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While I have kept fresh water aquariums many times, someone recently offered me their entire salt water setup because they were done with it. As a result, I now have a 75 gallon bow front with rocks, sand, crabs, snails and 3 fish - 2 clowns and a splendid dotty back (props to Fishy_mcfish for helping me ID this bad boy). It came with:
It also came with a serious algae issue, with every rock being completely covered in a bright green layer. It doesn't look bad necessarily (my wife says it's pretty), but I'm looking to make it a reef so I'd like it to be completely gone. Here's a current look at it, with some of the rocks largely cleared of algae:
I've read a lot from all of you on this forum and I'm pretty much going down the road of a chaetomorpha refugium to help clean things up. Here are some of the upgrades I have made:
Once I get rid of the algae, I'm going to start upgrading the tank to prepare it for softies and LPS coral. I'm also going to change to aquascape to be less...all over the place.
Let me know of any tips you may have on how to improve the setup/maintenance to get to reefville.
- 15 gallon 3 stage sump
- Eshopps protein skimmer
- Marineland Advanced LED strip light
- Danner Supreme AquaMag Model 7 (655 GPH) pump
It also came with a serious algae issue, with every rock being completely covered in a bright green layer. It doesn't look bad necessarily (my wife says it's pretty), but I'm looking to make it a reef so I'd like it to be completely gone. Here's a current look at it, with some of the rocks largely cleared of algae:
I've read a lot from all of you on this forum and I'm pretty much going down the road of a chaetomorpha refugium to help clean things up. Here are some of the upgrades I have made:
- RO/DI System
- Tunze Auto Top-off
- H380 Halo II Kessel Refugium LED
- 4" MarinePure Ceramic Biomedia plate in the refugium under the Chaetomorpha
Once I get rid of the algae, I'm going to start upgrading the tank to prepare it for softies and LPS coral. I'm also going to change to aquascape to be less...all over the place.
Let me know of any tips you may have on how to improve the setup/maintenance to get to reefville.