So we've got an algae outbreak and it's testing me. Rocks are covered, corals still small so there's nowhere for it to hide, just watching green fuzz every morning like it'll leave on its own.
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meet the crew
First fish are in, bag was floating up top acclimating forever. Naming the six line wrasse Gordon because he's already got attitude, firefish doesn't have a name yet, still deciding if he's earned one.
First fish going inPhoto Date
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cycling week 2
Guy told me not to trust the ammonia spike alone and to hold off for a full nitrite crash too. Water's crystal clear now which feels like a trick honestly, rock still bare and white.
Cycling, still sparsePhoto Date
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filled her
Ok so water's in, syncra running, and it's that classic cloudy new tank haze. Rock's got a bit of brown diatom fuzz already which feels fast but whatever, nothing alive in there yet to judge me.
Just filledPhoto Date
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day one chaos
So rinsing this rock took forever, sink looked like a beach after. Dry start with the rockwork placed, no water yet, just me questioning my aquascaping skills.
