I wanna ask whats the best positioning for my soon to be placed corals and some macroalgae
Tank setup:
*10G
*1 warty frog fish
*canister filter (mechanical, chemical, carbon)
*Water flow is variable so i can just change the current
*RO water already
I was planning to add:
*pulsing xenia/kenya tree will be placed behind rock to not over populate
*red/purple/ or any dark colored zoan
*and some macroalgae not sure what other type to add since i am still looking for red,pink,purple or dark colored type to match the rock and theme
Don't mind the middle rock in front i just did not take it out since my warty likes that rock and mostly stays on that rock that was from his old rock formation before deciding to add corals and adding bigger rocks
Quick AI Prime 16 question for a new reef tank.
No corals yet — just copepods and clean-up crew.
I’m trying to keep the light low to avoid algae, but still make the tank look good.
Thinking:
RB 25 / B 25 / W 5
Everything else 0
5–6 hours/day
Light about 9–11” above the water
Is this a good starting point, or would you run it differently?
Summer hits and tank maintenance slides. It happens every year — water changes get pushed back, glass goes unwiped, and algae starts creeping in. If you’re going to let anything slip, make sure your cleanup crew is picking up the slack.
Cerith snails are one of the best investments you can make for a low-maintenance tank. They work every layer — substrate, glass, and rockwork — eating detritus, cyano, diatoms, film algae, and leftover food before it can fuel a bloom. They’re nocturnal too, so they’re putting in work while you’re not even looking!
Cerith Lg Snail
I wanna ask whats the best positioning for my soon to be placed corals and some macroalgae
Tank setup:
*10G
*1 warty frog fish
*canister filter (mechanical, chemical, carbon)
*Water flow is variable so i can just change the current
*RO water already
I was planning to add:
*pulsing xenia/kenya tree will be placed behind rock to not over populate
*red/purple/ or any dark colored zoan
*and some macroalgae not sure what other type to add since i am still looking for red,pink,purple or dark colored type to match the rock and theme
Don't mind the middle rock in front i just did not take it out since my warty likes that rock and mostly stays on that rock that was from his old rock formation before deciding to add corals and adding bigger rocks
Gotta get this hair algae under control
Macroalgae love
A sad weed. I thought it melted last night but today has come back to life-some? I am hoping it pulls through- as this is my first slat tank with supposedly easy beginner corals. I think the macro algae is hogging all the nutrients in this pico 5 gallon so maybe this one doesn’t have a chance?
I have this algae growing, I think it’s Bryopsis, in one spot in my tank. It’s only growing in this one spot in my main tank. It’s also the highest point in my tank. Is there anything I can do to remove this before it spreads. I have some in my sump as well. I’m building an algae scrubber to help export nutrients.
Dose anyone know what these little white specks are there’s a ton of them crawling on the glass and they seem to hang out anywhere algae grows on the glass
Dealing with Cyano, getting better overtime slowly after putting in chemi clean elite, dropping phosphate slowly
Wanna ask if how much light does it need to start growing corals and macroalgae, planning to build a red and white theme
My LFS got batch of locally aqua-cultured Trochus in. I have never seen them so small, and importantly juvenile shells uncovered by algae etc.
The magenta colour and patterns are insane. 3 more added to the 2 × adults in the tank.
Got the bacteria bloom taken care of!! 😮💨 added a air stone for 2 days and cleared right up! Now just hopping my hammers dont die, everything else's looks good tho!