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What do you use instead of a skimmer and media reactor? I’m curious to try their new fleece roller for nano tanks but I really don’t mind changing the filter floss from the media basket every few days for pennies.. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Did you ever receive a notification of when you’d be receiving the tank? I’d be more than happy to help move it in. Would give me an excuse to be in the area to visit friends that I’ve been neglecting lol Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Hi guys. I’m starting a small IM15 AIO cube to scratch my itch of getting a tank while I find a larger setup that I want. 1. Does anyone have any recommendations for an ATO on a sumpless tank? I know I could do a gravity feed (they’re ugly but maybe I’m being a princess) but I’m curious what anyone else has done. I could top it off myself every day but I really am lazy. 2. The compartments in the back of the AIO tank don’t allow you to do too much so I’m curious what you guys would fill it with. I’m not sure if I’ll keep the socks or upgrade it to a fleece roller and I’m unsure what I’ll do in the other compartment…. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I'm looking to start a new tank and I'm curious what you all would recommend for lighting. I will be keeping corals and I've used AI primes in the past as well as XR15s but I'm kind of curious about using T5s or these reef brite LED strips....

Quick update - All livestock, minus one single Halloween hermit crab, has passed away. This includes all snails, starfish, fish, and shrimp. Most coral seems to have melted as well. Fingers crossed that maybe a few mushrooms and zoas make it but my torches, hammers, pectinia, Duncans, trumpets, gonis, you name it, have melted down to the skeleton. The pulsing Xenia doesn’t seem like it’s ever been happier though…. Of course when I went to throw in my protein skimmer, the pump decided not to work and so I had to order one priority to help pull whatever crap is in the tank out. The return chamber also decided to clog which filled my emergency drain and overflowed onto the new living room floor. This then got my heater controller wet and broke it. A perfect storm, so to speak. I’m trying as hard as I can to save ANYTHING that may still be alive but it seems it may be a waste of time. I feel that my main mistake may have just been not removing all my old sand. I left about 20-30% of it and I’m thinking that any gases and toxins may have been released into the tank and causing a nuke. Just spitballing trying to understand where I went wrong. Thanks for joining my Ted talk. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I assumed it was the ammonia spike as well though it wasn’t super high but I know all fish react differently to it. Poor guys :/ I’ve been using prime and doing a 20% change each day. I’ll throw in my skimmer as well as I’m not using it at the moment. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Sadly, I’m not sure there are any survivors. I can’t see in the tank except what is directly in front of the glass but I’ve not seen a fish (minus the five I managed to see that had passed) swimming at all so I think I have my answer. I realistically think I’ll need to start over Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Thanks for the response! I vacuumed out about 70% of the old substrate and added a new Arag alive sand. I’m sure the old sand let out a bunch of crap back into the water Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Hi guys. I moved yesterday and dreadfully took my tank with me. I was terrified and I think for the right reasons. Everything seemed ok as of yesterday but as of this morning, it seems as if I’m scooping up a new dead fish every other hour or two. The tank also had a huge algae bloom so I can’t even see if there are more casualties beyond my limited visibility. I’ve added prime to help with the slight ammonia spike (0.5), nitrates are at about 10, no nitrite, and pH was around 7 this morning which I’ve added 8.4 from aquavitro. If anyone has any suggestions of dealing with this, let me know. I’m heartbroken that I’ve lost some of my first fish and inverts and I’m scared the coral is next. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I’ve kept fungia before with no problems. I wasn’t able to find much online from people since they’re more rare than others so I was hoping others within the group would have relevant and first-hand experience… Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Hi all, I'm about to get my hands on a unique looking diaseris plate and am curious if any of you have kept one before and what your experience has been. Are they any different in care than normal fungia plates? It's pricey so I'm nervous...

It's impressive to see someone with a healthy and thriving tank with different types of corals but I have a different type of appreciation for people who can do this and bring back something from seemingly "dead'. Kudos!

