jrossjr79
Fri, 5th Jun 2015, 06:02 PM
Ok, so not only have I been gone from here for awhile, but I been pretty much absent from my tank as well. I fell behind financial with the upkeep and my school has been taking a lot of time from me as well. Needless to say I fell drastically behind on a lot of things. To put it simply, my fish have been eating for the most part still, but tank maintenance has literally been none since at least November of 2014. This is including water changes, checking levels, etc. Only thing I been upkeep about is top off, and that hasnt even been when ever I needed it. I just cut off the return pump and put in my water when I get a chance, sometimes this has been up to two weeks.
Luckily, and surprisingly I have only lost a total of 3 fishes (lawnmower blenny and two chromis), but also lost lots of coral frags. I say luckily because 3 corals have survived, and majority of my fish have survived, including all my inverts, with the exception of some snails and hermit crabs.
However, I am back, and making headway. About 2 months ago I got my Reef Breeders LED lights to replace the much needed replacement T5s I had, (I had the tank with lights about a year, and the lights needed replacing when I got them). I got myself a dual reactor from BRS, as well as upgraded my little 50gpd 3 stage RO/DI to a BRS 150GPD 6 stage with water saver. Lights been on since I got them two months ago, reactors came in about 3 weeks ago and I put them on, and today I got my new RO/DI unit. So off to do some major catch up on my tank.
Luckily, and surprisingly I have only lost a total of 3 fishes (lawnmower blenny and two chromis), but also lost lots of coral frags. I say luckily because 3 corals have survived, and majority of my fish have survived, including all my inverts, with the exception of some snails and hermit crabs.
However, I am back, and making headway. About 2 months ago I got my Reef Breeders LED lights to replace the much needed replacement T5s I had, (I had the tank with lights about a year, and the lights needed replacing when I got them). I got myself a dual reactor from BRS, as well as upgraded my little 50gpd 3 stage RO/DI to a BRS 150GPD 6 stage with water saver. Lights been on since I got them two months ago, reactors came in about 3 weeks ago and I put them on, and today I got my new RO/DI unit. So off to do some major catch up on my tank.