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Devon107

General view of the aquarium and live rocks.

Ronald

Congratulations on the launch of the marine aquarium. I didn't do water changes too often since there aren't many inhabitants yet. When I started, I didn't do any water changes for three months, and everything was fine; the fish felt great. Then, starting from the third month of life, I did 10 liters twice a month for 250 liters (this is pure water in the total volume).

Mitchell7972

Yarik, hello buddy!!!! You have enough light there, the foam needs to be redone, and that ugly pump needs to be removed, the sponge should be taken out, and the pump should be weighted down with stones.

April3499

I don't think so, especially since the clear water is about 50 cm.

Nancy

It's a waste. Instead of them, it's better to use the same J.K. (live stones) or large coral chips.

Stephanie9175

So will they become T5 24W there? But I would "boost" the main light (power) with 55W compacts (535mm), if they fit. A couple of such lamps and it will be 9600Lm! Spectrum 860 is the only available one. Or order Arcadia...

Katie4842

Max () Here is only the upper drain. I will try with it. If it causes noise, I will remove it. In this compartment, I am thinking about a mini-algae thing... By the time of installation, the decision will mature. I initially removed the heater, only checking its functionality for a day or two. I planned to remove the sponge too, but only in about two or three weeks (I want to remove the debris, shards, and other things from the stones for now). UV. () - yes, in certain cases. You can overexpose it with errors - that's where it will come in handy.

Wendy2244

Thank you. I wrote about the ceramics above. As for the skimmer, I have a great herbivore - a zebrasoma. It also returns nitrates and phosphates back into the system in a digested form. So don't underestimate my skimmer. It works. Maybe I adjusted something. We'll figure it out.

Judy

They won't. It's better to stick to a size of 45*45 cm. The current lighting block is 34*34 cm. Place the T5 either lengthwise or with compacts across, as it is now. Starters should go in the cabinet. If you don't "overindulge" in space, 7 compacts will fit in, like the first mother-in-law on the ice...

Andrew4194

To be honest, all these modifications are not quite right. You bought a ready-made "all-in-one" system, which implies that you purchased it, set it up, and enjoy the aquarium. Maybe you should first decide what you want to keep in there?

Katherine

Hmm, clearly not enough space. With 24W compacts, "you can't make porridge"... 36W compacts are 43cm, but 860 is out of stock. Only 840 is available.

Cheyenne2747

Buddy, I agree. But: I was asked to choose a ready-made aquarium solution for myself as a gift within a "certain budget." Resun is better in terms of lighting, while Boyu is better in terms of volume. Moreover, I just found out about the import of Boyu with MG. But the budget there might be different. With livestock, it's the same situation. Everyone knows and remembers how much I love marine aquariums. If we continue only with simple "hardcore" setups, then this lighting is sufficient.

Thomas1044

Why? By size? Clarify.

John3142

Yarik, get yourself 2 more 24V batteries and don't overthink it. They'll fit in just like the originals, and it's much easier to get them than 36V ones. Plus, 96 watts will be enough.

Charles

I want +3. And 120 is just watts per liter.

Nicole7122

Colleagues, I really need your help! The video is compressed to the extreme, but take a look: ISN'T THE CURRENT TOO STRONG FOR EUPHYLLIA? I've seen it pressed against the rock in many aquariums, and in many others, it’s almost without current, retracted. Please advise - should I increase or decrease it?

Cynthia

The current is normal, but at night it can reach Ksyusha. She is right in the current.

Chris

A little better quality. (2MB) P.S. On DVD, it pulls at 11MB.

James

She is definitely a handful. Her tentacles of aggression are 3-4 times longer than the main ones.

Mariah

Don't let thoughts overwhelm you at night! Look, the side view. There are up to 15 cm. I turned off the light at 9 PM, didn't have time to shrink.

Megan

Maybe all 20-25, I'm too lazy to go to the roulette. And I keep an eye on them. What do you think, I sleep at night?

Randall7906

Here, yes, but in the video, it looks like they are standing next to each other.

Angel628

... give Jim a paw for good luck... Sorry, I'm finishing the second red one here, it inspired me...

Joseph9057

You don't take care of yourself.

Joseph1346

This is how it happens - a person helped out, brought, gifted (Max) And this "gluttonous lemon," meaning the zebrasoma - is picky. It only chooses the red ones, the ones I like the most...

