Macscale's 55g Reef Upgraded

[Macscale]

This time, no, it was cleaning the tank. The first and second time the supports broke. Right when we had installed them.

A top for the tank would be good, but I'm afraid they'll break the glass.

It's literally just my luck.

 

[Oscarr19]

Don't give up just yet! Accidents happen, don't beat yourself up over it. What's done is done and it can only get better from here. On the bright side, algae is gone and I believe you've got 2 fixtures? So, no rush to get the second.

 

[Macscale]

I still have one at least.
I swear this tank was cursed when I bought it. But years from now when I'll be looking back at this thread and laughing at how badly I failed with it.

I'm ordering another one now.
I've spent well over 2k on this tank already.

 

[Oscarr19]

You better make whatever penny you spend next count

 

[Macscale]

Hopefully everything will be corals from now on, or I'm going to have to set up a coral donation system.

 

[Macscale]

Tested for Nitrate today..
Somewhere above 50 is all I know..
Then went to test Ammonia and Nitrite which were both 0...
Die off cycle possibly?
Did a water change, Nitrates at 5 now.

Not sure if I should considered it cycled or not. So I'll add some ammonia and see if it gets processed.

 

[Oscarr19]

Throw in some ammonia and test after 24hrs. If it checks out from there, you're good to go.

 

[Macscale]

Forgot to update that it processed.
Lights to get her Wednesday.
Probably won't stock for a while though.

 

[Macscale]

Pretty much lost the green Birdsnest... Super bleached and I'm not sure how. The lights he's under to put out that much light. Both frags of the BOP recovered nicely, I'll be fragging off a small branch on the very bottom that died on the big one from being buried under. Other then that all corals doing great.

 

[bribo12]

at least the bop survived!


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[Oscarr19]

Don't give up on the GB, it might bounce back in time.

 

[Macscale]

Both the new lights came in today.
And I must say they did an exquisite job choosing the box for them. It was quite beautiful.


All jokes aside, it's nice to have the tank back up and running.

 

[Oscarr19]

Yay! Now let's be a little more careful huh?

 

[Macscale]

The old 10g tank finally has its own thread.

It's up in the Nano-Reef section, If anyone's interested.

 

[Macscale]

Just found these things on one of the Zoa frags... Anyone know what they are?

 

[54seaweed]

look like star polyps

 

[Macscale]

Odd that they just grew into there from nowhere.. Just all of the sudden today there were a whole bumch

 

[54seaweed]

there invasive as they grow fast could take over those zoas on the frag un less you move zoas to another plug

 

[Macscale]

The Zoas aren't terribly nice anyways..
It'll be hard to get rid of them.
Looking at them they look more like clove polyps.

 

[Oscarr19]

I'm thinking clove polyps as well.