My 30 Gallon Tank

[stevechouinard]

Thought I'd Share Some Pictures

 

[nycbob]

the chocolate starfish will eat corals, so mk sure u rmv him b4 adding any.

 

[azul1994]

Cool tank, that coral beauty looks massive next to the clown.

 

[stevechouinard]

getting rid of my coral beauty and my CC starfish if anyone in the area wants them there up for grabs cheap

 

[stevechouinard]

Shouldent I have more Coraline algee my tank has been up for 3 years

 

[perfectdark]

That depends on your lighting... but yes..IMO. What is your water chemistry like. SG, Calc, alk, pH?

 

[stevechouinard]

PH = 8.1
Temp= 80
Nitrites= 0
SAL= 1.025
Nitrates=0
Cal= No Clue
Alk= No Clue
Amn=0

 

[stevechouinard]

Should I be Adding trace elements even though I dont have Corals?

 

[perfectdark]

Originally Posted by SteveChouinard
Should I be Adding trace elements even though I dont have Corals?
Nope you shouldnt add anything you dont test for. Calc, and alk will play a role on how fast corals and coraline algea grows, but lighting is important too. What do you have?

 

[rylan1]

and also calcium--- that makes big difference... get a Ca test. I'd say 400 would be a good #

 

[mach03infront]

how many watts is your light

 

[grabbitt]

You can try adding Purple Up to promote more coralline growth.

 

[nycbob]

but once u get coraline algae, u cant get rid of them!

 

[grabbitt]

Originally Posted by nycbob
but once u get coraline algae, u cant get rid of them!
"them"?

 

[perfectdark]

Originally Posted by GRabbitt
"them"?

Well first coraline algea is a good thing. However you should test for Calcium as Purple up's main ingrediant is calcium, and too much in your aquarium is not good, and could potentially harm it.

 

[stevechouinard]

I never added anything to my tank for coraline algee growth but I only have PC lighting
Also Just added the moonlight and what a awsome shimmer lighting effect it has at night and it doesent bother any of my sleeping cycles