FinzAquatics Posted November 3, 2014 Share Posted November 3, 2014 Hey Everyone, I wanted to share my 40 Gallon Macro Algae Display with you all. Below is a quick overview of my aquarium and a bunch of photos to show the evolution of my aquarium over the past 8 months or so.. Marineland 40 Gallon Column Filtration & Pumps - Fluval 306 Filter - CPR 24" HOB Aquafuge - 3x Marineland 400 Powerheads - Coralife Turbo Twist 9w UV Sterilizer Lighting - Fluval 24" Marine & Reef LED - Fluval 24" Aqualife & Plant LED - Coralife 24" T5 (Refugium) Fish - 1x Springeri Dottyback - 1x Fridmani Dottyback - 2x Percula Clownfish - 1x Yellow Watchman Goby - 1x Yellow Clown Goby - 1x Scooter Blenny - 6x Hippocampus Erectus Seahorse Inverts - 1x Camel Shrimp - 1x Peppermint Shrimp - 1x Cleaner Shrimp - 1x Flame Shrimp - 1x Tiger Pistol Shrimp - 2x Serpent Starfish- 1x Feather Duster Macro Algae - Chaetomorpha Sp - Cladamorpha Prolifera - Red Grape Botryocladia Sp - Red Bush Graciliaria Hayi - Halimeda Opuntia - Dragons Breath Halymenia - Dragons Tongue Halymenia - Red Bryothamnion Sp - Ulva Sea Lettuce - Red Portieria Sp - Green Cympolia Barbata - Red Graciliaria Sp - Blue Hypnea Pannosa - Green Neomeris Annulata - Red Galaxaura Sp - Galaxaura Subverticilatta - Dictoya Cervicornis - Cotton Candy H.Gibessii - Mermaids Fans - Shaving Brush - Pine Cone Halimeda - Mangrove Rhizophora Mangle - Green Codium - Blue Scroll Algae - Red String of Pearl - Rigid Coralline Clusters - Fine Coralline Clusters - Caulerpa Profifera - Caulerpa Mexicana - Caulerpa Serrulata - Caulerpa Ashmeadii - Caulerpa Sertulariodes ........... and counting! Corals - Atlantic Brown Gorgonians - Gold Sea Wip Gorgonian - Tan Gorgonians - Purple Ribbon Gorgonians - Morgonian Gorgonian - Kenya Tree Leather Liverock - Approximately 70+ pounds of assorted live rock (both tank and refugium combined) Hope you will enjoy the progression of my tank, and let me know your thoughts! The first set of pictures are of the initial rockwork, as I continue to post additional photos you will see the progression of this display! Link to comment
FinzAquatics Posted November 4, 2014 Author Share Posted November 4, 2014 Once settling on the amount of liverock, I slowly began to add in a few hardy macro algae. The first macros added were chaeto, prolifera, red bush and a few other basic macro species Only about 3 months in at this point, I became addicted to my new theme and began searching for every macro algae variety that I could find!! Then I felt the need for more Gorgonians... So I added a few more! By this point, you can begin to see the growth of my macro starting to cover the live rock.. Link to comment
diablomaster9045 Posted November 17, 2014 Share Posted November 17, 2014 Wheres the sea ponies? Link to comment
FinzAquatics Posted November 18, 2014 Author Share Posted November 18, 2014 They are in there! I will have to post some seahorse photos for ya Link to comment
Snow_Phoenix Posted November 18, 2014 Share Posted November 18, 2014 Love the concept. I was initially planning on doing a macro + dragonet setup, but my country very rarely brings in any macro with the exception of Chaeto. Attaining Gorgs also seem to be a problem since they're usually overpriced here. Link to comment
jestep Posted November 19, 2014 Share Posted November 19, 2014 Love seeing the progression of the tank. This should keep looking better as the algae and gorgs grow in more. Link to comment
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