Advice Needed. 14 Gallon Biocube.

[pinkreef]

I have tried 3 flower pots with no luck. Green are most common but some are hard to keep. The reds are hardiest I've heard. You can get aquacultured ones now. More pricey but more likely to live. How are you finding your eater temp with your new lights?

[biocube14]

Oh hard to keep huh? I better not since I'm just starting out. Maybe when I upgrade I will try one.

Lights are good. doesn't heat up the water at all. I like them and my corals seem like they do as well! Only time will tell. I hope they will thrive in my current setting.

[toytech]

Everything looks good , that light is nice very even colors . Regular water changes will keep all your levels in check , no need for additives . There are some red encrusting flowerpots (goniopora ) that people are having good success with but they do like higher light .

[biocube14]

Ok no additives it is! Better for my wallet that way lol

Here are a few more pictures with my iphone. The bubble has finally expanded a lot more. Seems to be a lot happier after I moved it away from the frogspawn. It is now on the sand bed with medium flow. The hammer and frogspawn are both doing their thing, opening up to their max everyday.

Next up, a trip to the LFS to get 1 or 2 more pieces. Perhaps a brain for the sand and ?

This is starting to getting addicting/dangerous

[hfp75]

how about your sand I see the diatoms/red slime... you need snails man....

1-Nassarius (8) & Cerith (10)
2-Bumble Bee Snails (6)
3-Turbo snails (1 & maybe 1 more for 2 if he isn't doing enough)
4-Sand Star @ 24g you can get a small one.
5-Hermits - Dwarf (really small x10) and one size bigger (6)

If you have a 14g I go with the above numbers.

or you'll forever have issues.... get those before more coral.

[biocube14]

Its a relatively new setup still. Around a month only I believe.

I added some snails already.2 of them. Anything else I can do or have to wait until the tank is older for these to disappear on its own?

Thanks!

[hfp75]

You need the stuff I mentioned....

Go get it

If you done take care of your sand it'll be the death trap... It needs to be moving and active and right now yours isnt