my 52 gallon not the best looking fowlr

[rainbow grouper]

here is my attempt at a fowlr we need to get rid of the appies though

 

[flower]

Okay...what you need are a ton of hermit crabs, they love brown algae. I don't know what apples you are talking about. The tank isn't bad, you just need to get the algae under control.
How long has your tank been up? Brown algae blloms are very normal for new tanks and it will go away on it's own.

 

[rainbow grouper]

6 months old the aptasias aren,t to visible also flower I do have a ton of hermit crabs about 100 and 2 emerald crabs

 

[rainbow grouper]

also the butterfly fish is dead when the fish grew i was going to move it too the 145 gallon but the poor fish wouldn't eat

 

[travelerjp98]

you have 100 hermit crabs and 2 emerald crabs in that tank? how long have they been in there for?

 

[flower]

Quote:
Originally Posted by rainbow grouper http:///t/387799/my-52-gallon-not-the-best-looking-fowlr#post_3414999
6 months old the aptasias aren,t to visible also flower I do have a ton of hermit crabs about 100 and 2 emerald crabs

I'm shocked....how long has it looked like that?

 

[rainbow grouper]

since i got it on ebay and the aptasias were NOT mentiones in the listing so now hes left me to deal with it

 

[travelerjp98]

did you not see my earlier post?

 

[rainbow grouper]

i did sorry traveler about 2 months

 

[travelerjp98]

Quote:
Originally Posted by rainbow grouper http:///t/387799/my-52-gallon-not-the-best-looking-fowlr#post_3415650
i did sorry traveler about 2 months
so how long have you had the crabs?

 

[rainbow grouper]

thats the answer 2 months

 

[flower]

What kind of lights? Older Fish only bulbs might be the reason. I would swap it out for a sun bulb, they go in a fish only light but have a different spectrum...I THINK, I say I THINK because I'm no expert on lighting, and I'm trying to remember my freshwater days with those fish lights...the sun bulb made the fish look better...something to do with spectrum.

 

[rainbow grouper]

well its reef lights

 

[flower]

Quote:
Originally Posted by rainbow grouper http:///t/387799/my-52-gallon-not-the-best-looking-fowlr#post_3415717
well its reef lights
How old are those bulbs? new...at 6 months? I did a little searching around...have you ever tested for silcates? I read that brown algae feeds on it.

 

[rainbow grouper]

No everything in the tank is second hand.

 

[mr. limpid]

Ok your tank is six months old so brown algae is understandable it will go away. You probably had a short cycle when you moved the system unless it was totally torn down when you got it. Then you had a normal cycle, so that means your tank is really been out of cycle for 4 months. Just run your light for a shorter time, I run mine during the time I'm home from 6 to 10, this should help keep the algae down. Also just a note, butterflies need an well established tank at least a year old to survive, also make sure the fish eats at the LFS, because if they don't eat for them they probably wont eat for you.
Good Luck, glad to see didn't leave the site, you've been one of the most active members lately.

 

[rainbow grouper]

why would i leave the site?

 

[rainbow grouper]

P.s when im not looking at my fish i spen most of my spare time answering and asking questions on the site

 

[sviellvoicae]

Any other tank shots? Whats living in it?

 

[rainbow grouper]

tank residents cleaner shrimp royal gramma 2 misbar clowns (i think) and 2 false percs