120 Gallon ORA Display at the FAU Harbor Branch Visitors Center

[fishybizzness]

Hi Brandon, your aquarium keeping skills are impressive to say the least!! I would like to know how you keep your tanks so algea free? Do the snails that I see everywhere in the video play a big part??you should write a book!

 

[Brandon McHenry]

Hi Brandon, your aquarium keeping skills are impressive to say the least!! I would like to know how you keep your tanks so algea free? Do the snails that I see everywhere in the video play a big part??you should write a book!

Thanks so much! That means a lot! Its always nice to hear when people like your tanks I use different methods for different tanks but for this one its not much more than a well cycled tank, a good protein skimmer and a strong clean up crew. Since this tank is all about aquaculture I only have two species of CUC, the Banded Trochus Snails and the Variegated Sea Urchin. These are both workhorse animals that pretty much destroy any algae that pops up. Despite feeding the fish 4 times a day with pellets and once with a mix of frozen food, algae has never seemed to be a problem with this tank (knock on wood!) And I dont know about a book but 5 build threads and a few videos is a start! LOL

 

[Brandon McHenry]

Starting to get some nice growth on these corals

ORA Green Birdsnest and Orange Monti Cap

ORA Green Planet

ORA Stellar Stylophora

ORA Miami Orchid

ORA Laura’s Purple Polyp

ORA Pink Birdsnest

MIMF Micronesian Mauve

 

[Ron Popeil]

any updates?

 

[C. Eymann]

That tabk is starting to really nice! saw your Reef bum interview the other day awesome stuff!

 

[Brandon McHenry]

any updates?

Hey no major updates just yet! Things have been very hectic at work and I haven’t had much time for pictures! ;Hilarious

 

[Brandon McHenry]

That tabk is starting to really nice! saw your Reef bum interview the other day awesome stuff!

Thanks! Yeah I grabbed a few quick videos for the interview so I’m glad it stood out!