makeshift101
Member
He'll slow down after hes full. Then he'll get some midnight snacks every once in awhile..
I still have my trooper turbo in mine. Every once in awhile he'll go for the turbo, then I feed him and hes ok for a bit
What have you done with your tank lately?
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He'll slow down after hes full. Then he'll get some midnight snacks every once in awhile..
I still have my trooper turbo in mine. Every once in awhile he'll go for the turbo, then I feed him and hes ok for a bit
reelredfish
Member
Traded in my 10 year old sons nuvo 30 before it comes apart. He picked out a red sea reefer 170. I must say it is a huge improvment from the nuvo tanks.
Have it all setup and run ing now with just live rock. Used his AI nano light from the nuvo as for it was in good shape. Picked up a reef octopus 110 SSS skimmer to go in the sump.
Cleaned his MP10 up and i stalled it as well. I have an apex light left over from one of my old tanks i traded in so gonna get that all installed for him as well. Should be a nice setup once complete.
Have it all setup and run ing now with just live rock. Used his AI nano light from the nuvo as for it was in good shape. Picked up a reef octopus 110 SSS skimmer to go in the sump.
Cleaned his MP10 up and i stalled it as well. I have an apex light left over from one of my old tanks i traded in so gonna get that all installed for him as well. Should be a nice setup once complete.
kegogut
Active member
I dunno. I'm only seeing a few in there now. Hes also knocked off some frags I had super glued down,and I mean they were glued down really well but he got them loose. Luckily after a day or so he gets tired of them and moves them outside his cave so I can grab them and at least put them up right in the sand.
I'm guessing maybe another week and he will have gone thru 30 snails,and thats with him eating when I feed the tank as well.
Hes a fatty for sure. Like father like mantis!
South City
New member
I added a Rhodactis to my tank. My juvenile clowns seem to like it a lot since they promptly made it their new home.
makeshift101
Member
I take that back, I get home today from work and hes eating the champion turbo...i do have 2 bumblebee snails in there, i guess he doesnt like the taste of them
Tradewinds
Well-known member
I finally added some screen coverings on top of the 180. Now that's it done, I wonder why it took me so long. It was easy peacy, even a caveman could do it.
Tradewinds
Well-known member
Replaced one of my MP40w wet sides today, as the original broke the plastic where the ceramic bearing is seated.
Scubareefman
New member
Drove up to Corals and more in ST Charles. Got a nice torch and the do-dads to get my ATO up and running. I'm setting up my 40 breeder this weekend and hopefully will have time to plumb it into the system as my new refugeum.
_E_
Professional Lurker
I'm finally seeing a bit of progress on the new tank. I moved some outlets in the study (where the 140 gal is going), put in a few more outlets, and repaired the drywall. I also decided that I might as well put the sump in the basement now instead of waiting until later. Got the whole basement framed up including a 6' x 11'6" fish room. Still a-l-o-t of work to go.
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The fish room is the space between the two posts in this picture. The tank will be directly above. For reference, that's a 75 on the floor.
The fish room is the space between the two posts in this picture. The tank will be directly above. For reference, that's a 75 on the floor.
Scubareefman
New member
I'm worried,
My tank is midway into its third month and over the past week the dino population has exploded. About 75% of my rock and sand are covered. I have blown of the rocks and cleaned the sand, did a water change. I have also adjusted my lights down to 6 hours a day.
I have never dealt with this algae before, I'm hoping its not a long term thing.
My tank is midway into its third month and over the past week the dino population has exploded. About 75% of my rock and sand are covered. I have blown of the rocks and cleaned the sand, did a water change. I have also adjusted my lights down to 6 hours a day.
I have never dealt with this algae before, I'm hoping its not a long term thing.
Tigé21v
Active member
Dinos or diatoms?
Diatoms should clear up on their own as the tank settles in.
Dinos, on the other hand....:headwalls:
Scubareefman
New member
I'll post some pictures tomorrow, but I cant figure out what one it is, looks kinda like a mix of both. If its the super bad ones I would consider breaking down and restarting.
mpcart
New member
Posting a picture would help but given the age of your tank I would strongly suspect diatoms - especially if you see it primarily on the sand. If not then don't break your tank down - you can always try a blackout period to see if that helps. But I'd start with a picture to see if we can help.
