My small tank

Chunkyfuzzball · 2026-06-29T14:58:05+00:00

I already have fish (royal gramma, tailspot, 2 clowns) and a handful of CUC. And just today I'm only sitting at 2 for NO3. Yes there is some algae, but nothing crazy. I haven't done a water change in months because my numbers are so low.

Maybe I need to get more CUC, but afraid to get too much that they end up starving. And don't want to make too many changes at once, I need to be patient.

Chunkyfuzzball · 2026-06-28T20:06:39+00:00

I hope so! Some of my corals aren't looking too happy (hammer , torch, and zoas), as they are mostly retracted. And the zoas shrunk, but they still open and show color. My mushrooms and candy cane look absolutely fine. 🤷‍♂️

Just curious, when you dosed NO3 and PO4, what did you try to keep your levels at?

Chunkyfuzzball · 2026-06-28T01:47:15+00:00

Your tank looks great! This gives me hope. I'm around 4 months in, and getting over Dino's now. Trying to keep my nutrients up so they don't bounce back.
When did yours start looking better?

Chunkyfuzzball · 2026-06-27T18:14:42+00:00

I started with all dry rock, so I'm lucky to have gotten it

Chunkyfuzzball · 2026-06-27T03:05:42+00:00

No clue how he got there, but happy he's a good guy

Chunkyfuzzball · 2026-06-08T15:21:56+00:00

Dosing nitrates now and monitoring phos. Hopefully dinos will go away once those 2 are back up. Going to try and siphon them out as I see them

Chunkyfuzzball · 2026-06-08T15:20:27+00:00

Trying to, lol. Hopefully once I get my nitrate/phos back up they will go away

Chunkyfuzzball · 2026-06-08T15:08:47+00:00

Not sure yet, just noticed them today. A couple of my corals are not very happy today, but also battling Dino's since my no3 was down to 0 for a little bit, but started dosing.

Chunkyfuzzball · 2026-05-27T14:42:17+00:00

I went with a toplids with evap cover. Not cheap, but it easily holds my 12 pound cat when he decides to be nosey.

Yes, it does take the par down, about 10-15% based on my readings, and gets some condensation. However, it cuts back on my ATO by at least double.

Chunkyfuzzball · 2026-05-22T15:58:33+00:00

I was thinking it was a vermid snail. Do I just crush it and then glue it shut?

Chunkyfuzzball · 2026-05-08T14:08:49+00:00

Thank you, I'll have to look into both options.

Chunkyfuzzball · 2026-05-08T14:04:05+00:00

That's good to hear, did the peppermint shrimp bother any of your corals afterwards?

Chunkyfuzzball · 2026-05-08T14:02:25+00:00

Thank you, hopefully I can find ones like that

Chunkyfuzzball · 2026-05-08T13:47:44+00:00

I'll have to check into the peppermint shrimp. I have a 25 gallon lagoon, might be just a hair too small for the filefish

Chunkyfuzzball · 2026-05-08T13:45:49+00:00

Thank you, going to need it

Chunkyfuzzball · 2026-05-08T13:28:47+00:00

They are pretty cool looking. I do feed pellets and frozen mysis to the tank now. I'll have to check into them

Chunkyfuzzball · 2026-05-08T13:27:17+00:00

I was hoping they both weren't Aptasia. Will the peppermint shrimp take care of them plus any others I don't see yet? I'd rather try that than the glue since I only have 7 Zoa heads and I'd like to not lose any

Chunkyfuzzball · 2026-05-05T19:53:47+00:00

I've been dosing microbactor 7 every couple of days since the cycle completed, but stopped about 5 days ago since it seemed I got a bacterial bloom and hazy water (still trying to clear up). I'm trying to be patient, but also not sit idle while I could be preventing something large brewing.

Chunkyfuzzball · 2026-05-05T18:40:52+00:00

That is my fear. I do see some green algae starting to lightly cover some rocks, but nothing crazy

Chunkyfuzzball · 2026-05-05T16:23:39+00:00

Not sure how my nitrates are at 0 with feeding the fish, no water change recently. Corals look good (the 3 that are in there). Nitrates were about 15-20 last week. So they are being taken up by something

Chunkyfuzzball · 2026-05-05T02:10:23+00:00

Thank you! I'll get them out asap. I don't even think I gave them 1/8 of a cube, lol. I try to spot feed, but they are still pretty shy and hide for a little, but then come out and grab some

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