And now for the changes...
As suggested in another thread, I got some Chaeto yesterday after work to try to take care of the excess nutrients that I apparently have that are feeding my hair / grass / bubble algae problems...well, first of all I got way more Chaeto that I bargained for...keep in mind I have a 10g nano...well, here is a shot of the Chaeto
AFTER I added all that I could in to my tank...this is a bucket that is about 5g...
It was a huge amount of Chaeto!! (thanks twon8!
)...it is CHOCKED full of life...brittle stars, some other sort of star I haven't ID'd yet (looking at Melev's ID page after I post this)...bristleworms, a couple peanut worms, amphipods, copapods and God only knows what else!! I have what I can in the refugium...I wanted to more in there to really suck up the nutrients but I didn't want a big ball of it that would overtake my tank...
So, I stopped at the grocery store and bought sever $1.50 nylon lint traps...they are simple nylon mesh bags that are about 6" long and about the diameter of my wrist...the mesh is a very tight weave, so I cut several triangle shaped holes to let stuff "escape" from the bags...the bags have nylon zip ties at the top to shut off the bag but I left them undone...I figure this will give my Chaeto a place to grow out of the bag and I can easily prune it with scissors this way...I didn't snap a picture of this arrangement but I will get some in the next day or so...I'm also thinking of another arrangement where I use eggcrate and set some live rock on top of an eggcrate cage with the chaeto hidden inside...
Now, as I was leaving my friend said "Hey hold on a second." I was surprised to see him throw in to the bucket a frag of Xenia!! :beer: :thumbsup: YAY!! My very first coral every!!
I was worried that I may not be far enough along in the cycle, but I figured if I don't put it in my tank it will surely die in the open...so, I got home and plopped it in the sand bed...I'll give it a few days under my light and move it on to the rocks a little closer to the light...don't want to burn them...and, now for some pics...
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They looked kind of limp last night when I put them in, but this morning they are very active, upright and the "hands" are opening and closing like crazy...they are really "blowing in the wind" if you will...I shot a 15 sec. video clip with my digital camera that shows this...as soon as my slow satelite internet connection is done uploading the video I'll post a link so everyone can see it...I love this hobby more and more every day...
With that, I have to feed the kids and then I'm off for an afternoon of LFS hopping!! (I know, not always as fun as bar hopping but it can be more rewarding!!
Comments and suggestions please...keep em coming... :thumbsup:
Just one thing...is there anything I can do about the different algaes...maybe a clean-up crew or something...it is probably the biggest thing bugging me at this point...if not, I guess patience is the only thing to do... 
