I'm starting to think i have too many fish.

RobsReefs · #1 11/09/2007, 07:50 PM

Well I have had a small hair algae problem since I started the tank. the rocks that I got were from a fellow reefer that was taking down his tank. he had battled a green hair algae problem until the day I got a deal on the rock.
When I got it I scrubbed off as much as I could then ran it in tubs for 2 weeks with a protein skimmer, heater and no lighting.
I will start by telling you about my tank. It is a 55g RR Truvue acrylic tank with 2 sump's as one. (see Pic). It has been running since jan, but i changed a lot of things the first few months so i say its been running for 8 months now.

Skimmer
Euro-Reef RS-80. two little fishes reactor with 75g of phosban.
reactor has been running for about a month now.

flow
hydro koralia 4 and 1 seio 820 valosity T3 return.

lighting
I have one 250'w reeflux 12k on a M58 ballast. i had 2 but took one out.

chiller is 1/6 Hp Red Sea

Livestock
4" Naso tang,Six Line Wrasse, 2 Chromis, Green Mandarin, Algae Blenny, Yellow Watchman Goby, Maroon Clownfish, Peppermint Shrimp.

Sk8r · #2 11/09/2007, 07:56 PM

The naso, probably, is the source of some troubles: sweet fish, but as an herbivore, causes the import of a lot of green-stuff algae biomass into the tank. That would be my worry. I had a rabbit for 2 months. He ate up all the caulerpa and wanted my corals if I couldn't get him something green. The amount of algae-stuff I imported to feed him caused me problems for months after I took him back.

RobsReefs · #3 11/09/2007, 07:57 PM

My #'s are
salt 35ppt
alk (KH) 125 mg/L Hagen/ Nutrafin test (alk 2.2meq/L on Red Sea)
Ca 410-420 ppm
ph 8.1
mag 1380
po4 0
no3 5

RobsReefs · #4 11/09/2007, 08:02 PM

i was hoping someone wold say " just take out the Chromis and you'll be good" J/K but i love my Naso and he is the reason i have plans for a larger tank.