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20L AIO build -365 Day All-in-One Nano Reef Challenge


waldoz

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5 minutes ago, spectra said:

 

I think I have 2 as I found a few pieces in a bag...…...

 

Give me a heads up when you want to and maybe can frag some zoas……… 

Will do. :)

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So my wife would like to get a Shrimp for my son's birthday 😁.  He said he would like a cleaner shrimp. I Told him there are few different types  that he could go with.  But think it's whatever they have in stock next week at CFC. LoL

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Son's B-day today, he wanted some critters for his birthday. I was at work when they went to CFC. The skunk shrimp is pretty entertaining. 🙂

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And he got a lawn mower blenny, which he calls Benny.  Not my first choice of fish but I guess we will see how he does.

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Not much else going on. Our biggest problem is algae on the tank glass. You clean it off and two days later it's back.  Everything else is doing good. Ammonia is good along with nitrates.  We don't have any other problems fingers crossed. I think big thing has helped us so far is taking everything slow and only adding what we need to the tank. Salinity has been 1.024 to 1.025. He is doing good job of keeping it in check. 👍

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I'll be honest... The Blenny is a little anti dramatic for the attention to detail on this build 🙈

 

I guess he'll help with the algae 👍

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Yeah he blends in to much for my taste. It's mostly his tank.  I probably would have picked up the pompom crab that was there.  He wants to wait till his tank is more established though. 😁 Smart kid, good thing he doesn't take after his dad. LoL

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Well come get some scrappers for the glass................ :lol: hell you can have them as far as I am concerned............,.I am sure I have plenty of zoas floating around the tank also..............I have seen a few............

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Well looks like the shrimp did not make it.   😬  He was fine but son found him not moving.  Two days and everything seems ok.  When the got him he just came in that day and not even out of the shipment bag.  Anyone have any idea why he would just kick the bucket?  Emailed CFC see what they say.  

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25 minutes ago, waldoz said:

Well looks like the shrimp did not make it.   😬  He was fine but son found him not moving.  Two days and everything seems ok.  When the got him he just came in that day and not even out of the shipment bag.  Anyone have any idea why he would just kick the bucket?  Emailed CFC see what they say.  

Molting?  Usually happens shortly after introduction to a new tank. 

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Stopped by @spectra on the way home to pick up nano flippers.  He threw some frags sitting on the sand bed.🤪 Thanks again!

After I just about glued my fingers together got them on the plugs that he threw in also. My second oldest daughter schooled me on filter settings on my phone. Now it's pretty close to what they look like 😁.

They are opening up pretty good 👍

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This one not so much 😂

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I had to get one of the clown.

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Yeah my son did not get any Krazy glue on him go figure. lol

 

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Glued this little guy to a small removable rock.

 

I actually forgot the names of these three small frags. 😬

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8 hours ago, waldoz said:

Stopped by @spectra on the way home to pick up nano flippers.  He threw some frags sitting on the sand bed.🤪 Thanks again!

After I just about glued my fingers together got them on the plugs that he threw in also

I don't know how people glue one polyp! That was very nice of spectra. The first picture looks like they are already adjusted to your tank. 

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Went to Cuttlefish and coral and picked up replacement. She is pretty big and has a sack of eggs. 😁

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They are great guys help and advice 👍.  Worth the drive for sure.

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I think we want to let the tank settle in for few weeks or more before adding anything else.

 

 

 

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We are thinking somebody is testing the frog spawn we hope.😬

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Yeah no idea who these guys are 😂

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We could be slipping down that slippery slope.🤔

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Found out one is Pineapple Sponge.  Not worrying about it. The other probably stars which I are fine he chose to leave those guys in the tank. 😁

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Marine Pure bio Ball  WE have like 6 of them in the over flow area.  If we do another tank setup going to make a slot for a plate or the balls.

 On a side note I think the two corals are Nuclear green Paly  and  the purple one is a Spider flake.

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Something does not look right.

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Oh wait it's just a shell.😂 The eggs or shrimps eggs are no where to be found.  She probably ate them.🤮

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Found this oddball the other day.🤪

Right in the middle. I'm sure it's growing and Wonder how long this guy is going to be able to stay in the tank.

 

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Clown looks terrible. LoL but still seems healthy and swimming around playing with the lawn mower blenny.

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See how he is in a week or two. 

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Well two things either he has been playing with the frog spawn or Black ich  But from what I have been reading he has probably been stung by the corals.   He is heathy and eats like a pig. :P

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