Quick 1 month update:
I will try to do a better update in the weekend, hopefully with some better pictures and possibly toss a short video on youtube of feeding time.
Corals and rocks positions are still not set, corals sitting weirdly on rocks are for easier sand siphoning.
Major changes:
Chiller
Added a JBJ 1/3hp chiller 1 day ago as the daytime tank temperature peaked at 83.3f, room temperature is around 77f. Summer room temp could hit 90f. Chiller is set to kick in at 82.5f, will adjust if needed.
Livestock
+1 Banggai Cardinal
+1 One spot foxface
+2 Princess? Anthias
Diatoms
I've had a couple of diatom blooms, the latest one about a week ago, but somehow turned out much better today. I'm not going to worry too much about this, just keeping to basting the rocks and siphoning sand during water changes.
Chaeto
Chaeto are growing INSANELY well. The chaeto has probably more than doubled in size from 2 weeks ago (at least in my eyes), and have almost filled up my refugium.
Corals
Lost 2 acropora colonies, probably due to unstable tank. I'll definitely hold off adding any more SPS, unless they are the noob friendly species.
Latest parameters
Ammonia: 0
Nitrite: 0
Nitrate: 1
Phosphate: 0.03
Alkalinity: 9dkh
Calcium: 415
Magnesium: 1340
Salinity: 35ppt
PH: 8.3
Temperature: 80.6f