Tested my water all good tank has now cycled.
My TL-550 journey
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Added two snails, cleaner shrimp and 2 clown babies.
Tank running smooth now added a coral beauty who clean the tank of all alge with two snails as backup
The after photo no algae left
Then we found a few more that moved in
It took a week before one clown found the sebae
By the end of the day the second clown join in
Week later and we have a peaceful tank now adding corals slowly water parameters on par.
Zoas also increased in size
Now need to add more bright colours as we go
nearly 6 months passed and a few things happened.
Upgraded the lights to LED with controller.(
small project build it into the hood)
Upgraded the lights to LED with controller.(
small project build it into the hood)
Moving forward on scaping.
looks cool bud , is that the kit from improved living ? and what made you put your skimmer in the 3rd chamber ? i got the same one but running it the 2nd chamber
Yes it is the one from improved living. I use the first for filter media second my cheato refergium and the Tunze 9004 only fitted in the third chamber with very little modification
so your first chamber has your actual media in ? dont you think that it will get dirty and cause a PO4 rise ?
do you have a light on your chaeto ?
my chamber from 1.heater and Filter sponge i clean once a week when i do a water change , 2nd skimmer , 3rd has my bio filter media , 3rd return pump.
your tank looks smart i would lose the chaeto but dont think it will have much effect in our tanks
no Po4 rise as I clean the top filter wool every other day and the rest once a month. (weekly 10 l water change)
The bio media I rinsed after 4 months.
I have a light on the cheato with a small pump to spin it.
my heater is in 4 with return pump.
smart bud 
you got it waxed , always nice to see what works for different setups
you got it waxed , always nice to see what works for different setups