400g to 1000g journey begins

[Lesley]

Thank you so much. Mind sharing what parts you used to accomplish your setup?

http://www.firgelliauto.com.au/products/heavy-duty


http://www.firgelliauto.com.au/products/mb3u

http://www.firgelliauto.com.au/products/dc-power-adaptor


http://www.firgelliauto.com.au/products/two-channel-remote-control-system


Stainless steel wire or yacht cord ( actually stronger )
This unit weights about 250kg

Hope this helps

 

[Stylo328]

http://www.firgelliauto.com.au/products/heavy-duty


http://www.firgelliauto.com.au/products/mb3u

http://www.firgelliauto.com.au/products/dc-power-adaptor


http://www.firgelliauto.com.au/products/two-channel-remote-control-system


Stainless steel wire or yacht cord ( actually stronger )
This unit weights about 250kg

Hope this helps

Very helpful. Thank you so much!

 

[Stylo328]

http://www.firgelliauto.com.au/products/heavy-duty


http://www.firgelliauto.com.au/products/mb3u

http://www.firgelliauto.com.au/products/dc-power-adaptor


http://www.firgelliauto.com.au/products/two-channel-remote-control-system


Stainless steel wire or yacht cord ( actually stronger )
This unit weights about 250kg

Hope this helps

Very helpful. Thank you so much!

 

[najer]

Very cool.

 

[Lesley]

Well yuk yuk yuk
Algae ID please ?
Must be light driven as is only on lighted areas undersides of rocks have none
Does not blow off so thinking not cyno
Amy idea ? It's beastly ugly
Let's just say "green"

Phos 0.02
Nitrates 2
But am aware could be false numbers

 

[tcarter1936]

Well yuk yuk yuk
Algae ID please ?
Must be light driven as is only on lighted areas undersides of rocks have none
Does not blow off so thinking not cyno
Amy idea ? It's beastly ugly
Let's just say "green"

Phos 0.02
Nitrates 2
But am aware could be false numbers

Interested as I've got the exact same on my newer rocks, even coated only in lighted areas and slick to the touch.
Here's to seeing it go away.[emoji2]

 

[Higher Thinking]

Well yuk yuk yuk
Algae ID please ?
Must be light driven as is only on lighted areas undersides of rocks have none
Does not blow off so thinking not cyno
Amy idea ? It's beastly ugly
Let's just say "green"

Phos 0.02
Nitrates 2
But am aware could be false numbers

It's all just part of getting the new tank up and running. Keep moving forward and it will subside eventually with basic husbandry.

 

[Toomnymods]

Well yuk yuk yuk
Algae ID please ?
Must be light driven as is only on lighted areas undersides of rocks have none
Does not blow off so thinking not cyno
Amy idea ? It's beastly ugly
Let's just say "green"

Phos 0.02
Nitrates 2
But am aware could be false numbers

if you are seeing green algae, now is the time to add in the clean up crew.. for a tank this size I'd definatly add in atleast 60-100 turbo snails, maybe 200 trochus snails, 100 nassarius vibex snails, and 2-3 dozen of some scarlet hermit crabs and blue leg hermit crabs

 

[Higher Thinking]

if you are seeing green algae, now is the time to add in the clean up crew.. for a tank this size I'd definatly add in atleast 60-100 turbo snails, maybe 200 trochus snails, 100 nassarius vibex snails, and 2-3 dozen of some scarlet hermit crabs and blue leg hermit crabs

I'd politely counter that such a list is much too extreme. Even if someone wanted to stock their tank to an extreme level with CUC, you certainly wouldn't do it all right out the gate. You need to actually have legitimate algae growth. A thin coating of green is hardly sustainable.

Even once the tank has matured, 100 turbos would be ridiculous. I realize it's not exactly linear, but would you add ten to a 100 gal? Definitely not.

Personally I think CUC are over hyped. Sure you should add a handful to do their thing, but that's not what is going to keep your tank stable. My 180 gal SPS system has about 5 snails. Can they clean out little hard to reach crevices? Sure. But I don't think they can do much more than my tangs.

As is always the case, many ways to skin a cat. But I certainly wouldn't throw hundreds of anything in until you have sustainable algae. Otherwise they may just die off. JMO...

 

[Ubans13]

This build is just crazy awesome. The fish and the scape are very nice!

 

[jsker]

I have missed so much, looks like everything is on track. Great videos and a great job on the build

 

[Lesley]

 

[Lesley]

Well it's week 8
Feeling a lot more positive
Tests look great although alk / cal slightly lower than I would like it's encouraging it's looking well balanced
Gha finally clearing - tangs gave demolished a large portion and rowa working overtime
Added 8 new clowns hoping to have 2 clutches - you know how plans go
Skimmer is a beast ,been pulling crus since first hour
All stock happy & healthy
I miss my corals - a lot
So few more weeks will start looking

 

[Lesley]

I'd politely counter that such a list is much too extreme. Even if someone wanted to stock their tank to an extreme level with CUC, you certainly wouldn't do it all right out the gate. You need to actually have legitimate algae growth. A thin coating of green is hardly sustainable.

Even once the tank has matured, 100 turbos would be ridiculous. I realize it's not exactly linear, but would you add ten to a 100 gal? Definitely not.

Personally I think CUC are over hyped. Sure you should add a handful to do their thing, but that's not what is going to keep your tank stable. My 180 gal SPS system has about 5 snails. Can they clean out little hard to reach crevices? Sure. But I don't think they can do much more than my tangs.

As is always the case, many ways to skin a cat. But I certainly wouldn't throw hundreds of anything in until you have sustainable algae. Otherwise they may just die off. JMO...

Thank you
I actually agree
I've added no more cuc
Just my abalone I've had for 3yrs
My cucumber & 5 strom snails
It's doing ok

 

[Lesley]

Crossing fingers
Let's see what happens
Pink bn I've had 4 weeks
Rest all 1 week

 

[jsker]

Exciting new additions

 

[the_reef_keeper]

What kind of pipefish was it and did it and the mandarin make it

 

[Lesley]

What kind of pipefish was it and did it and the mandarin make it

Pipe fish made it
Unfortunately the dragonet didn't
This is the same but not my picture

 

[jsker]

I always like seeing your build

 

[Fudsey]

Just read your whole thread, WOW what a story Glad you were able to save most of your fish and a shame you couldn't do the same for the corals. Love the set up and the lights.

Tank is looking SPECTACULAR ! ! ! Following along