Tank update. Main tank not much change. Still very high nitrates but this afternoon, down to maybe 20 instead of 40-50. Using Nopox for 2 weeks and still high. Had some trace phos but today it's back to 0. Doing weekly water changes from twice a week. Didn't notice any difference in nitrates from dong more often. No nitrites so that part of the mini and unexpected cycle is done. Didn't test ammonia, figured if nitrites 0 it'd be prob. 0 as well.
Duncan closes up on me here and there, esp. after lights come on. My scooter blenny prob. irritates it as well. gonipora looking very nice and my two colts seem to be doing well. Green star polyps closed for the day. Notice they do that at times. Acro doing nice, the small one not so nice. Rest are suviving. Anemone still handing in there. Not sure how. No tentacles.
Fish all seem happy. Feeding just once a day. Tank and gold head sleeper goby rule the tank pretty much. Occassionally the bicolor blenny defends it's rock. Kole tang dug out a larger opening beneath a small cave. He decided it was a place for him to zip back and forth! First time I say him under there I thought it was stuck, and maybe it was but I blew out some sand. It used to go through on its side. Now it is nice and deep...
Display refugium clear of cyano. I used chemi clean. Will do water change today. Macro algae seems to be doing okay. Have lots of debris on them. Haven't glued any of the rubble rock to the rockwork yet so can put direct flow on them. Added a powerhead above so they sway and added a canister filter that is doing a great job (esp compared to that awful hob bio wheel) until I can hook two tanks together. Might keep it going after using rubble rock inside once I add pods (take out floss so they don't get trapped)
Happy with my set up. Can't wait to have a pristine and clean tank and no icky algae. Seems to be getting brown and dryer looking, same with the patches of cyano
display refugium
Acro--is that a stinger?
Main Display with window reflecting--tank is not see thru....