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Week 13. another full tank shot before maintenance is done.

It's looking like all the cyano is gone. Doing small weekly water changes of 2 or 3 buckets and using steel straws to siphon off algae...

It's going very well. This system has a purple tang and green brittle star in their 4th decade and a yellow tang in it's third. Naso's...

I am happy that everything is going smoothly.

Almost 35 years and never a crash. I keep it simple and meet the basic requirements with no fancy equipment like an Apex etc.. because I...

Well, you've certainly demonstrated far more patience than I would have! I really like the idea of monitoring equipment and believe "in...

Week 9 Did some testing. Finally. Alk 9 dKH (API) PO4 ~.5 mg/l (Salifert) Nitrate undetectable (Salifert) Just FYI, when the...

I believe the concept of mangrove filtration for a reef tank is highly overrated. FWIW, I recollect that Julian wrote a Part 1 article...

Week 8

Nice build!

Week 7

As far as keeping them, give them enough light and room and they'll try to take over. :/ I wouldn't know how much they're actually...

I wouldn't say expert, but I have experienced a lot keeping reefs for 4 decades.

Week 6 More shots of algae before weekly maintenance was done.

Pics From week 5. (Not sure what I did but some pics aren't showing up, if you click on the "X" it'll pop up.) Pulsing Xenia, added...