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Tired of having to pull out and set up my RODI unit every time I’ve needed to top up my ATO reservoir…. I’ve done some rearranging and fixed the RODI unit to the wall near my tank and purchased and set up the Auto Aqua smart RODI RO unit to automatically manage filling the reservoir.…

I love the build quality, glass and cabinet – it was easy to setup for a new reefer like me. Would definitely buy another in the future. The CONs/Challenges for me in the 1200 Peninsula have been

I’ve now stepped things up and added…

Introduced Harold the flame hawkfish to the tank on Sunday for a beautiful splash of red. He’s been eating and checking the scape. One thing we noticed today which I’m really worried about is the little yellow tang has some bit marks out of the fins on its head. I don’t think it’s Harold –…

Added my first Coral frags to the system to see how they go. 4 Zoas. I was given a few turbo snails too which I’ve added. Otherwise the diatom bloom appears to be under control finally. Nitrates still low so might have to dose or risk adding more fish without quarantine while I’m still putting…

Trying out an auto water change set up this week using a couple Versa. Doing ~7 L a day for 10% water change weekly. Tank water is being pulled from filter sock section and new saltwater is going into the return section. Also picked up some Hanna water testers today Calcium : 411 (Ok)Alkalinity :…

Added “Benny” the lawnmower blennie and and “Mimi” the mimic tang (lemonpeel).

2 Clowns added along with CUC (Astreas, Zombies, Strombs and a few small hermits). Diatom bloom is getting pretty out of control and consuming all the nitrates etc. so can’t wait for that to end. Beginnings of some green hair algae on the higher up rocks Thinking about a tang as next addition for additional…

I’m just about to kick off week 4 of trying to cycle. My LFS gave me some Seachem stability to use for bacteria and some ammonia. I also added a couple pinches of feed during week 2. Ammonia has been at 1ppm since start of week 2 – I haven’t seen any large spikes but…

I’ll begin with where it is currently at (as of January 10, 2023….) And then go back to the beginning…. My dad had large fresh water tanks when I was very little and I’ve always loved aquariums, the ocean and beach. In December while I was taking a month leave from work I randomly got…