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Hehe... not too sure about baby Maroons... but pretty soon, I will have to start cultivating the Zoos... FOC common Zoos... anyone? Em... no response

Ah ok... so how's ur lighting coming up?

Big Mama gets big home... Lil' Daddy gets tiny home... em... they are currently going through separation

Crocea looks alright... haiz... although very problematic... the sight of this is worth all the troubles and risks

Sounds like a plan... but do you have any ventilation grill/louvre in ur cabinet? If no avenue for hot air to escape, then no point putting fans inside and outside the tank. And running 2 hours of air-con is a very expensive option IMO

Anthias are hard to keep... u might need to get an automatic feeding machine (Eheim brand) but can only use for pellets, and sometimes can overfeed too, not very consistent IMO. But Anthias are so so pretty... recover and go get some more Next time, get those feeding ones

Bro Colinsoon got a Filefish to give away!!! PM him

Yes get a chiller one size up... or else you will overwork ur chiller = constant noise + heating the room + high electricity bill

Yeah removing the bioballs will be a good step #1, but the amount of Biohome seems a little insignificant at the moment. Perhaps you wanna increase it by addind another pack or something. I am using Salifert test kits too. My reading is 10 for NO3.

So fast? I thot u just bought it not too long ago

New home... hopefully it will settle here for a while Notice the Crocea on the left... still not opening as big as before

OMG!!! Give way to the moving Anemone!!! This is gonna destroy my Crocea

Yupe the connection plays a very important role here... ok I will go around and look for a reliable and quiet external pump.

Sad to hear that... but don't be discouraged... things happen and there isn't much you can do when it comes to hunger strike Sometimes they stay alive... sometimes they "up lorry"... but we reefers always get something new to replace em the next day

So how? Have u recovered from the horror? It's about time to get another piece of Anemone for your clowns

Don't panic boys and girls... don't go out and grab a chiller right away Chiller needs proper planning and usually very intrusive to our lifestyle... if there is 1 piece of equipment I can do without, it must be my chiller... it basically transfers all the heat from the tank to my body... sometimes sweating like hell while my fishies enjoying their 27ºC water

Move the whole damn rock!?! Luckily, the 2 pieces of rocks are flat pieces and also on the top of the scaping, so pretty easy to flip around. I also read, if the Anemone is sticking very hard, then it is a sign that the Anemone is quite alright. When it fails to attach to something (not sticky), then start worrying

Keep the PM coming

Probe cannot be changed? So r u looking at a Pinpoint unit? Their probes can be changed but cost around $85/probe. I need to look for one soon as it takes too much time testing it with Salifert.

And I read... (yes spent 2 hours at Kino reading about Anemones, lol)... as long as the Anemone is given sufficient light, it will do alright. Once it went hiding (like yours hiding behind the tank)... then it will deteriorate fast... until a point it will not be sticky anymore

You know what? I don't know what to expect from an Anemone anymore... it looks perfectly healthy now Photo taken 15 mins ago after 5 hours of MH.

Em... temperature last 2 days is not too warm actually... at least still got rain... does ur cabinet allow for ventilation? If yes, maybe add some computer fans there to increase flow. Adding chiller is going to be very messy for your setup

Wow very pro looking sump u got there!!!

Blood Shrimp!!! Finally, out in the open... I guess it must be really really hungry

Thanks! Some of the nice Zoos were adopted/acquired from fellow reefers