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the green algae your getting i would be attacking now while its still easily controlled, what are you doing to export phosphates from your tank??
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Yep some emerald crabs and some turbos will take care of that algea. You may leach nutrients from the rock too. So like Denny asked. I suggest some gfo.
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This tank is going to look awesome! I know the algae is bad, but the color gives you an idea of how your corals will look!
Try cutting your lights back, get a cuc going! |
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for nitrate and amonia ....api is prefered by alot of reefers, the amonia test for api is one the best you can really be using, and nitrate tests all around are all kind the same quality so go for the cheapy cheapy lol :P:P i use elos for the rest:) |
I have not been doing anything for filtration, as I understood you didn't want to have any media or the skimmer going while cycling.
I am having trouble with the fit of my skimmer and the media basket, I need to raise the water level in the back chamber to accomodate them. Or forget the media basket. I had to forgo the Fuge when I was setting up because of the tank twisting. I had intended to have another one ordered by now but my son has been pretty sick and now I have it lol. Figures. Think Ill try to get out tomorrow and get it ordered. ok, I am getting mixed reviews on test kits. I asked in the forum and most said Elos or Salifert. I went with Elos. I understood that API was not very accurate. the only API I have is the Trite test. No I havent tested po4 but I do have the test kit. I will do that. Using gfo do I need a reactor? Thank you Coralgurl. I will go out and see what I can find for a CUC. I appreciate all of your help! :) |
Phosphates read 0
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Reactor is best but pantyhose with media in sump will work
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I bought my first corals today! Its exciting and nerve wracking at the same time! :D
My peppermint shrimp have Molted, the hermits are Molting. all the Green Hair algea was gone within the week of getting my CUC. I have some green algea on the rocks now but that is my fault. I throw in a few Seaweed Extreme pellets every few days to be sure eveyone is getting enough. Ill be cutting back on that. :) for a clean up crew I have hermits, 2 emerald crabs, a strawberry conch, 2 Zebra Hermits and Trochus snails. 2 peppermint shrimp. I got my Radion hung up and I think finally set properly. I picked up some Purigen and chemi-pure Elite. Skimmer is finallly working properly and quiet. I should have the ATO set up this weekend. I am having a lot of water evap! not sure the 2.5 gal resevoir will be enough. Next week I will be ordering the new refugium. Corals I got today are already open and seem happy, I don't think they are in their final place yet, I have to pick up some putty or glue so I can place them on my rocks rather than the peices they are on. (we will see) now..Pics! Yellow tip Torch http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a3...ps45c08ad7.jpg he said it was a christmas favia I believe but The light purple in it has me thinking it is not. I can't quite get an accurate pic of the color. there is still a little too much purple in this one. http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a3...psf8cb21ac.jpg http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a3...ps61140525.jpg orange Riccordia (there are 2 on this rock) http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a3...psc6f34864.jpg Branching Hammer. http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a3...pse5a74600.jpg Encrusting Monti. The polyps are blue and Orange. http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a3...ps43c2b021.jpg Strawberry Conch http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a331/magikof7/027.jpg http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a3...psac8ca04a.jpg http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a3...ps8041a099.jpg http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a331/magikof7/031.jpg http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a331/magikof7/024.jpg It still looks empty :D http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a3...ps0f9d8bff.jpg |
Lookin good
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the biocube looks great..
I just picked up a biocube 29 weeks ago. I'm learning a lot from your thread. Love the rock structure. |
Thanks Titus. :)
I am happy to read This thread is helping someone else! Thanks. :) I Love this tank. I think what has helped ommensley is I am not in a hurry. I don't even have a fish in quarantine yet. and I only bought what I liked for corals not because they were rare morphs. The rockwork took me days! lol I like it but would have liked more sandbed exposed for corals. |
I picked up a Pom Pom crab that has his anemone's! They are hard to get here I find. they are always missing their "Pom Pom's"
I finally have a fish in the QT I picked up 2 Barnacle blennies. Love them! Struggling with quality pics still. I Borrowed a Canon powershot SX20 IS Hoping Santa brings me a T3I for xmas. :D http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a3...psf89b626e.jpg I see you! http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a3...ps63d7fda7.jpg Had to take pics of this guy with his feeder tentacles out. I didn't realize how long they are, I can see some of them from across the room. It is a darker green than the pic shows of course. http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a3...psfa61ad81.jpg |
Picked up a few more corals.
http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a3...kof7/003-3.jpg http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a3...kof7/002-1.jpg http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a3...kof7/008-3.jpg http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a3...kof7/010-1.jpg This Frogspawn is Green tipped but the rest of its color is about what you see. I think my Hammer on the left was starting to bleach from the lights. I backed them down to 48% The Hammer in the back is a green tipped in the store it was really Pink almost red. under my LEDs it is washed out purple/pink. I am not loving the radion so far. |
Before I cleaned the tank I took this crappy iphone video. funny how it shows the colors of the corals much better than my camera.
