Manny Tavan

if I decide to switch from cupramine to copper power, do I have to clean everything out? or just empty the water and refill with fresh saltwater and titrate up? Thanks for the advice on adding copper to the fresh saltwater before refilling. didn't think about that

So I have a QT set up with 2 clowns, a kole eye tang, and a rabbit fish. They've been in there for three weeks First week, the kole eye tang showed some signs of ich so I started cupramine. Ramped up the dose gradually to 0.5ppm (using salifert test kit which isn't great). It's been at that level for a week now. All fish were doing well and eating until two days ago. One of the clownfish stopped eating. He's also looking tired, not swimming around as much. Ammonia level is at 0. Nitrate 25. I did a 30% water change last night and added more copper. Copper level this morning is still at 0.5ppm so I don't think it dropped below therapeutic level. I hear you can get away with a 2 week treatment course but that's for fish that didn't show any sign of ich in the first place. Because the Kole eye tang showed some ich before I started treatment, it's now in the whole system. How long should I keep levels therapeutic? 30 days? 6 weeks? Hopefully the clown was having issues with the nitrate and not the copper but I think it's probably the copper because he started acting that way when I reached therapeutic level. last night I ordered copper power and hanna copper checker. I may switch to chelated copper if the clownfish still doesn't tolerate the cupramine after the water change

Started the cycle this morning. Two blocks of marine pure media that have been cycling for 3 months, a table spoon of ammonia and a bottle full of biospira. Ordered two more bottles of biospira. I dose ammonia daily for three days and the ammonia level the next day is usually zero.

Nothing good happens fast in this hobby. This is also a second tank so it helps that I don’t have to rush. I can do things right this time

Adding salt

I may need a controller board of some sort

Tank is full and apexEL is hooked up. What a pain it was to setup as a second apex. Also more goodies. The brand new maxspect gyre 350 arrived.

Same with my pair of blackice snowflakes. It’s all gonna be fish food though. I wonder how the crabs aren’t devouring the eggs

Horrible picture but I noticed yesterday that my clowns have laid some eggs right on the bare bottom glass

I call them wavemakers cause that’s what they do

Can’t wait to try mine

She’s officially wet. Filling it directly from the rodi unit. Going to take forever

Price drop $200 for both (package deal)

The plumbing seems ok...Better than my red sea to be honest. Screws were better quality than ikea lol. No issues with the hardware overall

Bought them my new build but the magnet is not strong enough for 3/4” glass (would work well with 1/2” glass). Was really hoping to use them because they have great reviews. These are brand new $110 each (paid $130)

These lights are amazing. Very little shadowing because it’s coming from everywhere

Modifying the plumbing to connect to the clarisea

I love how i can just slide the lights out of the way.

Decided to silicone my “sand” down to the bottom so detritus can’t get underneath

Orphek v4 mounted on the tank

These made the work much easier. Hired 3 construction workers that were working on a house down the street to move the tank. With the four us it was easy. If anyone wants to borrow the suction cup handles let me know. They worked flawlessly and I have 6 of them

Clear background ftw

I only have aiptasia in my overflow box. Will they work if I put them in the overflow?

i had a gyre before in my 170. too big, too ugly, too much one sided flow. now I have one mp10 but wished I had two

Yeah they packed it like they really wanted it to be the last one they sent me lol