My New JBJ 28G HQI Nano - Tank Log

[Son of Red]

I sent a note to the vendor and they were appalled that the Sun coral arrived with algae on it, so they gave me a refund. It appears to be a lost cause but will give it a few more days. The Zoas are already starting to multiply and the Kenya has opened up nicely.

So I finally noticed that my test kits are all painfully out of date, which most likely means my nitrates were much higher than I thought. Did a 50% water change with RO/DI water and will see if that helps. Now to track down a fresh set of testers. Curse you Petco!

 

[Mitchell0605]

API SW Master Test Kit.
Glad to hear you got a refund. Unfortunate they gave you a Sun Coral anyway since they are a hard coral to care for.

 

[Son of Red]

I have an API kit! It expired in September. You think its still any good?

 

[Zer0]

If it's expired, you may not be getting the correct test results. I would say scrap it and purchase a new one. Expired means expired..

 

[severum mama]

API SW Master Test Kit.
Glad to hear you got a refund. Unfortunate they gave you a Sun Coral anyway since they are a hard coral to care for.

They aren't really difficult to care for, they just need to be target fed as they are non photosynthetic corals. We use the 2 Liter bottle cut in half, but we super glued a length of PVC to the mouth of the bottle that sticks up out of the water. That way, we can thaw a cube of mysis and just pour it down the tube rather than having to get into the tank every time.

 

[Mitchell0605]

Nice idea. I guess when think about it they aren't that hard. You just have to go a bit further for it!

 

[Son of Red]

New Additions

Well the big water change seems to have the diatoms on the run. Starting to see some of that nice purple coralline spread around a bit. No major hair algae to speak of, just the fine green stuff on the glass that wipes off easily. The Sun even appears to be making a bit of a comeback. Color starting to come back a bit and getting a tiny bit plumper. Also added two new tank mates. Don't see the Chromis much at night, but caught him playing with the Clowns this morning.

Thing 1

Thing 2

Side Shot

Kenya open and filling out nicely

 

[Mitchell0605]

Nice. Clowns and Chromis go well together.

 

[misskeeter2766]

Nice. Clowns and Chromis go well together.

glad to hear that... I think I'll get a chromis next then..

 

[Son of Red]

So I added a half dozen more snails and hermits as well as an Emerald crab and boy is my tank clean now! Diatoms vanished literally overnight. Still have a little hair algae on the frag plugs but otherwise the sand is gleaming. So now worried the inverts will start to starve. Will they get enough from the food scraps or do they need supplemental feeding?

 

[Mitchell0605]

They'll get enough from scraps so long as there is some scraps.