jball1125 Posted October 16, 2013 Author Share Posted October 16, 2013 Yea my lfs gets the craziest I have seen, they supply a lot of other sellers. I just wish they would give a discount for buying so many off of them. Lol Link to comment
jball1125 Posted October 24, 2013 Author Share Posted October 24, 2013 Was removing some of the pita turf algae by hand today and noticed it turns from purple to a bright fluorescent orange when I put it in freshwater. http://s918.photobucket.com/user/jball1125/media/photo_zps218d5c41.jpg.html'> Link to comment
Nano sapiens Posted October 24, 2013 Share Posted October 24, 2013 That's pretty cool. At least you can get some small enjoyment out of the stuff. Link to comment
jball1125 Posted October 24, 2013 Author Share Posted October 24, 2013 Small is the keyword. Link to comment
jball1125 Posted February 4, 2014 Author Share Posted February 4, 2014 Haven't been around too much lately, been pretty busy with school, work and other hobbies. Finally got the pesky macro algae under control. The key to doing that was adding big Mexican turbos until they stoped dying. I'm not sure if my theory that some creature was killing them was accurate or not but if that was the reason for my snails dying then the creature has since deceased. I have had two big Mexican turbos working hard for the past 3 weeks. I must say the big guys are kinda rough on frags but they eat any algae you put in front of them. I have also recently cut down on water changes to see how that affects growth, we shall see. I'll try and get a picture either tonight or tomorrow. Link to comment
jball1125 Posted February 9, 2014 Author Share Posted February 9, 2014 http://s918.photobucket.com/user/jball1125/media/20140208_175937_zpschi09vko.jpg.html'> Link to comment
Nano sapiens Posted February 9, 2014 Share Posted February 9, 2014 Looks like you (and the snails) are winning the battle. Perseverance pays off Link to comment
hypostatic Posted February 9, 2014 Share Posted February 9, 2014 Nice tank! I like your goni and rock flower anemones Link to comment
jball1125 Posted March 29, 2014 Author Share Posted March 29, 2014 Just a small update while Im logged in. The turf/macro algae is under control thanks to the turbo snails. Im having to add new ones every 3 weeks or so due to die offs but I dont really have any other options. Im not sure why all my snails die tbh.... Im thinking predator but I am only going off of one sighting and it might have just been a scavenger. My hermits do just fine.... I have cut water changes to 40% every 2-3 weeks and I am seeing a bit more growth although at the cost of more green algae. Overall though I am happy, very minemal maintenance, all I really do is the water changes and feed the clowns once a day. The next project will be to make a new lid. My current lid is made of very thin plexi and I am tiered of the warping. Ill get a galaxy pic once the lights turn on. Link to comment
Nano sapiens Posted March 29, 2014 Share Posted March 29, 2014 Good to hear that the algae is under control. When it's not, it takes a lot of the joy out of reefing... Link to comment
jball1125 Posted April 2, 2014 Author Share Posted April 2, 2014 Here is that picture I promised. http://s918.photobucket.com/user/jball1125/media/Mobile%20Uploads/2014-04-02192814_zps09767f26.jpg.html'> Link to comment
CoralGardensAquaculture Posted April 2, 2014 Share Posted April 2, 2014 That's a really nice little tank, good job!! Link to comment
jball1125 Posted April 3, 2014 Author Share Posted April 3, 2014 That's a really nice little tank, good job!! Very nice! Thanks guys. Link to comment
jball1125 Posted April 7, 2014 Author Share Posted April 7, 2014 That rock nem and duncan Why thank you Gram, they appreciate the love! Link to comment
jball1125 Posted April 9, 2014 Author Share Posted April 9, 2014 http://s918.photobucket.com/user/jball1125/media/Mobile%20Uploads/2014-04-09191056_zpsdf712240.jpg.html'> Link to comment
jball1125 Posted April 10, 2014 Author Share Posted April 10, 2014 Thanks hypostatic. Link to comment
jball1125 Posted May 19, 2014 Author Share Posted May 19, 2014 Just a quick update. I was running into some green cyano problems. As soon as I spotted it I cut down on feeding, manually removed it and upped WC's. To no avail, after a few weeks it had started to creep onto my corals. I tend to shy away from any additives but my LFS recommended a product called Chemiclean. The stuff is like magic. One small dosage and two days later all the cyano was gone. Didnt harm any of the inhabitants so I am happy. Link to comment
jball1125 Posted May 27, 2014 Author Share Posted May 27, 2014 My original Misbar clown jumped. RIP little buddy Not much space for him to jump but somehow he did. Going to build a custom top to cover every corner of the tank, this is the second clown I loose since I have had this tank and third time I have had one jump out. Link to comment
jball1125 Posted June 1, 2014 Author Share Posted June 1, 2014 Made an acrylic lid out of .22" acrylic. Covers every inch of the tank. No more jumpers. http://s918.photobucket.com/user/jball1125/media/Mobile%20Uploads/20140601_190057_zps1a7a21d2.jpg.html'> http://s918.photobucket.com/user/jball1125/media/Mobile%20Uploads/20140601_190030_zps59cd7d4f.jpg.html'> Link to comment
deadthrone Posted June 2, 2014 Share Posted June 2, 2014 You did a really good job creating that lid!! Link to comment
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