29 gallon biocube
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Just ordered this https://www.reefbreeders.com/shop/superlux/ and some macro algae to put in the referendum(sp) in the back of the tank. Want to head off the GHA if I can.
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Got out my bulky heavy SLR that I still have not figured out how to get the best tank photos from and did some practicing. Corals are none to happy about the peroxide dip. But I am sure they well recover They did for the last two I gave them. This one was just a bit stronger. Didn't want to move GHA to the new tank.
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Snagged picture from http://www.pacificeastaquaculture.com/ These are what I ordered. I am so excited. They are stunning. Hope they look just as good in my tank.
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I was reading post again. And someone mentioned it is not good to use life rock in your filter. Guess I need to take mine out but if I do there well be nothing but a little dry rock and I would like to run this without a skimmer. I have one but have not been able to make it work right. I could put it in the display but it is smaller pieces and not sure where I would put it. Hmmm
Maybe just put some in there to help seed the dry rock and remove it later?
Maybe just put some in there to help seed the dry rock and remove it later?
Live rock is great to use as a filter, you just have to keep it clean, as liverock in the back chambers will settle detritus back there, and detritus turns into nitrates and phosphates over time (simplification). You can keep it back there for now to seed the tank (which works out well too as if there is any photosynthetic algae on those rocks, it'll die off and won't spread to your main rocks), and then once the tank has been up a month or more, you can remove the rocks. Just make sure to siphon out the rear chambers periodically with water changes. I just do my entire water change from the back chambers and siphon off of the bottom the whole time.
Just whatever you do, don't throw those pieces of live rock away! I need them now to glue new corals too, and you will too once your tank grows out more.
Just whatever you do, don't throw those pieces of live rock away! I need them now to glue new corals too, and you will too once your tank grows out more.
If the macro is chaeto, I would definitely add it to the display tank to absorb nutrients. I cycled with an active refugium. I think it competes with the bad algae for nutrients, keeping the nutrient load lower, and keeping algae from growing everywhere.
You'll still get microalgae and the stuff that snails and hermits eat, but it should just keep some limit on how crazy your algae bloom gets.
Also I wouldn't add caulerpa, only chaeto, as caulerpa will root itself in the rockwork and may be difficult to keep from taking over your rocks. Chaeto doesn't root itself so it's easy to keep floating and separate.
You'll still get microalgae and the stuff that snails and hermits eat, but it should just keep some limit on how crazy your algae bloom gets.
Also I wouldn't add caulerpa, only chaeto, as caulerpa will root itself in the rockwork and may be difficult to keep from taking over your rocks. Chaeto doesn't root itself so it's easy to keep floating and separate.
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