Lovely as always. I am glad the phosban reactor is getting that all cleared up. I just ordered a phosban/carbon reactor aswell i hope i see a difference :). I really need to change my rock work around i like the openness in yours.

It looks awesome. what kind of coral was with you clownfish?

Beautiful tank I love the mix of colours.

Thanks guys,

SeaSerphent thats a bubbletip anenome that doesn't always want to have its bubble tips.... it has split several times. I think there's 3 in there now.


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I have heard that anemones kill other corals. Is this true?

Great looking tank. Terrific colour and coral expansion.

Would be great, if you have them, to post your water parameters -- might be an inspiration for us. :)

PS: Do you use ozone or uv, and how aggressive are you with carbon filtration?

Seaserpant, anenomes do sting. And they can sting corals as they wander around the tank looking for the best place to 'live'. And in the act of stinging a coral, if the sting is severe enough, the anenome can end up killing a coral. So its tricky having anenomes in a reef tank, but once they find a spot they like they really dont move around too much. I make sure to remove any extra anenomes I have just to prevent them moving away from each other and into my corals. :)

erikages, I just did a quick test about a week ago. Nitrates- 5 (or under 10) and phosphates - 0. I tested my calcium too which was at like 600 or something, off the charts, and its a new test kit so i gotta see if its off. I really can't imagine its that high. Other than that I havent really tested anything. I'm pretty lazy when it comes to that kinda stuff.... Raf will attest to it. My corals will tell me when I need to dose and/or do a water change.

I was running a UV sterilizer for a couple weeks just to combat a little ich outbreak that occurred after the addition of a couple gobies. The water just looked great after that, but since I dont have a sump the pump in the tank was an eyesore. I always run carbon, and change it out once a month. I think if my diatoms relapse then I'll throw that UV back on again.

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-Diana

Ah shoot, posted as Raf... see above post!

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