I always thought it was the dominant male that got the prominent lips. These ones still have some growing to do. I agree though, prefer them the way they are now.

Appreciate the comment :)

Yes nothing special. Red/purple wavelength would probably be more efficient though.

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Skimmers aren't effective in non Saltwater set ups

@@seemsfishy5091 oh I didn't know that! Enjoy your the rest of your day man

I wish they worked, would be amazing

Thanks a lot 😊

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Babies of the Electric Yellows

@@seemsfishy5091 nice! Did you expect to breed them or it just happened?

It happened on its own. Fingers crossed the white lips breed aswell.

@@seemsfishy5091 I’m in love with your tank haha. It’s so simple!

Glad you like it!

Barnsey's Cichlid Heaven, Australia

Ecotech XR 15

@@seemsfishy5091 thanks so much for the reply is it the marine one?

Yeah, I used to have a marine set up, and it's overkill on my current setup. I only ever turn on the middle one.

If you do decide, the light setting I use is 1100Kelvin. I'd suggest getting xr15 white, not the blue ones as they are too blue and mainly used for corals.

Sump setup is the best, i'll never go back to a cannister

@@seemsfishy5091 think you’ve made my decision then lol

Ill make a video eventually showing the sump to give you some ideas.

No added them about midway

Honestly they are overkill, but no point selling them and buying new ones. I'm only running the middle light, got a bit of blue in there to make them pop...eventually.

@@seemsfishy5091 nice do you not turn on the others?

Nope, they are there for looks now/back up if one breaks.

Prefer a more natural scape. Plus it was too white, I want the yellow to 'pop' more

@@seemsfishy5091 fair enough mate what rock is it and does it still keep the ph high enough?

Just some rocks I found near my house, looks like slate. I'm monitoring pH and alkalinity twice weekly, and haven't had any issues.

@@seemsfishy5091 they look nice

Did you end up changing your tank?

I updated the scape aswell, looks even better now

@@seemsfishy5091forgot to ask why’d you change out the holy rock? And what is the name of the rock you have in now?

Honestly the tank was looking to white, needed a darker setting to let the blue and yellow pop. The rocks are probably a form of slate.

@@seemsfishy5091 where did you find them that big from?

Their plastic pots from bunnings. Still using them, much easier than filter socks

Certainly did

@@seemsfishy5091 nice! Happy you made the change? I'm looking at a big fish only tank in the next year and really don't want to do sw

Yeah I have no regrets, I enjoyed SW while I had it. But the cost, time and stress really got to me. With these fish its so much easier. I know they don't have as vibrant colours as SW but I'm enjoying it alot more, because I'm not stressed. Which is what it's all about.

@@seemsfishy5091 they are just as active if not more active anyway :) how did you set the sump up?

Once their colours come through, I know it will be stunning. For the sump, it's simply media and the chambers and that's it. I can make a video for tonight and post it on here. But it is really basic.

Yeah same tank, it's maturing well.

It's a coral beauty, and yes it is

I thought l saw a rock beauty. Didn’t notice a coral beauty. Was it a bicolor? Anyway l can’t keep rock beauties alive. Thought you had a secret…

Yeah sorry, it's a bicolour. He unfortunately didn't make it either. I now have a lemon peel, majestic, coral beauty and emperor all doing great.

Imperata!! The fish of all fish. I rsised one from a pup and five years on he died of hlle. Crushed me.

$25 flood light from bunnings

Pleasure. Also suggest using the JBL symec filter floss, it tears really easily.

I am finding that the filter floss I got today (aqua one) is clogging really quickly. My mesh filter socks were clogging quickly too

Try the JBL stuff, it's a little more expensive, but because you can rip it with your hands, there's no need for scissors. I replace mine every 3 days, and it takes 6 months to go through the 1kg bag. So $65 for 6 months is cheap in my opinion.

No, it is all standard with the tank. I just swapped out the filter sock for this pot.

Loving it, really happy with the tank. I was hesitant with the price originally but really glad I went the 2100 over the 1800 now. The extra foot fills the space perfectly for me. Skimmer does the job have had no issues with it thus far.

I had corals dying for no reason, I did ICP tests which returned no issues. Also the constant worry or losing corals was making me not enjoy it anymore. Ive kept all the same fish, and am enjoying it more, because I just don't have to stress. I'm still doing weekly water changes, but when I can't be bothered I just skip it for a week and nothing goes bad. I must admit I'm glad I did the reedf tank, because it taught me alot but I'm not looking back now.

@@seemsfishy5091 yep i hear that, i reckon throw in a few morphs , they basically full proof corals and they will spread around n keep morphing, be cool to see ur sump setup too

I might make a video of the sump during the week

Cycled media in a tub 6 weeks prior to getting the tank, with pure ammonia

@@seemsfishy5091thank you for your response!!! If I may ask what bacteria brand did you use? And did you dose the ammonia the whole 6 weeks when it was in the tub?

I added some 'stability' from sea chem, but only because I had some already. And yes I tested ammonia frequently and tried to keep it at about 1-2ppm. Eventually it was dropping to 0ppm within hours. That's how I knew it was ready.

Thanks for the comment, I thought the same thing, I combat it by having a thin layer of sand (approx 10mm), the strombus snails and sand sifting stars keep it really clean. Plus keeping nitrates and phosphates down helps. I probably gravel clean once per month, every 4th water change.

I've been using JBL at the moment just because I can tear it and don't need to use scissors. I might check spotlight that's a good idea. Just make sure you swap it out every 3 days so the detritus doesn't have time to break down.

@@seemsfishy5091 Thank you can't wait.

I haven't experience an actual power outage. But I did turn all the power off to see how it would go. Worked well, as long as you don't overfill the sump. It does drain back through both the drain and the outlet. No complaints from me.

The sump volumes are calculated to be considerably greater than the amount that is siphoned back from the sump :)