My 55 Gallon Tank Project !!!!! - Page 5

bjonesjr1 · #**101** 05/02/2006, 01:27 PM

I know coraline is a good thing, I was asking, if to much coraline can be bad ?

bjonesjr1 · #**102** 05/02/2006, 01:28 PM

Here is a picture of my condy spitting up my Skunk Cleaner Shrimp from the other day, I finally got it loaded on too the computer... I think it sucks that he ate him, but oh well thats life in the ocean.

Will be getting a replacement soon so that I can have 2 again.

Cutiewitbooty · #**103** 05/02/2006, 01:47 PM

it's almost like a macro algae and eats up excess nutriants (i can't spell) that could fuel algae blooms.

bjonesjr1 · #**104** 05/02/2006, 01:56 PM

What are you talking about amber, the picture or something else...

Here is a picture that I have of some kind of algae growth, can you help me out...

I have a thread running right now in reef discussion and one person said they think its cyno algae, what do you think ?

annetate · #**105** 05/02/2006, 01:58 PM

it could the the start of cino... wait for a few days. i would suggest adding some sand sifters if you want to keep it clean.. such as stars or goby's...

bjonesjr1 · #**106** 05/02/2006, 02:05 PM

I currently have a Orange linkia right now, but I'm interested in a goby, I like the spotted mandarinfish, but thats not a goby. I don't which one I would like though in the goby's what would you suggest.

annetate · #**107** 05/02/2006, 02:11 PM

ive had both the diamond goby and tiger goby.. both sand sifters although i believe the diamond was more interesting... pic in my gallery

bjonesjr1 · #**108** 05/02/2006, 02:18 PM

I like the diamond goby in your gallery, I'm looking at my reef book right now, and I'm interested in these,

Radall's Goby

Hi fin Red Banded Goby

Those are the names for Marine Depot Live, but I don't see your Diamong Back Goby their is called something else... ?

bjonesjr1 · #**109** 05/02/2006, 02:19 PM

Never mind I see it they call it a Orange Diamond Back Goby, What do you think of the ones that I mentioned? Would those be good additions? for sand sifting types...

shadowman70 · #**110** 05/02/2006, 02:41 PM

Hey bjonesjr1 that pic you have in your album of "unknown algae" is red slime algae.........not a good thing to get started in your tank.......gawd........I was completely taken over by that stuff.....

bjonesjr1 · #**111** 05/02/2006, 02:47 PM

it really is more purple than red though... I think it might be cyno, Still waiting to find out for sure, doing some reading & research right now, but thanks for the input shadowman70

Cutiewitbooty · #**112** 05/02/2006, 02:49 PM

yeah it's cryno (aka red slime) you really should test your prams (nitrates, nitrites and ammonia) Red slime basically tells you there is something wrong with you water also increasing your waterflow should help. What kind of waterflow do you have?

shadowman70 · #**113** 05/02/2006, 02:52 PM

the coraline is good....but the red stuff growing on teh sand is red slime algae......it is NOT GOOD......you probably need more flow......or your nitates or phosphates are too high.....or it could be your light spectrum too

shadowman70 · #**114** 05/02/2006, 02:54 PM

Without a doubt it is cyano.......I just dealt with a nightmare from it.......if you need pointers I can probably help ya get rid of that ......I cleaned my tank out of it pretty quickly........whatever you do ......DONT stir it around....it makes it spread much much faster......

bjonesjr1 · #**115** 05/02/2006, 02:58 PM

I'm waiting on (2) Seio 820 to come today or tomorrow, but right now, All I have is a ZooMed Pump that does 270gph, I assuming I'm getting this cyano because of that, My water test the other night were all good,

8.2 ph
0ppm nitrites
0ppm nitrates
0ppm ammonia

Salinty 1.025

Temp 77-79

I'm going to buy a phosphates test today at the LFS and see if thats a problem, if it is what is a good way to lower it or get rid of it...

bjonesjr1 · #**116** 05/02/2006, 03:00 PM

Light spectrum ??? I currently have a PC 2x96 right now, (1) 10,000k daylight and (1) Actinic bulb.

All pointers are welcome shadowman70. Will take any advice to help me out...

shadowman70 · #**117** 05/02/2006, 03:01 PM

what kind of water did you use to fill your tank??? RO ?

bjonesjr1 · #**118** 05/02/2006, 03:02 PM

RO/DI water from the LFS for water changes and RO for evaporation top-offs

Cutiewitbooty · #**119** 05/02/2006, 03:04 PM

it sounds like you don't have enough flow. In my 25 gal i have a 250GPH power head, 2 HOB filers adding 250GPH and my return pump from my sump thats doing about 200GPH and i don't that thats enough i want to upgrade my sump to about 500-600GPH So yeah you don't have enough

Cutiewitbooty · #**120** 05/02/2006, 03:05 PM

the best thing to do untill you get your new powerheads is use a turkey baster to suck out the red slime, that way it wont get out of control. I have some growing in my refugoium, but thats ok, in the main tank it's a nightmare.

shadowman70 · #**121** 05/02/2006, 03:07 PM

I agree with cutie ....everything points to a flow problem.......of note.....i have read that with the red slime your nitrates can read 0 because the red algae blocks it in the water column and uses it for itself.......which makes your test have a false negative reading.....

bjonesjr1 · #**122** 05/02/2006, 03:08 PM

I know I don't have enough, I'm waiting for my two Seio 820's to come in that will give me 1640gph with the both of them and my emporer 400 HOB does 400gph so Then I will think I will have enough flow. So its mainly a flow problem right now... right amber???

Should I go to the LFS and buy a phosphate test kit, and see if thats also a problem, & if it is then whats a good way to fix that problem???

shadowman70 · #**123** 05/02/2006, 03:10 PM

seachem ..........phos gaurd.........put it in the emporer in the grey plastic filter boxes .......it will slowly leach the phos out

shadowman70 · #**124** 05/02/2006, 03:11 PM

How old are the bulbs in your lighting ???? That can also do it if they are old and emit the wrong spectrum of light

bjonesjr1 · #**125** 05/02/2006, 03:22 PM

I'm going to the LFS to get a phostphate test kit, I do have these extra plastic things that slide in behind the carbon filters, You can put any kind of media in their, but I think a media bag maybe 300 micro will do me better to add phos guard or seachem to the tank, right ??? cause the plastic inserts have alittle to big of holes in them to put this type of media in their, hence the media bags would be better... ???

My lighting I think is about 6-8 months, cause I did buy the light I have now from a RC member, so the age of the bulbs is not exact. But I'm going to head to the LFS right now for that stuff before they close will be back soon with the results of my phostphate test kit, too see If I need to do something about that.