yetti Posted June 25, 2014 Share Posted June 25, 2014 FTS 19 April 2015 I am having significant issues with Neomeris annulata. I have tried manual removal, reduction in available nutrients, but it won´t go away. I will start with a method to attempt to remove it, but raising Mg levels to around 1700-1800 ppm and see if it has any effect. I have seen several posts where this has worked, so will give it a try. Hello All! Started this new thread with a 30 gallon aquarium build I've been planning. My current setup was a 16 gallon tank, so it will be a nice upgrade in terms of water volume. I'm planning a sump-less setup, and at the beginning it will also be a skimmerless setup, so water changes will be essential. This is what I got so far: Equipment: 30 gallon glass aquarium 36"Lx12"Wx16"H Aquaclear 402 powerhead Fluval C4 Hang on Back Filter with sponge and activated carbon Generic stand Elite 150W heater Maxspect Razor 160W 16k (ordered) Koralia Nano (in current 16 gallon aquarium, will be transferred soon). 20 lb Cured Live Rock (will be adding another 15 from my current aquarium) 17 lb live sand Planned Livestock Fish 2 Ocellaris Clownfish 1 Six Line Wrasse 1 Royal Gramma Possibly 1 Firefish Coral I will transfer the coral in my current setup which is currently: Toadstool leather Green Colt Coral Cabbage Coral Assorted Zoas and Palys Pumping Xenia Green Candy Cane Coral I will be looking at adding in LPS and making it a mixed Soft/LPS aquarium. Here is a FTS after setting it up yesterday. I'm looking forward to receiving the Razor next week to get it fired up. Haven't tested Ammonia/Nitrite/Nitrate yet, will be getting around to it this week. What do you think of the planned fish stocking list? Link to comment
tgore Posted June 25, 2014 Share Posted June 25, 2014 Any particular reason you didn't want to add a sump? Great looking tank though Link to comment
yetti Posted June 25, 2014 Author Share Posted June 25, 2014 Thanks! I've had several tanks through the years without a sump and they've worked quite well. I also like the simpler setups, although I am aware that the skimmer availability is limited and the benefit of the additional water volume is not there. I will just have to be more stringent on my maintenance routine! Link to comment
yetti Posted June 28, 2014 Author Share Posted June 28, 2014 So I finally received my Maxspect Razor, and I must say it´s pretty cool, good build and easy to program. So far, I have added in two cocktail shrimp to start the cycle. I tested water parameters today and they were all in check except phosphate. I am thinking this might be related to the decomposing shrimp, but will keep an eye on it. PH - 8.1 Ammonia - 0 Nitrite - 0 Nitrate - 0 Calcium - 460 ppm Alkalinity - 4.5 meq/L Phosphate - 0.5 ppm I´m also still reviewing which will be the photoperiod I´ll have, but I'll start with max 50% intensity to acclimate the corals from my previous tank which were with 3 T5HO 24w bulbs in a slightly shallower tank. The latest FTS: Link to comment
yetti Posted July 6, 2014 Author Share Posted July 6, 2014 Added in 5 turbo snails, 3 cerith and 3 hermit crabs to start cleaning up! Water parameters are now stable as follows: PH 8.1 Ammonia: 0 Nitrite: 0 Nitrate: 1 ppm Calcium: 460 ppm Alkalinity: 3.75 meq/L Phosphate 0.5 ppm I also added in some green zoanthids that came in a rock from my previous aquarium and they seem to be doing fine, growing in the few days they've been in. Will get some better pictures up just need to take out my camera and not use my iPhone... Link to comment
yetti Posted July 10, 2014 Author Share Posted July 10, 2014 Finally added in my corals from my previous aquarium. So far I have: Green Tree Leather Toadstool Leather Zoanthids ? Trumpet Corals Cabbage Leather Coral Pulsating Xenias My parameters have all remained in check, but I will keep monitoring over the coming weeks. I am anyways looking at adding in two Ocellaris clownfish this weekend, to start stocking the aquarium with fish. I´ve always had trouble keeping toadstool leather corals happy, so will be looking at achieving that with this setup. Here are a few pics of my setup so far: Link to comment
yetti Posted July 14, 2014 Author Share Posted July 14, 2014 Added in new fish and a few new stony corals. 1 Ocellaris Clownfish 1 Sharknose Goby 1 Springieri Dottyback 1 Encrusting Montipora 1 Lobo Coral 1 Star Polyp Colony Have glued the Montipora to a larger rock to get it to encrust and cover it completely. Also glued in the star poly. The Lobo was laid in the sand, as it still has room to grow in the plug its in. Regarding Lighting, have increased the intensity by 10% since saturday and for now it is all looking good. A B Time 0% 1% 10:00 30% 40% 12:00 50% 60% 16:00 40% 50% 18:00 15% 40% 20:30 0% 1% 22:30 I will check water parameters on monday/tuesday and do the first major (5 gallon) water change later this week. Link to comment
