55g Reef from the start

Bought a light for my fuge and also traded the star for some chaeto from DaDaAtlanta. Now I am just sitting back and waiting for the tank to cycle. The hurry up and wait saying seems to come to mind...ha ha.

 

Were you able to find the 6500k bulb? I had to look for it a bit but thats because I didnt go directly to home depot.

 

Yeah I got a daylight bulb from HD and the clamp light too...

 

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Here are some pics of my tank. Its coming a long nicely. I have a ton of Amphipods running around and I got a Damsel from DaDaAtlanta as the first addition to the tank. Pics below:

Mushroom that is growing out of a piece of my LR:


Another of some different mushroom like things:


Here is a couple of the damsel:




And one more of Carlos:


I also have some red bubble algae on one of my pieces of LR. Should I be investing in an emerald crab to eat said algae? Is it that big of a deal that I need to get rid of it?

Thanks Everyone...

 

Bet hes glad to be out from in my cabinet and fuge. The coral looks like a type of palythoa. As for the bubble algae, I dont know about how good the emeralds are at gettin rid of bubble algae but the one I have does great at gettin between things and cleanin up so a good addition IMO. You want to get the bubble algae out without popping it so that it doesnt release spores, maybe with a brush out of the water would be good but I havent dealt with bubble algae myself. Try posting in the algae forum about it or do a search.

 

are you sure those mushroom things arent majano anemones? they look alike

 

just saw a yellow tang at petco tonight. it had a brown patch on its side and was covered in ich. poor thing

 

What does this yellow tang from petco have anything to do with this thread just asking...

 

LOL....I was just thinkin the same thing.