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

gridley · #1 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 · #2 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 · #3 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 · #4 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.

subman · #5 08-26-2012, 04:14 AM

Thanks for all your compliments. Your setup is beautiful you definitely have amazing talent.
You should be very proud!

I'm just trying to catch up with everyone after a summer of holidays lol

gridley · #6 08-29-2012, 01:32 AM

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Originally Posted by subman

Thanks for all your compliments. Your setup is beautiful you definitely have amazing talent.
You should be very proud!

I'm just trying to catch up with everyone after a summer of holidays lol

Thank you very much Jason - and welcome back after summer holidays!

gridley · #7 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

gridley · #8 08-30-2012, 03:20 AM

As I have been watching the newest algae grow in the tank I suspect that it is bryopsis. I posted a picture yesterday (above post) though the quality of the picture is not great. I'm now doing some reading on how to get rid of it - it sounds like it is tough to deal with.

I have five turbo snails in the tank and they did an amazing job of getting rid of the brown algae that had been in the tank but they are not touching this new stuff.

I have also noticed hundreds of tiny white specks floating on the water and on the glass. As I ahve watched the ones on the glass I have realzied that they are alive - moving around on the glass. If anyone has any idea of what they might be, I'd love to hear.

Our royal gramma (which is in the QT) appears to be doing really well - swimming well, eating very good and looking healthy. She/he has been in there for just over a week.

daplatapus · #9 08-30-2012, 03:42 AM

Check out a couple of these links. Might be isopods:
http://www.lionfishlair.com/hitchhiker/hitchhiker.shtml
http://www.chucksaddiction.com/hitchpods.html
http://www.melevsreef.com/id/

gregzz4 · #10 08-30-2012, 04:58 AM

If the bugs are super tiny, they're probably copepods. They'll almost look like a dot in size and are almost impossible to see on rocks
If they have a dozen legs, they are probably isopods. These I've had everywhere - rock, sand, glass. My fish have all but decimated them
Both are great fish snacks
The bigger ones you may see will look like small shrimp and are amphipods. These you'll see crawling around the rocks at night and you'll get molts floating around the water. Some fish will eat these too

The bryopsis I had was easy to pick off and my CUC kept it in check. I also run GFO and feed very lightly
Now that I have fish in the tank, I don't have anymore of it
I have an urchin, hermits, 4 kinds of snails, and 3 kinds of fish that graze on algae, although I don't know if anyone is eating it, or if it was just part of the cycle