That's my issue right now as well, I'm having a difficult time cleaning the back glass, very difficult to reach it with the depth of my tank I don't want anything on it but i like a clean look. All you have is Astrea snails taking care of that for you? if so how many would you recommend for a 290 g ?
At least 20 and add in a few dwarf cerith, margarita and trochus snails
How many would you recommend for a 65g? How many of each snail? How many crabs/hermits? How much would I need to mow down glass algae and tiny very unhealthy spores of hair algae?
Algae can grow in pretty much any water parameter. They can also easily keep PO4 & NO3 low. I’ve been slightly over feeding (adding few pellets although my fishes pretty much only eat frozen, spoiled brats) to raise some parameters, but used other methods to target algae.
Thank you. I have like 3 vermetid snails currently not worried though. Are there any good shrimp that would not be eaten by my marble wrasse I could put in? What do cerith and margarita snails do? Never heard of them?
Margarita- Some diatoms, film algae and in some cases, cyano
Copperband butterfly fish.
For Aptasia- You cant beat a Kleini Butterfly BUT must be the bluehead- NOT the yellow version. The yellow will go after coral too but bluehead as pictured will eat aptasia like candy, then eat all dry and frozen food offered, colorful, friendly and stays small. I will note that a couple of persons who got the blue had their kleini nip zoa. if so- easy sell, or place in sump as aptasia have likely made it down there already
I stopped feeding Reef Roids because I'd read that the hydroids on the Zoas would love that. Perhaps it's time to start that again to keep the Phosphate off the floor.
Yes it feeds them and can raise Phosphate levels
Same, finally settled on a waterbox 150.4 and then my 24yo daughter got engaged. I about fell over when my wife told me what we would be spending. Weddings not in another year and I’ve already dished out more than the tank costs.
Hello, I saw on a post that you were responding from Sheboygan. I'm currently looking for someone that can build a custom aquarium for an art project at Sheboygan (there won't be any creatures in the tank). Wondering if you have any recommendations for me.
