Brand New 8 gallon bio cube

[living_tribunal]

What sort of blenny is it? Mine never ate a single thing I tried to feed him, preferred to fend for himself.

Tailspot.

I’ve just been dropping some green seaweed in there. I think he’s still just nervous of the wrasse. I haven’t seen the wrasse beat up on him, maybe he’s just nervous cause of the size and speed.

I just ordered a veggie clip and am going to hang seaweed right next to his spot.

 

[Katrina71]

Tailspot.

I’ve just been dropping some green seaweed in there. I think he’s still just nervous of the wrasse. I haven’t seen the wrasse beat up on him, maybe he’s just nervous cause of the size and speed.

I just ordered a veggie clip and am going to hang seaweed right next to his spot.

None of my tailspots have ever eaten greens. Leave your flow on and feed him some frozen Mysis.

 

[Katrina71]

My blenny is only eating mysis and phyto. Is that normal?

Yes!

 

[Katrina71]

Your tailspot will eat film algae. Leave a pane dirty for him.

 

[Katrina71]

Look for little circle kiss marks.

 

[Magellan]

I dunno but I have A LOT of themo_O

It looks like potentially off the charts! Weren’t you the one dosing Vibrant and such things to fight the algae? (I’m assuming it’s working!)

Tailspot.

I’ve just been dropping some green seaweed in there. I think he’s still just nervous of the wrasse. I haven’t seen the wrasse beat up on him, maybe he’s just nervous cause of the size and speed.

I just ordered a veggie clip and am going to hang seaweed right next to his spot.

I tried that too, the only thing that ever ate it was my urchin (if I slid some seaweed up under him) and my cleaner shrimp. But I had a lawnmower so it’s not the same, TSBs are more omnivorous. Hang the nori up at night, that might help.

edit: @Katrina71 has spoken! You’re good to go lol

 

[Why-Me]

@Magellan I'm the one dosing vibrant once a week for nuisance algae.
BUT my params are spot on right now.

 

[JoshH]

It looks like potentially off the charts! Weren’t you the one dosing Vibrant and such things to fight the algae? (I’m assuming it’s working!)

I tried that too, the only thing that ever ate it was my urchin (if I slid some seaweed up under him) and my cleaner shrimp. But I had a lawnmower so it’s not the same, TSBs are more omnivorous. Hang the nori up at night, that might help.

edit: @Katrina71 has spoken! You’re good to go lol

Just finished cycling my other Nuvo 10 to transfer my 2 surviving corals over to hopefully wipe out the aptasia for good. Still going through the algae phase right now...

 

[Magellan]

@Magellan I'm the one dosing vibrant once a week for nuisance algae.
BUT my params are spot on right now.

Good to know! I’ve been really curious about that stuff, it seems too good to be true. I want a significantly larger tank at some point and that would be such an easy way to keep it clean...

 

[Katrina71]

Just finished cycling my other Nuvo 10 to transfer my 2 surviving corals over to hopefully wipe out the aptasia for good. Still going through the algae phase right now...

That could be a cool Christmas tree pic. More green!

 

[Katrina71]

@Magellan I'm the one dosing vibrant once a week for nuisance algae.
BUT my params are spot on right now.

Lots of reefers dose vibrant all the time

 

[Magellan]

Just finished cycling my other Nuvo 10 to transfer my 2 surviving corals over to hopefully wipe out the aptasia for good. Still going through the algae phase right now...

Such a colorful phase! did you get the diatoms yet?

 

[JoshH]

Such a colorful phase! did you get the diatoms yet?

A little bit but then the film algae snuffed it out, I let it take over and then just peeled/Turkey bastered most of it off.

 

[living_tribunal]

Just finished cycling my other Nuvo 10 to transfer my 2 surviving corals over to hopefully wipe out the aptasia for good. Still going through the algae phase right now...

Looks pretty clean to me!

 

[Magellan]

A little bit but then the film algae snuffed it out, I let it take over and then just peeled/Turkey bastered most of it off.

One of the most essential tools for a good nano! Would it be an accurate hypothesis to say that the smaller the tank, the faster it goes through the cycles?

 

[living_tribunal]

One of the most essential tools for a good nano! Would it be an accurate hypothesis to say that the smaller the tank, the faster it goes through the cycles?

I would say the inverse. More surface area = more bacteria.

Bacteria will scale to whatever ppm of ammonia you deliver to it so I don’t think it makes a difference until much higher ammonia levels.

 

[NY_Caveman]

Lots of reefers dose vibrant all the time

@Brew12 doses Vibrant regularly if I recall.

 

[Magellan]

I would say the inverse. More surface area = more bacteria.

Bacteria will scale to whatever ppm of ammonia you deliver to it so I don’t think it makes a difference until much higher ammonia levels.

Wouldn’t it all be proportionate though, assuming 1 pound of rock per gallon?

 

[JoshH]

Looks pretty clean to me!

Yeah it's not looking too bad, just need to get the nitrates down and were laughing, I MIGHT even wrangle up another clownfish pair...

One of the most essential tools for a good nano! Would it be an accurate hypothesis to say that the smaller the tank, the faster it goes through the cycles?

I think it depends on too many variables. Honestly I've let this tank cycle for a few months now with little light and letting it just do its thing, dosed ammonia weekly and didn't think much of it. I've only cycled tanks 4 times and they have all been nanos so I can't really compare them just yet...

 

[NY_Caveman]

Wouldn’t it all be proportionate though, assuming 1 pound of rock per gallon?

Bacteria will populate everywhere and then regulate its metabolism.