Update for the tank, things are getting interesting as of late. My Alk has been dropping like crazy last week and a half so I assumed an algae bloom was inbound and it has arrived. I have now encountered green hair, dinoflagellates, Cyanobacteria, and some diatoms. I also had some aiptasia show up on the $5 frags that I had picked up but I quickly addressed and I haven’t seen any sign of them in a couple weeks… I am sure they will be back eventually.
to help the tank I picked up a couple shrimp (cleaner and peppermint) and I am now at 7 snails purchased and I found a baby turbo the other night… not sure where it came from haha. I could likely use some more with how much algae is popping up but we shall see what happens.
I got a little too excited and did something I probably should let have… but it happened and I now have some new tank inhabitants lol. Total of 10 frags and a nem who wasn’t very happy with me at first but seems to be settling in nicely!
I also setup my dos pumps and reservoirs to help battle the alk for me so I am not having to do it manually everyday. Working on tuning that now but so far so good.
I also seeded the tank with some pods, but right after I got them I noticed a ton in the tank already… oh well. I’ve been feeding them a little phyto and I see them eating algae on the glass.
Some pics for fun