Hey there everyone, I am newly graduated from College with my Bachelor's in accounting, I am now working as an accountant and have had the opportunity to get into the saltwater tank world. I bought most of my gear/setup from Craigslist.
Videos/Pictures:
Top side of Tank the week of 5/15/17 :
Sump of Tank the week of 5/15/17:
Black Snowflake Clowns settling down for the night:
Feeding of my tank:
Cyano/algae outbreak 5/24/17:
Lights out, removed Chaeto, update 5/35/17:
Bought new ATI bulbs - 2 aquablue special, 2 Blue plus
Questions:
1) I have been battling for a few days what I believe to be cyanobacteria? Also had some hair algae. Chaeto was thinning out and dying, removed it and lights out for two days now. Progress - It seems to be dying off/disappearing, any tips? Do pictures look like cyano?
Found a couple of [pineapple sponge?], and a red thing [not sure what it is]. I've read that sponges are a good sign, what about the red thing?
What I have:
75 Gallon tank
DIY internal "coast to coast" overflow with beananimal
Mag 9.5 return pump, split to two lock-line returns
3/4" bulkheads and pvc fittings
DIY 2x4 stand with 1/8" plywood sides, velcro'd on
Reef octopus BH2000 [hang on back] skimmer in sump compartment
3 stage RO/DI unit
"refugium" with sand [Chaeto died]
MaxiJet pump to BRS dual carbon/GFO reactor
Three powerheads:
1) one with descent output, on front right glass, bouncing off of front panel
2) one with pretty crappy output, on back left glass, pointed towards front left corner
3) one with pretty crappy output shooting across the tank behind rock from left to right
Lighting:
Current Orbit USA LED light with remote
4 bulb T5 lighting fixture
1) ATI Aquablue
2) ATI Blue Plus
3) ATI Aquablue
4) ATI Blue Plus
AUQA gadget titanium hydrofill ATO
~80lbs Live Rock, ~ 80lbs caribsea sand, 40lbs aragonite
Livestock:
2 Black Snowflake Clownfish [bonded pair]
Royal Gramma
Two Bangaii Cardinalfish
1 Peppermint Shrimp
1 Fighting Conch
~20 nasarius snail
~4 turbo snail
~10 astrea snail
2 Tuxedo urchins
1 Black Brittle Starfish
Green Toadstool
Green Hammer
Red/Pink Frogspawn
Red Zoa rock
Plans:
Add Algae Turf Scrubber [after my Chaeto withered away and left chaeto covering pumps and powerheads
Remove GFO, run carbon intermittently
Budget pending, purchase jebao wavemaker pumps [2] to replace current pumps
Budget pending, purchase Apex, Apex JR or Reefkeeper
Budget pending, purchase dosing pumps
Budget pending, purchase Hannah PO, ALK, CA and nitrate checkers
Bonus pictures:
Videos/Pictures:
Top side of Tank the week of 5/15/17 :
Sump of Tank the week of 5/15/17:
Black Snowflake Clowns settling down for the night:
Feeding of my tank:
Cyano/algae outbreak 5/24/17:
Lights out, removed Chaeto, update 5/35/17:
Bought new ATI bulbs - 2 aquablue special, 2 Blue plus
Questions:
1) I have been battling for a few days what I believe to be cyanobacteria? Also had some hair algae. Chaeto was thinning out and dying, removed it and lights out for two days now. Progress - It seems to be dying off/disappearing, any tips? Do pictures look like cyano?
Found a couple of [pineapple sponge?], and a red thing [not sure what it is]. I've read that sponges are a good sign, what about the red thing?
What I have:
75 Gallon tank
DIY internal "coast to coast" overflow with beananimal
Mag 9.5 return pump, split to two lock-line returns
3/4" bulkheads and pvc fittings
DIY 2x4 stand with 1/8" plywood sides, velcro'd on
Reef octopus BH2000 [hang on back] skimmer in sump compartment
3 stage RO/DI unit
"refugium" with sand [Chaeto died]
MaxiJet pump to BRS dual carbon/GFO reactor
Three powerheads:
1) one with descent output, on front right glass, bouncing off of front panel
2) one with pretty crappy output, on back left glass, pointed towards front left corner
3) one with pretty crappy output shooting across the tank behind rock from left to right
Lighting:
Current Orbit USA LED light with remote
4 bulb T5 lighting fixture
1) ATI Aquablue
2) ATI Blue Plus
3) ATI Aquablue
4) ATI Blue Plus
AUQA gadget titanium hydrofill ATO
~80lbs Live Rock, ~ 80lbs caribsea sand, 40lbs aragonite
Livestock:
2 Black Snowflake Clownfish [bonded pair]
Royal Gramma
Two Bangaii Cardinalfish
1 Peppermint Shrimp
1 Fighting Conch
~20 nasarius snail
~4 turbo snail
~10 astrea snail
2 Tuxedo urchins
1 Black Brittle Starfish
Green Toadstool
Green Hammer
Red/Pink Frogspawn
Red Zoa rock
Plans:
Add Algae Turf Scrubber [after my Chaeto withered away and left chaeto covering pumps and powerheads
Remove GFO, run carbon intermittently
Budget pending, purchase jebao wavemaker pumps [2] to replace current pumps
Budget pending, purchase Apex, Apex JR or Reefkeeper
Budget pending, purchase dosing pumps
Budget pending, purchase Hannah PO, ALK, CA and nitrate checkers
Bonus pictures: