Megabite's 180 Reef - Round 2

[MegabiteOG]

Everything looks fabulous!

Thanks Diana. I hate not getting notification when people post stuff on their threads. I just went to check yours out and saw the power was off for a while. I'm glad it's back and hope it didn't cause too much issues with everything like tank and food in the fridge and more.

Been there several times with power out for several days when living in Florida and hurricanes. It s u c k s.

 

[TDehler]

Photo dump time as I haven't done one for a bit.

The Dino's continue kicking my ****. Got a few 10 micron socks and vacuumed the sand bid into it with the sock sitting in the sump. Got rid of a lot of Dinos reducing the population. Hopefully with the UV and other things I'm doing I can get these suckers under control.

On to the photos. Just took a bunch of random shots a few minutes ago.

Stunning pictures! That pink Goniopora picture looks amazing! I'd love to pick your brain about some issues I am having with my tank right now. Its still a new tank (first fish and live rock added in early June) but I am now getting crazy amounts of green hair algae everywhere (luckily nothing more I don't think) even though my nutrients are relatively low. I now have my phosphates around .09 and my Nitrates have been around 6 or below because I have been dosing Reef Nitrogen. If I don't dose the Reef Nitrogen, my tank bottoms out on Nitrates. I forgot to add the Reef Nitrogen for 2 days and it hit 0.0 on my Hanna Nitrate High Range. I feel like I either bottom out nutrients which I don't want or have crazy green hair algae everywhere. Is this normally something that sorts itself out? I am perfectly fine to just let it ride but I will post a picture because it has been a crazy amount of algae from a lower nutrient tank. I am just unsure because my last tank didn't have this issue. You can see a picture from just 3 days ago on my tank thread as well, this algae totally blew up in 3 days.

 

[MegabiteOG]

Stunning pictures! That pink Goniopora picture looks amazing! I'd love to pick your brain about some issues I am having with my tank right now. Its still a new tank (first fish and live rock added in early June) but I am now getting crazy amounts of green hair algae everywhere (luckily nothing more I don't think) even though my nutrients are relatively low. I now have my phosphates around .09 and my Nitrates have been around 6 or below because I have been dosing Reef Nitrogen. If I don't dose the Reef Nitrogen, my tank bottoms out on Nitrates. I forgot to add the Reef Nitrogen for 2 days and it hit 0.0 on my Hanna Nitrate High Range. I feel like I either bottom out nutrients which I don't want or have crazy green hair algae everywhere. Is this normally something that sorts itself out? I am perfectly fine to just let it ride but I will post a picture because it has been a crazy amount of algae from a lower nutrient tank. I am just unsure because my last tank didn't have this issue. You can see a picture from just 3 days ago on my tank thread as well, this algae totally blew up in 3 days.

Thanks man.

Looks like the standard uglies that you’ll need to live through as (if I remember correctly) the DT was started with dry rock with live rock in the sump. Looks like you’re doing everything right and just keep staying on top of it. The one thing I did when I first setup my tank (besides all live rock) is put in a huge CUC to help with the nasties.

I got mine from Reeftopia. Everything arrived perfect and healthy. I got this package - The Algae Control Controller #3 - 236 Reef Cleaners. There were critters everywhere in the tank.

 

[TDehler]

Stunning pictures! That pink Goniopora picture looks amazing! I'd love to pick your brain about some issues I am having with my tank right now. Its still a new tank (first fish and live rock added in early June) but I am now getting crazy amounts of green hair algae everywhere (luckily nothing more I don't think) even though my nutrients are relatively low. I now have my phosphates around .09 and my Nitrates have been around 6 or below because I have been dosing Reef Nitrogen. If I don't dose the Reef Nitrogen, my tank bottoms out on Nitrates. I forgot to add the Reef Nitrogen for 2 days and it hit 0.0 on my Hanna Nitrate High Range. I feel like I either bottom out nutrients which I don't want or have crazy green hair algae everywhere. Is this normally something that sorts itself out? I am perfectly fine to just let it ride but I will post a picture because it has been a crazy amount of algae from a lower nutrient tank. I am just unsure because my last tank didn't have this issue. You can see a picture from just 3 days ago on my tank thread as well, this algae totally blew up in 3 days.

Thanks man.

Looks like the standard uglies that you’ll need to live through as (if I remember correctly) the DT was started with dry rock with live rock in the sump. Looks like you’re doing everything right and just keep staying on top of it. The one thing I did when I first setup my tank (besides all live rock) is put in a huge CUC to help with the nasties.

