Ok, a few updates on my Build.
- Got Chaeto and some new frags from Matt (once again thanks much) they all seems to be going well. I specially liked the Zoas with long eyelashes (no idea what they are) and the Red Monti...it looks awesome under my light!
- Friday got my CUC, even came home during lunch time to put those guys on the tank and went back to the office. I ordered from ReefCleaners.org, got the 120g tall package with Hermits, I got at least 15% if not more livestock than what I paid for. All arrived in good health and I had 0 casualty due to transport. I heard people talking how great those guys are, I guess I can now be included on that group.
I got over 150 snails of diverse variety and some 40+ Crabs, most of them are blue legs but I can see some red and emerald amongst them.
With those guys and the GFO, what was turning to be an algae problem, turned to be a controlled process. My rocks are pristine after 3 days of work and now the snail crew are working on the overflows. The water is looking a bit cloudy and my filter socks took just 2 days to go back Brown dirty again. The powerheads look like have been there for decades due to the brown hue on them. But I'm sure that this is a situation that now is under control.
Did a little basic maintenance during weekend, added the sump light in the control to use the timer, I'm inverting the light times, when the DT lights are on, the sump is off and vice-verse. Also installed a cabinet light to allow me to check the sump without turning the Sump light on! (kind of cosmetic addition here)
Had a chance to run a battery of test and those were the parameters on Sat.
Temp - 79,4
Salinity - 1.024 (working to increase to 1.026)
PH - 8.1
Alk - 10.3
Ammonia - 0
Nitrite - 0 (yeah!!)
Nitrate - 5 (still WIP)
PO4- 0.32 (went down 0.14 since last time I check two weeks ago)
On the QT, I got a 2" PVC elbow for the Yellow, and things are going well. Did a 20% water change, tested parameters and all good...Salinity is down to 1.014, I'm working to get to 1.010.
Got some Brown Algae sheet for him to enjoy something different and he seems to like it! Still swimming and eating well and scared of me!
That's it for now, A very busy week for my tank...and I guess I'm close to be ready to claim my CDP points...Any suggestions on what should I take ?
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