Daniel132

Briarium. Day 3. Fully opened after 30 minutes of being placed in the aquarium. Max () - once again - HUGE thanks to him!!!!!!!!! Clavularia. Day 2. Glued with "Moment gel," so it opened after 1.5 hours. (IReef)

David3217

Yarik, you're always welcome!

Katie4842

Discosoma. (couldn't take a good picture, it's a mess). - much respect to you!!!! But Volodya's is blue, and mine has become ordinary... It needs to be raised to the light since the zooxanthellae are increasing... or maybe it's sick for now. But the zoanthids are like clockwork, 8 AM - everyone up!

Cassandra1840

In general placement:

James5103

Starry and little star. ("self-seeding", J.K. (living stones)) (I take everything with my phone, so - as is)

Ryan2281

In the photo is a briarium, while briopsis is actually a green algae, not very useful, so to speak.

Leonard

Well, yes. I fixed it. I was thinking one thing and typing another.

Yolanda

You were probably wondering when we are going to drink beer?

Brent7831

Off-topic. Exactly. Max and -Today. There’s no strength left to hold on. Negotiate with them - Max is working late today..... "the mowers went out into the field...." .... In a bad sense of the word. - Rise from the darkness of debauchery - today! The match will take place in any weather! By the way, Max - everything only starts after 8 PM!

Kimberly3727

Selection of wildlife:

Courtney

Well... I'm happy to share some updates about the pets (I'll write more in a moment) - I accidentally spilled a cup of food into the aquarium. I made a fresh batch for about 4-5 feedings, thinking I'll feed them and then put the rest in the freezer... All the animals are "pregnant," there's a lot of debris, even the night-time brittle star has kicked into high gear...

Mitchell3177

Since there are no overgrowths and it heavily burdens the system, I replaced the zebrasoma with a couple of ocellaris (waiting for the anemone) and a cleaner. To be honest, I'm happy!!! Even though the gifts are not free, three small fish look natural in a small volume. And now everything is in plain sight, as the grammas always used to be scared of the zebra.

Javier5186

There is a question - the 3rd compartment, dimensions 11*11 cm. Currently, there are S.R.K. (dry reef rocks) and cheatomorpha there. The light is just echoes from a small general light. Cheatomorpha is not growing at all. Are there any LED lights in this size to properly illuminate a mini-algae tank? Has anyone tried fountain lights for these purposes?

Kenneth7331

in the seaside "heat" hip-hip hooray! In the same spirit for all time!

Cassandra7840

What, have I already bothered everyone with questions and stories? I've been waiting for this for 5.5 years, reminiscing. Finally, I got it! So, "Pour me some more coffee - I'm going to be here for a while!!!!"

Susan9583

God forbid! We are just as "baked" or "stuck" to the marine aquarium as you are. And when we recognize our own in the topics and posts, not just random ones, we are ready to brew and serve coffee for them even until the "great flood" (as long as it turns out to be marine too)....

Kristin

Today: The Caribbean bullhead has gone back. It is suitable for large fish; small ones are indeed scared of it. There is still room for one or two more fish for the NANO aquarium. In short, "...aNANIs of all countries... unite." After yesterday's negligence with the food, I'm monitoring the parameters: pH 8, KH 9-10, PO4 - 0.2-0.5 NO3 - 3-5 Ca - 460. I turned on the aeration and raised the temperature to 27.5 - the ocellaris were a bit skittish this morning. They are running away from the shrimp.

Ashley5975

Yarik, the back wall of your aquarium is covered with black film. Take a blade and cut out a rectangle in the area where the chaetomorpha is, and remove the film. Then just place the light fixture. In my case, it's 11 watts 4200K. I won't say that I'm throwing out buckets of chaetomorpha, but there are a couple of handfuls extra in a week. This method is possible if the aquarium is not placed tightly against the wall.

Jeremy3637

Do you have a UV light, Yarik? If you do, turn it on and don't turn it off; let it run 24/7. Gradually, the fish will clear up from the crypto.

Kellie

Yes. It has been working since yesterday morning.

Robert800

I understand. But that's probably the last thing I would want to do. (Yesterday I was advised about three 5W LEDs. I'll look for them.)

Daniel

I didn't catch the clowns. This morning I caught one, but I still haven't found the second one. I was thinking of giving them baths today... but it ended up in the toilet... They're small, 2 cm, I didn't have enough strength...

Amy5468

They are available at the radio market (KarDachi), but they heat up VERY much, so it is necessary to install radiators, and preferably also coolers.

