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Looks like a good sign that the Diatoms are kicking in. Don't you just love the good ol 'ugly stage' haha. Lets hope the clowns have just had a tiff and that shes not fallen for the bad boy of the tank (the gramma) haha. Good idea with those 3 types of CUC. Might be worth getting a sand sifting...

I've only got smaller pieces of rock in my reef that I found on the beach in Cuba. The largest piece has an Alveopora on it and is very happy so I don't want to move that. I suppose i could have a very small clove polyp colony on a 3x3" rock

I've found this hobby is as expensive as you want it. You can decide to buy cheaper frags or the more expensive larger colonies. You could stick to the more common corals and fish or try and find the rare expensive stuff. This is what I'm finding fun, especially the corals. My wallet hates me...

I have two GSPs, one is multi-coloured (purple and green) that is isolated on an island at the front middle of my tank and an electric green one on a 'rock foot' at the bottom right hand side of my aquascape. I know in time i'll need to do some housekeeping on it but i really wanted that...

Same here, I find a FOWLR a little boring to look at, however I am envious of the non reef friendly fish.

I'm looking into mushrooms right now. the mine craft looks cool. I love the clove corals but have decided against them because they're so invasive and I don't have another isolated island to stick it. My LCS has a few and they grab my attention every time lol

I’ve heard the sun tubes are eating machines. I’ll look to target feed that one during the day to encourage the polyps to extend not just at night. It’s probably the most challenging one I’ve bought to date. I’ll have to keep my eyes open for the black variant.

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Latest update, I couldn’t resist. I’ve just bought a very large Platygyra, a Trachyphyllia and a bright red Acan frag from my LCS (local coral store). I’ve just dipped them and now acclimating them. Once they’re in and happy I’ll send pics. I also purchased online last week (now I’m more...

So true, I wouldn’t know how to get my sulphur goby out of his cave and moving rocks isn’t an option in my tank. I guess it’ll have to be last result it it meant saving all the fish. Great news they’re all eating, always a good sign. Let’s hope you don’t need to treat the tank/fish

Ahh man that sucks especially as you’ve just started. That is mightily bad luck. If it needs to go fallow could you remove the rocks and place in a tub covered in your tank water so it stays ‘live’ whilst you catch your Gramma. You can then put them back in. Least you have a QT tank there and...

So my LFS has just had a pretty big fish shipment in and should have some new wrasses. They have said they will send me pics of what they've got in a few days so I can have first pick . Lovely stuff.

Its strange, they're not bothered about live food other than what a few of them pick off the rocks and sand bed. I suppose I should be pleased as I don't have a refugium or anywhere to breed my own. Currently my tank inhabitants only get frozen food, algae pellets and soon nori sheets. I add...

Fingers crossed it’s just a rock mark but keep us updated. A lot of my fish even the clowns don’t like live brine, they just spit them out.... very strange

Yeah they‘re beautiful and one is on my tang purchase list. Definitely, you don’t want to cause trouble with too many tangs.

Does anyone else find themselves pulling out larger stones from the sand bed? Each week more rise to the surface. It’s all my CUC’s fault haha. This is this weeks haul

Sounds like it’s going great already, I wish you could get multiple clown pairs without the possibility of all out war. I would get some black and white ones too. I’m getting a coral beauty too and a red stripe angel. I love my foxface and betta. The betta has started to come out of the...

Yeah around £12k give or take. I live approx an hour drive from London and it’s a great place. Oh definitely, a Brit over a Frenchman or Italian haha but I’m biased. SW tanks can be fragile but the larger and more mature the tank the better as you have more leeway with the parameters. A good...