Looks different for sure. I think that you need more flow and I am still not sure that a LPS tank is better off being a BB so this will be interesting.
I don't need any more flow then what I have for what I'm doing. The LPS do great up front where its calmer and the back and sides get the high flow to move the water around well. We'll see, but it's been at 1 - 3 nitrates for several weeks now. This is not going to be an SPS tank.
Wow, very cool! Tank looks great. IME, the xenia and zoas do poorly in a BB tank because of the decreased level of nutrients. Almost all of my zoas slowly "disappeared".
Yup, thats because lots of softies thrive in dirtier tanks...or higher nutrient driven tanks. If a BB tanks is properly set up, the nutrient level should be very low, thus causing the softies to not do so well.
I've got 2 tangs and a huge foxface in my 150 and I havent had a readable nitrate level in over a year. I bet you get there pretty soon (I feed daily at least).
Thanks =) It's nice to see you too it's been forever!
Everyone is doing really good. Ocean (PBT) is happy as ever. I think the only fish I've added since the last update is a Midas Blenny. Other then that I've just added a few small things like crabs and shrimp. Few new corals too. I will post an updated list with photos of the tank.
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