Luvmyreef's 180g Diary
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luvmyreef
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Well, todays tests are complete. Amm-0, nitrite-0, nitrate-20. I believe it is time to start up the refugium! It is a large cpr aquafuge. Chaeto and sand on hand, guess I got work to do..BTW, in my 75g my female clown is acting really weird.. She didn't eat tonight and she is constantly swimming around the tank as if she is looking for something. And she even went to the anemone, which she has never done before...Think she is going to lay eggs??? (Remember that I added a male a few months ago)...Hope nothing is wrong with her...everyone else in the tank are fine...and my tests are all zero.
luvmyreef
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Thanks Meowzer, I am glad it's coming along too. Good news, I got the clown to eat some flakes. She totally ignored the mysis. Now she is hanging at the top right corner of the tank. I havent introduced anything to this tank for a long time, and have done nothing different, so I cant imagine that she is sick with something. Esp. when the other fish look fine, even the male clown. So, I guess I will watch her closely for now.
luvmyreef
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Ok update. Female clown is back to her old self. Still cant figure out what she was doing, but oh well. Now..on to the 180g.....should I add a fish from the 75, maybe both clowns??
Or should I start adding my coral? Maybe a few shrooms? or zoas??? I have never changed tanks before, so some info from someone who has would be nice..........anyone??
luvmyreef
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Yesterday, I added 10 dwarf blue legged hermit crabs. There is no algae in this tank, but I thought that they could feed off the live rock. When I notice more algae, in with the snails. Yes I have several to add from the 75. So, I think I will go ahead and add some shrooms and zoas...BTW, I love the shimmer of the metal halides! 
But I will be getting the 14k Phoenix...these bulbs are too yellow..
But I will be getting the 14k Phoenix...these bulbs are too yellow..
luvmyreef
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Well, everything is doing good. All numbers are zero now. Had a cyano outbreak to deal with...ugh . Only have a few more pieces of coral to add then the fish. But I wanted some advice first. My yellow tang is approx 5-6in. and is a terror! I understand they can get aggressive in smaller tanks and consider the whole thing its territory. But in this 180 I am going to add a sailfin and a powder brown. I will try to add the tangs at once to keep any aggression down, so that one cannot claim this tank as his own, so they will be the last additions. My question is this... Should the new tangs be close to the same size as the yellow? Or will it matter? I was going to order medium size which is about 2 1/2 in. Anyone done this before? Thanks.
. Only have a few more pieces of coral to add then the fish. But I wanted some advice first. My yellow tang is approx 5-6in. and is a terror! I understand they can get aggressive in smaller tanks and consider the whole thing its territory. But in this 180 I am going to add a sailfin and a powder brown. I will try to add the tangs at once to keep any aggression down, so that one cannot claim this tank as his own, so they will be the last additions. My question is this... Should the new tangs be close to the same size as the yellow? Or will it matter? I was going to order medium size which is about 2 1/2 in. Anyone done this before? Thanks.
luvmyreef
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Thanks Meowzer. And no Henry, I dont have a fts at the moment, but once I get everything in its permanent place, I will take one for you. And yes, these two tangs are getting along great, they swim around together. and I just fed the tank, and no aggression at all. My problem will arise once I put my yellow tang in with them. I didnt realize he was so big until I looked at these guys, and he is an aggressive fish. I am hoping it will change once I put him in a larger environment.
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Yeah, and my yellow is about 5-6 in. and a brute. His name is Tiny...hahahaha
I thought that I would add him after these guys and hoping the new environment would throw him off. I believe he thought the whole 75g was his territory and anything I tried to add, he attacked. If he goes for these two, I dont know what I am gonna do. It will be hard to catch him, but he will be the one to go and be replaced with a smaller yellow. My husband only wanted one fish and ofcourse it was a yellow tang.
