My girlfiend and I started this tank back in March and have been slowly adding to it. As the title suggests, the tank is a JBJ CF-Quad, 28 gallons. It is our first saltwater aquarium.
We have gotten a lot of enjoyment out of it, and at times frustration. The tank sprung a leak in the middle of the night once, where the glass meets the plastic rim in the front of the display. An emerald crab who did an amazing job of eradicating a small Valonia break-out also developed an appetite for our Acans (he has since been returned to the LFS).
Current livestock includes:
2 False Perc Clownfish
1 Scooter Blenny/Dragonet
3 Hermit Crabs
~10 Assorted Snails
Corals:
Hammer Coral
Green Star Polyp
Mushroom (Ricordia?)
Toadstool Leather
Galaxia
Blastos
We are running the inTank Media Basket. First column has a filter sponge (cleaned with each water change), Second column has Purigen, Third has Chemi-Pure. We purchased the Nano Koralia (450 I think?) but have not installed it as we would have to drill a hole in the lid for the cord to pass through. Does anybody have any suggestions that avoid drilling?
We also received and installed the HOB-1 protein skimmer yesterday. When we flipped it on, we saw a ton of micro bubbles that didnt seem to be going away. This spooked the fish pretty badly as the lights were already off and the clowns typically hang by the powerheads. They started behaving very strangely, lying in the sand at the bottom rather than swimming (never seen this behavior from them). We ended up taking out the skimmer for now. Can anybody advise about the skimmer? We ran it in warm water for 20 minutes prior to running it in the tank. Any suggestions are much appreciated!
We have gotten a lot of enjoyment out of it, and at times frustration. The tank sprung a leak in the middle of the night once, where the glass meets the plastic rim in the front of the display. An emerald crab who did an amazing job of eradicating a small Valonia break-out also developed an appetite for our Acans (he has since been returned to the LFS).
Current livestock includes:
2 False Perc Clownfish
1 Scooter Blenny/Dragonet
3 Hermit Crabs
~10 Assorted Snails
Corals:
Hammer Coral
Green Star Polyp
Mushroom (Ricordia?)
Toadstool Leather
Galaxia
Blastos
We are running the inTank Media Basket. First column has a filter sponge (cleaned with each water change), Second column has Purigen, Third has Chemi-Pure. We purchased the Nano Koralia (450 I think?) but have not installed it as we would have to drill a hole in the lid for the cord to pass through. Does anybody have any suggestions that avoid drilling?
We also received and installed the HOB-1 protein skimmer yesterday. When we flipped it on, we saw a ton of micro bubbles that didnt seem to be going away. This spooked the fish pretty badly as the lights were already off and the clowns typically hang by the powerheads. They started behaving very strangely, lying in the sand at the bottom rather than swimming (never seen this behavior from them). We ended up taking out the skimmer for now. Can anybody advise about the skimmer? We ran it in warm water for 20 minutes prior to running it in the tank. Any suggestions are much appreciated!
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