TBrewerton
Reefing newb
So the tank is now about 4months young, Ive had all sorts of random types of algae come and go in that time and for the first time since the start - my rocks are clean. Not because of a clean up crew or anything just because all my parameters are in check and everything has died off.
My biggest issue I have found was over feeding. I have cut right back. The Corals seem to be flourishing with new heads appearing every few days on my Zoas and the ric has split once and looks like those two may split soon too!
The Clowns seem happy - the male still prefers the powerhead while the female hangs out in the flower pot - at night I think they sleep up next to the powerhead together...
I have seen them both in the flower pot and they seem to be getting on much better lately.
What is quite exciting is over the last two days the male has been meticulously cleaning the flower pot - he doesn't leave it for long before heading back to pick at some small blemish or piece of dead algae... We may have eggs in a week or two!! (according to the Clown Fish book)
Anyway thats just a small update - I will post some pictures at the end of the week hopefully - Just mixing water now so I can give the tank a good clean and syphon out a heap of the algae decay.
Tim
My biggest issue I have found was over feeding. I have cut right back. The Corals seem to be flourishing with new heads appearing every few days on my Zoas and the ric has split once and looks like those two may split soon too!
The Clowns seem happy - the male still prefers the powerhead while the female hangs out in the flower pot - at night I think they sleep up next to the powerhead together...
I have seen them both in the flower pot and they seem to be getting on much better lately.
What is quite exciting is over the last two days the male has been meticulously cleaning the flower pot - he doesn't leave it for long before heading back to pick at some small blemish or piece of dead algae... We may have eggs in a week or two!! (according to the Clown Fish book)
Anyway thats just a small update - I will post some pictures at the end of the week hopefully - Just mixing water now so I can give the tank a good clean and syphon out a heap of the algae decay.
Tim