Katsafado's first ever 10g SW tank(nano)

katsafados

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Yeha I think next week im going to go buy the full api test kit because who knbows if the nirate and nitrite reads are correct also
 
meowzer

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Originally Posted by Katsafados
http:///forum/post/3059053
Yeha I think next week im going to go buy the full api test kit because who knbows if the nirate and nitrite reads are correct also
I think if the trites were up you would know...they are toxic like the ammonia is
 
katsafados

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oh alright. I love watching the nassarius snails when I feed oscar, they pop out of nowhere and start climbing everything almost like they want some of the mysis or brin shrimp. How do they mate? Ive noticed that 2 of them keep following eachother and once in a while there ontop of eachothers shells. 1 of my nassarius snails is missing in action it was the larger one of the 3 havent seen him since i put him into the tank and he went underground.
Oscar seems to perfer the mysius shrimp over the brine also.
 
katsafados

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well Ive been mixing the two together when feeding. He wont touch the NLS pellet food theres acctually still some on the sand that is covered in a clear jelly like film(im guessing its the bacteria eating it?)
 
meowzer

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Originally Posted by Katsafados
http:///forum/post/3059068
well Ive been mixing the two together when feeding. He wont touch the NLS pellet food theres acctually still some on the sand that is covered in a clear jelly like film(im guessing its the bacteria eating it?)
More like rot.. if you have leftover food on the bottom get it out...Take a turkey baster and suck it up....
 
katsafados

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Yeah thats what I read but I was wondering if I could have gotten away with it. I love there colour and what not I always stand there staring at them at big als.
Im off to bed goodnight
 
spanko

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Originally Posted by Katsafados http:///forum/post/3058999
I'm looking at your algae thream and I have these types growing in my tank
Caulerpa racemosaOne of the more riskier. Can and do get to a point that they will turn white, release a bazillion spores into the tank and possibly cause a crash. Here is a thread started by Randy (Scopus Tang)https://forums.saltwaterfish.com/t/317670/oh-my-gawd-help-me-plz
Acetabularia crennulata (thought it was a star polypop growing very small and bright green)Mermaid's Wineglass. A cool macro, just keep it in check. May not last in the tank but none the less cool.
Cladophoropsis sp(my hermits seemed to have eaten it)
DiatomsNormal part of a cycling tank towards the end of the cycle. Should go away on it's own.
any of these that I want to get rid of?
Hope that helps a little.
 
katsafados

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I saw one of them floating in my tank and i got it out right away. Mine are just individual balls with a white stem and the green ball. almost looks like a balloon on a sting. Next water change I'm going to try to syphen them off the rocks. I originally thought it was some sort of small bubble algae. Deff dont want that to happen to my tank that looked like a big mess!
 
katsafados

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Originally Posted by spanko
http:///forum/post/3059387
Are you sure it is C. Racemosa? Does it look like a bunch of grapes? Got a picture?

Now im not sure as i look at more pics of it. It looks like grapes but there individual graps apposed to C. Racemosa which looks like grapes on a vine. Also mine are only growing on my LR and the C. Racemosa looks like it grows on the LS?? There to small to get a pic I tried to grab one out of the tank with a tweezer but it popped so I think Im screwed now. When it popped small white bits came out of it
I guess I'll just have to keep an eye on it?
 
spanko

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Probably bubble algae, Valonia sp.. Just take it out as you see it being careful not to break anymore open.
 
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