Mikejrice 30g *Finished*

I forgot to mention the origins of the pair of neon gobys. I picked them up for free as orphan fish. At Reefstock they had some tanks set up to showcase the complete systems, which Elite Reef bought for store displays. As I went to load them in the truck they still had a little bit of water and sand in the bottom and I happened to notice movement in the 1/2" of water on the bottom. Two my surprise I found two little neon gobys cuddled up and looking very frightened. I lucked out on that one and got two little neon gobys that are way to friendly NOT to be mates. I love fish that create food for my other fish.

I'm breaking down today and I'm actually going to do a 5% water change on this system. I've been starting to have some problems keeping my params right where I want them and I suspect it's because I can't possibly dose everything that comes in salt mix. I don't dose mag and don't really feel the desire to, so my calcium levels are beginning to slip below the 400 mark. It's been about a year since I've done a water change and just as long since I had any problems keeping params in line. I'm hoping a few small water changes over the next month will get things back in line and give me the buffer I need to go back to my regular routine.

 

I love your aquascaping. With the way you have done it, your tank looks HUGE in photos. I love your corals and your new brain.

 

Thank you. That's what I was going for. I like the look of nano cube style aquariums, but I really like the stretch, scaled down look of my long 30.

 

Today I finally added the last piece of tech gear for this tank. For some extra insurance against power outages, I added Ecotech's battery backup for the MP10 pump. It is rated to run the pump for 72 hours without power!

 

Congrats on the automation and great setup

 

That is the only thing..... I don't have any power back up on my tank. Power is interupted very rarely here... but ya, I would be scrabbling.

 

Thank you.

It's pretty rare here also, and it doesn't usually go out for long. The one bad one last year though I was up all night stirring the water occasionally to keep gas exchange going. Not this year...

 

Very sweet... The force is strong in you.....

 

pictures

I can't seem to get your pictures to come up, I've been clicking your address I don't get it.

 

Try looking here:

Elite Reef -- Denver Colorado