The Adrine Project

[Lasse]

Some photo

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Sincerely Lasse

 

[Cuzuco]

For the first time in my 13 years with starting small aquariums have I run into some smaller problems with Cyanobacteria in the sand. As you can see in my video above - the sand is rather brown but not a sign of red Cyanobacteria. A week later (around Sept 20) I notice red Cyanobacteria in the sand. As usually - I add some NO3 to the water and did a water test of NO3 and PO4 a week later. It show up that I had low PO4 as well. I add some PO4 too. During this time (since I notice the red plague) I stir the sand at least once a day too.

There is two things that I have done different this time - I have used a much more effective light and no WC during this first three months. The AI Prime is very effective and I have run it for 14 hours and for 100% during at least 4 hours a day.

Four days ago I change the light to be active during only 8 hours and highest intensity for 3 hours. I also activated a long (30 days) acclimation period with start at 70% reduction of the white and 50 % for the others.

Things looks a little bit better now but I going to do a 20 % WC (using water from my other tank) this evening. Things looks much better now.

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And I have got another fish too - Bathygobius meggitti

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Sincerely Lasse

Thanks for that update.
I am sorry to hear that you’re experiencing troubles with that tank. That being said if you can’t handle this I don’t know who could, but I see an improvement on the videos, the sand doesn’t look brown anymore.
That new gobi seems like lot of fun I see him flying all over the tank in the first video and in the second he is doing something strange, funny.
Nice setup Lasse, thanks again for that update.

 

[Dr. Dendrostein]

Some photo

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Sincerely Lasse

Man, that's nice, comrade

 

[Dr. Dendrostein]

No

Late to the party as always, my s tank (52litres aio) was set up and stocked inside 24 hours, 75% water and all rocks and residents from the big tank, half saved old sand half new, love this!

No soup for you!!!!

 

[Lasse]

Four months in - the Cyano bacteria have disappear. The thing I did was to be sure there was both NO3 and PO4. I stir the sand rather often and maybe the most important thing - I set the light in adaption mode over one month and start at 30% of the wanted intensity. The con with this was that some corals have a hard time - we will see if they will repair themselves.



Some photos

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Sincerely Lasse

 

[Cuzuco]

Nice pictures, haven’t the clownfish adopted the anemone yet?

 

[Lasse]

No

They are young and captive breed.

Sincerely Lasse

 

[Lasse]

People will get mad that you added an anemone before 6 months! Lol

Please - its not my fault - he/she have become two! - 4.5 months old tank

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Probably - you are right because this is how a 6 months old aquarium with nems can look like

Sincerely Lasse

 

[Lasse]

Long time no update. This tank just do not want to "lift" - It works but the growth is nor very good. The nems grow ans some other corals too - but som just fade away.

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I do not do any measurements in this aquarium - not even the temperature. I guess is around 23 degree C or lower. I will add some PO4 and NO3 to the system the following days

However - I discover that the outlet chamber I construct also work as a good refugium - I did have it in my head but thought that it not shouyld work - I was wrong - it works

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Sincerely Lasse

 

[Dr. Dendrostein]

we're all going thru something similar, Lasse. Keep at it.

 

[John Bolden]

nice

 

[Mark Gray]

How is this one doing?

 

[John Bolden]

been like a cupel of years since this has been updated

 

[Lasse]

I know --- It still here - not delivered to my grandchild. It has not developed the way I want it to - there was something that did not work as it should. However - probably have I solve that problem now and I will update with picks later on. To this aquarium I used only tap water (I have done it before for many years in all my aquariums) but I did a test of my tap water - it is ideal with one exception - Cu levels is high. I have stop using tap water and does some WC with help of my left over water from my main aquarium. I´ll try to update with pictures later on

Sincerely Lasse

 

[Cuzuco]

Hi Lasse,

Is this project finally picking up?
Your pictures at 4 month old seemed promising.

 

[Lasse]

After 2 years - I finally get some control over this aquarium. It is "as simple as possible". No advanced technique, a simple skimmer, very, very small refugium (in the overflow) - WC very seldom. I started it with tap water because when I deliver it - they will not use RO. It works good for a year - but suddenly tjings start to got south. In one point I had to stop using tap water, start to use RO instead. No major WC but when I start to automatically control the salinity in my main aquarium - I start to use left over water from that aquarium for WC of Adrines aquarium. My shrimps and the shrimp and its goby died - now it is only the three clowns and a larger goby left. But things start to go better. I thought I had lost my nems but suddenly one show up as a small red spot in the display - and the other I found in the overflow. I do not use any add ons, never do any tests, only WC from my main aquarium and just let it be. This how it looks today. There is a small patch of cyano bacteria - otherwise it is rather good.

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Sincerely Lasse

 

[Cuzuco]

After 2 years - I finally get some control over this aquarium. It is "as simple as possible". No advanced technique, a simple skimmer, very, very small refugium (in the overflow) - WC very seldom. I started it with tap water because when I deliver it - they will not use RO. It works good for a year - but suddenly tjings start to got south. In one point I had to stop using tap water, start to use RO instead. No major WC but when I start to automatically control the salinity in my main aquarium - I start to use left over water from that aquarium for WC of Adrines aquarium. My shrimps and the shrimp and its goby died - now it is only the three clowns and a larger goby left. But things start to go better. I thought I had lost my nems but suddenly one show up as a small red spot in the display - and the other I found in the overflow. I do not use any add ons, never do any tests, only WC from my main aquarium and just let it be. This how it looks today. There is a small patch of cyano bacteria - otherwise it is rather good.

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Sincerely Lasse

It doesn’t look bad to me. Many people would probably like to take care of such an aquarium. I hope that things will get better with it and that finally you’ll be able to give that great gift.

 

[ramona]

Updates on this tank please! Love the nem - what do you think helps to keep it so bubbled?

 

[Lasse]

O - this tank is a mess just now and I have not succeeded to give it to my granddaughter yet. I publish some pictures when I have it in order again

Sincerely Lasse

 

[Lasse]

Been a while - finally - it starts to look rather good. This tank is nearly 3 years old now and an only softie tank. Three months ago - I put in a shrimp goby and a pistol shrimp - not seen them after that - I thought - the other day - both show up. Hopefully we will deliver this tank in the summer.



Sincerely Lasse