katsafados
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Alright Ill look into getting acouple of them, would a red scooter blenny be good to clean my sand bed also?
Katsafado's first ever 10g SW tank(nano)
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spanko
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IMO husbandry issues here. If you noticed a white spot that turned into longer algae you are not cleaning your glass enough. Do you have a magnetic glass cleaner? New tanks require this almost daily.
Nassarius, Cerith and Florida Fighting conchs to clean and shift the sand around. A red scooter blenny is actually a Dragonet, like the Mandarin, and live off live food - copepods - and are exteremely hard to keep in a small system like yours. They are not sand sifters.
Nassarius, Cerith and Florida Fighting conchs to clean and shift the sand around. A red scooter blenny is actually a Dragonet, like the Mandarin, and live off live food - copepods - and are exteremely hard to keep in a small system like yours. They are not sand sifters.
katsafados
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Yeah I just read it, what would be a good sand sifter? My snails arent doing a great job but it might be the fact that I only have 3 small ones.
katsafados
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yeah they are I have 6 snails in total, 3 nassarius(which are the sand snails) and 3 turbo margareta snails.
meowzer
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Originally Posted by Katsafados
http:///forum/post/3058797
yeah they are I have 6 snails in total, 3 nassarius(which are the sand snails) and 3 turbo margareta snails.
OOPS...sorry I forgot about your nassarius
http:///forum/post/3058797
yeah they are I have 6 snails in total, 3 nassarius(which are the sand snails) and 3 turbo margareta snails.
OOPS...sorry I forgot about your nassarius
katsafados
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its okay=)
Well is there anything else I can get that will clean my sand bed better? A small sand sifting fish that doesnt swim? Or maybe some sort of invert?
Well is there anything else I can get that will clean my sand bed better? A small sand sifting fish that doesnt swim? Or maybe some sort of invert?
katsafados
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If they have them here. Any other suggestions?
I think I have a coral growing from my LR the pics are kinda blurry but it looks like a finger leather or maybe a white tree or some sort? What do you think? it has 6 spike like or finger like appendages. Or maybe its a sponge? Or maybe its nothing?
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I think I have a coral growing from my LR the pics are kinda blurry but it looks like a finger leather or maybe a white tree or some sort? What do you think? it has 6 spike like or finger like appendages. Or maybe its a sponge? Or maybe its nothing?
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katsafados
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haha I know lol oh well
katsafados
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Ive been trying but my camera on my phone sucks!
spanko
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Originally Posted by Katsafados
http:///forum/post/3058910
its okay=)
Well is there anything else I can get that will clean my sand bed better? A small sand sifting fish that doesnt swim? Or maybe some sort of invert?
See post # 642. As for the fuzz, does it move around? I kinda looks like some type of nudibranch. However a better picture is needed.
http:///forum/post/3058910
its okay=)
Well is there anything else I can get that will clean my sand bed better? A small sand sifting fish that doesnt swim? Or maybe some sort of invert?
See post # 642. As for the fuzz, does it move around? I kinda looks like some type of nudibranch. However a better picture is needed.
katsafados
Active Member
Originally Posted by spanko
http:///forum/post/3058789
IMO husbandry issues here. If you noticed a white spot that turned into longer algae you are not cleaning your glass enough. Do you have a magnetic glass cleaner? New tanks require this almost daily.
Nassarius, Cerith and Florida Fighting conchs to clean and shift the sand around. A red scooter blenny is actually a Dragonet, like the Mandarin, and live off live food - copepods - and are exteremely hard to keep in a small system like yours. They are not sand sifters.
I cleanned my glass about an hour ago. Already more hair algae appeared it grows fast.
http:///forum/post/3058789
IMO husbandry issues here. If you noticed a white spot that turned into longer algae you are not cleaning your glass enough. Do you have a magnetic glass cleaner? New tanks require this almost daily.
Nassarius, Cerith and Florida Fighting conchs to clean and shift the sand around. A red scooter blenny is actually a Dragonet, like the Mandarin, and live off live food - copepods - and are exteremely hard to keep in a small system like yours. They are not sand sifters.
I cleanned my glass about an hour ago. Already more hair algae appeared it grows fast.
katsafados
Active Member
Originally Posted by spanko
http:///forum/post/3058973
See post # 642. As for the fuzz, does it move around? I kinda looks like some type of nudibranch. However a better picture is needed.
The fuzz doesnt move around it looks like its hard and its ontop of a patch of coraline algae.
http:///forum/post/3058973
See post # 642. As for the fuzz, does it move around? I kinda looks like some type of nudibranch. However a better picture is needed.
The fuzz doesnt move around it looks like its hard and its ontop of a patch of coraline algae.
katsafados
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I'm looking at your algae thream and I have these types growing in my tank
Caulerpa racemosa
Acetabularia crennulata (thought it was a star polypop growing very small and bright green)
Cladophoropsis sp(my hermits seemed to have eaten it)
Diatoms
any of these that I want to get rid of?
Caulerpa racemosa
Acetabularia crennulata (thought it was a star polypop growing very small and bright green)
Cladophoropsis sp(my hermits seemed to have eaten it)
Diatoms
any of these that I want to get rid of?
katsafados
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ammonia - API - 0 RED SEA - 0.25
nitrite - 0
Nitrate - 2.5/0
pH - 8.0
Alk - 1.7 - 2.8(normal range according to my test kit)
nitrite - 0
Nitrate - 2.5/0
pH - 8.0
Alk - 1.7 - 2.8(normal range according to my test kit)