I have a nero 3 powerhead on the left hand side of the tank, running at about 50%
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Most likely high nitrates and phosphates. I would not blame the lighting, but you should turn the whites/red/pinks down. I would siphon out the back chambers. Do a nice deep cleaning. Filter floss can also help since you can catch a bunch of organics, and them out quickly. How long has the tank been up? And are you using RO water?I've kept my lights off for almost a month, but so far everything is still green. Not sure what my next solution is.
Tank has been up since February. Always using RODI water. I just did a large 50% water change and cleaned out the back chambersMost likely high nitrates and phosphates. I would not blame the lighting, but you should turn the whites/red/pinks down. I would siphon out the back chambers. Do a nice deep cleaning. Filter floss can also help since you can catch a bunch of organics, and them out quickly. How long has the tank been up? And are you using RO water?
Perfect! That sounds good! Hopefully things start to look better. It could just be an ugly phase, and detritus could be accumulating. I would test Phosphates, and Nitrates here and there and see where things are at. You could also siphon some of the algae with airline tubing. Also a Tuxedo Urchin will happily munch on the algae. Just make sure to drip acclimate it well if you decide to do that.Tank has been up since February. Always using RODI water. I just did a large 50% water change and cleaned out the back chambers
I added in the non snowflake after we lost one of the pair. I took a chance and brought home one larger than my snowflake and it worked out beautifully. They are completely a pair now.Hi DStecz, I like your choice of fish. I was reading through your thread and see you lost one of your snowflake clowns a while back but also see you've got another clown in there. Is the non-snowflake one of the original two you had or did you add it after you lost the one snowflake? I'm interested in attempting to pair some clowns in my 32.5 and I'm curious if your clowns have paired. Thanks!
Yeah, just as Dstecz has said it is a slight risk adding a 2nd clown. I did as well, but the opposite. I got a much smaller clown, and the bigger one did not even pay it attention at first. She eventually nipped at him a bit here and there and showed dominance, but that is inevitable and it was not bad. The little guy acclimated well, and did not get overly stressed at any point. They also do not have to be the same designer type. I would recommend if you get a small clown getting a breeder box (with a pvc elbow for shelter) and putting it in there for at least a couple days so you can make sure it is getting food, and acclimates well. Also Seachem stressguard helps when acclimating new fish, and removes ammonia when drip acclimating.Hi DStecz, I like your choice of fish. I was reading through your thread and see you lost one of your snowflake clowns a while back but also see you've got another clown in there. Is the non-snowflake one of the original two you had or did you add it after you lost the one snowflake? I'm interested in attempting to pair some clowns in my 32.5 and I'm curious if your clowns have paired. Thanks!
Thanks for the reply. That’s fantastic news, congrats!I added in the non snowflake after we lost one of the pair. I took a chance and brought home one larger than my snowflake and it worked out beautifully. They are completely a pair now.
Glad to hear some pretty positive responses on pairing. My tank is still wrapping up the cycle so I’ll be looking to add a some clowns as my first fish perhaps next weekend. My LFS normally has several so I’m considering just picking out a large and small one and seeing how it goes. They’d be the first fish in the tank so no one would have a territory yet and there’d be plenty of space if things get stressful. Thanks for the tips!Yeah, just as Dstecz has said it is a slight risk adding a 2nd clown. I did as well, but the opposite. I got a much smaller clown, and the bigger one did not even pay it attention at first. She eventually nipped at him a bit here and there and showed dominance, but that is inevitable and it was not bad. The little guy acclimated well, and did not get overly stressed at any point. They also do not have to be the same designer type. I would recommend if you get a small clown getting a breeder box (with a pvc elbow for shelter) and putting it in there for at least a couple days so you can make sure it is getting food, and acclimates well. Also Seachem stressguard helps when acclimating new fish, and removes ammonia when drip acclimating.
The main thing is getting a clown that is noticeably smaller or larger that way they do not fight for dominance (at least not as much since at some point one will put the other in its place)
Yeah, just as Dstecz has said it is a slight risk adding a 2nd clown. I did as well, but the opposite. I got a much smaller clown,
Thanks for the reply. That’s fantastic news, congrats!
Glad to hear some pretty positive responses on pairing.
When was the rock added? Because that can actually indirectly be the cause of the algae. New dry rock usually will release phosphates over a bit of time into the water unless it is cured. I did not know this, and I put a lot of Caribsea Rubble rock into my tank a while ago, and I did not even rinse it that much due to being worried of adding tap water on the rocks. But it ended up just making my phosphates high for a long period of time, and it took a while to get them down. (THEY were VERY HIGH. At one point it was 2.7......). Which explained the bland coloration and lack of growth in my corals.Forgot to mention that I finally got around to adding more rock.
Algae was there before the new rock, but I also cured the new rock for quite a while before adding it to the tank. Rinsed it with a pressure washer first on low pressure, then rinsed it in rodi water, then let it sit in a bucket of salt water with prime with a heater and a circulating pump for about a month with water changes before rinsing it again with rodi water before putting it into the tank.When was the rock added? Because that can actually indirectly be the cause of the algae.