I went through the same thing including some definitely "not diatoms" stuff and used a blackout period to take care of the problem. See my build thread for pictures . . .
http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2267778&page=7
-Mike
Scubareefman
New member
I looked at your pictures and it's the same kind you had Mpcart. Am I freaking out on this for no reason? As of this morning about 75% of my rock work and sand is covered in them. I'm going to vacuum them out tomorrow. i adjusted the lights to my MH only for 5 hours daily in hopes of slowing them down.
mpcart
New member
Mine went away by doing a complete 72 hour blackout - I covered the front of the tank (its in wall) and kept the lights out completely in the tank room. After 72 hours I slowly ramped up the lights over a two week period starting with the actinics and slowly adding the MH from an hour a day increasing by 30 minutes each day.
During the ramp up period I dosed hydrogen peroxide (30ml I think) each day. The algae never came back. The only side effect is that I had an outbreak of cyano within a couple weeks that went away with one treatment of chemiclean. That was about a year and a half ago and nothing ever came back.
So . . . that's my recommended course of action.
-Mike
During the ramp up period I dosed hydrogen peroxide (30ml I think) each day. The algae never came back. The only side effect is that I had an outbreak of cyano within a couple weeks that went away with one treatment of chemiclean. That was about a year and a half ago and nothing ever came back.
So . . . that's my recommended course of action.
-Mike
Tigé21v
Active member
They are not the end of the world, just a big ol PITA. Lots of time, lots of reading on how to get rid of them. I think it has to do with an imbalance in nutrients, but I don't know for sure.
I have one of my tanks that was pretty much empty ( shrooms and softies, thats it) that I've pretty much neglected for who knows how long. Dinos pretty much took over the tank. No algae, just dinos. Wish I had taken pics. When I decided to start playing around to see if I could get rid of them, NO3 was 25-40 and PO4 was low, .03 on a good day. I haven't done any of the conventional recommendations yet- blackout, raise ph, etc. Since I currently don't need the tank, I figured I'd mess around and see if there was anything else that would work. I started dosing phosphate, enough to raise the PO4 about .5 ppm each dose. And a little carbon- 2ml of vodka a day. Been doing it for a couple of weeks now. Nitrates are still stuck about the same, maybe a little less. But the dinos are turning from that snot-green-brown to a dark brown and slowly disappearing, and what is left is no longer producing air bubbles. As a plus, seems the softies are happy to have some food in the water column. Whether its the carbon or the phosphates, I don't know. But they are definitely happier.
Whether this will completely clear them up, I don't know. Thinking I'll try adding some Special Blend if things start to slow down. Definitely not the fastest way to get rid of them, but if I learn something along the way, it'll be worth it.
I have one of my tanks that was pretty much empty ( shrooms and softies, thats it) that I've pretty much neglected for who knows how long. Dinos pretty much took over the tank. No algae, just dinos. Wish I had taken pics. When I decided to start playing around to see if I could get rid of them, NO3 was 25-40 and PO4 was low, .03 on a good day. I haven't done any of the conventional recommendations yet- blackout, raise ph, etc. Since I currently don't need the tank, I figured I'd mess around and see if there was anything else that would work. I started dosing phosphate, enough to raise the PO4 about .5 ppm each dose. And a little carbon- 2ml of vodka a day. Been doing it for a couple of weeks now. Nitrates are still stuck about the same, maybe a little less. But the dinos are turning from that snot-green-brown to a dark brown and slowly disappearing, and what is left is no longer producing air bubbles. As a plus, seems the softies are happy to have some food in the water column. Whether its the carbon or the phosphates, I don't know. But they are definitely happier.
Whether this will completely clear them up, I don't know. Thinking I'll try adding some Special Blend if things start to slow down. Definitely not the fastest way to get rid of them, but if I learn something along the way, it'll be worth it.
Scubareefman
New member
well, I dropped my lighting from 1x 250w MH and 1x 150w LED 8 hours a day to 5 hour of only the MH and I raised it up a bit.
today was the 2nd day on the new light cycle and when I got home from my Wednesday 4 hour marathon history class and surprise.... about 50% had disappeared. The room the tank is in gets very little natural light, I'm going to turn down the lights 30 minutes less every 48 hours un till I get to 0 then hold for 48 and start back up. I am going to pickup a small tank while they are on sale at pecto so I can keep my three corals alive. Im not sure they will last if I keep them in the DT with the crazy low light scheme.
today was the 2nd day on the new light cycle and when I got home from my Wednesday 4 hour marathon history class and surprise.... about 50% had disappeared. The room the tank is in gets very little natural light, I'm going to turn down the lights 30 minutes less every 48 hours un till I get to 0 then hold for 48 and start back up. I am going to pickup a small tank while they are on sale at pecto so I can keep my three corals alive. Im not sure they will last if I keep them in the DT with the crazy low light scheme.
