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as of last nite the aquarium was crystal clear and all tests were good except the nitrate had been running a little high which it has been for the last few weeks....got up this morning to a cloudy tank, slimy sides and almost all the fish gone...what could have caused this? when i tested the water this am...everything was sky high...

Recently, Ive started making changes to my reef to make it more energy efficient. I made the choice to remove my CL system and use powerheads. I opened up my aquascaping and thinned out some large acroporas to get away with less over all flow, and most recently I changed the lighting schedule on my MH's to help reduce the heat generated by three 400 watters over a seven hour period.
For years Ive ran my VHO's for 13 hours and my MH's for seven and have had great results. I have always had ...

I have this little dude that I take pics of and he finally got his first fishy. His name is Baxter Danboard and he travels with me and gets pics taken in front of cool stuff. I thought this at least appeared to be aquarium related so why not post it up here
Enjoy.

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Here's a little video of my new Tang. I really like the color and structure of the Atlantic Blue Tang. He'll do great in the tank (while he's still small.) He'll be my excuse to upgrade to a 120 some day in about a year or two.

By the way, ignore the PJ cardinal in the tank everyone else does... There's a story behind him and I will have him until he dies because of it! Unlike a certain damsel fish (who will remain nameless,) as he picks on EVERYONE in the 20g tank... ...

Its been one month since setting my first reeftank, in an extra hurry to house a large hippo tang that came with my used setup. You can see the details in previous posts but here's the run down. Water chemistry is stabilizing and everyone is doing well. I'm a science geek so I had to make some graphs of my progress:



I graphed the main parameters for the first 21 days and you can how ...