AquaKnight
Active member
Quick repeat intro, I added a sump/fuge around Jan 11 and a very nice sized mass of chaeto around Jan 20. My main tank has been est. since Oct 11. The fuge is about 15gals of my 40gal sump, w/4.5" DSB of mineral mud/arag-alive (60lbs total I think), and the main tank is 30gal (1.5" ss bed with 57lbs of LR). The fuge is lit by a 29watt clip-light flurolent (those 100watt equalivent ones).
Since I added the chaeto, it stayed around for a bit, then turned dark green, sunk the bottom, and withered away. My amm./nitrate/nitrites usually swing slightly above 0 to untraceable at times.
I have a really heavy bioload/feeding load, so I know it not that
. A brick of mysis per day for my Anthias, 2 feedings of pellets per day for my clowns/dasmel, 1 sliverside each per week for my bubble tip anem and long tentacle plate, 3 spot feedings of phyto for the gorgonian per week and 2 feedings of coral vibrance (coral powder food) per week.
I used to have mangroves in the fuge as well, but since I don't use an auto-top off, the salinty swings killed those off. I tried every lightning period too with the clip, 12 hours total, 17 total, 24/7 and that didn't seem to do much. I have a cleaner clam buried somewhere in there, 2 turbos and a hermit trying to keeping the brown algae at bay (I think this is because my final attempt was low flow and 24/7 lighting).
So I want to try, maybe, some other types of marco algae. My LFS sell live rock covered in caulerpa, both types, sertularioides and prolifera. I need some more LR in the fuge for pod growth because I want a Mandrin as well, so I was thinking on maybe trying those out? I wanted to get some Red Gracilaria too. Can I have two type of macro algae down there? What about if I keep them seperated? Or with they fight like two anemones in the same tank? I also want to get a dual bulb power compact fixture of at least 100watts and run 6700k and 10000k bulbs. Is there a need for actnics down in the sump?
Since I added the chaeto, it stayed around for a bit, then turned dark green, sunk the bottom, and withered away. My amm./nitrate/nitrites usually swing slightly above 0 to untraceable at times.
I have a really heavy bioload/feeding load, so I know it not that
. A brick of mysis per day for my Anthias, 2 feedings of pellets per day for my clowns/dasmel, 1 sliverside each per week for my bubble tip anem and long tentacle plate, 3 spot feedings of phyto for the gorgonian per week and 2 feedings of coral vibrance (coral powder food) per week.I used to have mangroves in the fuge as well, but since I don't use an auto-top off, the salinty swings killed those off. I tried every lightning period too with the clip, 12 hours total, 17 total, 24/7 and that didn't seem to do much. I have a cleaner clam buried somewhere in there, 2 turbos and a hermit trying to keeping the brown algae at bay (I think this is because my final attempt was low flow and 24/7 lighting).
So I want to try, maybe, some other types of marco algae. My LFS sell live rock covered in caulerpa, both types, sertularioides and prolifera. I need some more LR in the fuge for pod growth because I want a Mandrin as well, so I was thinking on maybe trying those out? I wanted to get some Red Gracilaria too. Can I have two type of macro algae down there? What about if I keep them seperated? Or with they fight like two anemones in the same tank? I also want to get a dual bulb power compact fixture of at least 100watts and run 6700k and 10000k bulbs. Is there a need for actnics down in the sump?
