Marine /nano Question

[beechey]

well i got given a 2 year old fully mature nano tank with 2 nemos and a regal tang it now been set up about a week now
ive changed the old gravel stones they had as they looked green and horrible so changed to live sand,
so also did a 50%water change due to all the gunk that came out of the gravel

so couple of questions
there seems to be a lot of green algue on the glass havin to clean it every day comes off easy but its a pain

think i may a a clam which came with the gravel is this ok??

ive noticed in the live rock some bugs are these ok? 1 is like a red snake with loads of legs lol like a centipede
and one looks like a nit also red

no fish are dead yet so must be doin summit right

also my skimmer seems to be collecting a lot of #105### , brown water

 

[beechey]

another question when i have the light on the live rock forms loads of tiny bubbles?

 

[aly_starh]

I think the snake like think with lots of legs may be a Bristle star. Not too sure though.

Re. green algea, are you using tap water or RO water?

 

[beechey]

using ro water defo not a star fish unless it only got one leg

 

[aly_starh]

haha lol.
Maybe a bristle worm try this link http/www.xtalworld.com/Aquarium/hitchfaq.htm its really good imo

 

[beechey]

yeah its a brissleworm

 

[beechey]

can anyone answer the rest ?

 

[jtnova13]

Hard to say, can you take pictures?

If you changed out all of the substrate, the new stuff will take a little to become live and you might see ammonia and nitrite spikes especially in a nano.

A regal tang should be in a bigger tank as it grows.

 

[steelhealr]

I always tell newcomers that, on their list of equipment to buy, a digital camera should be included even if it doesn't go in the tank. SH

 

[beechey]

its just loads of bubble on the top on the live rock seems to only happen when the light is on ill take pics later

i got given the regal tang as came free with the tank
i used live sand does that matter?

the tank has been set up for 2 years have not changed none of the filter media

what shall i take pics off??

 

[seffieuk]

what shall i take pics off??

Everything - bubbles are probably just micro bubbles, not great to look at but no harm either

Seffie x

 

[beechey]

few pics of the tank ive got a weird umbrealla thing that comes out of the rock aswell

see the bubbles and whats the plants coral thing called

this is the clam thing crap pic sorry

whats this its in the rock with little red brissles theres loads of these

 

[jtnova13]

The coral you have are called zoanthids.

The umbrella thing is probably a feather duster.

The tank doesn't look too bad minus the micro bubbles. Is there a built in protein skimmer or something? The bubbles are probably coming from the filter section of your tank.

What is in the 3 compartments in the back of the tank?

The regal tang is still very small, but should be moved to a larger tank or sold when it outgrows this one.

 

[herrrerrera]

i would start looking for a new home for that tang, even though he is small. they are very active fish and need ALOT more swimming room. i wouldn't put a baby tang in anything less than a 55gallon, and will need a minimum of 120 gallons once fully grown

 

[beechey]

it has a skimmer built in the back
these are pics from when i first got the tank looks alot cleaner now lol

it has carbon bag and little balls of media in a bag and mesh/sponge filters and sponges each side of the power heads

this is the make of tank as you see not in good condition when i recieved it , but good for FREE

full shot when first installed everything so very cloudy

so is zoanthids coral ok ??

also what are hardy corals that i could start with