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Hi Reesy I get mine from the lfs. Googling "phytogold-m" will likely help you find a suitable supplier
Reesy's 20 Gallon Reef Adventure
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Hi Reesy I get mine from the lfs. Googling "phytogold-m" will likely help you find a suitable supplier
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Reesy1989
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Good news!
Cyno is no more, I removed the rock and thoroughly scrubbed it with a brush to make sure it cannot come back!
Sad news, the mandarin has passed away
The odd news about this is it wasn't to do with the lack of food for the little guy. I left the hood open for 10 mintues to get the water container from the garage....in this time the mandarin has jumped from the tank and landed behind the back of the tank (i didn't think mandarins jumped?) I did not notice that he wasn't in there till an hour later when I was admireing the tank for a while and noticed that he was no where to be seen at all!
My first low point since starting this journey :'(
RIP little Mandy!
Cyno is no more, I removed the rock and thoroughly scrubbed it with a brush to make sure it cannot come back!
Sad news, the mandarin has passed away
The odd news about this is it wasn't to do with the lack of food for the little guy. I left the hood open for 10 mintues to get the water container from the garage....in this time the mandarin has jumped from the tank and landed behind the back of the tank (i didn't think mandarins jumped?) I did not notice that he wasn't in there till an hour later when I was admireing the tank for a while and noticed that he was no where to be seen at all!
My first low point since starting this journey :'(
RIP little Mandy!
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Reesy1989
Fish Crazy
Thanks Karigupi.
For financial reasons Im not going to get another mandy for a while and instead cultivate the pods that I have, that way in two to three months I will be able to quarantine a new mandy and fatten it up before putting him into my tank. Also I will try to turn him onto other foods such as mysis, BS and flake foods. That will be a future project and I'll keep culturing in the mean time.
For financial reasons Im not going to get another mandy for a while and instead cultivate the pods that I have, that way in two to three months I will be able to quarantine a new mandy and fatten it up before putting him into my tank. Also I will try to turn him onto other foods such as mysis, BS and flake foods. That will be a future project and I'll keep culturing in the mean time.
ben1987
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gutted about that mandarin mate, theres somehting about those fish that just get to you.
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Reesy1989
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Ye its really sad because they are reli beautifull looking fish and every so curious.
Unfortunately to make a sad situation worse....the cyno is back...not only is is back but it is back with a vengence. It has completely cover the bottom back left hand side of the sand.
I will be buying phosphate remover tomorrow and i have increase the flow to the bottom of the tank....is there anything else that I could stop the cyno from growing or even occuring in the first place?
Unfortunately to make a sad situation worse....the cyno is back...not only is is back but it is back with a vengence. It has completely cover the bottom back left hand side of the sand.
I will be buying phosphate remover tomorrow and i have increase the flow to the bottom of the tank....is there anything else that I could stop the cyno from growing or even occuring in the first place?
seffieuk
I used to be indecisive but now I'm not so sure!
You have done two of the main things 
Seffie x
- increase flow to the area
- change phosphate remover
- feed less
- check lights are not on too long
Seffie x
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Reesy1989
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Hi All,
Cyano is completly gone! Had a mad night on friday! pulled all the cyano out of the tank and the brown muck off the sand. I did a 50% water change and scrubbed all the rocks in another container. The tank is now sparkling. I have also taken certain measures to enure that it'll not return!
Also, As I was feeling kinda down about my poor Mandy I was gifted a present. A present of a beatuifull little fish. Green Clown Goby! Beautiful little thing!
My first thoughts where if he would get on with the Pink Spotted Goby. They are perfect with eachother. They have been sitting side by side but the Green Clown Goby prefers top bounce around the rocks at the top of the tank.
Well chuffed with the new guy!
Will get some shots once he has settled in properly and when I have myself a lil spare time
Regards,
Reesy89
Cyano is completly gone! Had a mad night on friday! pulled all the cyano out of the tank and the brown muck off the sand. I did a 50% water change and scrubbed all the rocks in another container. The tank is now sparkling. I have also taken certain measures to enure that it'll not return!
You have done two of the main things
- increase flow to the area - Re-scaped the rock to increase water flow throught the bottom of the tank.
- change phosphate remover - Bought on saturday and is in the tank.
- feed less - feeding twick a day but smaller portions.
- check lights are not on too long - Cutting the lighting hours down by 4 hours for 10 days.
Seffie x
Also, As I was feeling kinda down about my poor Mandy I was gifted a present. A present of a beatuifull little fish. Green Clown Goby! Beautiful little thing!
My first thoughts where if he would get on with the Pink Spotted Goby. They are perfect with eachother. They have been sitting side by side but the Green Clown Goby prefers top bounce around the rocks at the top of the tank.
