Myka's 20 gallon Zoa reef (pics Nov 15)

[Myka]

Ryan, I have been trying to take a pics of the clowns, but they are skittish.

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Wow, this journal is due for an update! Almost a year!

No good news for this tank though...it REALLY suffered in the last year with almost zero growth of the Zoas. I lost a bunch of Zoas...most of the blue ones are gone. The Darth Mauls gone, the African Blues gone, Magicians gone. Sooo sad...

The tank was rampant with Grape Caulerpa and Halimeda for many months. The heater died about 6 weeks ago which caused the tank temp to drop a couple degrees overnight which was enough to spur the Caulerpa into going sexual. I did a big waterchange and ripped out all the Caulerpa, but the Blue Assessor died.

Since then I rearranged the rock, and sorted out the surviving Zoas and Palys. Still have some nice stuff left. I have a SWC 120 cone skimmer waiting to be installed, and a little sump for it too that has to be finished up. I am going to drill the tank for a tiny Herbie overflow, but I am chicken because I can't find any info regarding if this tank is tempered or not. I am going to drill the back pane, and I see no reason for the front or back to be tempered, but I'm still chicken. Since Zoas are tough I'm going to drain the tank most of the way, and drill it like that. I can't just drain the overflow section because it leaks a bit about 5" up from the bottom so it won't hold the tank water out. Maybe next weekend...?

I am considering trying out the AI Sol on this tank. That won't happen until after Christmas though. I am interested to check out LEDs firsthand. Not on my 90 gallon reef though!

Here it is now...looks like it did when I set it up. There is a juvie pair of Clarkii clowns in the tank, but they are hiding from the camera. Wusses. They aren't permanent residents.










EDIT: Ok, I got a pic of the Clarkii from the couch.