Patricia1746

It's a pity, ocellaris are usually easy to treat... although anything can happen. Usually, it's advisable to keep newcomers in a separate aquarium using preventive measures for 1-1.5 months...

James4342

Couldn’t the clowns be sprinkled because of the freshness of the water? The aquarium is a month old minus three days, and you already have a bunch of corals and fish in there.

Lee

... picked up the crypto. No one is insured against this. Neither clowns, nor zebrasomas, nor, of course, the buyer.

Chad4168

The less you interfere, the better the aquarium will be. Rearrangements, cleaning, etc. should be done as needed. I read somewhere, "if you want to ruin a coral, start moving it from place to place."

Jamie3553

I agree 100%. If it weren't for my "little habit" of rearranging, many of the corals would have looked better, and some would still be thriving to this day...

Courtney4094

T=27 pH 8 KH 8 NO3 =3 PO4= 0.1-0.2 Ca=410-420 Salinity= 1.0255 Two options - the tests give an error or the system starts to stabilize. After losing 2 cm of amphiprion in the system, the parameters remain the same...

Debra6575

The second option... And yet, don't rush into further fish stocking. Give the reef a chance to establish itself properly. Time is a good ally for the reef aquarium.

Jacob4800

There are no particular problems, but it is necessary to free the coral from macroalgae. They should not hinder its light flow. Right now, it's fine, but as they grow more intensively, the coral could be lost from sight.

Matthew7977

It's on the stone that I pressed down on top - two types of algae and a sponge. It takes 15 seconds to remove it.

Jamie3553

Just yesterday, there were magnificent clumps of filamentous algae on the back wall. Today, overnight, they have been severely eaten away, almost nothing is left. Moreover, both trochids and strombus are "....all wandering around"!

Melissa

The coral is not "letting go".... I'm posting a closer photo.

Kenneth2761

Don't worry, it will pass. It's only been a day. My Sinularia stressed for about five days under the rubber band, but now it's getting better. Place it where there's more current.

Jacob4800

Sinularka is better. 5 days have passed. I moved it to the medium ventilation. - In addition - a small selection:

Theresa5149

Volodya () - this is your gift. You see - I'm taking care of it, as promised. Pay attention to the little branch at the top - it's growing and getting bushy. And it has turned green, although you can't see it here - I filmed against the light, with my phone. Thank you so much!!!

Debbie3587

Damn, those fucking clowns and my inattention. In short - "..only Tanya is left..", no more gram. It's really a pity. I liked her a lot. On the 5th day after the clowns' demise, the gram started to be covered with crypts, and by the 9th day, it became lunch for the brittle stars and sea urchins. So, for about a month and a half now, we’re nervously smoking, without fish. The sinularia is doing better, slowly recovering. The previous owner had conditions of 400 watts of metal halide and strong current. Request - there was a topic somewhere about corals similar to aiptasia, please share the link if anyone has it. I'm attaching a photo.

Todd

I was told on a neighboring forum that the second snail in the photo eats SPS. I bought it as an algae eater. I'll find the name and send it. I would like to get some advice...

Shelby3182

Yarik, I have a similar cat as the one in your photo. It's not an iptazia. But I can't say for sure what it is!

Sara

Yes, I read it somewhere, but I didn't save the link...

Jennifer7159

It looks like hydroids, not much good.... Read here:

Ronald5720

Urgent to the room: Completely bad beast or normal?

Kenneth7210

Who knows, I saw something like that in my aquarium too, it crawled on the substrate for a couple of minutes and then disappeared, I haven't seen it since.

William

Sanya, were there any diversions with the corals? Off-topic, it's a pity it wasn't this one. Just in case.

Joshua448

By the way, it looks like a nudibranch, though not such a beautiful one. But it looks more like a emaciated rabbit!

James8887

Something unknown is growing: It would be nice if there were such things:

Craig7302

It feels hard, with a limestone structure, right? But take a closer look, are there any "murvakatams" inside these formations?

Ronald5720

I haven't noticed anyone yet. I don't know how to feel around so as not to damage anything, I haven't tried yet. I'm observing.

Chad4168

There is a good website for marine products. I found something for optimizing light: There is a comparison of LED - MH.

Nicole263

By the way, for now, I solved the lighting issue in the algae tank with these lamps.

James5032

Yarik, you correctly separated the "rabbit," let it please the eye outside the water. Most likely, this is a nudibranch, "suffering" from a great "love" for corals; there is information that several of these guys can seriously damage soft and even hard corals overnight... In the first photo, Porites...

