The red algae is macroalgae, means people want it. I dont know what its called though
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I am new to this as well. The best advice i can give is watch your tank like you would if you had a new born child. It will tell you what you want to no. Also dont try to micro manage your tank just let it do what it dose and do your best to enjoy the ride that is a reef tank. Your coral will also tell you if its time or if they need to be rehomed as well. I honestly do not see where pulsing Xenia will give you any problems other than growing like a weed. they may tick you off and noy pulse for you like they did in the store but keep in mind store tanks are 9 times out of 10 well established if they are keeping frags in them. Patients is a great thing to have in this hobby. find a recliner and set it up close to your tank. lolHey guys,
I am new to the salt water reefing world and I currently have an evo 13.5 gallon that has been stocked with 2 clownfish. The fish have been thriving for about 2 months now. I am starting to have a little bit of this brown algae forming in the tank but I think it stopped spreading. I really really want to add Pulsing Xenia, but I dont know if my tank is even ready. I don't have a proteins skimmer but I do 2 gallon water changes every Saturday. Would it be ok to add a single frag of Pulsing Xenia or should I just keep waiting?
Yah they were amazing at the store but I noticed that they open up and close depending on if the light is on. Is the fluval evo 13.5 gallon stock light is good? I currently am gonna start giving them 10 hours of blue light and maybe 1 hour of white light but idk if that’s enough light of way to much light.Looks like dragons breath which is a very nice macro and glows under blues.
Zoas are a very attractive coral as well once they open up. They are very colorful.
Yah I think so to, the dude at the fish store recommended to me 6 snails which I bought after he said that my tank had brown algaeim pretty sure corals dont need whites. white light is just algae food.
Will blue light be just as good as white light? Since I really like how the zoas look under it. And yah I have snails and that red algae plant thing that supposed to remove bad stuff from the waterAlgae needs light to grow - it just also needs certain nutrient levels to thrive.
I prefer how my tanks look on whites, so I run that mostly. I have my lights on 12 hours a day.
Corals will not open without light, as they need to photosynthesize for food.
The stock light is fine - you can grow most corals on it but it isn’t the most pleasing to look at.
Ok sweet bro I am very nervous about this since it’s my first salt water tank and I dropped nearly 1500 dollars already on this protectcorals need blue light to grow. some can grow under white light, but not as good as blues.
They should grow fine - I’ve just always found the blues on the fluval to be too blue to see anything but corals.Will blue light be just as good as white light? Since I really like how the zoas look under it. And yah I have snails and that red algae plant thing that supposed to remove bad stuff from the water
Oh for sure, sadly tho my clownfish don’t seem to care about the corals and but maybe they are just small rn my turbo snail tho been climbing all over the coral which idk if that’s good or badThey should grow fine - I’ve just always found the blues on the fluval to be too blue to see anything but corals.
Turbo is just looking for algae - nothing to worry aboutOh for sure, sadly tho my clownfish don’t seem to care about the corals and but maybe they are just small rn my turbo snail tho been climbing all over the coral which idk if that’s good or bad
ah yes! Just wondering should I still vacuum sand each time I do a water change if I have snails which will eat all the poop and left over food in the sand? Sorry for all the noob questions. Just really wanna take care of these amazing creatures!They're probable adjusting to your lights
Get a sand-sifting conch. It'll take care of your sand bed for you.ah yes! Just wondering should I still vacuum sand each time I do a water change if I have snails which will eat all the poop and left over food in the sand? Sorry for all the noob questions. Just really wanna take care of these amazing creatures!