Tigahboy's Macroalgae Tank(s)

[ThePurple12]

Nice job, Gracilaria hayi is the best! How did you discover those ;Cat shrimp? I'd never heard of them before.

 

[Tigahboy]

Nice job, Gracilaria hayi is the best! How did you discover those ;Cat shrimp? I'd never heard of them before.

Thank you! I got the tiger shrimp on Liveaquaria/Diver's Den. They have them on every now and then.

 

[Tigahboy]

WOW, those are amazing looking tanks. Great photos! And those close up pics of the fish... I'm hugely impressed! No idea how you did that.

Thank you! I have another macroalgae tank (UNS 5N) in the works as well. Been really enjoying this deep dive into macroalgae scaping.

It looks like a freshwater aquascape lol

All of these tanks are heavily influenced by freshwater scapes. I really love the freshwater aesthetic but I'm a saltwater guy so decided to try to blend the two.

 

[Tigahboy]

A few updates.

This Rhipocephalus phoenix has a decent growth rate. Sprouted 2 baby trees within a few weeks in my UNS 45A.

These blue sapphire damsels are doing a good job of keeping the flatworm population in check. They can't completely eradicate them (I see a few here and there), but I don't see any on my glass anymore.

I'll probably be taking down this 1g UNS 16C soon.

Will be replacing it with a new macroalgae project - this UNS 5N (5g). I was originally going to set-up a betta tank with this, but couldn't resist setting up another planted reef. Oh, macroalgae, I can't quit you.

 

[Andreas' Reef]

Very cool! Your little blue damsel is just so cute!

 

[Daniel@R2R]

Some random shots from the UNS 60S (lagoon).

Love these pics!

 

[Tigahboy]

Very cool! Your little blue damsel is just so cute!

Thanks! They are really cool fish. Super active as well so fun to watch.

Love these pics!

Thank you! ;Cat

 

[Tigahboy]

Some updates for the UNS 60S lagoon.

Finally got a hold of these yellow dwarf feather dusters. Been looking for these specific ones for awhile now for this tank.

FTS with the new worms.

Also added a Tail Spot Blenny! Named him Blen Affleck.

My grape caulerpa also went sexual (bummer b/c most of it is gone now). Always a risk when you keep caulerpa. I usually just remove the dead leaves, do a big water change, and run carbon.

 

[samnaz]

Tail spot blennys are the cutest, and you have picked a perfectly hilarious/cute name to go with him!

 

[Tigahboy]

Tail spot blennys are the cutest, and you have picked a perfectly hilarious/cute name to go with him!

Agreed! Thank you!

 

[ichthyogeek]

This build thread has given me major inspiration! I knew I was going to have a planted macro tank in my (eventual) system, but now I want to try and see what I can do (maybe Dutch style? Nature Style?) with a bunch of different macro!

 

[Tigahboy]

This build thread has given me major inspiration! I knew I was going to have a planted macro tank in my (eventual) system, but now I want to try and see what I can do (maybe Dutch style? Nature Style?) with a bunch of different macro!

You should definitely give it a try! If you want to keep a lot of different macros, a Dutch style sounds awesome.

 

[Tigahboy]

New macroalgae additions!


This super cool macroalgae that looks like an alien plant.

And a bunch of Galaxaura (been on my wishlist for awhile).

 

[najer]

Nice sized pieces, my tangs saw the pics on my laptop and tried to chew through the glass to get at them!

 

[Tigahboy]

Nice sized pieces, my tangs saw the pics on my laptop and tried to chew through the glass to get at them!

LOL. Definitely would be a nice buffet feast for any tang.

 

[Tigahboy]

Still need to finalize placement for the Galaxaura (it covers up the valley too much where it is now), but here's a shot with the new additions.

 

[Tigahboy]

Happy Friday, reefers! Got the new additions for the lagoon situated where I want them now (moved the galaxaura off the sand to keep the valley clear), so a couple updated shots.

 

[Tigahboy]

Today’s view.

 

[Tigahboy]

5 month progress shot of the UNS 60S.

 

[Tigahboy]

My new macroalgae tank (UNS 5N) has been up and running so thought I'd share a few shots.

Added a white vinyl film to the back of the tank and slapped on a backlight that I had lying around.

Ordered some more live rock from KPA for the scape and biological filtration.

And just added a clump of gracilaria that I had in another tank as well.