Emily3144

Supplement to the previous photos: 1. Discs. The "little ones" have appeared. 2. View from the right, during the day. The blue sponge is climbing onto the upper stone. It has started to suffocate the fan corals. 3. Front view. I tried to capture an angle where the grotto is visible, but Ksenia is in the way. 4. Grotto. The current flows better through it than in the front part, which is free of stones. This is what was planned to be adjusted. 5. Queen of Stomatella. I haven't been able to capture the chitons clearly yet. They are blurry.

Rodney7316

Well done!!!

Christopher4125

Caught the sharpness on the phone. Chiton. The maximum record for trotting overnight is 10 cm. Usually, the radius is 5 cm.

James8887

It is not very often found in J.K. (living stones). Sometimes it sits on the glass. It can be very difficult to separate it from the substrates, which means its health is all right.

Michael

I saw the aquarium in person... Everything looks really cool!!! Especially the way Yarik arranged the stones! Awesome! P.S. I'll dig up some umbrellas for you soon.

Cheryl9296

What if instead of the current compact (double 10/7K) we use a pure actinic? Would this combination be more beneficial and optimal? Please advise those who have tried different options.

Noah1632

Armed and very dangerous...!!!

Stephanie4990

It's relevant for me too! If you find any info, let me know!

Danielle8118

Ideally, the creatures should be a perfect mix of blue and purple-pink colors; white may not be needed at all, as it is more for the observer.

Eric

I placed the actinic light in the foreground today. Visually, there isn't much difference in the photos... (the first photo shows the white-blue compacts, the second - blue-white + actinic). Visually, there is a bit more blue in the aquarium. But there is no discomfort for the eyes. I think it will take at least two to three weeks to determine any changes. The photos were taken before turning off the lights (9:00 PM).

Bryan1851

Colleagues, I need your help with advice or practical experience: If I install a Resun 15000 with dimensions of 3*50cm, will it create a tsunami in this volume? How much fluctuation in water level can I expect - 2cm-5cm-??? Currently, the flow is from a 1400 l/h pump and a Coralife Nano 900 l/h. I really need your advice!

Michael826

When I installed the Resun 15000 to try it in a 100x50x50 aquarium, it was a disaster, and I had to remove it.

Melissa3200

he's with the controller. set 15000 for a couple of seconds, and the rest a bit higher

Larry

I never even dreamed of 15,000 lumens. It will blow me away, along with my wife and dog! So, on the first setting, 2,000 lumens. I'm still pondering - the pump size of 14*11*8 cm - is this a moral mockery of my aquarium? Not at all a nano pump?

James1625

It will be really heavy for you to drive Resan in first gear))) Buy a small SunSun then.

Michelle

So, what about that... Is SanSan also with a controller? I found nano corals for 12V. But where can I find a controller for them?

Anthony7814

Oh dear... You're filling your head with something. Yarik, don't torment the Chinese man.

Melanie

Max, do you think the glass will be blown into a "bubble"?

Andrea9320

There is a person on Aquafanat who makes controllers for 15000s. I think you can negotiate with him, and he will make a controller for any DC pump. A 15000 is too much for such an aquarium. A meter one "breaks through" for me. It will just blow away everything that the pump is directed at.

Elizabeth1221

Can I have a link and his username to somehow get in touch with him?

Leah

I think Koralya 1 will be enough for this volume. Although we can try the second one as well.

Kathy

Good afternoon! I won't write the nickname correctly, you asked him about the pump repair. I found it.

Jacqueline5976

exactly

Leslie

Colleagues, I have a question: KH=6. pH 8.3, Salinity 1.0245, PO4=0.1, NO3<0.5, Ca=440-460 What has changed - Max is currently helping with osmosis (this is regarding phosphates and nitrates - they have decreased). The system may be stabilizing. I am adding 1 drop of iodine per week. 5 drops of vodka per day. Why has KH decreased? It has always been 7-8.

Jennifer7159

Yes, KH=6, against the recommended 12.... With normal levels of pH and Ca, the 12 value is generally debatable; usually, 7 degrees is quite acceptable. Apparently, your reading is off by 1 degree after each water change. In general, the aquarium should eventually reach the desired KH parameter on its own. There's no need to overthink or complicate things. How are the fish doing? In the photos, I assessed their condition as quite normal... By the way, the test can also give inaccuracies.

