Luvmyreef's 20g Nano Build
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lmforbis
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That is the problem with gobies. I have two Tongaroa gobies, very skittish. Moved them into my 125 a couple weeks ago and haven't seen them since. Might just be that they are only about an inch and a half long and they are transparent white with tiny red and white dots. Even if they are out I don't know that I'd see them with the white sand.
luvmyreef
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Well, time for an update. Both fish are doing great and are without signs of disease, so I placed them both in the DT with the clowns. The clowns have been good so far, and the goby is kind of hanging out on their side of the tank now. The gramma is still scared and is hiding for the moment. Once they get comfortable, I will get pics. Now, it is time to do some coral shopping. 
luvmyreef
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Thanks! It did take the gramma longer to settle in for some reason. I actually thought the goby would be worse but it wasn't. They are all doing great.
luvmyreef
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Ok, just an update. I am getting decent growth of the coral but I feel it could be better. Also, my green slimmer still has not colored back up after it lost color in quarantine. It's a light flesh color with bright lime green polyps. I never had issues with metal halides and color. I have placed an order thru brs and am adding a mini reactor to use a mix of carbon and gfo. I have a feeling my phosphate levels are elevated. I have cheato in the sump but I am seeing a few strands of "hair algae" on the rock. It's not the standard type, seems like it's coarser. Maybe a form of turf?? It might have hitchhiked in the cheato. I wouldn't have used it if I'd known! Anyway, figure it will not hurt to run a reactor. I was considering the Zeo-vit method as well but opted to try this first. My nitrate level is zero, so I'm aiming at phos levels. I am going to turn down the white LEDs as well, and shorten the time they are on. I think this should work.
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luvmyreef
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Ok, so for those who care, I put the mini reactor into use tonight. Thank you BRS. Seems like a great little product. I'm running a mix of rox carbon and Gfo. The algae has gotten worse so I hope this will help. I only feed frozen fish food such as mysis and brine shrimp, and I do not over feed but I will not starve my fish either. I do regular 20% water changes with RO/DI water every 1-2 weeks. So, I will let you all know how it works out.
luvmyreef
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Well, the reactor worked like a charm. With the reactor, rinsing of all food and frequent water changes, all algae disappeared. I am in the process of transferring everything into a 40g breeder so I will start a new thread on that. This will probably be temporary because we may be moving in the next year and if so, I am going to revive my 180g tank!! So excited to get that back up and running, I really miss my tangs...