ago. Was about to do a water change, so I decided to test em. I'm glad I did.
Im considering my options because I dont want these two bottomed out. Some of my corals have looked less happy than usual, and this is probably why.
Do I? -
• Do smaller water changes
• Increase the feeding
• Do less frequent water changes
• Throw it all away
I had originally made these changes to combat the uglies. It worked..