Randy

Yarik, usually, as far as I remember the instructions, the accuracy of the test is determined after a 10-minute exposure. Briarium prefers a medium-strength current and bright lighting. It degrades when exposed to nearby non-polarized light.

Kimberly2102

I have a different test, apparently. A dropper. According to their quantity, a color change from green to orange should occur.

Andrew419

That's right. I also have a Tetra dropper. And then, when the color changes to the one specified in the instructions, you need to let the liquid sit for at least 5-6 minutes and only then read the values from the scale, as they should be more accurate then.

Kimberly

In Red Sea, there are no such instructions. Only counting, drip-wise. Apparently, we need to sort out the species composition of macrophytes in the system. Someone is consuming the carbonates. They have grown significantly, unlike SPS.

David4089

Are you not paying attention? Yarik, I would still be cautious about macroalgae. Often, carbonates are consumed by Galimeda, but I don't think you have it, and the ones you do have shouldn't have a strong impact, although thinning them out is necessary... The aquarium is still new, and disrupting the macroalgae regime could lead to the spread of others, you know which ones...

Lauren

It's better to be overly cautious than not cautious enough. Here are 6 drops.

Andrew9581

Hammer! The work is visible, and it's serious. And you, how about the overall plan of the aquarium?....

Michelle

I won't send a fresh one - I just loaded more algae into the system, and I'm intentionally not cleaning the glass (to the delight of the trochus snails) - after setting up the rocks with the white xenia, I discovered two areas (1*1 cm) with what I assume is bryopsis on one of my live rock tanks after a week. I must have missed it during quarantine. The rock is a support one. There's no way to clean it thoroughly right now. I've been looking at the aquarium - that's it, I've decided to restart it. I'll create something in her style. There, I'll also munch on all that greenery. I'll take a photo once I remove everything that survives from the xenia patch.

Ryan2281

Why didn't Ksyusha make it? Was it poorly packed? Ours made it from Moscow to Kyiv, if it weren't for the stop, it wouldn't have survived...

Carrie1606

Where there were 5 ksyuk, 2 survived. In the bag where there were 15, 0 survived!!!! It turned out to be a disaster. I should have packed them in separate bags, or at least 3 in one bag. The temperature in the car was 24. Although... all the circumstances piled up together. I thought about distributing the ksyuk among the forum members by region... but... I'm packing for them, planning 7 bags for 7 animals and thermal boxes. In short, I fulfilled my dream, even though the exchange turned out poorly.

Larry9400

It's a pity, of course... Goodness, did the guys really not have any bags?

Ryan2281

Yarik, you have an amazing aquarium! But I really liked your design too. Where you have the shadow, you can plant Tubastrea aurea! It will be AWESOME!

Kathryn514

Yes, I almost traded her for that grotto. She would have "highlighted" it well, as the depths in the photo are not visible at all - just a regular pile of stones. I will try to keep it during the remodeling, and then I will place her. Anyway, I feed every day - Caulastrea, Euphyllia, your para-umbrellas (bombing, I really like them, they are awesome!), Blastomussa, Hiden, anemone.

Amy9618

Most likely, they have never dealt with shipments.

Selena4467

Offtopic Who did you get the calostrea from and what was the price? Please message me privately!

Melanie

Max, what's the price???? I have an aquarium - a branch of yours!!!! Sometimes I wonder whose corals are more - mine or yours? So I try to either trade or sell something of my own.

Nicholas2252

In the photo, it's not Caulastrea, but Acanthastrea.

James1625

Namesake was looking at photos for selection, examining Kaulastreya and Blastomussa. He chose one but wrote another. I identified it as Blastomussa (little pineapple).

Melinda

It could be a blastomussa; many corals are hard to distinguish, especially from photos.

Anthony

You were right. Acanthastrea. I searched the net - Blastomussa is indeed a bit different. (second photo (IReeF's property))

Hannah

Yarik, I can't figure out what is in the second photo - is it an unanchored anemone or something else?

Sarah5423

Yarik, I have this thing that appeared on a stone and grew about 10 centimeters in diameter.

Jeremy8404

I don't remember the name. I took this photo at the guys' aquarium (for my wife). Maybe she'll take a look and help, or I'll search for it online myself. Sanya, which one is it - Acanthastrea or Blastomussa? The latter is a less demanding coral. I found Duncanopsammia axifuga. It also responds to Elegance coral.

