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Unread 03/02/2016, 04:45 PM   #101
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I bought a "bigger" one. Its a SLR and I am terrible at understanding it so don't get much better when it comes to fish tank pictures then my point and shoot. lol


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Unread 03/02/2016, 05:38 PM   #102
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so much for that one then lol. I would highly recommend the kelby Digital Photography Books as a good learning tool kit with practical examples. That's how I learned (but I still suck).


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Unread 03/02/2016, 06:03 PM   #103
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Looks great! I started Reefing with a 14g, I had R rubble in middle chamber it worked great for me. I also removed the stock canopy and built my own with two LED bars, a fan and a 70w MH. I used the Aquatic Life mini protein skimmer worked great for me. There are many was to MOD a cube.


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Unread 03/02/2016, 09:34 PM   #104
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so much for that one then lol. I would highly recommend the kelby Digital Photography Books as a good learning tool kit with practical examples. That's how I learned (but I still suck).
Thanks for the tip.


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Unread 03/04/2016, 04:40 AM   #105
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Unread 03/13/2016, 08:51 AM   #106
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BTW none of the pictures work in above post.
Have not finished reading book one but think I am already getting better shots. Broke out my tripod and used the delay picture mode.
Anyways FTS and some of the mystery coral. I think it is some sort of leather. Could it be a finger leather? I have one of those.




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Unread 03/13/2016, 05:36 PM   #107
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Unread 03/13/2016, 07:40 PM   #108
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Pics are looking good, I assume by almost done with book one you meant you bought and/or are going through the kelby series?

Not sure what mystery coral is, but probably finger leather. Also watch for babies around the tank from that Kenya tree coral (pinkish leather). I had one and it was somewhere between softball and basketball sized when I finally got rid if it. And it dropped new babies all the time, and they got all over the tank. Not really a problem since they don't hurt anything, they just get everywhere. Cheap and easy frags to sell though!

Otherwise looking good, keep up the good work!


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Unread 03/13/2016, 08:19 PM   #109
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Yep reading the book you suggested. Ya I have so far found the droppings and removed them. I am sure at some point it well get away from me. But since nothing else is growing maybe it well fill in all the blank spots. lol


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Unread 03/16/2016, 01:11 PM   #110
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Got the last of my critters for this tank. Royal Gramma and a yellow clown goby. Nice to have some color in the tank.


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Unread 03/20/2016, 09:07 AM   #111
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They are both eating. The clown goby stays out all the time. The other one is very shy and only comes out when being fed.


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Unread 03/22/2016, 10:24 AM   #112
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Got some new corals today. So glad I found a pulsing zenia. I got two other "pest" corals a leather tree and a Kenya. Hope they stay filling in the tank.


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Unread 04/26/2016, 04:51 PM   #113
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My clean up crew needs replenished. So just did an order of snails. Will get my crabs local. I have not seen my emerald crab in a long while. Starting to worry. But I guess and second one would be ok if he is still in there....
Only two red legged crabs so need more of those. Still have my one cleaner shrimp so wont need those.
Other then more hair algae then normal tank is ok. No deaths but not much growth with my corals. Really wish the tank would fill up. But its happy so guess that's a good thing.


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Unread 05/01/2016, 06:51 PM   #114
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Great. Algae is getting out of control and I need to start doing smaller water changes cause hubby is not fond of spending so much money just for water. Going to do 2.4 a week instead of 5 gallons a week. OH well I hope it well work itself out soon.


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Unread 05/01/2016, 06:53 PM   #115
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Wondering is four fish is to many.


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My clean up crew needs replenished. So just did an order of snails. Will get my crabs local. I have not seen my emerald crab in a long while. Starting to worry. But I guess and second one would be ok if he is still in there....
Only two red legged crabs so need more of those. Still have my one cleaner shrimp so wont need those.
Other then more hair algae then normal tank is ok. No deaths but not much growth with my corals. Really wish the tank would fill up. But its happy so guess that's a good thing.


Careful with having TOO much CUC. the snails could be dying bc they don't have enough to eat and that could be contributing to your algae issues. And 4 fish is not too many. I have 5 in my 25g and have great water parameters


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Unread 05/02/2016, 07:40 AM   #117
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Wondering is four fish is to many.
The number of fishes to keep depends on (adult) size of fishes, what you are planning on keeping, your maintenance routine, and your feeding habits.

4 is a good number. I have 3 small and 1 medium fish in my 29g biocube. I could add two more small fishes. I will likely have more territorial issues and aggression issues before I have bioload issues.

If you only did small non-aggressive fishes, or a group of small fishes, you could do up to 6. I wouldn't do much more than that.


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Unread 05/02/2016, 10:15 AM   #118
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I have two true clown fish. One yellow clown goby and one royal gramma I think I spelled all that right. I think what caused this algae bloom was my emerald crab has died. Have not seen it in two weeks. Normally I see every couple days. I was feeding brine shrimp/blood worms once a week. Marian snow once a week and some small pellets for the fish on thee days a week. Now I am just feeding the fish every other day with the pellets. At least till the algae gets under control. My cleaner shrimp is s till alive and well.

I didn't get the recommended amount of snails for my tank. Cause I had a few left but not many. I have three hermit crabs left of the 7 I use to have back in Jan. I got this package to add. https://www.reefcleaners.org/index.p...category_id=20

I do five gallons a week water change. Need to go to 2.5 a week as soon as I am able too. Maybe I should put the skimmer on? I have one just don't use it.


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What algae is growing out of control? In your last pictures, the tank looked surprisingly clean.

You should be able to get away with 5g every 2 weeks, especially as the tank matures. Are you siphoning out the rear chambers with water changes? A lot of detritus can settle back there and break down, spiking nutrients, especially early in a tank's life.

Also, you could add an appropriate non-aggressive fish or two to the tank without it being overstocked.


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Unread 05/03/2016, 09:13 AM   #120
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No think I am ok with my fish. I have some hair algae and some green algae of some sort in the sand. The stuff in the sand is new. So right now I am doing a 3 day black out. Hope that well stop it before it gets a foot hold.
Yes I clean out the back chambers often. I move the sand around before each change. I don't like to try and vacuum it I lose to much sand when I do.
I still have not seen that emerald crab. I think his death may be what is causing my problem.
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Great during the black out my cleaner shrimp died. No idea why. Other then I put some hydra peroxide in the tank before I started the black out.
Going to wait till I do a few water changes to get a new shrimp and crab. May try the boxing crab.


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Unread 05/08/2016, 04:28 PM   #122
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A side effect of peroxide cleaning, its known to kill inverts. Thats why most people do it outside the tank and rinse well before putting it back in the tank. I would watch for your CUC too.


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Grrr ok wont do that again.


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I dont see a whole lot of algae in those pictures. ice looking fish though.

FWIW I had 5 fish in my biocube. Citron clown goby, warpaint goby, neon dottyback, flame angel, and a pair of clowns. I think you would be fine with a couple more small fish.


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