Tempted to start adding live stock

[MarcoVan]

dying

[jxlex]

If water conditions can improve still got chance for 1st piece, 2nd piece looks like tissue lost happening and base right....<br /><br />Nutrients look high... Ur algae looks very healthy...

[Boonboy]

Agreed that the nutrients is high... some post mentioned that canister filter (I am using) is a nutrient factory. Guess the only thing left is to change to a sump?

[jxlex]

Canister filter is still possible (although not most ideal) if u constantly clean it... <br /><br />Alot of times (even when i was in fresh water) i am damn lazy to wash the canister... But if u do a regularly, it will still suffice...<br /><br />U can look at other options like biopellets, rowa, or similar products to control ur nutrients... Also limit feeding, remove unfinished food and also slow down on adding livestock and u should still be able to do it...<br /><br />Happy reefing bro

[Boonboy]

Thank you for the great advice, I am cleaning the canister filter once a week, I will increase to twice a week. Yeah, I have been adding livestock every week. I will need to stop until my tank nutrients are in check.

[MarcoVan]

what you put inside the canister?

[Boonboy]

Eheim Filter Media Set for 2213

Here is a simple and very cost effective starter pack including all the filter pads and media you need for your 2213 filter:-

The set contains:-

Ehfimech x 1 litres. Removes all coarse and fine dirt particles from the water

Substratpro x 2 litres. For quick colonisation of bacteria and faster decomposition of toxins.

Coarse filter pad x 1. Large pore sponge giving bio-mechanical filtration and even water flow-through.

Fine filtration x 1. Before the water re-enters your aquarium fine dirt particles are trapped in the fine filter pad

Suitable for 2213 Classic Filter.

[Boonboy]

I also suspect my sand bed as another culprit to my nutrient. Every time I stir it, my skimmer will product more waste.

[jxlex]

You can consider adding a sand shifting star, nassarius snails and/or sand goby... They help stir up and keep ur sand clean....

[Boonboy]

Really!!! There are invertebrates that stir the sand... will they topple the frags? (I did not glue some)

Let me google them.

Thanks.

[jxlex]

Yup... They are available...<br /><br />Some will topple some wont, some gobies do not topple but when they are "eating" ur sand they made drop the sand on top of ur corals...<br /><br />If small frags, better to glue la

[Boonboy]

Can anyone advise where I can get sand sifting gobies (e.g. Diamond watchman or Tiger watchman)

Thank you.

[jxlex]

Btw, given ur nutrients conditions, u might want to consider inverts instead of fish... Less waste produce

[Boonboy]

Noted, that leaves me with snail or starfish. Hmm.. Where can I find them?

[jxlex]

Most LFS have them nicely stocked up

[Boonboy]

Tried mysis shrimp for the yellow tang. Totally not interested. However, the little crab hosting on the pocci loved it. Saw a button polyp closed up when it got caught in the tentacles. Guess my yellow tang is strict vegetarian.

[jxlex]

Like it or not, most fishes are scavengers and opportunist... If u dun mind taking the risk, i would suggest starving the tang by feeding only mysis... In time u will get it to feed...<br /><br />U can also try to feed it some lettuce if u cant get ur hands on nori... <br /><br />My guess is its just not willing to feed...

[Boonboy]

Yeah, you are right. It only nibbles on the live rocks. It did a great job and keeping certain (green carpet algae) type of the algae "trimmed".

[Boonboy]

Previously, my 3 polyp "sunflower" zoanthid mysteriously disappeared. Recently, I noticed my zoanthid colony losing "tentacles". Yesterday, I noticed 1 polyp of my "bam bam" zoanthid had been bitten. Started googling and found out that there are a type of snail "nudibranch" that eats zoanthid. After finding out how it look like (snail with spikes), I found them on my zoanthid colony. Just performed a freshwater dip on the colony. Hope the colony survived and NOT the "nudibranch".

[Boonboy]

Just to add, not sure if it was the pods that "ate" my sunflowers. Before they vanished I found pods crawling over it.

[Boonboy]

May I know if these are serpent sea stars? (sorry for the poor focus)

They have 5 tentacles and each move move like a snake. Their body is red and white stripped (like zebra crossing).

Are they good for a reef/marine tank?

Currently, they are with my cheatos in the refugium.

[jxlex]

Ya just leave them be unless u find them growing too heavy in population...

[Boonboy]

Okay, I can leave them there. Just worried that they will starve as there are NOTHING except cheatos in my refugium.

[Boonboy]

Anyone knows how to get rid of Aiptasia?

[Admiraltian]

Add copperband butterfly fish, berghia nudis or use joe juice. Cheers.