im sick of hair algea. i have a 55 gallon reef with mostly softies and a few sps, my water is very very clean no nitrate ammonia. no phosphates, nothing. but there is something fueling the hair algea in my tank. Everything is where its supposed to be. im thinking its the deep sand bed thats fueling it. pictures will follow.
Updated 01-14-2010 at 02:25 AM by melev
Here are some links to Andre Seale of HI Marine Inst. Some of his photos are very unique... http://www.nras-conservation.org/ima...lery/index.htm http://www.artesub.com/Underwater
Updated 01-14-2010 at 02:24 AM by melev
Random gripe... Any type of Reef Putty stinks, and unfortunately there are times with Superglue doesn't cut it. Just a well place frag, with plenty of putty crammed into the crevices.. become dislodged. While putty really does harden, it doesn't adhere to anything.
So after asking the wife about my bookshelf tank she nixed the idea. She did mention though I can put whatever I want in the cellar after I clean it and move the treadmill and exercise bike down there. Now some questions. I have a house built in 1880, the cellar really is a "cellar" think creepy rock walls and stuff like in a horror movie. It has a concrete floor that is not exactly level. There are also some black rat snakes that like to dwell in there in the spring before moving out ...
Updated 01-14-2010 at 02:31 AM by melev
So I had this long, drawn out tank entry for my reef, but moments from posting Internet Explorer decides to crash and wipe out the whole thing. Here's the short replay: I got a 12g aquapod after being out of the hobby for a while, and upgraded it to a 55 gallon tank where I built the stand and canopy myself. After many trades and upgrades it has gone from hang on everything to a sump with a fuge, proper skimmer, and reefkeeper lite controller. It is now a mix of sps, lps and zoas but I'm going to ...