saltwater sam
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Ceriops decandra has some new baby leaves! Can't wait to see this one in a few years, it's a slow grower!
Mangrove tank
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Great! It's nice to get new leaves, isn't it?
saltwater sam
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Absolutely! It's a sure sign everything's going well!
saltwater sam
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My friend whom I have shared my Chondria with has had some pretty interesting results. It appears under actinics to fluoresce a bright orange. We believe this occurs in areas that are under stress and have been bent! There are little orange patches like this all over his colony!
saltwater sam
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Acanthophora and Caulerpa patch
Decided to copy giga, planted one of my bare-root mangroves horizontally.
Decided to copy giga, planted one of my bare-root mangroves horizontally.
nawilson89
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Acanthophora and Caulerpa patch
Decided to copy giga, planted one of my bare-root mangroves horizontally.
Jeez That's looking so good.
So if I wanted to get a mangrove going in my current tank, what should I do?
Gorgeous photos! That Acanthophora is like a vivid hallucination!
I like the "Giga tilt" too. Doesn't seem like it will work with prop roots though. Maybe if you planted it in a long, window-box style planter?
I like the "Giga tilt" too. Doesn't seem like it will work with prop roots though. Maybe if you planted it in a long, window-box style planter?
saltwater sam
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This is Bruguiera cylindrica, which is not a prop root producing species. When I eventually repot it, it will have exposed roots. I have other ones planted straight up so I figured I might as well try something different with it. We shall see what it looks like in a few years.
saltwater sam
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Chondria iridescence in my friends sump
saltwater sam
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It's finally getting cold up here in ND, it has been an unusually warm fall. Happy Thursday!
nawilson89
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Chondria iridescence in my friends sump
Oh! Those look great!
It's been super hot in here in FL despite the fact we are in Mid November.
deepercon
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Hey saltwater sam , any specific way to introduce mangrove propagules into a tank? My tank is full to the top, but i would be willing to drop the water level enough to accomodate the mangroves.
And also, any specific way to get macros to root, or is placing them in the sand good enough?
I take the time to ask as i see you have a VERY nice thing going and im sure you definitely have knowledge over these things. I would greatly appreciate any input you might have.
And also, any specific way to get macros to root, or is placing them in the sand good enough?
I take the time to ask as i see you have a VERY nice thing going and im sure you definitely have knowledge over these things. I would greatly appreciate any input you might have.
saltwater sam
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Check out page 3 of this thread, thats when I introduced many propagules to the tank
It depends on the type of macro you are talking about. Most red algae needs to be tied down, caulerpa will grab on to most things on its own and does not not substrate, and most calcareous algaes need some kind of substrate.
saltwater sam
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Aquarium Dialysis
I'm pretty excited to introduce a new method of nuisance algae removal to you guys that I have been developing, and implemented today in full scale for the first time.
I have had issues with what I have called "snot" algae, it's yellowish slimy gunk that grows throughout the tank. It's very easy to remove with a high flow siphon, however, the issue arises from the fact that I have a small tank, and I would not be able to remove all the nuisance algae without taking out over 6 gallons of water, which is around a quarter of my tank volume. To work around this, I have developed this method of algae removal that allows you to use a siphon, but allow you to keep the water afterward.
The basic concept is this: using a siphon hose, connect output with a filtration unit to remove algae and contaminants while returning water to a receptacle. If one has a sump, that may be a possible receptacle as well.
Step 1: build filtration unit.
I used tetra replaceable filters, I pulled one filter sock over the frame, but do not add any media. In a second filter sock, dump 1 full packet of carbon media into the bottom. Pull second sock over the first one so that the carbon is directly underneath the bottom of the first sock. Using a second carbon packet, pour in the space in between the two socks. You effectively have a carbon filtration jacket around the the first sock now.
Step 2: hang filtration unit over receptacle
Step 3. begin siphon, place output inside the first sock (the inside sock).
Now you can go through your tank with your siphon and suck out all that cyano or slime algae, what have you, and you can catch your water, and dump it back in your tank. I filled my 2 gallon bucket 5 times, so it would have been equivalent to a 10 gallon water change, which is way more than I would ever do on my tank. Here is what my sock look liked after. Completely filled with snot algae.
