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Hello. I posted in the welcome area recently. New to the Hobby. Current Setup: Waterbox 130.4 120 Eshopp Protein Skimmer Jaebo Return Pump 2 MP40s Cheap Amazon ATO 2 Nicrew 150w three puck lights/w controller Hygger 900w Titanium Heater Two Little Fishies Phosban Reactor currently not running 2 Filter Socks Apex Neptune System Auto fish feeder from Amazon (just ordered the Avast Marine Feeder) current fish: 1 Oscellarius Black Clownfish 1 Percula Clownfish 2 Firefish Gobys 1 Yellow Clown Goby 1 Orange Spotted Goby 1 Blue Hippo Tang 1 Purple Firefish Goby 1 Coral Beauty CUC: 3 or 4 Nassarius Snails Numerous Margarita Snails 100lbs of rock from Addictivereefceeping (would not buy from again) Hanna Master Test Kit Just picked up a Apex Neptune system (still trying to figure out how to use it) 2 Rainbow Bubble Tip Anemones Coral: Mix of Zoas, Duncan, Anacaporas, Montipora, Kenya Tree, and some unkowns, all picked up locally from members. KIA - Six Line Wrasse Coral Banded Shrimp 5 Conch Numerous Snails Numerous Hermit Crabs Few Coral MIA- Cleaner Goby IM 16G AIO Protein Skimmer (came with it, bought second hand from a member) Return Pump (came with it) 2 Filter socks on each end Hygger Tatanium Heater Hydor Koralia wave maker Kactoily 7 in 1 Auto fish feeder from Amazon Stock 2 Ora Lighning Maroon Clownfish 1 Turbo Snail No sand 2 BIO Squares in tank and some pieces of live rock in sump from larger tank Picture of Waterbox 130.4 before doing some changes and adding coral. Wrasse recently died and so did the Shrimp after just putting them two days ago. I did quarantine them and acclimated them before adding them to the tank. Not sure why they died. The snails and conch probably died after not having enough algea to eat. LFS said to buy a lot and after getting rid of all the algea they died. Not happy about that info from the LFS, but lesson learned. I picked up a Apex Neptune from a WAMAS member and also a Kactoily 7 in 1. I setup the Apex Neptune and moved the Kactoily 7 in 1 to my 16g IM Ora Lightning Maroon Clownfish tank, but the salinity isn't showing anymore. I have to figure that part out. How do I hook up my 2 Ecotech MP40s to it? I am still trying to figure out how to use this system and just have everything set to on. I am also trying to figure out how to route my ATO and lights to Apex system. I am looking for a Trident as well to add to the system.l. Side note, went to Aqua Haas and talked to Adam. He said Phosphate levels are very high and need to lower them and said to raise the Alkalinity. I just did a water change. I need to do another water test, hopefully today and see how they are. Picked up a Coral Beauty, Percula Clownfish, Orange Spotted Goby, Coral Banded Shrimp, and Turbo Snail from Fintastic. Unfortunately the Shrimp didn't make it. It hid right away in the tank and after 2 days died for some reason. Fish are all happy. I can't find my Cleaner Goby, He was maybe a half in inch long and I cant find him anywhere. Side note, I am redoing my sump and noticed a lot of debri buildup at that bottom. How do you all clean out your sumps of all that? If you read through all that thanks haha.

So I picked up a Apex Neptune from a WAMAS member and also a Kactoily 7 in 1. I setup the Apex Neptune and moved the Kactoily 7 in 1 to my 16g IM Ora Lightning Maroon Clownfish tank, but the salinity isn't showing anymore. I have to figure that part out. How do I hook up my 2 Ecotech MP40s to it? I am still trying to figure out how to use this system and just have everything set to on. I am also trying to figure out how to route my ATO and lights to Apex system. I am looking for a Trident as well to add to the system.l. Side note, went to Aqua Haas and talked to Adam. He said Phosphate levels are very high and need to lower them and said to raise the Alkalinity. I just did a water change. I need to do another water test, hopefully today and see how they are. Picked up a Coral Beauty, Percula Clownfish, Orange Spotted Goby, Coral Banded Shrimp, and Turbo Snail from Fintastic. Unfortunately the Shrimp didn't make it. It hid right away in the tank and after 2 days died for some reason. Fish are all happy. I can't find my Cleaner Goby, He was maybe a half in inch long and I cant find him anywhere. Side note, I am redoing my sump and noticed a lot of debri buildup at that bottom. How do you all clean out your sumps of all that?

Thanks for the replies. I have a Hanna Marine Master Testing kit that I use to test parameters. I have not had time to test recently, but I am planning on dropping off the water samples to a LFS to get it all checked and hopefully figure out what is going on. The Six Line Wrasse I had for maybe 2 days. It went into hiding as soon as I got it in the tank. I quarantined it along with the Cleaner Goby in a separate tank for maybe 4 hours before putting both of them in after acclimating them for a hour.

Hello Wamas. Joined up here not too long ago and started my first tank early last year. I cycled the tank for about 6 months and then introduced my first few fish. Thank is a Waterbox 130.4, Eshopps Skimmer 120, Hygger Titanaium Heater, 2 MP40s, Jaebo Return bump, Generic ATO, Two 150w Nicrew Lights 1st Yellow Clown Goby 2 Firefish Goby, Ora Lightning Maroon Clown 3 2nd Firefish Goby, Purple Firefish Goby, 2nd Ora Lightning Maroon Clown, Juvenile Blue Hippo Tang 4 Black and White Ocelarius Clown 5 Cleaner Goby and 6 line Wrasse I have added some coral frags since Dunkan Kenya Tree Green and Orange Montipora Slimeball Acro A few Zoa Frags Birds Nest Few other Acro Chalace I got a Rainbow Bubble Tip Anemone that split into two. My Green Montipora have lost color and bleached. I think this maybe due to low iodine and calcium. I have since started to dose iodine, but haven't dosed calcium yet. The brids nest did the same. I have not been able to borrow a PAR meter yet to check the levels. I have my lights coming on for a little over 8 hours with the whites running for about 4hrs at 5% and blue at 20-25%, then 5 hours with just the blue at 30%. I got the Wrasse and the Cleaner Goby 2 days ago from Petco. They both hid and yesterday I found the Wrasse finally. Unfortunately it came out of hiding and started swimming upside down. I put it in my sump with no lights to calm it down, but this morning I found it dead. I will have to check my parameters. All other fish are healthy. After getting the black and white clown I had to remove my maroon clowns due to immediately bullying it. They are now in a IM 16 AIO and are a mated pair. I have a 5 gallon quarantine tank I have setup for when I buy the livestock and transfer them in the tank. I have had a total of 5 Conch, Many types of snails (Margarita, Trochus, Nassarius, Turbo, Top Crown), and hermit crabs that have all died. I now only Maragarita and Nassarius left.