I agree though I don't have too much space for an entire colony. Lesson learned :/

Two more recent photos

That was a few months ago. It seems my pictures got slightly reorganized when I posted this. The wall is now covered in coralline and spirorbids. The last three were taken earlier this morning. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Many of you may not have known that Reef Octopus makes tanks! I've never seen one in store nor in person and so I took, in my opinion, a big gamble by setting one up on my own. I won't go crazy into specifics about the weir setup or why this tank is so odd (you should look it up though if you don't know much about it, it's.....interesting) but I'll walk you through what has been successful for me. I've faced a few challenges on some very basic reef-keeping essentials because of this tank layout and setup but I think I've done a pretty decent job! As mentioned, my tank is an Octo Lux T60 which is the smaller model of the two that are offered by Reef Octopus. I've had this setup for slightly over a year and have been in the hobby just shy of two years. I'd still consider myself a novice in the grand scheme of things though I'm not sure I'd ever be able to call myself a veteran with how much there is to learn in this hobby! Equipment: I started with an AI Prime 16 and quickly swapped to an XR-15. This was mainly because of the way the light mount interfered with the thin weir design but I'm not upset with the light and options that EcoTech has built into this thing. For flow, I'm currently using two Nero 3's at about 35-40%. This was changed from an Icecap 2k gyre which provided slightly too much flow even on low settings (these things can MOVE water). Another issue with the gyre was the mounting location which I wanted in the back but couldn't because of the thin weir design...a recurring thorn in my side. In the sump, I've recently installed a fleece roller (an absolute godsend) and also run a GFO reactor since I've struggled with phosphate for a while. My ATO is hooked up using a food grade dog food container that holds about 13 gallons which takes weeks for my tank to use. I'm also currently dosing All-for-reef using the new Reef Dose 2 but will soon swap over to ESV two-part dosing since my tank consumes alkalinity at a much higher rate than my calcium. Inhabitants include two cheek spot clowns, a semi-docile yellowtail damsel, three blue-green chromis, a pink streaked wrasse (thanks, Supreme Reefs), a frozen food eating spotted mandarin (thanks again, Supreme Reefs), a pictus blenny, and a blood red shrimp. There may or may not be a flaming prawn goby wandering around in there, I haven't seen it in months. RIP to my dracula goby who decided that no net or lid would stop him from getting some fresh air and a forever nap. My main attraction to salt water tanks was the color of the fish available in the hobby but more importantly - the coral. I keep mostly LPS (blastos, elegance, gonis, hammers, torches) and softies (zoas, photosynthetic gorgs, xenia, something else that looks like xenia but apparently isn't, GSP). I'd like to slowly move into some SPS now that my nutrient levels have been pretty consistent and stable. I'll add some pictures as time progresses. Please feel free to provide feedback on things that I could add/change/remove. I'm open to criticism! Thanks for coming to my Ted talk. TL;DR - Reef Octopus makes a weird tank and here's mine.

This is my first time coming across this thread. I really like your idea of using this as a peninsula. I had the same exact tank but struggled to get my flow right but you did this one very well!

Just a quick update for anyone who looks at this: things aren't looking great! Flesh is starting to recede from the skeleton where coral was cut (it was cut twice, one on each side) and the tentacles have shrunken and deflated; the elegance is noticeably upset and I don't think there will be a great success story for this. This is the third elegance that I've bought which people have attempted to propagate. None of those three made it in the end. I'm no expert and I realize that one elegance may be happier with different parameters than the next, but my elegance that hasn't been cut is thriving...At least I got some cool photos and videos of it!

Thanks! I've been lurking for a while and haven't had the need to post anything as of recent (saving for closing costs in NOVA doesn't allow me to spend as much as I'd like on corals/equipment/fish). The tank is about a year and a half old. It's an Octo T60 and I reckon they decide to either not make tanks anymore and stick with skimmers and pumps or they re-haul their design. It's quite unique for those who haven't heard of it or seen it, check it out!

Thanks everyone for the input. Because I'm slightly stupid and enjoy living on the edge, I've decided to pull the trigger and get it. First off, I'll say the coral itself is gorgeous; I'll try to get a picture uploaded once it opens up more. The cuts do look clean and flesh was growing back over that area. I asked the vendor and they said it was cut about a week and a half ago and was open and happy prior to shipping (I asked them for a video). I'm pretty nervous regardless but really hoping this pans out for the better.

Hi all. I'm just looking for some personal opinions or experience with elegance corals that have been cut/fragged. I'm looking at one that was cut and it worries me that it may not survive long term...I've heard of people who say "they're hardy as H-E-double hockey sticks, it'll be fine" and others who say "I'd never cut one or buy one that was cut". What are your thoughts??