yetti Posted July 29, 2014 Author Share Posted July 29, 2014 I added in a few new inhabitants: 1 Torch Coral 1 Red Actinodiscus 1 Kaudern's Cardinal Fish I also fed them with Garlic Extreme, will review the benefits in the coming weeks. I will also be setting up a small Artemia hatchery to enrich and freeze. I will be reviewing and monitoring the Cardinal to ensure it eats. I also changed the photoperiod on the lights for increased intensity, will be monitoring corals for reaction. New Photoperiod: A B Time 0% 1% 10:00 40% 50% 12:00 50% 60% 16:00 40% 50% 18:00 25% 40% 20:30 0% 1% 22:30 Link to comment
Curry02 Posted July 29, 2014 Share Posted July 29, 2014 Awesome tank so far. I had made very similar fish choices in my 30. Link to comment
yetti Posted August 2, 2014 Author Share Posted August 2, 2014 Thanks! The fish look quite nice in the tank, and the dottyback so far has behaved, as I know they can be quite aggressive at times. My ocellaris unfortunately died a few days ago, I'm suspecting Ich was to blame, and now I have my sharknose goby sick as well. Posted a few picks in the fish section. Will have to start hyposalinity treatment in case it is Ich, and move all my fish to the temporary tank and leave the display fishless... A pic of the sick goby: http://s1240.photobucket.com/user/jacarmichael/media/30%20Gallon%20Aquarium/Sick%20Goby/IMG_5508_zpsc2d0170e.jpg.html'> Link to comment
yetti Posted September 21, 2014 Author Share Posted September 21, 2014 Been off updating for some time! Was able to rescue my sharknose goby and my dottyback, but lost my clownfish and cardinal unfortunately. So far, have my fish in a separate tank, and look forward to adding them back in a week or so, as they are basically over the isolation period. I also bought a new Yellow Banded Maroon Clownfish which is quite nice, and is currently being monitored in the quarantine tank. I also added a skunk cleaner shrimp. I also have added a few corals, mainly two actinodiscus varieties. My Acan, Torch and GSP is growing fast. I have also, thanks to the additional LPS biobload, have begun to monitor Alk, which dropped to close to 2.5 meq/l. I am dosing with ReefBuilder, and want to target 3 - 3.5 meq/l, so I'm increasing my dosage to level the Alk, and then just keep a maintenance dose. I also bought a Jebao MP10, which is working quite nicely! Here are a few pics Link to comment
yetti Posted September 22, 2014 Author Share Posted September 22, 2014 Here are a few extra pics with a Macro lens http://s1240.photobucket.com/user/jacarmichael/media/30%20Gallon%20Aquarium/Macro%20Shots/Macro-9_zpse7388299.jpg.html'> http://s1240.photobucket.com/user/jacarmichael/media/30%20Gallon%20Aquarium/Macro%20Shots/Macro-8_zpsccdb0b67.jpg.html'> http://s1240.photobucket.com/user/jacarmichael/media/30%20Gallon%20Aquarium/Macro%20Shots/Macro-7_zpsc739b0f9.jpg.html'> http://s1240.photobucket.com/user/jacarmichael/media/30%20Gallon%20Aquarium/Macro%20Shots/Macro-4_zps5f13e774.jpg.html'> http://s1240.photobucket.com/user/jacarmichael/media/30%20Gallon%20Aquarium/Macro%20Shots/Macro-1_zps49be0f86.jpg.html'> http://s1240.photobucket.com/user/jacarmichael/media/30%20Gallon%20Aquarium/Macro%20Shots/Macro-5_zps314006f0.jpg.html'> Link to comment
acrab78 Posted September 22, 2014 Share Posted September 22, 2014 Sweet setup... Is that just a standard 30 gallon? Did you de rim a regular tank? Link to comment
yetti Posted September 25, 2014 Author Share Posted September 25, 2014 Sweet setup... Is that just a standard 30 gallon? Did you de rim a regular tank? Thanks! It's a regular 30gallon tank. It just has a center brace and holders for a glass lid. Link to comment
yetti Posted April 19, 2015 Author Share Posted April 19, 2015 I have been having significant issues with Neomeris Annulata, which has basically overtaken my aquarium. So far, I have tried phosphate removers, reducing feeding, weekly water changes, manual removal and have gotten no where. Current parameters (Red Sea Test Kits) Temp: 80 F pH 8.2 Nitrate: 0 ppm Phosphate 0.02 ppm Mg: 1400 ppm Calcium: 380 ppm Alk: 2.6 meq/L The neomeris has of course been taxing my alk and calcium, and have had to raise dosing significantly to keep up with it. So far my LPS corals have been doing OK despite the swings in Alk, but if I want them to thrive, I need to get this under control. Any suggestions on attacking neomeris annulata are welcome. I will write back with the success of the raising of Mg. Link to comment
Grom Posted May 16, 2015 Share Posted May 16, 2015 Did raising the MG kill the neomeris?I've been fighting Neomeris for several months with no luck. Link to comment
yetti Posted May 25, 2015 Author Share Posted May 25, 2015 Hi Grom, unfortunately no, it did not go away. I'm now trying to use a combination of manual removal and peroxide dips to combat the algae. I'll post updates as soon as I have them... Link to comment
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