Brian

Colleagues, I need help: A decoration in the shape of a T-shaped mushroom. What can we use to decorate the "stem"? What has grown well in the shade for anyone? I have an idea to try Ksenia, mushrooms... From experience, which is easier - Tubastraea or Scleronephthya? Or is it better not to deal with non-photosynthetic? Feeding regime in the aquarium: Artemia, Daphnia, Cyclops (mainly spot feeding), minced food. Microplankton ("Neon") - a light blow to the corals, but, of course, some will disperse throughout the aquarium. I usually raise 3 liters of Artemia nauplii in a 3-liter aquarium every two to three weeks - enough for a week.

Spencer7805

The new design has been implemented. Compared to the previous arrangement of stones, where the corals were cramped, there is now plenty of space for the corals. It even feels a bit empty... Plastic ties, titanium rods, and epoxy glue were used. The "dry-semi-dry" time for the live rocks was about 3 hours. The stiffeners have now been raised by 20 cm. To a level of 10 cm, with a drain at 7 cm. Today is the second day, but the Caulastrea is still stressed (it is not inflating or opening up, although it ate the leftover food). I am looking for decoration options (as mentioned in the previous post).

Joshua3019

Don't worry about the caulastrea, it handles things well, at least in my opinion... Other than that, everything is great, I can already imagine how this aquarium will look in about 5-6 months.

Javier5186

Protopalitho. They lift their legs up to a height of 5 cm in the shade and become even more attractive... also Zoanthids. In general, in the place you showed, there will definitely be no presence, and various sponges and algae will colonize quite soon (by the way, you can attach Gracilaria, it will like it there), then foraminifera will settle there, and after that various colonies of nauplii and serpulids. In a well-maintained marine aquarium, there is no such thing as an empty holy place...

Theresa5149

I am responding instead of the guys; this particular specimen is with us in the aquarium, it is Duncan, Duncanopsammia Axifuga (Australian Duncan Coral). The coral is magnificent! I don't even know what to recommend for a dark corner; you also need to consider the current. The discs will grow, but if the current is weak, they will fly away in the opposite case.

Christopher8654

Thank you, Tanya, I was searching through reference books and found something similar, thought it was a variety of Euphylia, which I also wrote to Yarik about. Now we will definitely know who is who...

Jessica8898

Red discozoans feel great in the shade. Tubastrea is definitely easier than Scleronephthya.

Luis3725

Definitely tubastrea. Although it requires constant feeding, almost every polyp. Personally, that stopped me. Don't rush.

Sheila1322

I liked a couple of photos - decided to post them. In the last photo, there's an interesting algae; I assume it's something from the Caulerpa family - it just won't grow!!! Maybe it's conflicting with something...

James1625

What a beautiful Ksyusha you have! Share the offspring, as I was at IRIF, and they made a whole record for such a Ksyusha.

Alan273

This one is white. A whole story about it was presented a little earlier. While it is being established, it produced one 2mm shoot. But it's not easy with the shoots either - I've already promised some comrades from the group. And they grow slowly. (My regular Ksyukha has also stopped growing). If I get more (from Moscow) - we can trade.

Susan

Decorating the column What if we stick a couple to eight large fan worms into the gaps? What does everyone think?

Jessica9188

It's better to stick some frags there. P.S. Although it's a matter of taste.

Nicole2404

To the bright side - no question, that's how it will be. I'm thinking more about the "dark side of the Moon" right now.

Jeffrey

Some mess: The stones that the white ksyukha came on were mostly some kind of silicate. I removed them to a quarantine tank on the 14th-15th day - still, nothing started to recover on them. After their placement, cyanobacteria appeared. Now there is ksyukha on live rocks and on some unclear stone - and there, both places, filamentous algae are growing. What the hell, I ask? The other (my) stones are free of growths. Could the stone have picked up some kind of gunk and now be leaching it for so long?

Rebecca1419

I found this thing. For now, I'm identifying it as Botryllus sp.

Patrick4439

A stone could have picked up some kind of muck and now it’s been poisoning it for so long. Absolutely!!!

Elizabeth1221

The boy is looking for a girl for mating! Expensive!

Joseph

A couple of photos:

Helen

Oh, I caught a beauty in the frame!

Charles894

Yarik, your aquarium, judging by the photo, is not messy at all, everything is fine. The filamentous algae that came with the stones have no chance of progressing; it will go away on its own over time, but if you want, you can help it a bit with a brush carefully. Apparently, the stones came with a certain amount of organic matter, which caused a small cyanobacteria outbreak, and you can also deal with that by reducing the amount of food and mechanical removal. Your beauties certainly make an impression. But the one on the left, which is climbing the glass, I usually assign to the sewer.