I got mine from Reeftopia. Everything arrived perfect and healthy. I got this package - The Algae Control Controller #3 - 236 Reef Cleaners. There were critters everywhere in the tank.

Ok, I have no issue just waiting through it. Should I just make sure I keep nutrients from bottoming out? I’ve been trying to keep nitrates between 5 and 10. I’ve some cleanup crew (20 hermits, 10 astrea and 5 turbo snails) but I was planning on getting more soon. The starry blenny I just got seems to appreciate the algae even though I don’t

 

[MegabiteOG]

Ok, I have no issue just waiting through it. Should I just make sure I keep nutrients from bottoming out? I’ve been trying to keep nitrates between 5 and 10. I’ve some cleanup crew (20 hermits, 10 astrea and 5 turbo snails) but I was planning on getting more soon. The starry blenny I just got seems to appreciate the algae even though I don’t

I’d like others to chime in, but I would do what I can to keep nutrients as stable as you can and off the bottom even if you have to deal with some algae in the meantime.

 

[TDehler]

I’d like others to chime in, but I would do what I can to keep nutrients as stable as you can and off the bottom even if you have to deal with some algae in the meantime.

Thanks, I appreciate the help! I will keep my tank thread up to date with what's happening.

 

[tbrown]

Ok, I have no issue just waiting through it. Should I just make sure I keep nutrients from bottoming out? I’ve been trying to keep nitrates between 5 and 10. I’ve some cleanup crew (20 hermits, 10 astrea and 5 turbo snails) but I was planning on getting more soon. The starry blenny I just got seems to appreciate the algae even though I don’t

Yeah, don't let nutrients bottom out. Nitrates are fine even elevated. Phosphates can also be elevated. Proper CUC will help keep algae at bay if they're not ridiculous levels. I've gone nitrates over 75 without any negative effects except some algae growth. Phosphates I like to keep around 0.15 but they're usually a little (sometimes a lot) higher. I think I'm around 15 nitrates and 0.45 phosphates currently.

 

[Minifoot77]

Yeah, don't let nutrients bottom out. Nitrates are fine even elevated. Phosphates can also be elevated. Proper CUC will help keep algae at bay if they're not ridiculous levels. I've gone nitrates over 75 without any negative effects except some algae growth. Phosphates I like to keep around 0.15 but they're usually a little (sometimes a lot) higher. I think I'm around 15 nitrates and 0.45 phosphates currently.

That's too high

 

[MegabiteOG]

It's interesting how different tanks react to nutrient levels. There are quite a few tank with super high nutrients along with ultra low that look fantastic. I know, my tank like to be at 15-20 NO3 and .15-.20 PO4. When my PO4 gets over .25 to .30 I will start seeing increased algae on rock and my corals don't look as good.

 

[tbrown]

That's too high

Usually is, yep!

 

[tbrown]

It's interesting how different tanks react to nutrient levels. There are quite a few tank with super high nutrients along with ultra low that look fantastic. I know, my tank like to be at 15-20 NO3 and .15-.20 PO4. When my PO4 gets over .25 to .30 I will start seeing increased algae on rock and my corals don't look as good.

Same. I'm working on bringing down the phosphates and dosing Ammonium to keep them from bottoming out.

 

[MegabiteOG]

Thursday's AD update. New tips continue coming. Color is completely back on right side of base.

 

[That Crusso Kid]

Thursday's AD update. New tips continue coming. Color is completely back on right side of base.

Excuse me, sir, but you're making it look too easy. Well done!

 

[MegabiteOG]

Excuse me, sir, but you're making it look too easy. Well done!

Gracias.

 

[MegabiteOG]

USE PROTECTION WHEN.......

Your tank is unattended. Was doing a little maintenance today with the my top off and.......

Look at the yellow wrasse on the right side of the tank.

 

[MegabiteOG]

Anyone have any idea what this is?

 

[tbrown]

Porcelain crab baby just post larval stage?

 

[MegabiteOG]

Porcelain crab baby just post larval stage?

I have no idea. I assume a crab so you may be correct.

 

[tbrown]

It's probably actually a Gall Crab.

 

[MegabiteOG]

Could be as well. I've seen a bunch of cool things while seeing what my Dino population looks like. Here are a few.

Snail

A couple of different worms

Diatoms?

Looks like a dung beetle.

Giant sack of Dinos?

These speedy things. Pods?