20g Cube Restart

Anak’s Reef

Formerly known as Blennylover01
Hey all! I guess it’s a build but kind of not? My 20g cube is 9 months old and has all sorts of problems with it so I’ve decided to start over with it.

Today, I just got my Marine Depot items! I got Caribsea Special Grade sand and Dr. Tim’s one and only nitrifying bacteria! I just became a Team MD member so you can use my code: ANAKSREEF for 10% off if you ever buy things from them.

I’m planning the restart process for Friday afternoon. And when the rocks come, I’ll update on my scape work!

follow along if you’d like, I’m also going to be posting on my Instagram: anaks_reef a lot.

thanks so much!
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Hey all! I guess it’s a build but kind of not? My 20g cube is 9 months old and has all sorts of problems with it so I’ve decided to start over with it.

Today, I just got my Marine Depot items! I got Caribsea Special Grade sand and Dr. Tim’s one and only nitrifying bacteria! I just became a Team MD member so you can use my code: ANAKSREEF for 10% off if you ever buy things from them.

I’m planning the restart process for Friday afternoon. And when the rocks come, I’ll update on my scape work!

follow along if you’d like, I’m also going to be posting on my Instagram: anaks_reef a lot.

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Good luck!
 
Everyone has been transferred into the tub safely!! The tank is still empty now since we plan on doing a bit more aquascaping work. Anyone know what to do with my clowns? They are chasing my gramma and starting to nip at my mandarin. Here’s what it looks like now!
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And pictures of the tub holding my fish and corals. A little worried about Anak, my mandarin, but he should be okay.
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I added my gramma, and cleaner shrimp, and mandarin. I wasn’t going to add my mandarin but I did end up adding him because he was trying to escape by jumping. He seems calmer in the tank, hope he’s better tomorrow too. My gramma is swimming with his tail in the air and it’s really scary. Any idea why other than stress, do you think he will be okay?
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I added my gramma, and cleaner shrimp, and mandarin. I wasn’t going to add my mandarin but I did end up adding him because he was trying to escape by jumping. He seems calmer in the tank, hope he’s better tomorrow too. My gramma is swimming with his tail in the air and it’s really scary. Any idea why other than stress, do you think he will be okay? View attachment 162045View attachment 162047View attachment 162046
Did things calm down with the gramma? Also, are you feeding the mandarin with pods? I highly suggest you do so regularly as they are a majority if not all of their diet. You have a very young tank that is small, you will need to supplement them for the little guy to thrive!
 
Did things calm down with the gramma? Also, are you feeding the mandarin with pods? I highly suggest you do so regularly as they are a majority if not all of their diet. You have a very young tank that is small, you will need to supplement them for the little guy to thrive!
Gramma is fine now. I know about mandarins. I’m making sure to get more pods soon. my tank is practically new and I know I need pods. I’ve had this little guy since the first month I started the tank 10 months ago. I’m super happy I haven’t lost him yet, he’s a tough little guy to crack. I actually prefer feeding pods rather than frozen food. It makes me happier, Anak also seems to like pods a ton more. He never stops eating pods, which I am happy about. He will be a year old in the tank pretty soon!! Super excited about it. I don’t check here often, I have a page on IG called anaks_reef that you can check out.
 
Update! Added fire shrimp and snails. Went to @LoveTheReef and asked for an odd request of Stomatella snails,went there for pods and brine. Starting up the Stomatella reign again. Thanks @LoveTheReef for being so kind to give me some for free!
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