Macroalgae Only 7G

[Ocypode sinensis]

Rebuilt my macro algae tank after moving to Pittsburgh. Hooked up my XR15 Pro since it's idleing. Will be getting more red macro tomorrow.

Please excuse my very chaotic background

 

[Tahoe61]

Awesome I love macro tanks.

 

[Ocypode sinensis]

Awesome I love macro tanks.

just got new macros today, will update later

 

[Tahoe61]

just got new macros today, will update later

Did you buy them on line?

 

[Ocypode sinensis]

Did you buy them on line?

Got them from mosaic macros, though UPS backstabbed me and the shipment was delayed a day

 

[Ocypode sinensis]

From Mosaic Macros I got:
String-of-Pearls Macroalgae | Coelarthrum sp.
Rusty Ribbon Macroalgae | Unknown sp.
Branching Hex Macroalgae | Rhodopeltis sp.
Red Sawblade Macroalgae | Neurymenia fraxinifolia

The other macro got hit by the delay and Mosaic Macros generously refunded me, huge shoutout!

 

[Ocypode sinensis]

String of pearls broke into half after I try to affix it to my algae holder, but some small bubbles have already emerged.
Rusty Ribbon Macroalgae, some growth.
Branching Hex Macroalgae, in good shape but no growth observed.
Red Sawblade Macroalgae, tends to catch a lot of detritus, no growth yet.

 

[Ocypode sinensis]

Drove to Aquatic Technology last Sunday through the snowstorm, got three fish, some CUC and a piece of dictoyta.

Fish:
Rainfordii goby (court jester)
Lantern basslet
matted filefish

CUC:
small tiger conch
2 trochus
5 asteara
5 cerith, mix of Florida and Cortez
some Amphipods
Hitchhiked Asterina star (hell yeah)

Dictoyta had some GHA on it and a aiptasia (got removed), clipped it to some frag mount and my algae holder, waiting for it to grow.

 

[Ocypode sinensis]

Rebuilt my macro algae tank after moving to Pittsburgh. Hooked up my XR15 Pro since it's idleing. Will be getting more red macro tomorrow.

Please excuse my very chaotic background

My first order from mosaic macro include:
Mexican Fern Caulerpa Macroalgae | Caulerpa mexicana
Palm Tree Caulerpa Macroalgae | Caulerpa paspaloides
Purple Hypnea Macroalgae | Hypnea sp. (Mostly melted, but i think some holded up and I should see some growth soon.
Blue Hypnea Macroalgae | Hypnea pannosa, huge growth and got blue
Orange Galaxy Macroalgae | Halymenia stipitata, excellent growth.
Suction Cup Caulerpa Macroalgae | Caulerpa racemosa var. Peltata
Pseudo-Kelp Macroalgae | Sargassum sp. Some growth but has GHA attached.

 

[Ocypode sinensis]

I ran my XR15 G6 at 75% 14 hours a day with two hours ramp up and ramp down each. I just tune it to 7000k and maxxed out the UV as it gives the gold color to my halymenia.

 

[Ocypode sinensis]

tested n&p feb 14th, N: 0, P: 0.35
Dosed some nitrates afterwards

 

[Ocypode sinensis]

Tested N&P again Feb 20.
N: 8.9
p: 0.15

 

[Ocypode sinensis]

Went to LFS Feb 19, got some frozen mysis and squid as well as flake food. Also bought a bottle of tigger pods and phyto. Found a borneman anemone listed as RFA so I bought that for 19.99. Also got a cup of Ulva.

 

[Ocypode sinensis]

One of their tank was infested with Scinaia, perhaps Scinaia hormoides or Scinaia boergesenii. Got some for free but they are full of GHA.

 

[Premnas]

Rebuilt my macro algae tank after moving to Pittsburgh. Hooked up my XR15 Pro since it's idleing. Will be getting more red macro tomorrow.

Please excuse my very chaotic background

Lookin' good. Is there still a reefer community get together here in Pittsburgh? I'm local, and I'm looking to divest of some aquarium equipment, and I'm looking for buyers and don't want to ship most of this stuff, which is nice, but big, and heavy and/or delicate.

 

[Ocypode sinensis]

Lookin' good. Is there still a reefer community get together here in Pittsburgh? I'm local, and I'm looking to divest of some aquarium equipment, and I'm looking for buyers and don't want to ship most of this stuff, which is nice, but big, and heavy and/or delicate.

I just move here six month's ago so i'm not sure. I know there's 3RMRAS or something.

 

[Ocypode sinensis]

I need to update my tank! It's been through a lot like fish losses and peroxide overdosing but it's thriving! And special thanks to @vlangel 's gift of not just algae and coral but biodiversity!

 

[Ocypode sinensis]

Well I lied it's not a macro only anymore it's lowkey a mixed reef now. Got the pocilipora from a lfs and remounted it, it's starting to picking up some green and encrusting on to the superglue.