The tank is doing great now! It has been several weeks without new issues cropping. I did lose the Watchman Goby, everybody else is quite healthy though 🙂 The fish and invertebrates are still in the tank, just hiding in this photo.
Seventh week update on the nano reef tank cleanup
Seven weeks into the saltwater, nano reef, cleanup, and the tank is looking great. With the help of the newest cleanup crew members from Reef Cleaners, the tank has finally stabilized itself and the water is crystal clear. The inhabitants are quite happy. The coral polyps have been showing signs of growth. I am guessing
Fifth week update on the nano reef tank cleanup
The tank is coming along quite well! The ecosystem seems to have stabilized. I believe that between restructuring the sump, the Aiptasia-X, and a mess of new snails, that the recovery is guaranteed. With the last update, I mentioned the Aiptasia-X. There are 3 Peppermint Shrimp in the tank and they could not keep up
Third week update on the nano reef tank cleanup
This week spelled out a lot of change for the saltwater nano reef tank. The transformation has been quite dramatic. Here is how the tank looks today. versus how it looked three weeks ago. The two rocks on the right were rinsed in fresh water, and then left to sit for a couple of weeks
Second week update on the nano reef cleanup
Today ends the second week of the new saltwater nano reef tank. Here is the update on the cleanup project. The tanks started out overgrown with algae an aiptasia. The tank had crashed. Here is a photo of how it started. I am dedicated to bringing this tank back up to snuff and giving it