Greg's 75g Rebuild Round 2

[gregzz4]

Sucks to have half your post lost during posting .... I can't find the rest I wrote


Gather an update wouldn't hurt

Fall of 2019 I was battling slow SPS growth and suspected new tank syndrome after my re-start back in June/July 2019.
I went through all the dinos/diatoms/miscellaneous algae.

It wasn't until Jan 2020 that I found Red Bugs. I had not added ANYTHING to my tank since 2016, so either I had them all along, or they came from some snails I bought locally.

I treated them in Feb/20 with some Milbemycin and what a HUGE difference after. Polyp extension is massive, and my pod population bounced back awesomely.

I started regularly dosing NO3 and PO4 around this time and my SPS colors are looking awesome.

I'm still testing weekly the Big 3, K, and NO3 PO4, but I plan on backing off the N and P testing to Monthly once I get a grip on my tank's usage.

Guess that's all for now, so time for pics

Sept 2019


June 2020

[crimper]

Good to see that your tank is back on track.

Cheers!

[FishyFishy!]

What is the starfish/squid looking thing on the top right in the picture?

[hillegom]

Awesome Greg
looking good, I'm jealous

[gregzz4]

Originally Posted by hillegom

Awesome Greg
looking good, I'm jealous

Thanks you and crimper. It's been an uphill battle for sure.

[Ram3500]

Looks great Greg👌

[gregzz4]

Originally Posted by FishyFishy!

What is the starfish/squid looking thing on the top right in the picture?

It's a brittle star. The lights were off for an hour or so before I took the pic. Didn't even notice the star until after posting it. That's the first time I've seen a star on the glass, but I'm not surprised; their population is growing.