SuncrestReef

Wow, you are so lucky to catch it in time! Very scary.

My guess is that it’s due to very low nitrates and phosphates. With levels that low, you may want to target feed it.

Can you provide more details? For example: How old is your tank? How strong is the water flow near the Duncan? What are your specific water parameters? Salinity Temp Nitrates Phosphates pH range Alkalinity Calcium Magnesium When you say your other corals are "popping", what kinds of corals are they? Are any similar to the needs of Duncans, such as hammers, torches, or frogspawn? Any photos? Without this kind of detailed information, it's really difficult to provide any guidance.

Put me down for Wednesday March 18 at 9:00pm.

When I got my first BTA, my clowns ignored it so it was on its own. I would feed it a chunk or two of LRS Reef Frenzy when I was feeding the fish each day, and after a couple months the anemone split. This repeated every couple of months. Then after 10 months my clowns finally discovered the anemone and made it their home. Since they are very sloppy eaters, they drop a lot of their food into the anemone as they eat each day so I don't need to take any specific action for feeding it.

Crab successfully removed. Thanks all.

Good to know. Thanks Rudy.

I picked up this nice orange/yellowish millepora from @CuttleFishandCoral today, and after dipping and placing it in my tank, I discovered it had a cute little 1/8" crab hitchhiker:

So cute!!!

I use Red Sea Coral Pro salt. When I first set up my mixing station I would usually mix up 60 gallons at a time, and I just dumped the salt right in with the circulation pump running. Within a few months I had a lot of brown film buildup and even thick sludge at the bottom. Cleaning the mixing tank with vinegar worked but it was a pain. Now I pre-mix the salt in small batches in a bucket with 2 gallons of water first, then dump it into the mixing tank and repeat until I've added the correct amount. I also added a powerhead in the mixing tank in addition to the circulation pump. This has helped tremendously to reduce the brown film buildup and eliminated the sludge at the bottom.

Both the tank and the stand are 47-5/16” wide.

You probably exceeded your tank sale quota on the forum. 🤣

About 4 months ago I got this nice purple/blue/green goniopora, but a week later something (likely my diamond goby) buried it and I couldn’t find it anywhere. Well today I noticed a frag plug sticking out of the sand, and to my amazement the goni is still alive! I’m not even sure how that’s possible.

I love watching mine. It's non-stop entertainment!

I love going back to look at old photos of my tank to see how much progress has been made. These shots were from April 2018 when I first filled my tank with water for the first time: What a difference nearly 2 years can make!

I started my tank with dry rock. I let it cure in saltwater for about 2 months while setting up the tank, then it took about 1 month for the tank to cycle before it was ready to support life. If you're interested in more details, take a look at my build thread at Reef2Reef. I thoroughly documented every step in the process of setting up my tank: https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/suncrestreefs-red-sea-reefer-xl-425-build.358990/

Welcome to the club! I don't think 90 gallons is too much to start out with, and that's the size of my tank that I set up two years ago for my very first aquarium. Sounds like you got a great deal even if the gear needs a bit of work. Just take it slow, do your research before adding any livestock, and be very patient as nothing good in this hobby ever happens fast, but bad things can. In case you're not aware, we hold monthly meetings at various aquarium stores and sometimes at fellow club member homes. This is a great opportunity for you to meet fellow aquarium owners and to pick their brains on any questions you may have. Take a look at this subforum for meeting announcements: http://www.pnwmas.org/forums/forum/41-meetings-and-events/

I'm guessing it's some form of red macro algae. Its structure looks similar to a green algae I found in my tank last year. I took a quick look through some of the sample photos at this site, but couldn't find a match: https://biogeodb.stri.si.edu/pacificalgae/lifesearch

That sounds like a pretty good deal. Those storage tanks can be spendy. 👍 GLWS.

Dude...That frammer has grown so much and started killing off nearby SPS. I may charge you for my losses...🤣 You should have had me sign some sort of waiver when I bought that monster in waiting.

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Yes, the Neptune Community Forum dates back to 2013 and is a wealth of knowledge. That's where I learned most of my Apex skills, and I'm a frequent contributor there. The Facebook group is less useful as there's no easy way to search it for relevant posts, and the members tend to be more novice and frequently hostile (as is common for Facebook).

I'll take one when they're available. There's definitely a market for this. I don't know if you follow the Neptune Community Forums or the Neptune Facebook group but people frequently ask how to use a 24v port to control a 120v relay, and the solutions presented are usually pretty ugly (both in complexity and aesthetics) or challenging for non-skilled DIY'ers. You could easily sell these.

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