100 Gallon Cube Tank Build
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Algae is just a part of liverock and nutrients....nothing really wrong with it that good husbandry can't solve with some patience
Putting it in a sump with a lot of chaeto will get the goodies out pretty quick. Or, you can sell all that great life off and lose the benefit of liverock which does a LOT for the tank.
I am of the opinion that letting the algae grow is a great way to get rid of the extra nutrients....just harvest it out from time to time.
Putting it in a sump with a lot of chaeto will get the goodies out pretty quick. Or, you can sell all that great life off and lose the benefit of liverock which does a LOT for the tank. I am of the opinion that letting the algae grow is a great way to get rid of the extra nutrients....just harvest it out from time to time.
Update:
-I'll be picking my tank up from the glass cages facility on the 19th when Chad and I go to the MTRC frag swap
Yay for saving $50!!!
Here's my fish list, the ones with * beside them are fish that I already have:
*ORA picasso pair
*Leopard wrasse
*neon goby
*purple firefish
*Golden Dwarf Angel
Two spot blenny
Tail spot blenny
Flameback angel (maybe, we'll see)
redheaded goby
Lineatus wrasse (Have to see what my budget looks like by the time my tank's done)
-I'll be picking my tank up from the glass cages facility on the 19th when Chad and I go to the MTRC frag swap
Yay for saving $50!!!Here's my fish list, the ones with * beside them are fish that I already have:
*ORA picasso pair
*Leopard wrasse
*neon goby
*purple firefish
*Golden Dwarf Angel
Two spot blenny
Tail spot blenny
Flameback angel (maybe, we'll see)
redheaded goby
Lineatus wrasse (Have to see what my budget looks like by the time my tank's done)
saltyshoe_nano
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its gettin closer and closer lol are you excited chelsey? lol
I am excited. I think things will be more real once I have everything built (stand, suspended canopy) and can paint it and hook up my MH. I ordered my CO2 controller and media today, still need to get a tank for it. Most everything else that I have not yet purchased will be swapped over from my old tank.
Here's the gameplan for swapping stuff over:
Sometime next week before I pick up my tank I'm going to drain my 40 breeder sump and glue in baffles. My old sump had baffles and I miss having them with this one, it just makes things look neater After I let it dry for 48 hours I'm going to put it under the cube stand and fill it back up. Once I get my new tank and it's up on the stand I'm going to aquascape it, add sand, and plumb it. I am then going to fill with water, add salt, and let it run with all equipment in position for a while. I'm not sure exactly how long I'm going to let it run, but I will be putting some of the live rock from my sump in with the dry rock that I have to seed it. That or if John will let me maybe I can borrow a few pieces of LR out of his sump to seed my rock and keep what I've got in my sump for biological filtration. At any rate I'm going to have to let the tank cycle and if at all possible I'm hoping to have some decent coralline algae growing before I move anything over. Once I'm satisfied (or get too impatient ) I'll move the corals over and place them accordingly. Ideally I'd like the sps to encrust where they're at before I put any snails or hermits in because I do not want any of my corals moved. We'll see how all of this pans out, but I really want it to go off without a hitch, and without anything dying.
Here's the gameplan for swapping stuff over:
Sometime next week before I pick up my tank I'm going to drain my 40 breeder sump and glue in baffles. My old sump had baffles and I miss having them with this one, it just makes things look neater
After I let it dry for 48 hours I'm going to put it under the cube stand and fill it back up. Once I get my new tank and it's up on the stand I'm going to aquascape it, add sand, and plumb it. I am then going to fill with water, add salt, and let it run with all equipment in position for a while. I'm not sure exactly how long I'm going to let it run, but I will be putting some of the live rock from my sump in with the dry rock that I have to seed it. That or if John will let me maybe I can borrow a few pieces of LR out of his sump to seed my rock and keep what I've got in my sump for biological filtration. At any rate I'm going to have to let the tank cycle and if at all possible I'm hoping to have some decent coralline algae growing before I move anything over. Once I'm satisfied (or get too impatient ) I'll move the corals over and place them accordingly. Ideally I'd like the sps to encrust where they're at before I put any snails or hermits in because I do not want any of my corals moved. We'll see how all of this pans out, but I really want it to go off without a hitch, and without anything dying.
SaltwaterChris
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Sounds cool keep up with the updates
Don't forget to add the detritivore kits from Indo Pacific Sea Farms and Inland Aquatics, then give them time to multiply their populations...a good diverse array of critters does a LOT for your tank and truly makes the liverock alive with critters to eat stuff and create food for other life.
Dave, how much do you swear by these two kits? That's a lot of money to spend (the detrivore kit from inland is $70 and the Live sand activator plus from IPSF is $60). I trust your judgement, but if I took the time I could probably pick a bunch of that stuff out of my live sand in my 40 breeder...do you think it's worth it?
Well, the price is small considering that most of the stuff multiplies in your tank...if you can find a reefer that has that stuff for free or cheap then great...however...
I would definitely get the following items from "somewhere":
Terebellid worms
Stomatella varia
Bristle worms
Strombus grazers
amphipods
copepods
mysis/gammarus shrimp
mini brittlestars
microstars
trochus grazers
I would definitely get the following items from "somewhere":
Terebellid worms
Stomatella varia
Bristle worms
Strombus grazers
amphipods
copepods
mysis/gammarus shrimp
mini brittlestars
microstars
trochus grazers
AND, I know some people that spend $60 for a frag that may or may not make it a month, or $500 for a fish that is doomed...at least this stuff creates a very healthy and well-rounded ecosystem at the grassroots level....these critters also reproduce at the small end of the food chain creating a natural environment.
Like most things, spending some money upfront can pay big dividends and I am a big fan of these types of kits....I also have one coming from ipsf.com on Friday
Like most things, spending some money upfront can pay big dividends and I am a big fan of these types of kits....I also have one coming from ipsf.com on Friday
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