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Zoanthids already opened up nicely. Should be ok, juz keep a close watch on your water parameters & do weekly or fortnightly WC should be gd enough to keep your water clean and replenish elements in it.

Display Tank : 36" x 20" x 20" Herbie overflow box design, Sump : 36" x 21" x 17", Frag Tank : 16” x 20” x 16”, custom built by Tank Culture.

Lightings : Ecotech  Radion XR15 Pro x 2 for Main Display Tank, Inled R80 x 1 for Frag Tank.

Chiller : Dalkin 1hp compressor with build-in drop coil.

Skimmer : Skimz Octa SC205i Protein Skimmer.

FR : H2Ocean FMR75 Fluidised Media Reactor with Hailea HX-2500 (Feeder Pump) running Rowaphos.

CR : Skimz Monzter E Series CM122 Calcium Reactor.

BPR: Marine Source Biopellet  Reactor with Continuum Reef Biopellet Fuel. 

Main Return Pump : SICCE Syncra ADV 9.0 & Jebao ACQ-10000 Water Pump.

Wavemaker : Jebao MOW-9 x2 for Main Display Tank & Jebao SLW-20M  Sine Wave Pump for  Frag Tank.

Water Top Up: AutoAqua Smart ATO Lite.

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Found out that the Eheim 2213 external filter flow rate is 440 litres per hour but the Teco TR10 chiller require a minimum of 180 gallon per hour (680 litres per hour). Ended up getting the Eheim universal (1200 litres per hour) to pump water to the chiller. Did not want to risk a lower flow rate for fear that it may spoil the chiller. Any comments?

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Actually I don't think it's advisable to add any sps after a month because your water parameters are not stable yet. Anyway, your photos are too dim and I guess it's a bird's nest. Did you check with the seller what you bought?

 

Aquarium 3 - 250 liters with sump and refugium

Jebao DC 6000 pump with speed controller

Skimz skimmer

AI Hydra 52 HD

Hailea HS-66A (1/4 hp) chiller

Maxspect Gyre

TLF Phosban reactors with Phosban

Tunze nano osmolator

Marine Magic Triplet Dosing

 

Aquarium 1 - 27 litres

Atman HF-0600 HOB filter

Maxspect Razor Nano 60W (10,000 K)

AOL 60 litres chiller

Tunze Nano Osmolator

 

 

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Looked like pooky red zoas and blue/purple digitata but I could be wrong.

Display Tank : 36" x 20" x 20" Herbie overflow box design, Sump : 36" x 21" x 17", Frag Tank : 16” x 20” x 16”, custom built by Tank Culture.

Lightings : Ecotech  Radion XR15 Pro x 2 for Main Display Tank, Inled R80 x 1 for Frag Tank.

Chiller : Dalkin 1hp compressor with build-in drop coil.

Skimmer : Skimz Octa SC205i Protein Skimmer.

FR : H2Ocean FMR75 Fluidised Media Reactor with Hailea HX-2500 (Feeder Pump) running Rowaphos.

CR : Skimz Monzter E Series CM122 Calcium Reactor.

BPR: Marine Source Biopellet  Reactor with Continuum Reef Biopellet Fuel. 

Main Return Pump : SICCE Syncra ADV 9.0 & Jebao ACQ-10000 Water Pump.

Wavemaker : Jebao MOW-9 x2 for Main Display Tank & Jebao SLW-20M  Sine Wave Pump for  Frag Tank.

Water Top Up: AutoAqua Smart ATO Lite.

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Will try to get a clearer shot. The sellers say its okay even after I mention its a new tank. They recommended these "easy" (SPS) corals. Was a worried as the "tentacles"/polyp did not review in the first few days. Add a cauliflower like coral recently. Hope they survive.

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Noted, frozen mysis. I have some oyster feast... will that be okay? Some say feed Nori... what is that?
Nori is japanese name for seaweed.

Display Tank : 36" x 20" x 20" Herbie overflow box design, Sump : 36" x 21" x 17", Frag Tank : 16” x 20” x 16”, custom built by Tank Culture.

Lightings : Ecotech  Radion XR15 Pro x 2 for Main Display Tank, Inled R80 x 1 for Frag Tank.

Chiller : Dalkin 1hp compressor with build-in drop coil.

Skimmer : Skimz Octa SC205i Protein Skimmer.

FR : H2Ocean FMR75 Fluidised Media Reactor with Hailea HX-2500 (Feeder Pump) running Rowaphos.

CR : Skimz Monzter E Series CM122 Calcium Reactor.

BPR: Marine Source Biopellet  Reactor with Continuum Reef Biopellet Fuel. 

Main Return Pump : SICCE Syncra ADV 9.0 & Jebao ACQ-10000 Water Pump.

Wavemaker : Jebao MOW-9 x2 for Main Display Tank & Jebao SLW-20M  Sine Wave Pump for  Frag Tank.

Water Top Up: AutoAqua Smart ATO Lite.

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The yellow Tang only nibbles the live rocks and is not interested in the pellets I deposited for the pass 3 days. Concerned about the PO3 and NO3 created by the unconsumed food. Red slime algae seems to increased. What should I do?

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Remove the unconsume food after feeding. Try to feed it mysis, new fish normally will be more willing to take fresh food then pellet. Once they take fresh food then slowly introduce them to pellet.

Have u check your PO4 and NO3?

Try to keep it low and the red slim should dissappear slowly. Siphoning of the red slim during WC will help also.

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For red slime, try reducing ur lighting period and use a wave maker to slightly make that area with red slime algae with more random flows . As red slime algae often grows onto dead spot. This is what i read online. Just my 2 cents......

Tank and Equipments Used:-

Tank Size: 3x1.5x2

Return Pump: Eheim 1260

Lighting: DE 36 Inch T5 Retrofit 6 x 39 Watts | 5 ATI Blue Plus & 1 ATI Special Blue.

Wavemaker: 1x WP-40 | 1x SUNSUN 5000ltr/hr

Skimmer: BUBBLE MAGUS C7

Skimz ideas FR: Running ROWAPHOS (FEEDER PUMP: RESUN 1000)

Enductor FR: Running NP Biopellet (FEEDER PUMP: AQUABEE 1000)

Chaeto in sump

~ Watching my tank matures and progressing day by day , gives me great satisfactory

Cheers!

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For red slime, try reducing ur lighting period and use a wave maker to slightly make that area with red slime algae with more random flows . As red slime algae often grows onto dead spot. This is what i read online.Just my 2 cents......

Not entirely true. It is true that slime grows at dead spots more but that is because your nutrient level is high. If you know, red slime is a kind of aerobic bacteria. i think its duty is related to nitrogen fixation which basically is your ANN cycle. so you have more nutrients, naturally mother cyano produces more of the baby cyano. So to combat red slime, control your nutrient level first.

You might want to get a bigger skimmer or do more water changes.

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Happy Reefing,

Marc J.

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Thanks, I suspect my nutrient level too. Tested with API test kit on Phospate, Ammonia and Nitrate but the reading is always good. Added a Phosban reactor to combat phosphate. Added a HOB mini refugium with cheato and some LED lights... Hoping it can help with nutrient export. Currently using a surface skimmer but the intake in below the surface, could that cause the skimming to be ineffective? Thanks for all the great advise.

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