Dear Paul
I have been involved with reefkeeping for the last year and although money was not an issue at the outset I have never managed to get my tank the way I would like it.
After reading your article and looking at all the photographs I have a new found passion for this hobby. I think your tank is unbeleivable and I look on in awe.
If I may ask your advice on a few things:
1. Although many people have told me a Clown Trigger is not reef safe I took the chance and added one to my system, he is around 20cm in lengh and very healthy, he has been in my tank for 8 months now and has not done any damage to my corals or fish.
I feed him well and I think this might be the secret.
2. With having a fish of his size as well as a few other larger tangs I am finding my nitrate and Phosphate levels are off the charts. After reading your article I noticed you also overfeed but counter act this by skimming. From reading this I decided yesterday to purchase a second skimmer to try and reduce my nitrate and phosphate levels. I will also be doing a water change tom. to dilute the problem.
3. All the advice i have been given is to not keep so many fish in a reef tank, i only have fifteen in a 1,5metre x 70cm x 70cm. My sump is 1,2 metre and I now have two Aqua medic turbo sl skimmers. Please let me know your thoughts.
I have been involved with reefkeeping for the last year and although money was not an issue at the outset I have never managed to get my tank the way I would like it.
After reading your article and looking at all the photographs I have a new found passion for this hobby. I think your tank is unbeleivable and I look on in awe.
If I may ask your advice on a few things:
1. Although many people have told me a Clown Trigger is not reef safe I took the chance and added one to my system, he is around 20cm in lengh and very healthy, he has been in my tank for 8 months now and has not done any damage to my corals or fish.
I feed him well and I think this might be the secret.
2. With having a fish of his size as well as a few other larger tangs I am finding my nitrate and Phosphate levels are off the charts. After reading your article I noticed you also overfeed but counter act this by skimming. From reading this I decided yesterday to purchase a second skimmer to try and reduce my nitrate and phosphate levels. I will also be doing a water change tom. to dilute the problem.
3. All the advice i have been given is to not keep so many fish in a reef tank, i only have fifteen in a 1,5metre x 70cm x 70cm. My sump is 1,2 metre and I now have two Aqua medic turbo sl skimmers. Please let me know your thoughts.