I also filled a red solo cup with caulerpa and acanthomorpha. A lot of exporting today.
And, finally, after all the clearing up, I found a Halimeda that must have grown from a piece that fell off one of the plants I got a few weeks back.
I'm pretty excited to introduce a new method of nuisance algae removal to you guys that I have been developing, and implemented today in full scale for the first time.
I have had issues with what I have called "snot" algae, it's yellowish slimy gunk that grows throughout the tank. It's very easy to remove with a high flow siphon, however, the issue arises from the fact that I have a small tank, and I would not be able to remove all the nuisance algae without taking out over 6 gallons of water, which is around a quarter of my tank volume. To work around this, I have developed this method of algae removal that allows you to use a siphon, but allow you to keep the water afterward.
The basic concept is this: using a siphon hose, connect output with a filtration unit to remove algae and contaminants while returning water to a receptacle. If one has a sump, that may be a possible receptacle as well.
Step 1: build filtration unit.
I used tetra replaceable filters, I pulled one filter sock over the frame, but do not add any media. In a second filter sock, dump 1 full packet of carbon media into the bottom. Pull second sock over the first one so that the carbon is directly underneath the bottom of the first sock. Using a second carbon packet, pour in the space in between the two socks. You effectively have a carbon filtration jacket around the the first sock now.
Step 2: hang filtration unit over receptacle
Step 3. begin siphon, place output inside the first sock (the inside sock).
Now you can go through your tank with your siphon and suck out all that cyano or slime algae, what have you, and you can catch your water, and dump it back in your tank. I filled my 2 gallon bucket 5 times, so it would have been equivalent to a 10 gallon water change, which is way more than I would ever do on my tank. Here is what my sock look liked after. Completely filled with snot algae.
I also filled a red solo cup with caulerpa and acanthomorpha. A lot of exporting today.
And, finally, after all the clearing up, I found a Halimeda that must have grown from a piece that fell off one of the plants I got a few weeks back.
deepercon
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Any idea why/how that "snot algae" came about? Which nutrients cause it to grow?
Aquarium Dialysis
I'm pretty excited to introduce a new method of nuisance algae removal to you guys that I have been developing, and implemented today in full scale for the first time.
I have had issues with what I have called "snot" algae, it's yellowish slimy gunk that grows throughout the tank. It's very easy to remove with a high flow siphon, however, the issue arises from the fact that I have a small tank, and I would not be able to remove all the nuisance algae without taking out over 6 gallons of water, which is around a quarter of my tank volume. To work around this, I have developed this method of algae removal that allows you to use a siphon, but allow you to keep the water afterward.
The basic concept is this: using a siphon hose, connect output with a filtration unit to remove algae and contaminants while returning water to a receptacle. If one has a sump, that may be a possible receptacle as well.
Step 1: build filtration unit.
I used tetra replaceable filters, I pulled one filter sock over the frame, but do not add any media. In a second filter sock, dump 1 full packet of carbon media into the bottom. Pull second sock over the first one so that the carbon is directly underneath the bottom of the first sock. Using a second carbon packet, pour in the space in between the two socks. You effectively have a carbon filtration jacket around the the first sock now.
Step 2: hang filtration unit over receptacle
Step 3. begin siphon, place output inside the first sock (the inside sock).
Now you can go through your tank with your siphon and suck out all that cyano or slime algae, what have you, and you can catch your water, and dump it back in your tank. I filled my 2 gallon bucket 5 times, so it would have been equivalent to a 10 gallon water change, which is way more than I would ever do on my tank. Here is what my sock look liked after. Completely filled with snot algae.
I also filled a red solo cup with caulerpa and acanthomorpha. A lot of exporting today.
And, finally, after all the clearing up, I found a Halimeda that must have grown from a piece that fell off one of the plants I got a few weeks back.
saltwater sam
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I'm pretty sure it's just from nitrogen and phosphates in the tank, it's a relatively high nutrient system, so nuisance algae is inevitable. I'm just glad this stuff is very manageable.
