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Not at all, I like reading about what happens in your tank. It sort of quenches my thirst for my own.
Starting My 42g Saltwater Cube...
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Not at all, I like reading about what happens in your tank. It sort of quenches my thirst for my own.
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Well hitchhikers are now popping up all over the tank. The blasto came with at LEAST 5 bristle stars, some pale purple acropora and other as of yet unidentified things as well as what has been said above.
The snails are still working hard at destroying the algae, but I think I'll go and collect 10-20 more zebra tops in a few weeks to help out.
The next purchase will be a favites coral, then after that the pair of clownfish.
The snails are still working hard at destroying the algae, but I think I'll go and collect 10-20 more zebra tops in a few weeks to help out.
The next purchase will be a favites coral, then after that the pair of clownfish.
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New update.
I've found a guy in my area who's almost finsihed breaking down his tank, and is just trying to get rid of the liverock so he can shut the tank down. Because of this he's selling the lr at the nice price of $7 a kg as compared to the $16-20 a kg it normally is around here. It does have some aiptasia on it though, but should be fairly easy to get rid of. So I'm hoping to pick up 5-6 kg more liverock, since hey you can never have too mcuh LR. I'm also not to fond of the colour of LR I ahve at the moment, so some more colourful LR would be great. The LR also has zoas and rics on it, plus corraline and other hitchhikers. I'm just waiting to get his location so I know whether or not we can get there.
I've found a guy in my area who's almost finsihed breaking down his tank, and is just trying to get rid of the liverock so he can shut the tank down. Because of this he's selling the lr at the nice price of $7 a kg as compared to the $16-20 a kg it normally is around here. It does have some aiptasia on it though, but should be fairly easy to get rid of. So I'm hoping to pick up 5-6 kg more liverock, since hey you can never have too mcuh LR. I'm also not to fond of the colour of LR I ahve at the moment, so some more colourful LR would be great. The LR also has zoas and rics on it, plus corraline and other hitchhikers. I'm just waiting to get his location so I know whether or not we can get there.
Soundsg good 
. Just make sure you take care of those aiptasia before you put the rock in the tank. I'd take the opportunity to use the blowtorch/lighter method on them since you'll have the rock out of water anyways. Burn the little prics off
. Just make sure you take care of those aiptasia before you put the rock in the tank. I'd take the opportunity to use the blowtorch/lighter method on them since you'll have the rock out of water anyways. Burn the little prics off
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Is that safe? I was considering doing it since Joes Juice has only just appeared here and is waayyy to expensive. The rock with be QTed to can I just find where the aiptasia is, take it out of water and burn the place I last saw it?
Well, safe is a relative term . Safe for the rock, just don't go dropping the torch 
. Safe for the rock, just don't go dropping the torch
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New question for all ye wise gurus...
I've been looking at pics of other peoples tanks for a while and have noticed some that are filled with corals, corals are next to each other and occupying virtually every flat surface. These tanks are stable and obviously well kept. So my question is what corals can go near each other? I know my blasto and sun coral can be quite near each other, just not touching, and candy canes are fine to, but what else? I'm rewriting my coral list removing all aggressive corals so any suggestions of easy to care for corals are welcome.
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I've been looking at pics of other peoples tanks for a while and have noticed some that are filled with corals, corals are next to each other and occupying virtually every flat surface. These tanks are stable and obviously well kept. So my question is what corals can go near each other? I know my blasto and sun coral can be quite near each other, just not touching, and candy canes are fine to, but what else? I'm rewriting my coral list removing all aggressive corals so any suggestions of easy to care for corals are welcome.
Emma
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Got a new question, can macroalage live alongside coral? I have some growing in the display area of the tank already, and will be getting a heap more with the liverock. I quite like the way it adds a diversity of texture to the tank, and the green is nice next to the coral, but the coral won't sting it or anything will it? The sumps just not designed to allow a refugium and apart from destroying the hood which I don't want to do, theres no way of adding one.
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Well ahven't put up pics in a while so gues its time.
The lage blooms ahve finally finsihed, I'm now just waiting for my snails to finish eating it, then the tank will look quite nice again. I am also hoing to get 10 or so more zebra tops, since their also really good detritous eaters and pick up all the nbrine shrimp my sun coral drops that the cardinals don't get.
So this pic was taken seven weeks ago...
Every surface was coated in a cm thick layer of brown algae, inlcuding the walls of the tank.
Since then I've had a maroon algae bloom and a green alage bloom but am now back to this, and the last patches are being quickly consumed by the snails
The tank now
So I'm planning to get more liverock and build it up the back of the tank with plenty of platforms of coral, so the top area of the tank doesn't look so empty.
Some other pics
Zebra tops busily munching algae
Another random snail that needs an idea
Pyjama Cardinal
Sea of blastomussa merleti
Oh and I've also put in an order for two sticks of tunze coral fix and some good purpose made coral gloves, am just waiting for them to arrive so I can start having fun LOL, I'm hoping to glue some coral frags directly to the back of the tank, it has been done with coral fix before and would look awesome.