Kristen1161

She's already gone. I showed a bit of weakness, or rather - impatience. What do you mean - I bought her on purpose! Unlike the black brittle stars, she's more "plastic" - even though she hides, she's still more visible. Five years ago, I had one like her - she didn't cause any trouble, just like this one.

Stephanie9175

Yarik! Sorry, you jerk. I didn't look at the photo properly... that's an ophiuroid, not a fireworm. A regrettable misunderstanding. Then it's all good, take care of the ophiuroid, it's cool... once again, sorry.

William1830

I forgot to mention - the cyanobacteria is still there, but only on the red algae! On the very top stone! It’s not progressing, but it’s not going away either... or it’s going away VERY slowly... I clean it with my fingers for a couple of days - it disappears for 2-3 days. Then (maybe overfeeding?) - it starts to come back again.

Courtney

The presence of a small patch of cyanobacteria in a well-established reef aquarium can sometimes occur. There is no crime in this. It can disappear as inconspicuously as it appeared, especially if it is "helped" in that regard, but then it reappears, and in a specific location. Apparently, it is most comfortable there: light, accumulation of organic compounds, current. Even if nitrates and phosphates are normal. Further development of cyanobacteria, of course, on a serious scale, is impossible in a serious reef.

Reginald5073

Yarik, I can give you some briopsis... Then you won't have to worry about the cyano anymore.

Jeffery7866

In a reef aquarium, besides the notorious cyanobacteria, it is often observed that after a certain period following the introduction of live rock, the growth of algae in such interesting shapes and colors begins that you can't even find them in reference books. Right now, I am noticing the gradual appearance of some red forms that I have never seen before. Once they accumulate more biomass, I will try to post some photos. I find them quite...

Jennifer7578

I found an option to increase the light in BOYU TL550 on the website. I'm sitting here thinking - right now under the lid, in the morning, a lot of condensation is gathering. Will the lamp short-circuit in this setup? What if I put in two? P.S. And here () I understood why they are called "hot Spanish guys."

Anne4851

Yarik, I would either buy a waterproof socket or seal this one with silicone. When it's time to change the bulb, removing it won't be a problem. Tested.

Mitchell3177

Can you tell me where I can buy/order such a cartridge? What electronic ballasts should I choose for 36W so that it can be hidden in a cabinet (distance ~ 50-60cm)?

Debra

Ask Chack... You can also do it here...

Crystal4879

I now call it - Las Vegas!

Stephen

And the photo of the aquarium in the new light?

Samuel6138

It must be cool!

Spencer7805

I'm making some small rearrangements. I'll definitely snap a photo in the coming days.

David953

Here, I quickly filmed from different angles. + a bit of variety.

Monique1236

Clear. Promising. Well done.

Jamie3553

The situation is as follows: before replacing the light, I restructured the algae scrubber, rinsed the entire sump, and added anti-phosphate (which I don't like). The sand was slightly stirred up in the foreground for two days, and the nitrates rose to 10. When I installed the modified light, "movement" began - the sand in the display area is covered with a brown film. It's either diatoms or cyanobacteria. It bubbles. After turning off the 72W light, it disappears. The main accumulation is only on the sand. There is no buildup on the live rocks. There is some on the dry reef rocks. That's the situation. I'm currently waiting for the system to be modified.

Tara2761

Rather dino.

Catherine6534

Thank you for the photo, but I have one request. Of course, here are mostly experienced "marine aquarium enthusiasts," and I am a beginner. Can you tell me what is in photo 99121? A pink "helmet" with polyps.

Robert1845

I will answer for it, and I don't think he will get angry. This is the fungus Fungia sp. Read about it here.

Randall7906

I meant this:

Sandra7004

Most likely, the remnants of the ksenia are spreading on the stone.

Nicholas5194

No, for that question you need to ask Max, he gave it to me. And he got it as a "gift" from self-seeding on J.K. (living stones). There was a name marked somewhere - I'll look for it.

Matthew1280

Here: Not a fact, but it seems so. Or a variety of it.

Brent7831

This is a gorgonian. There was a whole discussion about identifying this little coral.

Amy5070

For fans of sand stirring theory, for feeding corals: I recommend, I have such a specimen - a yellow tamarin.

Brandon9634

Previously, I cut the drip line into 5-7mm pieces and stretched them over the teeth of the grid. It was level then. I removed it. I don't feel any tension. I will buy a Vortex 10 soon - it will fit perfectly with the planned scenario.

