magik's 29 oceanic Biocube

[magikof7]

I found what I believe are aptasia. both hard to spot and even harder to get pics of.
Ammo and Trites are at Zero, Trates are at about 10

Green hair algea is growing fast.

I managed to get this shot of the one at the back under the rock. The one on the opposite corner inside a hole retreated even further when I put a light on it to get a pic. it looks a bit different but has the brown and lighter colored banding on the tentacles. I don't know how Im going to get at either of them.

[reefwars]

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??

[Proteus]

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.
Have you tested for po4

[Coralgurl]

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!

[magikof7]

Phosphates read 0

[Proteus]

Reactor is best but pantyhose with media in sump will work

I use API "when" I test😜

[magikof7]

I bought my first corals today! Its exciting and nerve wracking at the same time!

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


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.



orange Riccordia (there are 2 on this rock)


Branching Hammer.


Encrusting Monti. The polyps are blue and Orange.


Strawberry Conch








It still looks empty

[Proteus]

Lookin good

[Ranchu50]

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.