New tank Startup
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fishpalace
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They are real hoovers, what cuc do to have?
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Coming along nicely
I love snails for cuc ! Mine keep my tank 99.5% algae free... around one per gallon is what I like
Asterea, Trochus, Cerith, Nerites,Margarita, Nassarius and Mexican Turbos
You can start off a new tank 1/2 this many, than add more in a month or two.
I love snails for cuc ! Mine keep my tank 99.5% algae free... around one per gallon is what I like
Asterea, Trochus, Cerith, Nerites,Margarita, Nassarius and Mexican Turbos
You can start off a new tank 1/2 this many, than add more in a month or two.
fishpalace
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Wow that is a lot, 1 x gallon. Can you then add crabs etc on top or is it that rough calculation for cuc in total?
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You can add crabs to the cuc while still using this ruff forumla, I am not a big crab fan, though fun to watch, they often eat your snails - so if you have snails & crabs, you will need to replace your snails from time to time - keeping lots of empty shells for the hermits to move into as they grow, helps.
Hera an example from John, the owner of reefcleaners for a 90 gallon tank
http://www.reefcleaners.org/aquarium-store/quick-crew-90-gallon
Shipped for free via Express Mail you will get:
85 Dwarf Ceriths - small cleaners that get to the nooks and crannies. Feed on diatoms, cyano, algal detritus, and film algae. Nocturnal cleaners that leave the sandbed at night to search for food.
29 Nassarius - scavengers that will eat leftover food and some fish waste. They will stir sand, but can also be kept in bare bottom tanks.
27 Florida Ceriths - small cleaners that get to the nooks and crannies. Feed on fine hair algae, diatoms, cyano, algal detritus, and film algae. Nocturnal cleaners that leave the sandbed at night to search for food.
32 Nerites - We are currently offering the longer lived and quite hardy Antillean Nerite. (Nerita fulgurans). It grows to a nice size,and consumes a good deal of diatoms, cyano, algal detritus, and film algae. It will also consume some fine hair algae. A nocturnal herbivore that will feed more often at night, they tend to need some time to adjust to the limitations of the aquarium during their first week.
Hera an example from John, the owner of reefcleaners for a 90 gallon tank
http://www.reefcleaners.org/aquarium-store/quick-crew-90-gallon
Shipped for free via Express Mail you will get:
85 Dwarf Ceriths - small cleaners that get to the nooks and crannies. Feed on diatoms, cyano, algal detritus, and film algae. Nocturnal cleaners that leave the sandbed at night to search for food.
29 Nassarius - scavengers that will eat leftover food and some fish waste. They will stir sand, but can also be kept in bare bottom tanks.
27 Florida Ceriths - small cleaners that get to the nooks and crannies. Feed on fine hair algae, diatoms, cyano, algal detritus, and film algae. Nocturnal cleaners that leave the sandbed at night to search for food.
32 Nerites - We are currently offering the longer lived and quite hardy Antillean Nerite. (Nerita fulgurans). It grows to a nice size,and consumes a good deal of diatoms, cyano, algal detritus, and film algae. It will also consume some fine hair algae. A nocturnal herbivore that will feed more often at night, they tend to need some time to adjust to the limitations of the aquarium during their first week.
fishpalace
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Oxy, thank you, I will give that a try. Well Day 8, I added some coral frags today, we will see how the go. Added Radioactive dragon eye zoas and Watermelon zoas, Orange Chalice. Numbers are doing fantastic.
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I added a radioactive dragon eye Zoa, has about 10 heads and is really nice. A deep green that glows in the dark, hence the name I guess. Planning on adding others Zoa's in that area to make a Zoa garden.
spiraling
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I have two perculas and a watchman/pistol shrimp pair in my 130. They all do well.
For corals I've just tried zoas and acans and they do great in the light.
I think for corals you can get just about anything. It seems like the fish get crowded pretty fast though.
I think you may be rushing just a tad Steve. See how quickly the GHA is spreading? This happens in a lot of new tanks and you need to address the problem (excess nutrients or excess lighting or old bulbs are just some ideas). The GHA is a symptom and you don't want to be adding a SeaHare especially to such a young system.
Also that "Red" you're seeing is another symptom of a new tank with excess nutrients. You'll want to get these two ideas addressed pretty quickly because either one can wreck havoc on a tank's stability.
Here's what you'll want to try:
A) Reduce lighting greatly
B) Reduce feeding
C) Evaluate what you're feeding
D) Manual removal daily
E) Heavy water changes during/after manual removal
Also that "Red" you're seeing is another symptom of a new tank with excess nutrients. You'll want to get these two ideas addressed pretty quickly because either one can wreck havoc on a tank's stability.
Here's what you'll want to try:
A) Reduce lighting greatly
B) Reduce feeding
C) Evaluate what you're feeding
D) Manual removal daily
E) Heavy water changes during/after manual removal