The lage blooms ahve finally finsihed, I'm now just waiting for my snails to finish eating it, then the tank will look quite nice again. I am also hoing to get 10 or so more zebra tops, since their also really good detritous eaters and pick up all the nbrine shrimp my sun coral drops that the cardinals don't get.
So this pic was taken seven weeks ago...
Every surface was coated in a cm thick layer of brown algae, inlcuding the walls of the tank.
Since then I've had a maroon algae bloom and a green alage bloom but am now back to this, and the last patches are being quickly consumed by the snails
The tank now
So I'm planning to get more liverock and build it up the back of the tank with plenty of platforms of coral, so the top area of the tank doesn't look so empty.
Some other pics
Zebra tops busily munching algae
Another random snail that needs an idea
Pyjama Cardinal
Sea of blastomussa merleti
Oh and I've also put in an order for two sticks of tunze coral fix and some good purpose made coral gloves, am just waiting for them to arrive so I can start having fun LOL, I'm hoping to glue some coral frags directly to the back of the tank, it has been done with coral fix before and would look awesome.
Well, listing the corals that can live together is exceptionally difficult, as there are so many . In general, LPS tend to be some of the most aggressive corals. Mushrooms are also very aggressive. Soft corals can live with hard corals, but their alleopathic toxins will slow/stunt the growth of hard corals in a mixed tank. And finally, SPS are very weak and can be stung/overgrown very easily.
Macroalgae do not sting, but can easily over-grow an aquarium.
. In general, LPS tend to be some of the most aggressive corals. Mushrooms are also very aggressive. Soft corals can live with hard corals, but their alleopathic toxins will slow/stunt the growth of hard corals in a mixed tank. And finally, SPS are very weak and can be stung/overgrown very easily.Macroalgae do not sting, but can easily over-grow an aquarium.
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What about this list, anything thats overly aggresive that I missed?
Sun coral,
blastomussa (both wellsi, and merleti),
mushrooms,
ricordia,
zoanthids,
Leathers,
Toadstools,
Candy Cane.
New updat, Tunze coral fix and arm length coral gloves arrived today, 8kg of liverock is to be picked up on Thursday....
Sun coral,
blastomussa (both wellsi, and merleti),
mushrooms,
ricordia,
zoanthids,
Leathers,
Toadstools,
Candy Cane.
New updat, Tunze coral fix and arm length coral gloves arrived today, 8kg of liverock is to be picked up on Thursday....
Depends on the mushroom... Rhodactis, not bad... Actinodiscuss, aggressive.
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Well have got my nice elegant curing tank set up so it'll be already for the rock tomorrow. I basically sued whatever I had LOL, the tank is a 120l tank, but I've only put 40l in it, the three separate filters have no media, I'm just using the media holding area as an extra grill to prevent anything going through the pump. theres about 1000/lph movement in there, all moving in a nice whirlpool motion and diagonally across the tank so the LR won't have any dead spots, 100w heater and a 18w fluoro light. Oh and the undergravel part of a UG filter for the LR to sit on. Hopefully all teh LR will fit nicely so I can recure it and remove anything I don't want before adding it to the tank.
I've also glued one of my blastomussa frags to some of my current LR and the tunze coral fix is great, it's the same colour as the blastomussa skeleton so you can barely see it and it was quite easy to use.
I've also glued one of my blastomussa frags to some of my current LR and the tunze coral fix is great, it's the same colour as the blastomussa skeleton so you can barely see it and it was quite easy to use.
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Hmmm you know, I think marine is far to addictive LOL, I keep eyeing off my bettas tank thinking how nice it'd look with just some LR and a sea apple, as they are one of the critters I really love, such a pity they like nuking tanks.
Just ran some test on the tank and can't believe how good the water quality is, I missed last weeks water change so just wanted to check what the quality was like as I do feed the tank two cubes of frozen food every other day. Ammonia and nitrites are 0 and nitrates are less between 0 and 5. I was expecting them to be at least around ten.
Hmmm I find it interesting how some people find having bioballs creates a nitrate factory, the nitrates are way lower then expected, and I have 8l of bioballs in the tank, though then again the bioballs have prefilters which are changed regularly so no debris gets caught in them to break down...
Just ran some test on the tank and can't believe how good the water quality is, I missed last weeks water change so just wanted to check what the quality was like as I do feed the tank two cubes of frozen food every other day. Ammonia and nitrites are 0 and nitrates are less between 0 and 5. I was expecting them to be at least around ten.
Hmmm I find it interesting how some people find having bioballs creates a nitrate factory, the nitrates are way lower then expected, and I have 8l of bioballs in the tank, though then again the bioballs have prefilters which are changed regularly so no debris gets caught in them to break down...
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Well the new LR is here, it's teeming with life, it even came with its own pair of seasquirts which try to get me in the face every time I take the rock out of water.
The aiptasia is proving difficult to destroy though, the three that are there live down tunnels and no matter how hard i try to burn em off it doesn't work. Any other suggestions?
The aiptasia is proving difficult to destroy though, the three that are there live down tunnels and no matter how hard i try to burn em off it doesn't work. Any other suggestions?
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