Tigahboy's Macroalgae Tank(s)

[Smarkow]

Your aesthetics and use of negative space are top notch!!

thanks for sharing :)

 

[Tigahboy]

Thanks for your feedback, everyone! Really appreciate it.

How long did it take you to grow your Gracilaria hayi like that. Also, do you have any pic from when you added it and its positioning?

Maybe a month? I trim every week (sometimes every few days) so it probably would be wall to wall hayi by now if I didn't trim.

Here's a photo from when I first added the Gracilaria hayi at the beginning of May.

Photo taken from this weekend for comparison.

 

[najer]

Thanks for that, both my scopas tangs and fox face are trying to chew through the glass trying to get to it! ;)

 

[Tigahboy]

Featured!

 

[fishlover1478]

nice

 

[Tigahboy]

Added a backlight to the UNS 60S. Almost looks like an ocean view in the background (if you squint really hard).

 

[Tigahboy]

These cute gobies

 

[Whits100]

A couple new macroalgae projects I’m working on.

UNS 16C (1 gallon)

UNS 60S (10 gallons)

Hi, love your tanks. I'm just starting out in salty (been in freshwater for 4 years) and was wondering what filtration you will be using on the UNS 60S - matrix, floss? I live in Airlie Beach, Australia and looking at using the ocean water at my back door (if possible).

 

[Tigahboy]

Hi, love your tanks. I'm just starting out in salty (been in freshwater for 4 years) and was wondering what filtration you will be using on the UNS 60S - matrix, floss? I live in Airlie Beach, Australia and looking at using the ocean water at my back door (if possible).

Just live rock for biological filtration and filter floss. Since I’m doing macroalgae, don’t need to overthink filtration (less is more).

 

[Whits100]

Just live rock for biological filtration and filter floss. Since I’m doing macroalgae, don’t need to overthink filtration (less is more).

Thanks, I also want to do macroalgae, a couple of sps and little critters in a nano 50 litre tank. Are you using live sand? Looking forward to watching your progress :)

 

[Tigahboy]

Thanks, I also want to do macroalgae, a couple of sps and little critters in a nano 50 litre tank. Are you using live sand? Looking forward to watching your progress :)

Yup, live sand as well.

 

[Tigahboy]

FTS Friday!

 

[Tigahboy]

Couple more.

 

[Maxx]

looking good Tigah!
Same LED backlight as your old 20 Nuvo peninsula?
Where did you buy your macros from?

Glad you're back in the hobby. Was sorry to see you take down the Nuvo when you moved.

 

[rwreef]

I think I know you from nano reef forums 15 yrs ago haha. Small world..

 

[Tigahboy]

looking good Tigah!
Same LED backlight as your old 20 Nuvo peninsula?
Where did you buy your macros from?

Glad you're back in the hobby. Was sorry to see you take down the Nuvo when you moved.

Thanks! Yup, just had those LED backlights lying around so thought why not? LOL. Macroalgae came from Algaebarn and Reefcleaners.

I think I know you from nano reef forums 15 yrs ago haha. Small world..

That was when I had my acrylic 35g. :)

 

[Tigahboy]

Scaped the tiny 1 gallon tank.

This tiny HOB is way too noisy though, so need to find something else.

 

[Tigahboy]

Added a ton of halimeda opuntia (and a couple tiny astreas) to the tiny 1g pico. What do you think?

 

[|Tom the Bomb|]

Added a ton of halimeda opuntia (and a couple tiny astreas) to the tiny 1g pico. What do you think?

are u gonna add any inverts?

 

[Tigahboy]

are u gonna add any inverts?

TBD. Any thoughts on good inverts for this one?