My Tank Specs For Prosperity

EmptyMind · #1 11-02-2003, 06:17 AM

Morning All,

First Post on the board, any reef board actually, however some of you have read posts about my tank (I live in LostMind's basement).

90Gallon Live Rock with ALGEA coming out of my @$$.. 400W 1000K X2 + 2X96W Actinic. Rubbermaid Sump with extra Sand bucket(Eventually will go to Refuge) And A Red Sea Berlin Skimmer.

Snails, Lots and LOTS of snails. Bout 100 maybe more by now of a mix of Cerith, Margarita, Astrea, Stomatella, and Nassarius. Slowly added to attempt to match the growth of the algae.
About 25- 30 Hermit crabs, Blue legged and Zebra.
1 Fighting Conch
3 Cleaner Shrimp
1 Emerald Crab
1 Yellow Tang
1 Lettuce Nudibranch

1 1/2 Frag of Montipora Digitata (I dropped it and a 'baby' frag came off the frag, both are doing very well)
And 1 very Solitary Zoo.. I stole from LostMind's tank because I was jealous.

Also have 3 spagetti worms, and uhmm, at least 2 Bristleworms, some small unknown worms the just was put in with a batch of 'live sand'.

I also have Pods like I can barely believe.. they are everywhere.. epidemic proportions.. all my algea looks like it is covered in sand.. but its PODS!.. At least they keep my glass clean so I dont have to scrape every day..

Aquattro · #2 11-02-2003, 06:21 AM

Great first post! Welcome to Canreef! Does lostmind know you're in the basement?

You just have to post a pic of that tank! Sounds like hours of fun watching all the critters running around!

EmptyMind · #3 11-02-2003, 06:36 AM

I have taken a couple of pics.. I will resize and post them shortly..

EmptyMind · #4 11-02-2003, 07:30 AM

Full Tank Pic

Heh.. I Just like the color of these.. dunno what they actually are.. just grew there..

My solitary Zoo..

One of my Shrimp posing for the camera..

Other Shrimp.. also able to note the multitude of snails and ALGAE..

My First Coral.. He turned a very nice blue under my lights..

Here is my tang, hes a little camera shy but i caught him tryijng to hide in one of his many hidy holes around the tank. Like to poke out and play Peek-a-boo alot.

<Phew> Well.. lets hope that these actually work..

Wow.. gotta love that preview function..

All works..

nigel · #5 11-02-2003, 12:32 PM

If the reef is only a couple of months old then the algae could just be part of the cycling of the tank.
Good to have all those pods. Set up a refugium if you can and try to always have lots of pods
Try this for the algae problem: Make sure your skimmer is working good. Do weekly water changes for about a month, the algae should start dying.
The long thick green plant is macro algae its good and will compete with the other algae for nutrients.
Make sure your water source is low in phosphates.

Bob I · #6 11-02-2003, 05:07 PM

Wow, great algae pics. That stuff makes you lose your mind. Keep us updated on how you get rid of it. I would not mind knowing how. I got some rock from a friend to put in my nano, but I am afraid to put it in because it has similar algae. So it has been in a pail with a powehead for two weeks with the lid on, so it is in the dark. I looked at it yesterday, and it is still green.

LostMind · #7 11-03-2003, 08:05 AM

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Originally Posted by rcipema

Wow, great algae pics. That stuff makes you lose your mind. Keep us updated on how you get rid of it. I would not mind knowing how. I got some rock from a friend to put in my nano, but I am afraid to put it in because it has similar algae. So it has been in a pail with a powehead for two weeks with the lid on, so it is in the dark. I looked at it yesterday, and it is still green.

This stuff wont die. Both Emptymind and I have this algae in our tanks. Luckily, mine is doing a lot better in terms of the hair algae junk. Probably because my tank is older and I have done a bunch more water changes, etc.