Aqueon Evolve 8

You're the second person to suggest a clown goby. I have a feeling you're probably right about the clownfish as much as I don't want to admit it.
 
Some people have suggested peppermint shrimp for the aiptasia but I don't know if they would be good to have long term.


On a side note, is there any kind of hang on back refugium type setup that would fit this tank?
 
Peppermints aren't always a 100% sure thing for aiptasia. You can give it a try though if you think you'd like to have one or two in your tank, I didn't like the last pair I had they were always trying to take food from my corals.

What are you wanting a refugium for? If you want it for chaeto and a mangrove or two, you can convert an aquaclear50 to one, marina makes a little hob breeder box that can be converted too but not sure how much space you have left in the back if your heater and skimmer are back there might not have room for a pump for the marina box.
 
TL1000RSquid said:
Peppermints aren't always a 100% sure thing for aiptasia. You can give it a try though if you think you'd like to have one or two in your tank, I didn't like the last pair I had they were always trying to take food from my corals.

What are you wanting a refugium for? If you want it for chaeto and a mangrove or two, you can convert an aquaclear50 to one, marina makes a little hob breeder box that can be converted too but not sure how much space you have left in the back if your heater and skimmer are back there might not have room for a pump for the marina box.
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I think I'll try lemon juice first and then the shrimp will be plan B.

I think that aquaclear50 would be perfect thank you. I'm pretty sure I've seen one at my LFS too. I was thinking chaeto. Haven't done much research into mangroves so I dont know if I wound want one. ;) You guys are all a great help and I'm already planning out my next paycheck. :)
 
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I'm concerned that I might be seeing some kind of hair algae there. Sorry, it's hard to see in still pics.


Another side note. I'd like to get a new complete test kit for all parameters I will need for coral. Any recommendations?
 
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Tough to make out any HA in the pics, I see what looks like aiptasia tentacles in one area.

What do you have now the API master saltwater kit? The tests in that kit are ok, for other testing areas I use Salifert and Redsea tests. Calcium, Phosphate, alkalinity to start with.
 
Got my lemon juice. Gonna pick up a syringe tonight. I find the API tests hard to read, some of the colors are so similar. Last night I saw some kind of insect looking thing on my live rock. It was mostly clear, kind of looked like a centipede and was 1cm or so long. Couldn't get a good picture.
 
Possibly a pod you saw.

Yeah some of the API's can be hard to read, once your cycled and everything starts going smoothly you probably wont use the basic sw api tests you currently have very often, I test nitrates and ammonia only if I'm having a problem haven't tested ph or nitrites since I cycled my last tank.
 
I'm wondering how much of a cycle I'm really going to see. Between the live sand, live rock, and bacteria in the nutri seawater I'm wondering if ill see much in the way of spikes in my ammonia, nitrites, and nitrate.

Also, I think I'm gonna go with soft corals for my tank, perhaps with sme zoanthids.
 
So I lemon juiced my aiptasia. A couple are definitely dead. Will have to keep an eye out to see if any pop back out.
 
Hit 2 more aiptasia that I missed then did a small water change. Thinking I will see an ammonia spike with the deaths. If I don't see any spikes I guess I can take it the cycle is going well. Still looking into what soft corals to get.
 
An aquaclear can make a nice little refugium. I have an AC70 on my 28 gal just kind for fun. With an 8 gal nano the extra water volume in a fuge is good to have. I have some sand and live rock rubble and some sort of macroalgae (not caulerpa). I don't know that it really does any significant nutrient export but it's kind of fun to watch the pods in there.

I had a biocube skimmer for awhile. It can work but took a lot of fiddling with all the time. With a small volume of water it's easy enough to do frequent small water changes so you may or may not need it. I think there are varying opinions on skimmers in nanos.

Have you watched the live rock for a bit in the dark? (with a flashlight of course). You might be suprised what's crawling around in there!
 
What's a ric garden? So far all I've seen crawling around on my live rock was a little pod. It's going to be a very small fuge, just an Aquaclear 20, but im hoping a little Chaeto in it will help. My skimmer is temperamental to say the least but I'm just gonna fight with it for now.

I'd like to get another little piece of live rock but don't want to buy from my LFS. Now that I know what Aiptasia is I can see that their tanks are infested with it. Unfortunately I can't find any other local place to get live rock.

I've been looking ahead to when I can get my soft corals. AquaCorals has a nice looking 6 pack of soft coral frags. Any thoughts on getting something like that.
 
Ricordea's, easy to take care of not very light demanding.

Might have to go with dry rock then.

After shipping your paying about $20 per frag, which is pricey IMO for some of the stuff you may get. I have some pretty decent LFS as far as coral prices go. Check around and see if you have any local reef forums, can get good deals on frags that way.
 
Finally was able to order my beamswork light. Can't wait til it's here. Found a fish store in Albany that looks pretty good. It's called Davey Jones Locker. I might get m first corals there if I like what I see when I make the trip down. My battle with Aiptasia looks like its coming to an end.

Do Ricordae not like too much light?
 
Well I have my CUC all picked out. They've got a nice little packaged deal over at reef cleaners.

5 Dwarf Ceriths - small cleaners that get to the nooks and crannies. Feed on diatoms, cyano, algal detritus, and film algae. Nocturnal cleaners that leave the sandbed at night to search for food.

2 Nassarius - scavengers that will eat leftover food and some fish waste. They will stir sand, but can also be kept in bare bottom tanks.

4 Florida Ceriths - small cleaners that get to the nooks and crannies. Feed on fine hair algae, diatoms, cyano, algal detritus, and film algae. Nocturnal cleaners that leave the sandbed at night to search for food.

3 Small Nerites - We are currently offering the longer lived and quite hardy Antillean Nerite. (Nerita fulgurans). It grows to a nice size,and consumes a good deal of diatoms, cyano, algal detritus, and film algae. It will also consume some fine hair algae. A nocturnal herbivore that will feed more often at night, they tend to need some time to adjust to the limitations of the aquarium during their first week.


I'm adding an order of chaeto now I've just gotta wait and see what my water parameters are doing.

I think I am seeing my first diatom bloom now. Brownish powder everywhere.
 
Checked my water parameters.

Ammonia: 0
Nitrites: 0
Nitrates: 4

Ordered my cleanup crew as I'm seeing quite a bit of algae growth and diatoms. My mini refugium will hv cured for 48 hours tomorrow and ill be attaching it along with the beamswork light I should be getting tomorrow. I have chaeto ordered for my aqua clear refugium.

Just ordered a Hydor Koralia nano to replace my awful bulky Maxi-Jet. I'll save it to maybe use it for a sump on another tank someday.
 
New Tank Light

New Tank Light

So here's the tank with the new Beamswork LED lighting. Definitely liking the looks. That ugly maxi jet is getting replaced with a Koralia nano 425 as soon as it comes in the mai, Tuesday I hopel. Really wish there was a decent life's in the area.
 
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