Larry

Gobies are solitary, highly territorial fish, and their bright coloration helps them signal to competitors from a distance that an area is occupied. They are strictly diurnal, and with the onset of darkness, they sleep, hiding in crevices and grottos, burrowing into the sand, or simply wrapping their bodies in a thick, slimy cocoon. In other words, digging in the sand is normal behavior for them.

Mike

It's brilliant! And most importantly, now everyone will know about it. Keep it up.

Joshua8425

Offtopic When similar information was mentioned in a cool office, the cool people couldn't calm down for a long time - wow, you really said that - who would have thought of such a thing... Here, however, no one is at risk. So enlighten us, the uninformed...

Ryan2281

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Nicole7268

Colleagues, Please take a look and critique this list regarding the system load and the content of centrus alleni. Planned fish composition: Mandarin fish 2 (currently one) Centropyge acanthops 1 C. loriculus 1 Salarias 1 Caribbean blennies (oceanops) 2 P. alleni 4-5 pcs Thoughts - if you think about it, the main troublemakers are the salarias and the loriculus. The others combined could still be considered as one more loriculus. Thank you. I also think - gobiosoma oceanops and alleni are somewhere in the predominant blue range... After all, alleni are damselfish, somewhat reckless...

Martin3206

Yarik, the two mandarins in your volume may not have enough food base, and then you'll have to supplement, which is quite stressful, considering that the salarias is tough! I would exclude it! The tank is not big, and we need beautiful fish, while the salarias is just okay... Better to go with the bicolor.

Tammy

I read your thread about Ksyukha and Bicolor... There are more reviews for Solaris, like for a seaweed eater, than for Bicolor... Although I like Bicolor much more. As for Mandarinka, yes, I thought about it myself... Let's exclude it.

Nicholas

Do you think Solaris will polish stones for you like a cat does with eggs? And I haven't seen any threads from you! If you have a thread, you can throw it to a fox for a month or two, or to a hare. Take it only if you like it, but it's not worth taking for eating something at some point...

Gary6376

My Solaris switched to artificial food (90% of the diet is JBL drying + spirulina, the rest is barely the back wall), fox and scops 50/50, but apparently the dog has a bad influence on them. Only the hedgehog-globe eats stones, but he's also kind of slow (the grass grows faster).

Gary6376

We have been working without a skimmer for over a week. Nitrates in the first zone are 0. Phosphates are the same. Even if we overdo it, they won't exceed 0.1. I haven't seen any negative reactions from the corals. I think, given this situation, when the skimmer returns, we can add 1-2 fish and stop.

Michelle9986

Not yet in kilograms, but let's hope...

Christine864

A lovely creature. Scientific name, please... As for me, it's a carpet... I've seen all kinds, but this one...

Karen2578

Invisible carpet!

Chad231

So, activists - hurry up and check your eyesight! This snail has laid eggs. P.S. I can't clean the glass there to take a super-clear photo.

Susan

Offtopic, they thought it was a dog. But then it went up a tree... so it wasn't a dog... It was a good thing. Now we will be in the know...

Joseph

Neopetrolisthes I see only one. There were about four. I mistook one for a bad one - I killed it. The others I left. It seems they really are territorial; maybe they fought each other.

Scott9892

Here is this snail. I accidentally caught the process today.

Aaron580

Offtopic Beautiful masonry creates... "Something cosmic"...

Julie4738

A couple of photos.

Joyce

How does the acanthops (Centropyge acanthops) behave? A beauty...

David

He forages for food among the corals like all fish do. Especially those that I always try to feed. He hasn't been noticed in conflicts with neighbors. And regarding what was written in message 196, there are no further updates on him for now.

Robert800

I have had a couple of Black Sea hermit crabs living with me for half a year. They cause almost no harm, only benefits. Well, they do trample around like elephants and climb on the Sarcophyton like it's a palm tree, but there is one downside - they eat the polyps of the Briareum along with the flesh. I had to keep the Briareum on a suction cup - it hangs on the wall of the aquarium.

Bridget

Could sexual reproduction occur in euphilia this way?

Cheryl9296

This is 100% sexual reproduction. It's just that there seems to be no opposite sex around. Otherwise, there would be planulae...

Laura4892

She seems a bit sluggish today... probably worn out...

Alexandra

Friends, critique, advise, support! (2 messages) Currently available: Mandarin fish, centropyge acanthops, helmon.