I added a red banded Yasha goby and red banded pistol today, within a few minutes he had the underside of the rock all dug out. I'm not happy with how shy the yasha is but, something else to look for while staring at my tank :D I also had a Tail Spot Blenny in QT but sadly he didn't make it. I'm not sure it is a fish that can be Qt'd with a lot of success. Will have a better update later this week. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_SwTG...ature=youtu.be |
I got my refugium running! I will add the sand and rubble slowly over the next couple of weeks. I need to find a better light, that is just a regular lightbulb.
I've been trying to find something I can hang over the tank that will look better than the clamp light. The DT is a little cloudy from messing with it so much. The measuring cup is holding my Sun coral frag I have been trying to train to come out. http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a331/magikof7/032.jpg http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a331/magikof7/033.jpg |
A t5 fixture would work great over the fuge
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Got a new Camera for Xmas! was playing with it and the Macro lens that I got too.
http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a3...pseac03da4.jpg this guy is recovering quite well. I thought it was going to die a long with all but 2 gorgs I bought. Anyone know what it is? http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a3...ps961a4edd.jpg http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a3...ps22fea25c.jpg http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a3...ps562e4e41.jpg http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a3...ps0b0a7328.jpg http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a3...ps5983498b.jpg http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a3...ps08fd1727.jpg http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a3...ps6e307f13.jpg http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a3...ps47bb2b7d.jpg reminds me of cousin It (it was as purple as the skeleton ontop. I'm hoping it will come back but if not It is still a nice piece) http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a3...psf8c87975.jpg |
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I picked up a Red and a Yellow Gorg today. Thought I'd post a FTS as well. things are coming along very nicely.
I had Red slime but treated the tank for it and it hasn't come back but I now have brown diatoms. It'a a little annoying. I have a Flame Hawk Fish in QT I like him a lot but I'm a little concerned he might eat my inverts so I haven't added him to the DT yet. http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a3...ps4c737eae.jpg http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a3...ps33a5c492.jpg I think it is almost time to prune that cheato too! http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a3...ps41ee12ad.jpg http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a3...ps3b3a7598.jpg |
Nice gorgs Lynn:) keep em well fed;) ps- you know I want a frag someday of those. Hehe;))
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Thank you Denny. :)
I went out yesterday looking for something for my clowns to host in, the little beggars are trying to host my Squamosa clam! Of course I came home with something I had no intention of picking up and nothing for the clowns lol. You have first dibs on frags. The Yellow one could give up a nice size branch anytime. |
I added my Flame Hawk Fish the other day, after fighting with my shrimp for my Feather Duster! they almost won. So I decided if he eats my shrimp I wont be overly upset. :D
Denny was kind enough to test my water for me this morning trying to figure out what my problem is. (thank you for the Sun coral frag!) :D Calc is a bit low and the nitrates are too high. I have been fighting with them forever so he made some recommendations hopefully I can get it fixed. I am seriously thinking about telling my Hubby I want a bigger tank for my B-day, he does keep asking what I want, (he should know better :lol: ) I still have not seen the Red Gorg extend its polyps. I am hoping it will soon. I don't know what to do with it other than target feed it which doesn't seem to be helping. :( some new pics. I love my Clowns, the one just keeps getting darker. :) http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a3...pse81f92b7.jpg http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a3...ps5fc54d5f.jpg http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a3...ps191d6eaa.jpg the glass is dirty I know but when a photo Op comes up ya gotta take it. :D http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a3...ps3aa4bc38.jpg http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a3...ps05ef6948.jpg |
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Wow, I'm on the hunt for a bio cube, and I hope that when I set up, it can look half as amazing as this. Beautiful. Well done.
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Thank you very much Tweeds. :)
Welcome to the insanity lol. I wish you the best of luck! :) I will be looking for your build thread and expect lots of Pics :D |
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