Well chuffed with the new guy!
Will get some shots once he has settled in properly and when I have myself a lil spare time
Regards,
Reesy89
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Udpate
Diatomic Algea attack! Ahhhhhh.
It has been at the back but I think that I might have covered it whilest trying to get all the cyano out?
Will get it out on saturday when I do a water change. Fish day saturday, breeding tanks to setup and fish tanks to water change.....busy day ahead of me lol!
Reagrds,
Reesy89
Diatomic Algea attack! Ahhhhhh.
It has been at the back but I think that I might have covered it whilest trying to get all the cyano out?
Will get it out on saturday when I do a water change. Fish day saturday, breeding tanks to setup and fish tanks to water change.....busy day ahead of me lol!
Reagrds,
Reesy89
nano_reef_ubergeek
Fish Fanatic
I had a big cyanobacteria outbreak when my tank was new. I thought that it was because I was using a 6500k light that I made myself (with a GE 26 watt daylight bulb and a desk lamp) ..... it turned out that it had nothing to do with the light temperature. All new tanks have it and once I started to have hairline algae, then the cyanobacteria gradually disappeared. It took about four weeks in total.
side note 1: One thing that I want to warn people about is that you have to do an adjustment for temperature after measuring the salinity --- if the temperature is 77 degrees -- then the adjustment is 0.0023 -- so a measurement of 1.020 becomes 1.022.
This is because hydrometers are designed to work in the range of 68 to 82 degrees Fahrenheit. Some refractometers are calibrated for 75 degrees, so you may not need to do an adjustment.
side note 2: I read that the salinity should be 1.026 if you have coral, I have a mushroom coral that is not doing too well. My salinity is only 1.022, I've been trying to feed it (cyclops) frozen copepods, but I can't see that it eats anything (nothing will stick to the mushroom). Does anybody have any advice for me.
side note 1: One thing that I want to warn people about is that you have to do an adjustment for temperature after measuring the salinity --- if the temperature is 77 degrees -- then the adjustment is 0.0023 -- so a measurement of 1.020 becomes 1.022.
This is because hydrometers are designed to work in the range of 68 to 82 degrees Fahrenheit. Some refractometers are calibrated for 75 degrees, so you may not need to do an adjustment.
side note 2: I read that the salinity should be 1.026 if you have coral, I have a mushroom coral that is not doing too well. My salinity is only 1.022, I've been trying to feed it (cyclops) frozen copepods, but I can't see that it eats anything (nothing will stick to the mushroom). Does anybody have any advice for me.
seffieuk
I used to be indecisive but now I'm not so sure!
Slowly increase your sg to 1.026
Seffie x
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Reesy1989
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Nothing new to report on the tank, Cyano is still a problem but I was away on a trip to london this weekend so I havn't been able to get in there. I will do it on the weekend with the water change.
With the mushroom like seffie said, slowly increase the sailinty but you could also try placing a bottle top over the mushroom and spot feed it. This way it'll stop other fish from eatting it while your not looking. To do this simply get a 2 litre bottle cut it in half and use the end with the lid. Place is over the mushroom and push it into the sand so that the only way in or out is the bottle lid. Then spot feed into the bottle top.
Not sure with mushie whats best to feed them however I have heard that phytoplankton is good for the health of majority of coral. Plus it couldn't hurt them?
With the mushroom like seffie said, slowly increase the sailinty but you could also try placing a bottle top over the mushroom and spot feed it. This way it'll stop other fish from eatting it while your not looking. To do this simply get a 2 litre bottle cut it in half and use the end with the lid. Place is over the mushroom and push it into the sand so that the only way in or out is the bottle lid. Then spot feed into the bottle top.
Not sure with mushie whats best to feed them however I have heard that phytoplankton is good for the health of majority of coral. Plus it couldn't hurt them?
seffieuk
I used to be indecisive but now I'm not so sure!
Reesy your suggestion for feeding using a large bottle is a good one, but probably not for a toadstool - they sulk at the slightest annoyance so will really not respond well to having something over them.
Seffie x
Seffie x
nano_reef_ubergeek
Fish Fanatic
I'm slowly increasing my salinity .... it's around 1.024 now .... right now, I just have a yellow clown goby who hides and won't eat .... so far ... I'll keep in mind the bottle top suggestion though.
Some days the mushroom is completely spread out .... others days it's pretty small .... it seems to change shape according to the light and maybe with water flow .... but at others times just at random.
Some days the mushroom is completely spread out .... others days it's pretty small .... it seems to change shape according to the light and maybe with water flow .... but at others times just at random.
seffieuk
I used to be indecisive but now I'm not so sure!
Its flow that is important - they like quite a lot
Seffie x
Seffie x
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