firecrackerbob
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I was bored this evening and thought I would snap some shots of my latest build. Enjoy:
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tat2tillidie
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whats the green stuff? kinda looks like a cactus
That would be halimeda, a green algae that has a calcaerous base. It is a fairly fast grower when the conditions are right, I have seen it grow from 1-2 new segments a day under optimal conditions. It uses calcium in its growth, evident by its skeleton when the algae dies, and can put a large tax on calcium supplies in tanks that have alot, however most tanks prune it before it becomes that much of a problem.
tat2tillidie
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i thought it looked cool but i dont want it if its like that
firecrackerbob
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if your dosing Ca and Alk (ie your tank has SPS), or if you are doing regular water changes you probably wont have a problem.
My tank is sps and zoos primarily. I dose water saturated with kalk as topoff water and have started dosing ca and alk in addition. but I havent dialed in my needs yet. every time I test Im low(yes, checked my mg level
) my system cant seem to get enough and the halimadeia is indeed growing like a weed...
anyone know if I can frag it and glue it to rubble?.... ill probably give it a shot for grins...
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My tank is sps and zoos primarily. I dose water saturated with kalk as topoff water and have started dosing ca and alk in addition. but I havent dialed in my needs yet. every time I test Im low(yes, checked my mg level
) my system cant seem to get enough and the halimadeia is indeed growing like a weed...anyone know if I can frag it and glue it to rubble?.... ill probably give it a shot for grins...
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I dont see why you couldnt... the part glued may not grow to the rubble but as long as it holds it should grow just fine. If you do get it fragged I might be interested in swapping a piece of that for a piece of codium if you are interested. I am trying to diversify our macro algae's because if nobody buys our 75g we are going to set it up as a seahorse planted tank.
firecrackerbob
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resized pics for viewing pleasure...
Icy-sounds good. always up for diversity myself. I havent checked your thread, but I cant beleive noone has picked up your 75. thats a sweet size, gave it some thought myself, but with the move coming im holding back on my reefing.
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Icy-sounds good. always up for diversity myself. I havent checked your thread, but I cant beleive noone has picked up your 75. thats a sweet size, gave it some thought myself, but with the move coming im holding back on my reefing.
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Gordonious
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Tank looks nice Eric. Animals look pretty happy. I like the GSP in the corner.
I've glued my halmedia to several rocks in the past. When I went away to the Caribbean I had a huge colony of it die off in one of my tanks. Probably over grew itself and with a combination of lack of required nutrients and a suffocated the base just caused it to crash. This was a huge volley ball size colony though on a little rock.
Some people have reported that halmedia can be a problem algae, but I think that is only the small leafed varieties. One common name used for it is money plant.
I agree with you Tat, it adds a very different bright color to the tank as well as a different shape and structure.
I've glued my halmedia to several rocks in the past. When I went away to the Caribbean I had a huge colony of it die off in one of my tanks. Probably over grew itself and with a combination of lack of required nutrients and a suffocated the base just caused it to crash. This was a huge volley ball size colony though on a little rock.
Some people have reported that halmedia can be a problem algae, but I think that is only the small leafed varieties. One common name used for it is money plant.
I agree with you Tat, it adds a very different bright color to the tank as well as a different shape and structure.
tat2tillidie
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it does add color. i had seen this stuff in person this weekend and it looks cool and the guys tank it was keeps it clipped back so it looks nice. i didnt think it was algea cause of the skeleton
Gordonious
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Damn, I'll have to find a picture of the University of Delaware's tank. Didn't look near as nice as that, but also had halmedia all over it.
Question, did they ever actually try to remove it 100% or just thinned it out every once in a while? I could understand it growing back quickly if it wasn't removed all the way, but it is large enough I couldn't see difficulty in removing 99% of it in one sweep and getting the rest in a second shot.
Were those convicts a pair? Usually don't find surgeon fish getting along like that unless kept in a big group. I dream of the day I can afford a school of purple tangs.
Question, did they ever actually try to remove it 100% or just thinned it out every once in a while? I could understand it growing back quickly if it wasn't removed all the way, but it is large enough I couldn't see difficulty in removing 99% of it in one sweep and getting the rest in a second shot.
Were those convicts a pair? Usually don't find surgeon fish getting along like that unless kept in a big group. I dream of the day I can afford a school of purple tangs.
No, they didnt try to remove all of it, but the growh rate was enough that they had to pull a bunch out every week or it took over. It also kept the calcium constantly low in that tank cause the halimeda would use it all up.
The convicts werent a pair, but they were unusally shy and got picked on by the other fish, so they really didnt bother eachhother.
The convicts werent a pair, but they were unusally shy and got picked on by the other fish, so they really didnt bother eachhother.
Gordonious
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I don't have much experience with them as I had only seen a little bit about them online and never kept them. We have had two in the store in the past, but I don't even know if they made it to sale as they shipped them to us very small and unhealthy. After working at the store I don't think I will ever order a fish online because I know how many fish come in that are too small or sick or even a different species then advertised.
Do you have any pictures of yours? Happen to know if they are supposed to be more difficult to acclimate to captivity?
Do you have any pictures of yours? Happen to know if they are supposed to be more difficult to acclimate to captivity?
tat2tillidie
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well i seen covicts on tv and they were aggressive in a school but seperate or in pairs i dunno
Jocephus
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When I got mine (LiveAquaria) they were really skinny, but otherwise fine. The smaller of the two is still very thin, but they eat a lot of nori. They seem to prefer the red or purple varieties, the other tangs prefer the green.
I acclimated for temperature and in they went. The yellow tang and naso didn't mind them at all, maybe because of the size difference. They also eat frozen formula 1, mysis, pellet, and algae flakes on occasion, and they did a number on a cyano problem I had before they went in. Never any problem with them feeding, they were a little shy the first day or two, but since then they seem pretty happy. I've only had them for about six months? maybe.
I acclimated for temperature and in they went. The yellow tang and naso didn't mind them at all, maybe because of the size difference. They also eat frozen formula 1, mysis, pellet, and algae flakes on occasion, and they did a number on a cyano problem I had before they went in. Never any problem with them feeding, they were a little shy the first day or two, but since then they seem pretty happy. I've only had them for about six months? maybe.
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