my tank a year later

A couple of things I notice here. First it appears as though you have a nutrient problem, judging from the brown algae/diatoms covering your rock. What are you using for top off water? Also get a close up of your carpet, as it could be a haddoni, which if the case belongs on the sand bed.
 
I top off my water with tap water.. yes i def have a diatom issue cant get rid of it for the life of me i do 50% water changes every 2 weeks,, and it just comes back.. the nem moves itself wherever it wishes to go honestly, its been established in other threads as a gigantea.. buuuut heres a pic from a few months ago..
thanks in advance if u can solve my diatom problem.. i just recieved a massive sump filter system this week i'll be setting up.. its the same sizze as my aquarium.. imhoping that will help too once its cycled
 

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Start using ro/di water, that should help with the diatom problem. What is your filtration looking like, mainly the protein skimmer? Give me your nitrate, pH, phospate, and alk readings as well.

As for the anemone it looks really bleached, and I cant make for a proper ID. What is your lighting looking like?
 
i let it sit for two days before the water change so it distills, the lighting is a t-5 system with two ati blue plus a 12,000k daytime bulb and an actinic 420, skimmer is a seaclone 100, and im using a 3 stage canister filter with carbon. ph is 8.4, nitrites and nitrates are both at 0, need to purchase a new alk kit so no new readings but they were up to par before my kit ran out. that nem was clear when i bought it , ive been working on it ev er since it eats silversides and reef roids and is sticky as all hell..
i move in two weeks, once i move i'll be setting up my sump system
 
heres the actual tank and the new sum. the sump pump is wrapped up in a bag in the sump but its there
 

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Don't use those bioballs tuat are in ur sump or shall I say wet dry filter. Bioballs are not meant to be used In a reef tank Aw the will become nitrate factories.,also wouldn't use tap water as its causing all ur algae issues. Your carpet is quite bleached still for being in ur tank for a year
 
Not to dissuade you and your efforts, but I killed everything in my tank using triple filtered tap water. Since I started using RO/DI water my inhabitants are thriving. I had a breakdown in my DI resin, bringing my TDS up to 115ppm and within 4 months I lost 50% of my corals.

For under 20 bucks you can get a TDS meter. Check your water and I'll bet your TDS is higher than zero.
 
Thanks for the advice guys!!! what should i use instead of the bioballs? as i'll be setting up the sump within the month.. also any good RO's out there?
and i dont take offense anything offered as advice if for the well being of the animals so please lmk
 
laud said:
Not to dissuade you and your efforts, but I killed everything in my tank using triple filtered tap water. Since I started using RO/DI water my inhabitants are thriving. I had a breakdown in my DI resin, bringing my TDS up to 115ppm and within 4 months I lost 50% of my corals.

For under 20 bucks you can get a TDS meter. Check your water and I'll bet your TDS is higher than zero.
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My nem and corals all freak out if my TDS tops 30... The water district flushed their system in the fall and my TDS went from 10 to 125 in a week my nem immediately split and I lost two LPS corals all other parameters were perfect.

I now check my TDS daily as I am sure that a weeks worth of less than perfect RODI is what caused my problem. +1 on using RODI instead of tap.

I use the Kent marine HI-S maxxima
 
Make a refuge with cheato in that section is what I would do with it most likely. Just depends on how the baffles are setup in the unit. Need better photos to help you out. Sorry about my mis-spells previously as I was on my phone and it was late lol


Conrad
 
I would say a good protein skimmer is your first order of business. Seaclones have a poor reputation. A good protein skimmer should go a long way toward eliminating the diatoms. What is your nitrate level also, btw? I agree with others that the bioballs are bad news, they are essentially nitrate factories. As far as tap vs. R/O, the problem is that some tap water contains phosphates, which can contribute to nuisance algae. I agree that at least testing the tap water for phosphates and using R/O for replacement water is a good idea.
 
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