U.K. SPS dominant Reefspace
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GalHill
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I only recently started the thread on here as UR has been my main one from set up. Thanks for the kind words. Just checked out your thread on UR (haven't given a proper read) and looks very nice. See your risking open top with the wrasse [emoji85] brave man lol nice selection of fish too
tenurepro
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Thanks for giving it a look. Re - open top; yep a bit of a risk but a low risk given the species and the feel of the tank at the moment. I think most fish are capable of jumping and certainly some species are more likely to jump then others. Clowns can jump; blennies can jump, firefish can jump and wrasses can definitely jump; flashers are especially notorious for this. I kept the clown and firefish for over a year with an open top; the firefish likes to hide in his favorite rock at the first sign of trouble. The canary wrasse also likes to hid in the sand or around bottom rocks when disturbed. The leopards are not too jittery. The tank is pretty peaceful - all inhabitants get along, so no chasing that Would end in a fish jumping out. I like the look of the open top so decided to keep it like that; hopefully I will no have to eat my words in the near future [emoji28]
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GalHill
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Today I took advantage of coral passions 20% sale and took home a yellow tail tamarin which has been quarantined for 4 weeks. Had my eye on it for the last few weeks but never pulled the trigger and knew it wouldn't be around for long...so snapped it up in the sale. To avoid putting stress on the fish by being he only newbie I also bought a small cleaner wrasse. Both settled in well instantly and the cleaner was straight on to his duties. The only bit of aggression at the moment is the tang towards the yellow tail but this should settle quickly. Here's a short video to show them both just after putting in the tank https://youtu.be/UIGJEfdqZ1w
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GalHill
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Video of the wrasses loving masstick food. Great choice of food especially for wrasses. I also think my yellow tail is too fascinated by its own reflection...not stop up and down...maybe adding another wouldn't be such a bad idea. I also think my mystery wrasse is obsessed with the red lined wrasse which is transitioning into a male
https://youtu.be/pwhcS5Nx334
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GalHill
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GalHill
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A lot has changed since that update almost a year ago. Here is a video I created back in August and some has still changed since then. Watch in HD
https://youtu.be/lFD-8CmxA8E
And this is a resent FTS with some a pic of each island
not the best photos as they are a bit dark and was late at night.
Gareth
https://youtu.be/lFD-8CmxA8E
And this is a resent FTS with some a pic of each island
Gareth
GalHill
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Been a while since an update and a lot has changed since then. Over the last 6 months i started to notice a decline in my LPS and my duncan slowly receeded which i had gron from 2 heads into about 80. One evening my gyre 150 stopped woring so i invetigated it further and pulled the magnet out the motor. Low and behold the magnet had split and was the likely causes to the loss of LPS and also reccession on the baases of some of my SPS. Luckily the pump was still in warrenty so i got a replacement one sent in the post and the tank is finally starting to look good again although some SPS are still showing signss of waater imbalance. Below are some pics of the magent
Corals lost to date include red trachy, purple hammers, duncan, acropora elegans and a millipora. Since replacing the pump i noticed the start of new SPS growth instantly
I have alos purchased a male pencil wrasse which has added some new colour to the tank and I did purchase a female as well but havent seen it for over a week. My params are still trying to balance out and readings as of yesterday were the following:
Alk 7.3
Calc 450
Mag 1350
Nitrate 2.5
Phos 0.06-0.08 (was a it shocked this was high and this could also be adding to some SPS base stripping - I have recently been using a bt of goniopower and continuum coral exponential which may have added to this rise however this was the first reading i have taken for a while so i cant put the blame soley on this.
PH 8.0 - however when i tessted in the morn it was 7.6! so i need to try and manage this swing a little better. I am also raising my alk to compensate for the lower PH
Some photos of the tank to follow...
Corals lost to date include red trachy, purple hammers, duncan, acropora elegans and a millipora. Since replacing the pump i noticed the start of new SPS growth instantly
I have alos purchased a male pencil wrasse which has added some new colour to the tank and I did purchase a female as well but havent seen it for over a week. My params are still trying to balance out and readings as of yesterday were the following:
Alk 7.3
Calc 450
Mag 1350
Nitrate 2.5
Phos 0.06-0.08 (was a it shocked this was high and this could also be adding to some SPS base stripping - I have recently been using a bt of goniopower and continuum coral exponential which may have added to this rise however this was the first reading i have taken for a while so i cant put the blame soley on this.
PH 8.0 - however when i tessted in the morn it was 7.6! so i need to try and manage this swing a little better. I am also raising my alk to compensate for the lower PH
Some photos of the tank to follow...
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