Current Set Up and Overview. pics*

[Bmgrocks]

Looking to purchasing a Flame Tomorrow, But Here is my current set up

Comments Suggestions Criticism Welcome
be nice please

29 gallon Softie Dominant and SPS
Salt Added Dec 21, 2006

146 watts PC and T5's
CSS 65
Visitherm Stealth 75watt heater
35lbs Live Sand
56lbs Live Rock

Royal Gramma
True Black Australian False Percula
False Percula

5 head Branching Frogspawn
Xenia
Zoas

2 Turbo Snails
3 Astrea Had 8, attacked and Eaten by
4 Nassarius
1 Emrald Mythrax Crab

5 gallon weekly Water Changes
DT's Phyto every other day
Dose with purple up daily, (will be getting Trace Minerals reef builder etc. once purple up is finished.)

Feeding
Formula 2 flakes daily
NLS Marine Formula Daily
Mysis every 2 days
some left over brine (from Cichlids) daily

Problem
Some Hair Algae, Research Says Flame Angels as well as other dwarfs "Graze on Algae" does that include Hair Algae?

Not too much Hair Algae, Some recently added Turbos keeping it in check. But more than I would Like to See.

Understand that the Tank is new, and this is just an algae phase,

Planning on adding a AquaClear Fuge

And Im currently running some SeaChem PhosGuard.

 

[Bmgrocks]

Please excuse the algae on the glass, and the photo quality

 

[jer77]

Looks good! How do you like your coralife skimmer? How much flow do you have in there? For sps your gonna need more than one maxi-jet.

 

[Bmgrocks]

the Coralife needed a Lot of Tweaking...but I think i could of made a better investment... but for 100 bucks, i said why not.

I need to know how much more flow is needed for my tank, i know im on the really low side.. Its a maxi 400, kinda weak...any suggestions?

Do you see that Hair Algae on those rocks, (Main Tank Picture) do you think a Flame Angel, and maybe 4 More Turbos will get rid of it??

 

[ionredline0260]

I am not sure about a flame and hair algea but I've read alot of accounts of flames pecking/eating corals.

 

[Bmgrocks]

yeah as have I, they said its a hit and miss, and in RK mag, they said the Flame is least likely to nip at corals, out of all the Dwarf...

I have also been talking to people on this site who have Flames in Full Reef Tanks., who say they have no trouble.

 

[ionredline0260]

Persoanlly I would LOVE to add a flame to my tank but not sure that I would want to take the risk, I sopose it's better to do it while you fewer corals. Do you have AIM BMG?

 

[lusenut2]

I dont suggest a flame angel, they for the most part pick at corals. They may not at first but there going to start. I would stay away from Angels in general.