Newbie - Advise needed....

He will have more algae than he ever bargained for if he doesn't get a skimmer with that bio-load and lacking of lr-damigs you are on your way!!

 

Do you feed and how often?

 

Nice setup! I think you need more LR though. As for the cyano, it is a normal cycle the tank will go through. I have had some cyano and still do actually. Just keep on the water changes and if it really bothers you, stir the sand a tad to disturb the cyano and so your filter and/or skimmer will catch it. rub the walls and get it out of the way. I feel that if you leave it alone, you are pretty much letting it thrive. Where ever it grows, rub it off and disturb it's growth. It wont stop it from coming back, but atleast you wont have ugly patches in your tank.

My tank has been running for about 4 months and have not had any bad cyano spikes.

BTW, very nice bubble coral! Is that white thing in the front a tube anemone? If so, your gonna wish you never got that one, as they will sting anything their tentacles can touch.

 

I feed almost everyday. I use the following but not all at once. Cyclopeeze, Frozen Brine and Spectrum pellets. I also added garlic extract from Kent to food when feeding.

 

Im planning to build the back of tank higher so that I can place some nice Xenias there. The white thing closest to the glass is a white plate coral. Its getting bigger and bigger since I bought it 2 weeks ago. The bubble coral is doing sooooo good. It swells up at times the size of a soccer ball. ;D
Thanks for the compliments!

 

what is a good hang on skimmer?? i was looking at the red sea ... they go for $60 on ebay...i have a 45 gallon tank

 

hang ons are tough-deltec or tunze makes one(I believe) Aqua C-works ok until you start walking towards it or breathing in the same room as the tank. I did read somewhere ASM was working on a HOB skimmer. It pays to have a sump-jmho. OH I had an Excalibur that did a nice job! I forgot about that one! It use to be Knopp-good luck


Damigs I would lay off feeding so much for a while or just feed three times a week. Lay off the cycopleze until you get a skimmer! Your fish will also eat seaweed(get it at an asian store) My clowns and chromis love it. That way you are not dumping a ton of phosphates in you system. Like diver 1298 said next is the "red cyno" which is spurred by phosphates

 

Due to me having a corner tank I will most likely have to move tank forward or slightly away from the wall to fit the HOB skimmer correct? Whats the best way to move this tank if its sitting on carpet.

Also from the pic above could I fit a sump skimmer or is that out of the question?

 

your simply going to have to drain the tank! or drain enough and have some people on hand to help shift it......you could always hang on front - lol but i doubt that is an option.

levi

 

Dang.. thats exactly what I was thinking other than hangin it in the front of tank.. LOL

Anyone have a nice SUMP SKimmer version thats good and not to $$