Having some issues adjusting the air lift tube to get enough water movement in the tank, it did better with no tube lol. In the mean time the zoa's i put in are open and appear happy. Just got some really cool paly's from tonga yesterday once they are fully open ill post some pics of the colony. I belive they are the highly toxic variety, but also have flourecent green pigments. Very unusual piece, i had to cut a small head of them off the bottom to mount the colony so maybe a few will appear at the auction if they recover properly.
ordered some epoxy to cement the rockwork together and keep the corals in place, so far i have added a blue leg HC and a snail to the livestock they dont seem to bother the pistol shrimp. Starting to see some algae growth on the acrylic. Also i've been exchanging a cup of water every couple days from the main system, and added some turbo bacteria. Once my order is here and i have finished working on it more pics will be added. Also i may have found a better airlift tube that also will allow me to run carbon when i want to
so far the temp swing is minimal, i put it in my dining room which is the warmest room other than the kitchen. I didnt end up using the heater but ill keep it in reserve for the winter time and in case of emergency. It stays between 76 and 78 pretty much, i keep checking the thermometer at different times of the day. I only added a drop or two of the booster along with a tiny bit of food to cycle the new sand i used (ended up using more new bagged LS than my own from the fuge but i seeded it with some.)
Ryan
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