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I'm hear you Paul.
So I took my freshwater break because I just wanted to watch fish swim and have a good time.
I missed my little ocean but didn't feel the need to push the envelope any more.
So now I'm back with soft corals and cheap colorful fish, using IO salt, no test kits, frequent...
Good for you!
i remember we had a long thread once about how much time people actually spent watching their tanks. There were many who did not do it much.
Sitting in front of my reborn reef tank sipping a good beer after a water change!
(A Backwoods Bastard, Mike)
back when we had the chat sessions I had a reputation for drunk posting on nights like this.
Welcome back! It can bee done but keep the bio load low.
I ran a 46 bow with a Fluval canister filter. I would have more easy softies and less fish. Keeping up with water changes will be key.
You're not bad Paul! You are old like me. :very_drunk: I don't have enough pieces in the parts boxes to cover the 180 or I would have done one to keep you company!
So what has happened in a week?:indecisiveness:
I'm in love with wave mode on the Jebao. As the new fish were getting settled they weren't eating aggressively. The wave keeps food suspended in the water column for hours.
Got a basic cleanup crew. A large top crown snail who is a demon who...
So I left reefing at the beginning of the LED boom and now folks are going back to T5's?
Glad I still have Some VHO's so I can get on board with the next wave!
Planned Fish List:
5 Yellow Tail Blue Damsels
1 Royal Gramma
2 Ocellaris
2 Bangaii Cardinals
2-3 Flasher Wrasses
1 Purple Tang
And maybe 1 Naso because SWMBO wants one! ( I really don't want to get into bifg fish again!)
Thanks Ed!
Here is my planned coral list so far:
Toadstool - Done!
Yellow Fiji Leather
Green Nepthea
Sinularia
Anthellia
Kenya Trees
Green Star Polyps
Some sort of colorful Cloves
:very_drunk:
The swamp has been drained, cleaned and refilled with saltwater. Fresh bulbs, new powerheads and I will be adding rock AND SAND this week.
I'll not be posting the boring empty tank picture but here are the overall specs.
180 Gallon tank with 100 Gallon Rubbermaid Stock Tank Sump plumbed in the...