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very many thanks.
those links are exactly what wished to find out
Although I have a small question.
(and it pardons in case I interrupt the your message)
that type of skimmer would be the recommendable one for a aquarium of sps?
sobredetermine the proportions.
underneath...
he will be in favor conditional of the number of fish?
Very many thanks. A wonderful aquarium!:rollface:
those links are exactly what wished to find out
Although I have a small question.
(and it pardons in case I interrupt the your message)
that type of skimmer would be the recommendable one for a aquarium of sps?
sobredetermine the proportions.
underneath...
he will be in favor conditional of the number of fish?
Very many thanks. A wonderful aquarium!:rollface:
Your corals are looking great as always.
JB NY
Active member
Thanks guys, while the corals are doing better. I've been fighting a couple of battles lately that I seem to be slowly losing.
The red algae on the rocks got on the base of a bunch of corals that had recession during my tank problems, this allowed the red algae to get a hold on the coral and has caused further problems. On two corals I left the recession that occurred on the branches and tips to see how it would recover. I found that the red algae settled on the tips and has started to grow on the tip of the coral, I've been watching it to see if the coral can over come the red algae once it a gets a hold this way, so far it doesn't look good.
I've got a serious Halimeda problem that I don't know what to to with. Everyone writes what a great algae this is to have, but I've got it growing all over the tank. It get's under corals and in between branches an can really cause problems. The amount of Halimeda I pull out on a regular basis is pretty amazing.
Last I got a slowly growing problem with Dictyota. It got into the tank from something a year or so ago and about 5 months ago made it's way from the frag tank into the main tank. Now I've got it growing in at least 4 spots in the tank. Nothing seems to eat it and it's growing in between some of the coral branches.
So the tank is looking better but it's not without it problems.
Again, thanks for the kind words guys.
The red algae on the rocks got on the base of a bunch of corals that had recession during my tank problems, this allowed the red algae to get a hold on the coral and has caused further problems. On two corals I left the recession that occurred on the branches and tips to see how it would recover. I found that the red algae settled on the tips and has started to grow on the tip of the coral, I've been watching it to see if the coral can over come the red algae once it a gets a hold this way, so far it doesn't look good.
I've got a serious Halimeda problem that I don't know what to to with. Everyone writes what a great algae this is to have, but I've got it growing all over the tank. It get's under corals and in between branches an can really cause problems. The amount of Halimeda I pull out on a regular basis is pretty amazing.
Last I got a slowly growing problem with Dictyota. It got into the tank from something a year or so ago and about 5 months ago made it's way from the frag tank into the main tank. Now I've got it growing in at least 4 spots in the tank. Nothing seems to eat it and it's growing in between some of the coral branches.
So the tank is looking better but it's not without it problems.
Again, thanks for the kind words guys.
JB NY
Active member
probably 25-30.
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=6779046#post6779046 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Nax0
Although I have a small question.
(and it pardons in case I interrupt the your message)
that type of skimmer would be the recommendable one for a aquarium of sps?
I like beckett skimmers. You being in Europe, the recirculating needle wheel skimmers are real good as well.
cward
Premium Member
I've been battling Dictyota in my frag tank also. I took everything out, scrubbed and scraped the tank, then I tossed the frag that had Dictyota on it. I tried to remove it from the frags, but it always grew back. We'll see how it goes.
Your tank looks beautiful as usual Joe.
JB NY
Active member
That's how it went for me for a good year or so. I even pulled everthing out of the frag tank and turned the lights off for 3 days at one point. It still came back. Eventually I started to see it in my overflow. Then it started to creep into the main tank. I'll post a picture later today of it in the branches of a really sweet coral that will make you cringe.
nbd13
New member
JBNY- i too am having a battle with Dictyota, but i have found something.
I got a medium Blonde Naso tang (about 4-5"), this thing is amazing. The day before i got the naso, i pulled out all the Dictyota i could by hand.
The naso was in the tank for about 5 minutes and started to tear into it!!!
I have had him for about 1 week now and the tank looks 100% better.
I figure in another couple weeks he will eat all the Dictyota in the tank and keep whatever Dictyota comes back at bay.
i know my tank is not big enough for a full grown naso tang, but i will find him a good large home when he grows up.
just thought you may want to try one.
he also might eat your Halimeda or red turf algae....
HTH
Nick
P.S. it came in on a aquacultured plug and 3 months later it took over my tank...
I got a medium Blonde Naso tang (about 4-5"), this thing is amazing. The day before i got the naso, i pulled out all the Dictyota i could by hand.
