The 90 thread

Cyano or diatoms?

 

I thought Id update the FTS


Anybody else?

 

I picked up a candy cane colony and a small zoa colony today from Elitereef in Denver. Will post up some pics once they are all settled and open up.

 

Please do! I love both my candy cane and zoas!!

 

Rearranged the right side scape a bit since it was too tall and didn't offer a lot of coral placement spots:

Here is the new zoa colony:

Here is the new candy cane:

Original zoa colony:

Hammer is starting to branch out and show some growth:

I will try and get some shots soon with all the lights on and not just the actinics and blue LEDs.

 

Looking forward to them! (I was wondering about that as well )

 

i got my 90 set up, once i clean the tank there will be photos i promise, bu for future planning...

the skimmer is an avast cs1 cone skimmer kit, and i have about 80-90 LBS of LR, and no sand (dead or alive). with this set up, what do you recommend as far as how many/what types of fish to put in it? I'd like a blue hippo and a yellow tang, 3-4 domino's, and 3-4 blue green chromis, and a purple fire fish. currently i have a pair of clowns, what lookslike a 6 line, and a dotty back, and a 3.5 trillion snails. plus a cleaner shrimp. please help me out here , thank you!

Also whats a good way to get rid of the pink/purple alge on acrylic tanks?

 

Hey, welcome to the 90 thread!
Ive skimmed through your other posts/threads really quick. So you bought the whole established system from a friend. I hope the move went smoothly without any casualties.
I think all the fish you listed above can be kept in a well-established 90g, but the current residents suffered enough during the move, so leave them alone for at least a month. Keep a really close eye on the parameters: ie ammonia, nitrite, nitrate, in case of a mini cycle. And you should go from there

And just so you know, people like to have some purple stuff on their tanks (it's called coralline algae, sign of a well established system). But I guess it's personal preference, you could use a razor for acrylic tank to scrape it off..

Post some pics including the main tank and the sump. We love pics 8)

 

i was told to never ever ever use a metal razor on acrylic..? and on account of my nubliness, ill stick to that bit of advise. i google'd it and they have plastic blades for cleaning off the glass, are these any good ?

I deffinatly wont be adding anything to the tank for a while, not only cus of the stressed fish, but because the ol lady isnt very please with the cost of everything so far, hehe

 

FTS



my fish



and some of the many coral i have





enjoy