[djbacon]

Readings confirmed with my LFS -0

Amonia 0
Nitrite 0
Nitrate hight 50+mg/l
SG 1.023
PH 8.1
Temp 80

Did my first major water change = 50% to reduce the Nitrates - now reading below 25mg/l. Will do another 20% water change after the weekend and begin adding my CUC

Plans at this point are as folllows:

1x fire shrimp
2-3 x cerith snails
2-3 x nerite snails
2-3x astrea snails or possible trochus - plan on reading more about the benefits of various snails this weekend.

Also considering a small serpent or brittle starfish and possibly an emerald crab. Thoughts? I hear a lot about the EVIL crabs on this forum :-)

BONUS - After the water change the feather duster worms are really flourishing and I have also found 3-4 very small snail looking critters that have emerged from the live rock post water change. They have 2 antennae like a garden snail and a small opaque shell (one has a darker shell but looks similar)