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The three Pygmy angels have been rehomed to ACC. They’re in the tank right at the entrance. So nice to be able to see them every time shopping there. the tank is doing great. However the sand bed looks like crap. I have never been able to keep a nice sand bed. The rocks are good with the right...

congrats. 75 is a nice size. one suggestion, Kreg Pocket Hole Jig, if you don't have it I have one to lend. I have build many stands but never used one until the very last one I build. What a difference on aesthetics and strength.

30G is great for a sump. However you do have to purchase an overflow and drill the tank. The overflow probably cost more than your tank.

I saw one in Aquarium care center however that's too far for you. This fish is a very active swimmer I think it's too big for any of your tanks.

Always muriatic acid. no problem.

Start with a good old frogspawn. These have been in the hobby forever and easy to keep. You can get them for about $20 a head.

Let's see some pics!

Most of the stock tanks are not designed for Saltwater, at least not today's salt water aquarium hobby. Marineland/aqueon have not changed these dimensions for the last 30+ years. That's why there's room for the likes of Waterbox/Red sea etc...

Unplug the heater and check for a few days. You don’t need a heater in the summer anyway unless you keep the house really cold.

This is about a month and half. So far, no drama. Keep a close eye on the phosphate level really seem to keeping it out of trouble. Spots of coralline algae are starting to appear. SPS don't have the PE they're supposed to have. Not sure what else to do other than water changes.

The LPS side of the tank. The bubble coral is enormous.

Looks like it has turned the corner. Take it slow you'll get there.

I will take a purple fusion and miyagi tort. Thanks!

PO4 now measures 0.08 since the last time it was measured 2 days ago. I dose 0.08/day so looks like the tank is consuming but no longer at the rate it was before. Turned this off for now and we will continue to monitor. Nothing is dying. Corals especially SPS have seen improvement, but nowhere...

Nice love mine T5 hybrid setup. It's so bright I only run the T5 for 4 hours until my SPS settles in.

Put all of them in and let it cook. I have never really cycled a tank nor used any bacteria additives. Just put a piece of live rock tank is good to go. Add livestock slowly and like everything else, slow. Bacteria will reach a population base on the bioload, adding additional bacteria does nothing.

I have dug a little deeper into this topic and it is a scientific fact that rocks and sand do absorb phosphate, until the level reaches equilibrium. What my tank experiencing here is this effect I think until one day the rocks and sand no longer absorbing. 70% of the rocks are new Marco rocks...

How big is your biocube stand? if you can measure the width I can see if it matches my biocube 29.

You do have a big tank I think but wow whatever it takes. At this rate I might have to buy NeoPhos in bulk :) We will see what happens having diatom on the glass is not a bad thing I guess. I have been wondering whether the clam consumes diatom when I clean it off the glass.

Tank is consuming basically everything I put in it. Around 0.03ppm/day. Could it be the new rock absorbing it? I doubt.