G&D's Foray Into a 90G Tank (Take One)

gridley · #1 08-17-2012, 11:56 PM

At the start of the week - after all the water parameters had been stable for about a week, we added the substrate and had the expected sandstorm - a little over a day later everything settled and was looking good.

Once the sand settled we checked the water again and with everything good we installed the two radions and we now have light!

This afternoon I hooked the lights up to my computer and programmed then - not exactly simple

as the software really isn't very intuitive - but I got it figured out.

For better or worse we have started to add livestock! We put in 5 turbo snails this afternoon and have picked out a Royal Gramma and a Percula to be our first inhabitants. They are staying at the LFS to ensure they are healthy then sometime next week I imagine that we will bring them home!

gridley · #2 08-22-2012, 02:50 AM

I was looking at the tank the other afternon and saw something small and white floating through the tank - pod - maybe a copepod? Upon closer look it was mostly translucient - once it landed on the substrate it quickly zipped behind a rock. I haven't seen another since.

I also noticed that there has been quite a bit of brown algae growing on the formerly "dry rock" over the past few days.

The few snai;ls I have in their seem to be doing well and we have one royal gramma in the QT - looks to be doing fine.

Coralgurl · #3 08-22-2012, 02:58 AM

Wait till the dry rock turns fluorescent green, mine did, then the coralline started to appear! Goes through a bit of an ugly stage for a bit.

Great news on the pod, bet there's lots more in there if you've seen one. Great job!

gridley · #4 08-22-2012, 02:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Coralgurl

Wait till the dry rock turns fluorescent green, mine did, then the coralline started to appear! Goes through a bit of an ugly stage for a bit.

Great news on the pod, bet there's lots more in there if you've seen one. Great job!

Thanks - so how long does it typically take for the brwon algae to begin to turn the fluorescent green?

gridley · #5 08-26-2012, 03:52 AM

Well, our Royal gramma continues to do well in the QT, and the DT seems to do be doing well. We had been having quite a bit of brown algae forming on the rock and sand - the Turbo snails are keeping that in check without any problems. I did notice yesterday a new algae growing. This is very thin and hass the appearance of short hair - currently at 3/8" or shorter. WOuld this be what I hear of as Hair Aglae? Do I need to be concerend about this? Any advice

subman · #6 08-26-2012, 04:02 AM

If it's single stands like hair no biggie. Lots of critters will eat it....but if it's fern like strands it's bryopsis. Bryopsis is hard to get rid of as nothing eats it. Post a pic George.

gridley · #7 08-26-2012, 04:06 AM

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Originally Posted by subman

If it's single stands like hair no biggie. Lots of critters will eat it....but if it's fern like strands it's bryopsis. Bryopsis is hard to get rid of as nothing eats it. Post a pic George.

Good to hear from you Jason - thanks - I've got to call it quites for tonight as I work early tomorrow. I'll try to get a picture in the afternoon and put it on.

By the way - thanks for the inspiration for the electrical box and slide out ATO! They are working well for me.

gridley · #8 08-29-2012, 01:34 AM

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Originally Posted by subman

If it's single stands like hair no biggie. Lots of critters will eat it....but if it's fern like strands it's bryopsis. Bryopsis is hard to get rid of as nothing eats it. Post a pic George.

Well, it took a few days longer than I thought it might to be able to get a pic, but here is it. I hope it is clear enough.

Thanks