dcantucson
Reef pro
That is a great looking set-up. Congrats! :Cheers:
And We're Live! Buddys 75g Setup
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Tristan
Detritus
wow looks great
buddy08
SPS Addict
Tank update. Last nights parameters were:
ph 8.0 (kind of low???)
ammonia 0ppm-0.25ppm
nitrates 0ppm
nitrites 0ppm
Todays parameters
ph 8.2
ammonia 0.25ppm
nitrates 0ppm
nitrites 0ppm
Here is a picture of what i believe to be a baby snail. Correct me if im wrong. I have seen roughly 5 or 6 of these fellas in the tank.
I think this is a sponge
not sure what these are, please identify and let me know if its good or bad
this thing is purple and juts out of the rock
and the tank, all cleared up
My sureflows are sort of annoying and hum alot with an occasional vibration noise. is there anything i can do to fix this or would you recommend 2x 1000gph+ powerheads that arent so noisy?
ph 8.0 (kind of low???)
ammonia 0ppm-0.25ppm
nitrates 0ppm
nitrites 0ppm
Todays parameters
ph 8.2
ammonia 0.25ppm
nitrates 0ppm
nitrites 0ppm
Here is a picture of what i believe to be a baby snail. Correct me if im wrong. I have seen roughly 5 or 6 of these fellas in the tank.
I think this is a sponge
not sure what these are, please identify and let me know if its good or bad
this thing is purple and juts out of the rock
and the tank, all cleared up
My sureflows are sort of annoying and hum alot with an occasional vibration noise. is there anything i can do to fix this or would you recommend 2x 1000gph+ powerheads that arent so noisy?
Tristan
Detritus
looks like aiptasia, but from this angle it might be a feather duster or aiptasia. is it connected to that white tube going down that rock? if it is a feather duster. if it's just coming out of the rock, it's aiptasia and you gotta get rid of it right away because they will sting and injure your livestock.
Ways to Eliminate Aiptasia Anemones | Chemical and Liquid Solution Injections
buddy08
SPS Addict
theres about 10 of these scattered throughout the tank and they all are coming out of white wormlike tubes.
Pwny
Reefing newb
they are feather dusters reef safe, dose the thing in the first pic have a shell or look more like a flat slug with 2 horns? it kinda looks like a flatworm but hard to tell if it is then thats bad. +1 on sponge they are good and reef safe. as far as the powerheads ive never used that kind so idk, but Hydor Koralia Evolution Pumps are what ive used and been vary happy with them sofar Water Pumps & Wavemakers: Hydor Koralia Evolution . as far as the outher stuff i cant see what it is from the pic's but tank looks like its coming along nicely.
buddy08
SPS Addict
it has a white shell, a flat bottom or foot like a snail does, and 2 small white antennas. It looks just like this
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little_fish
Moderator
Its a snail!
buddy08
SPS Addict
the thing on the 4th piciture looks just like this but smaller. https://www.livingreefs.com/help-whats-all-discharge-coming-out-my-mushroom-corals-t18194.html my picture didnt do it much justice because the powerhead was lifting the sides up, from the looks of it i have a mushroom? I'll get another picture from the top view later after work.
buddy08
SPS Addict
heres a better picture
and this thing is most def getting bigger
what are these?
little_fish
Moderator
first one is a mushroom (good stuff!) and i think the second one is a kenya tree. Those can turn into a major pest when they multiply all over the tank.
Pwny
Reefing newb
they can look nice just it you dont want a buch in your tank pick up the braches they drop and toss em
buddy08
SPS Addict
i googled the kenya tree, its definitely that. I'll monitor it and try to prevent it from spreading
buddy08
SPS Addict
Tank update. Nitrates:0
nitrites: 0
ammonia: 0
ph 8.0-8.2
Added 2 cooling fans to the back, the lighting system was heating up the water a good 4 degrees higher than desired so i decided that i needed some fans.
both fans are facing away from the canopy to exhaust the heat (not cool the lamps). as seen in picture, both fans have temperature monitors to control the fan speed based on heat (yellow and black wire)
and theyre working as intended.
Tank is currently going through its diatom bloom as seen in picture
but can be seen on only a few rocks like the one in the center. Hopefully this will clear up soon.
I also found out i have a few vermetid snails in my tank. After identifying them in the identification thread, i learned they were reef safe but a sight for sore eyes and could spread all over. I didnt want that cause quite frankly, theyre ugly! People stated i could superglue them shut to prevent them from opening, or i could poke them with a paperclip and kill them. I did even worse, I smashed em with a hammer! :frustrat:
i felt horrible but it was sooo necessary. Heres a picture before he was smashed.
they remind me of your common wood slug.
Since all water parameters were in check, i decided to go ahead and add a few snails and hermits.
home sweet home
I need to go ahead and come up with a stock list for my fish and corals, I know i want a pair of clowns. Possibly 1 black and 1 orange? What else would work in my setup? I want this tank to be colorful but yet peaceful. I know i will get a few zoas and more mushrooms based on some earlier input, i also like the look of zoas so thats a def. +
thats about it for now, any advice is always welcomed:bounce:
nitrites: 0
ammonia: 0
ph 8.0-8.2
Added 2 cooling fans to the back, the lighting system was heating up the water a good 4 degrees higher than desired so i decided that i needed some fans.
both fans are facing away from the canopy to exhaust the heat (not cool the lamps). as seen in picture, both fans have temperature monitors to control the fan speed based on heat (yellow and black wire)
and theyre working as intended.
Tank is currently going through its diatom bloom as seen in picture
but can be seen on only a few rocks like the one in the center. Hopefully this will clear up soon.
I also found out i have a few vermetid snails in my tank. After identifying them in the identification thread, i learned they were reef safe but a sight for sore eyes and could spread all over. I didnt want that cause quite frankly, theyre ugly! People stated i could superglue them shut to prevent them from opening, or i could poke them with a paperclip and kill them. I did even worse, I smashed em with a hammer! :frustrat:
i felt horrible but it was sooo necessary. Heres a picture before he was smashed.
they remind me of your common wood slug.
Since all water parameters were in check, i decided to go ahead and add a few snails and hermits.
home sweet home
I need to go ahead and come up with a stock list for my fish and corals, I know i want a pair of clowns. Possibly 1 black and 1 orange? What else would work in my setup? I want this tank to be colorful but yet peaceful. I know i will get a few zoas and more mushrooms based on some earlier input, i also like the look of zoas so thats a def. +
thats about it for now, any advice is always welcomed:bounce:
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ErinCahir
Sausage Wrangler
I would suggest a flame angel! And some kind of wrasse.
Maybe some anthias?
Maybe some anthias?
buddy08
SPS Addict
its either flame angel or coral beauty. flames are rather pricey here :\
Hiker4twenty
Reef enthusiast
Looks really nice!
BL1
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Looks great Buddy! You can always go through Aquarium Fish: Tropical Freshwater Fish and Saltwater Fish for Home Aquariums and see if any of the fish there interest you.
buddy08
SPS Addict
Thanks brian, Ive been looking around on the site and also found a compatibility chart which is also helping me. Just have to google pictures of these fish so i know what they look like and their temperament because i'm still learning so much, i dont want to overwhelm the tank with aggression. I found some beautiful maroon clowns at my LFS and later found out they get meannnn so was pretty heartbroken about that :\
little_fish
Moderator
You should always added the meanest fish last, that will cut down on some aggression issues. So add peaceful to evil, beautiful devils ;)
