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art - these are indeed great fish and the two like to hang out together. the only downside is you must feed them a ton of nori otherwise they perish. as you can see they're quite skinny now.
Took a video after I just released the two convicts into the tank. Took me 5 days to catch the scopas tang. It's a small fish but still fairly aggressive. The convicts on the other hand are completely docile. Just eat and eat like in the wild.
Wow the opening looks huge. Looking forward to seeing it's built.
I would start from scratch and sheet rock below the tank as well. Much cleaner look. Frame an opening above the tank for feeding etc ...
I meant you need to frame the opening like you would a window.
I see what you're saying about the leak I suspect mine leaks too albeit very slow. These are not supposed to be water tight but I never worried too much about it. Only when there's an outage for a long time the overflow box might...
I thought you might need to frame around the opening instead of having the frame hanging there. But I have not done this myself before. It just look unfinished to me.
Do not use silicone to stop the leak. The gasket should stop the leak. You might need a new gasket or it's not tightened enough...
Juan - I really like the rock work. Very natural with some nice caves.
On the other hand, are you doing anything different to address nutrient export this time? If not the algae will grow right back.
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+1 on a dwarf angel. If it nips it should be fairly easy to remove from a 40g. Melanuras is my favorite wrasse but it will eventually outgrow the tank. It will take a while though.
For algae control get a blenny and emerald crabs.
Overflow noise - reduce the flow rate. go...
Paul it's for these guys. Looks like they may not need it they are eating nori a few hours in the tank. I heard these guys are the consummate algae eater.
I've been running a reef tank for 2+ years now I have come to the conclusion that there are too many things to experiment and one would always want more. Therefore I think about what I want to accomplish and give the tank 2 to 3 years to mature then it's ok to move on.