Zoltan`s mixed tank

[hoffyz]

Hey guys,
I`m joining to the local reef forum. Here is my short introduction.

Name: Zoltan Hoffmann
Screen Names: hoffyz
Location: Montrose
Aquarium: 55g mixed reef
Lighting: 2 x 24RFH with 15w T8 reef sun bulbs + Moonlight LED
Skimmer: AquaC Remora Skimmer
Flow: 800 GPH Powerhead Aquarium Pump Wave Maker


Last November I decided that I start the saltwater fish keeping.
Regarding the beginners rolls I gathered few practices.

Now my tank`s crews:
1 yellow tang
1 scopas tang
1 yellow eye kole tang
3 green chromes
2 firefish goby
2 scooter blenny
assorted hermit crabs
4 nassarius snails
4 margarita snails
1 brittle starfish

1 white bubble tip anemone
torch coral
hammer coral
frog coral
sun coral
whisker coral
birds nest
3 mushrooms
2 purple ricordea
1 orange yuma
1 purple montipora
1 red montipora
1 blue acrapora
1 green acrapora
1 acrapora - don`t know his exact name
1 rainbow acan
3 red acans
assorted zoas

I`m planing to improve my tank with a red bubble tip anemone and a couple gold maroon clownfish and planning to eliminate the aiptasia with berghia nudibranch

[nikecivic]

Zoltan, pictures please!

[hoffyz]

sorry for late reply. I was out.
here is few photo from my tank.
first a total

left side

right side

otherwise I have a big problem with my acraporas. someone killed my green and rainbow acraporas + bird`s nest. at this time I did not find a right solution for that. first I tough that just AEFW but I could not stopped them. my second guess would be the white band but I did not found medicine for that.

[chefzilla]

What are your water parameters? Most sps isn't forgiving like zoas and softies. It could be your light as well. The clf lights usually arnt good enough to support sps

[hoffyz]

spec grav little bit high 1.028. it could be from the water evaporation
ph

[hoffyz]

pH 8.2
Ammonia 0ppm
Nitrite 0ppm
Nitrate 20ppm

[chefzilla]

Nitrate at 20 PPM will inhibit sps and can/will kill it. At the next meeting we have a hana phosphate meter. You should bring a water sample and have it tested as well. But in the mean time. Raise your sps to the top also do a water change as well. And be careful of that aiptasia i see on the rock (brown anemone in 2nd pic middle of the tank)