Beginning till now

Amazing how much money one can spend in a months time.

 

very nice, wow all in one month. how long has the tank been running? I am very envious...lol. pooh my tank has less in it and it's been running since june 24th. well just to let u know I think it looks really good and imagine what it will look like in a few months.

 

Thanks. I cycled the tank for about 6 weeks before hand but started adding livestock first week of Aug.
I have tryed other nanos this quick without the 6 week cycle and they have been a disaster, plus I am running a heavily planted 5.5gl refugium. I have also been using Fostersmith Phospure pads which have basically kept nitrates, phosphates in check. Diatomes and undesirable algae have been at a very minumum, so much so that it is almost scary. I keep expecting to come in from work one day and see the tank in a mess, but so far it only looks better and better.
The speed of coraline algae growth is what has amazed me the most in this tank.

 

my tank is like that, every rock I add ends up purpl within a few days.

 

Very nicely done!

 

What is the trick to corraline algea? my tank has been up for two years and the rocks are purple but the glass never gets coralline on it like many other tanks.

 

I have been having good success with Purple-up and of coarse kalkwasser in my top-off.