The naso was in the tank for about 5 minutes and started to tear into it!!!
I have had him for about 1 week now and the tank looks 100% better.
I figure in another couple weeks he will eat all the Dictyota in the tank and keep whatever Dictyota comes back at bay.
i know my tank is not big enough for a full grown naso tang, but i will find him a good large home when he grows up.
just thought you may want to try one.
he also might eat your Halimeda or red turf algae....
HTH
Nick
P.S. it came in on a aquacultured plug and 3 months later it took over my tank...
Sand Dollar
New member
Holy Moly!!!!! Your tank is looking awesome, color is popping...doesn't even look like you had a set back. Great recovery job:thumbsup:
As far as the battle with Dictyota goes, i agree with nbd13...Blond Naso Tangs are about the only fish that will eat it. Apparently the stuff is toxic toward the other fish. This alga is invasive and persistant, even when the Naso does mow it down it grows back, but atleast he keeps it at bay. I only wish the Naso would stop making frags for me.
As far as the battle with Dictyota goes, i agree with nbd13...Blond Naso Tangs are about the only fish that will eat it. Apparently the stuff is toxic toward the other fish. This alga is invasive and persistant, even when the Naso does mow it down it grows back, but atleast he keeps it at bay. I only wish the Naso would stop making frags for me.
Travis
10 and over club
I agree with the others on the dicyota. I've had several different tangs and a foxface in my tank and I was finally able to combat the dictyota with a blonde naso. The fish keeps it at bay but I think the dictyota must have some sort of rooting in the rock because it will come back no matter how hard you scrub. I've even taken a wire brush and literally scrubbed a 1/8" of rock away where there was some growing and it came back. I have also scrubbed the rock away and then superglued and epoxied over that area and the dang stuff grew right out from underneath the epoxy. Mine all started with a Bali plug that had some on it and when I found out what it was, it was too late. My scrubbing kept it in check for a while, but I think it eventually aided it and spreading to other parts of the tank and then it started taking over all of the rock. The blonde naso was a life saver.
I've also had the same experience with the red turf. It will overtake a sick or receding sps coral. Unfortunately, I have not seen a coral fight it back off once it has started to grow on it. I've had luck with acanthurus species of tangs eating the red turf, but others have not reported the same.
I've also had the same experience with the red turf. It will overtake a sick or receding sps coral. Unfortunately, I have not seen a coral fight it back off once it has started to grow on it. I've had luck with acanthurus species of tangs eating the red turf, but others have not reported the same.
Jeffie
New member
I agree on the blonde naso and the dicyota. I got a blonde naso for a local reefer (Otolith) who was having an outbreak in his I believe 150 gallon SPS tank(One of the nicest tanks in town). Within a few days of adding the blonde, he had the dicyota was in check. Blondes will devour this stuff. The only problem is that they eventually get HUGE!
CaptiveReef
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:eek2: The colors, I can't take all those eye popping colors:eek1:
Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhh
that's better, those are corals at their best!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Very Nice!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
:thumbsup: CaptiveReef
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:eek2: The colors, I can't take all those eye popping colors:eek1:
Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhh
that's better, those are corals at their best!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Very Nice!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:thumbsup: CaptiveReef
Lunchbucket
Premium Member
glad everyone posted about blonde naso's. i was gonna post about my buddy Travis (which he posted already) and his dicyota geting in check w/ his naso.
wish i had a bigger tank for a couple tangs to keep my bubble algae in check. it is easier on algae removal by fish in a bigh tank IMO
Lunchbucket
wish i had a bigger tank for a couple tangs to keep my bubble algae in check. it is easier on algae removal by fish in a bigh tank IMO
Lunchbucket
nbd13
New member
oh i should also mention that i have a foxface lo in the tank and he will not touch this stuff either.
if you look at it from a scientific point of view this is what is happening....
this algae produces secondary metabolites, basically it is a sort of defense mechanism in nature. many plants do this to ward off insects.
the specific type of secondary metabolite this particular algae produces is what i think is alkoenoids. In nature plants produce this and like someone else said it makes the plant (algae in this case) taste really bad, there for the organisms will not eat it...
just thought someone might want to know
Nick
if you look at it from a scientific point of view this is what is happening....
this algae produces secondary metabolites, basically it is a sort of defense mechanism in nature. many plants do this to ward off insects.
the specific type of secondary metabolite this particular algae produces is what i think is alkoenoids. In nature plants produce this and like someone else said it makes the plant (algae in this case) taste really bad, there for the organisms will not eat it...
just thought someone might want to know
Nick
