Squared Posted September 22, 2011 Share Posted September 22, 2011 damn, that's really bad seabass i feels for ya wait...i think i have that same kind of flatworm. but they don't reproduce as much. Link to comment
seabass Posted October 5, 2011 Author Share Posted October 5, 2011 Yay, I think my flatworms are history! Here are a few current shots: I'm also experimenting with dosing this tank with 1ml of 3% solution of H2O2 per 10 gallons of water. This is a method that has been used to help control algae. I figured I'd see how the seagrass reacts. Link to comment
.Newman. Posted October 6, 2011 Share Posted October 6, 2011 be careful as peroxide does kill plants in FW planted tanks so I don't think seagrass will fare better... i think youre better off getting some sort of snails to clean that.. or a fish. Link to comment
seabass Posted October 6, 2011 Author Share Posted October 6, 2011 Thanks Newman! I just wanted to experiment, but I think I'll discontinue dosing as I'm not really fighting an algae problem at this time. I was thinking that it might help keep the leaves clean (even though I rarely have to manually clean them). Link to comment
castiel Posted October 6, 2011 Share Posted October 6, 2011 Looks great, glad you got rid of the worms! Link to comment
Deep Stops Posted October 6, 2011 Share Posted October 6, 2011 Cone snails would be cool in this aquarium. Looks exactly like the habitat of many Caribbean species I've seen in the wild. And it's too bad the tank doesn't have more area because small conchs like alatus and raninus would be really unique too. They surprisingly have interesting personalities. Awesome tank! Link to comment
seabass Posted October 6, 2011 Author Share Posted October 6, 2011 Thank you castiel! I started to feel that I was breeding a super strain of worms resistant to Flatworm eXit. ----- Thanks DS! I might keep an eye out for a larger snail that would work well in this setup. With the flatworms and the dewormers, the pod population has been decimated. I think I'll order some pods to seed a new population before I introduce any predators. Link to comment
seabass Posted October 13, 2011 Author Share Posted October 13, 2011 FTS: Algae bleaching from H2O2 dosings: Anemone: Seagrass: Link to comment
altolamprologus Posted October 13, 2011 Share Posted October 13, 2011 Looking good I'm glad the flatworm problem is finally solved. Do you have any plans for fish at the moment? Link to comment
Milano07 Posted October 13, 2011 Share Posted October 13, 2011 Awesome tank and great shots man. Your set up is so simple but super wicked! RFA rock Link to comment
seabass Posted October 13, 2011 Author Share Posted October 13, 2011 Looking good. I'm glad the flatworm problem is finally solved. Do you have any plans for fish at the moment?Thanks! Yeah, I haven't thought much about fish or other inverts that much. Maybe a tank bred Dottyback, or just a Blood Red Fire Shrimp. ----- Great shots! Thank you Giga! ----- Awesome tank and great shots man. Your set up is so simple but super wicked! RFA rockI appreciate that! Link to comment
mmcguffi Posted October 13, 2011 Share Posted October 13, 2011 do you think your sea grass is ever going to take off more than it is now? what about maybe adding some different kinds/some macros to thicken it up a bit looks great though Link to comment
seabass Posted October 14, 2011 Author Share Posted October 14, 2011 Thanks mmcguffi! I thought about adding some Dragon's Breath, but I have no plans for adding macros at the moment. The grass used to be a little thicker. I'm not 100% sure why it has thinned. It could be that the substrate is too compacted from all the roots, or maybe because I am feeding this tank almost nothing, or lack of iron or some other mineral (or nutrient), or even something else. I'm basically just monitoring it right now due to the recent H2O2 treatments. For as little as is going on with this tank right now (and no fish), I'm surprisingly satisfied with it. Link to comment
TimberC Posted October 14, 2011 Share Posted October 14, 2011 Hey buddy, Your RFA rule Link to comment
ajmckay Posted October 14, 2011 Share Posted October 14, 2011 SEABASS!!! I wasn't sure what I was going to see when I looked up this thread again. I'm happy it looks pretty much the same as it did when you set it up. I like the clean minimalist approach combined with the grasses. Hopefully you've eradicated the flatworms too. My tank is still doing pretty well, though I'm having trouble dedicating much time to it because of some major house projects, so It's sitting in a state of "homeostasis" so to speak. I'll upload some pics tomorrow. Link to comment
seabass Posted October 15, 2011 Author Share Posted October 15, 2011 Thanks TC! ----- Yep...same ol' same ol'. Minus the flatworms. I'm looking forward to your pics. Glad you checked in ajmckay! Link to comment
seabass Posted November 2, 2011 Author Share Posted November 2, 2011 I decided to remove the rock that I siliconed to the back of the tank. It made it hard to clean around and I didn't think it added that much to the look of the tank. I also added a Fire Shrimp to the tank. I temporarily moved the main rock (with anemones) to another tank. I'll return it soon. I removed a few seagrass plants with a hook. Shoal Grass: Oar Grass: Link to comment
Squared Posted November 2, 2011 Share Posted November 2, 2011 It looks good. Did you take care of the flatworms? Link to comment
seabass Posted November 2, 2011 Author Share Posted November 2, 2011 Thanks Squared! Yep, the Levamisole did the trick (no more flatworms). However, between the H2O2 and the Levamisole, I lost a great deal of the fauna in the tank. I'll have to re-seed some new life into this tank. Link to comment
.Newman. Posted November 2, 2011 Share Posted November 2, 2011 great looking shrimp, how big is he? 2"? He must feel a bit anxious without some rock to hide behind though... At first i though that your tank should have really dense and lush seagrass growth in order to look perfect and natural, but now I just realized that I seemed to have a misunderstanding about what natural seagrass beds actually look like. they look like your tank; the really dense, and packed seagrass beds are the result of too much fertilizer runoff from rivers Glad your tank does indeed look natural Link to comment
Squared Posted November 2, 2011 Share Posted November 2, 2011 Thanks Squared! Yep, the Levamisole did the trick (no more flatworms). However, between the H2O2 and the Levamisole, I lost a great deal of the fauna in the tank. I'll have to re-seed some new life into this tank. aww pooey i think i can live with my flatworms then... but at least it's all over now Link to comment
seabass Posted November 2, 2011 Author Share Posted November 2, 2011 Hi Newman! Thanks, yeah the shrimp is around 2 or 3 inches long. The rock is going back (but it doesn't have a nice cave, so I'm considering using a different rock). I probably should put some PVC in there until I decide. I took out the rock to manually clean some hair algae off of it. I'm alright with how dense the grass is, but it has lost some color lately. I'm also seeing more black areas in the sand bed. I'm not that concerned, but I'm thinking about trying some iron to help the grass color up again. Link to comment
.Newman. Posted November 2, 2011 Share Posted November 2, 2011 be careful with dosing stuff. in FW mad algae blooms are caused by an overdose of any macro or micro nutrient including iron. SW shouldn't be much different. Just dose a little Link to comment
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