Let's see some slash pics!

[scbadiver]

I'm trying....did this work?

 

[scbadiver]

WOW, THats the first time I got it to work. I'm hoping to meet up with this group. Thisa is my tank last week. I just finished to hood trim.

 

[trottman]

i do need sand............ nice pics

 

[DARKSILENTTYPE]

If you don't mind me asking what is that growing in your tank ?

 

[Letmegrow]

Caulerpa.

 

[rams]

scbadiver nice looking tank and welcome to the group. Would like to see some close ups. Maybe start a thread about your system looks like you have spent some time from the looks of your gallery. awesome :thumbsup:

Dennis

 

[DARKSILENTTYPE]

I thought it was .I have been pulling mine out of the main tank and throwing it away .

 

[jwalters103]

if he ends up putting any tangs in there they will end up being the fattest on record

 

[trottman]

there is a yellow tang in there................ i think that tangs like softer algae though, dont they?

 

[JxMetal]

I've noticed that yellow tangs like softer algae.

If it was a hippo or one of the larger types of tangs I think it would eat that stuff right up.

 

[saltyunderground]

Here's a few more from a freind's new camera.

 

[scbadiver]

Thanks. The stuff in the tank is Neomeris Annulata, or as I like to call it, "miserable green weedy crap" Tangs wont touch it. It's like halimeda, calcium based algae. here you can see it closer...

I think I have to pull out all the rock and clean it manually at this point. I'm always open to a better (easier) plan though. Hermits and crabs nibble at it, urchin breaks it loose but i just have TOO much growing TOO quickly. I spent about 2 years building eveything real custom and in the mean time the tank itself got away from me.

 

[dphins]

I doubt there is an easy way to rid your tank of all that algae.

 

[scbadiver]

Yeah, I let the calcium level drop to about 100ppm and it really started to decline but then so did the corals, snails, and eveything else. As soon as I brought the calcium back up it took off strong as ever. I can hardly keep my level above 300ppm due to all of the algae. I'm thinking a case of cold ones, a big bucket of saltwater, and a day with the scrub brush will slow it down dramatically.

 

[AIMFish]

Great looking tank scbadiver, what are the dimensions on that? For helping control your Neomeris I was going to suggest lowering calcium but you've tried that and can't keep it low do to other inhabitants Have you tried growing another type of algae for nutrient competition? If you did I would manually remove as much of the Neomeris as possible so the new algae has an easier start.

 

[JxMetal]

I see some caulerpa behind it, so I guess that nutrient battle isn't being won either.

 

[scbadiver]

Thank you. Tank is 96x24x24. I have about a 60 gallon fuge in the basement that I try to grow "good" stuff in. I can hardly get the caulerpa to grow though. I have tried different lighting, adding iron, adding/reducing current and nothing as really helped. I think there is just too much stuff so thats why I'm thinking about pulling the rock out and cleaning it. Believe it or not, that stuff is so tough you can pick up(or completely knock over) rocks just by pulling on 3-4 stalks!

 

[jwalters103]

have you tried the seagrass and macroalgae forum? someone there might be a little more familiar and be able to help you get rid of it

 

[DARKSILENTTYPE]

Here is my tank its in a three shot

 

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