New in San Antonio TX

[jbarnhart5]

Hi I'm new to saltwater aquariums, and I am in San Antonio, TX. I bought a 20 gallon long tank setup for my 9 year old son and me to work on in May 2013. When we got it, it was about a year old. I got it off a guy on Craigslist, and it came with live sand, live rock, extra base rock, lots of equipment and testing kits, filter, skimmer, lights, stand, and critters. We had 1 orange and white ocellaris, 1 coral beauty, 1 six line wrasse, 2 firefish, 1 bicolor blenny, 1 fire shrimp, 1 sea urchin, 4 xl turbo snails, and 5 or 6 small hermit crabs. We also had some kenya tree corals and colony polyps. My first thought was that this was way too much for a 20 gallon tank, but the price was right. I went on a 2 week trip and left the tank in the care of my neighbor who decided the tank did not need water added while I was gone even though the pumps were sucking air when I got home. Somehow, I only lost the shrimp, urchin, one firefish, and all the corals. I currently have the ocellaris, coral beauty, six line wrasse, blenny, and fire fish. The tank seems ok, but I have some issues with hair algae. Any and all tips are welcome, and I will be posting my algae questions after I read through some of the other posts.

Jeremy and Brayden Barnhart

 

[DSP]

Welcome! Sry to hear about the losses,Tank looks great!

 

[Zero Nitrates]

Welcome!

 

[Scutterborn]

Hello to another San Antonio reefer!

 

[spspirate]

Welcome to REEF2REEF!!!

 

[Mr tap water]

Hi there and welcome

 

[mike007]

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[Reefing Madness]

 

[Duffam3434]

Welcome to R2R!!

 

[3Twinklets]

Hello from just south of San Antonio and welcome to Reef2Reef!!

 

[aceer15]

How many San Antonio reefers do we have on here? I've been trying to find some for some possible coral trades in the future

 

[SeahorseKeeper]

Welcome to R2R!! :)

 

[revhtree Verified Admin]

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[aceer15]

We should get a San Antonio club going

 

[clownfitch]

Hey fellow San Antonian! I'm just south east of you. :) Welcome to the forum.

aceer15 check out MAAST Some local fellas there.

 

[clownfitch]

Jbarnhart5 if your looking for a cure to an algae problem I have a partial solution for you. This short spines urchin has a voracious appetite for algae. I got my algae issues under control to the point that this guy leaves a white trail on my cured 9 month old live rock every night when he comes out to graze. He doesn't touch any of my corals, just a VERY thorough algae eater. I no longer need his services so if your in need I would happily donate this guy to you.

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[clownfitch]

Last night's grazing area. LOL. He needs a home with plentiful algea.

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[jbarnhart5]

That would be really great! I am getting ready to leave town for a while but I should be back before the end of the month. I will pm you and we can meet up. I also just bought a condylactis anemone which is doing well. Do you think there would be any conflicts there?

 

[jbarnhart5]

Thanks for the great welcome

I am encouraged by all the welcoming people on this forum. Thanks everyone. I think it would be great to set up a San Antonio/South Texas forum on here if we could.