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03-08-2008, 06:03 PM
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| | Flamingo Tongue
Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Humboldt SD Age: 22
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 |  my current 24gal new tank
well a trip to the lfs sure got expensive... ive only had the tank set up for about 3 weeks and the start last week i noticed algae growth so i decided to take a water sample in to get tested and i was just gonna get a clean up crew but the water came back perfect no nitrites no nitrates ph was at 8.4 so i decided to get a pair of clownfish and a anemone! i think the tank cycled quickly cause i used live rock from a well established tank and 50% of the water from the same tank... but ya ill try to get some pics posted tonight yet no guaratees of there quality though my camera is old and sucks lol | 
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03-08-2008, 06:09 PM
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| | Gnarly Old Codfish
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You will go through a number of algae cycles during first months of tank setup.
Not to worry. Just keep eye on water params and feed minimum amounts.
Your cleanup crew should pretty much manage it.
Good Luck. _________ AG "125," AquaC EV 180, 30 gal sump, "SCWD", 80 lbs LR, CoralSeaLife "Moonlite" Hood, PFO 250W HQI Mini-Pendant (SPS HQI 14000k bulb)
12 Gallon NanoCube - 24w stock PC 50/50 light "...nothing good ever happens fast in a reef tank, only bad things happen fast..."
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03-08-2008, 06:19 PM
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| | Flamingo Tongue
Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Humboldt SD Age: 22
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hey thanks im still going through algea growth in my 10gal that has been set up since early august! will the clowns naturally go to the anemone? and i also have a flame scallop in my 10 gal would that do better in the new tank? | |
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03-09-2008, 11:19 AM
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| | Skunk Shrimp
Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Saskatoon, Sk Age: 21
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I love my flame scallop! My clownfish hasn't hosted in my anemone  Anyways, 3 weeks is pretty early for a anemone... But if water params permit, anemone away!  Hope you have more success with the clowns and anemone than I.
Evan.
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40g with 10g sump with 40 lbs liverock, 1.5" deep livesand bed.
Fish - halloween hermits, blue leg hermits, left-handed hermits, emerald crabs, assorted snails, chocolate chip star, 3x strawberry conches, tuxedo urchin, electric flame scallop, gold stripe maroon clown, carpenter's flasher wrasse, 6line, yellow tang, yellow watchman goby, white seabae anemone.
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03-10-2008, 12:13 AM
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| | Astrea Snail
Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: California San Diego
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Hi
post some pics when your tank is ready.
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10 gallons acrylic tank $11
Aragonite Sand 15 lbs $18
Instand Ocean Salt $19
Fiji LR 12 lbs $60
Aqua-tech filter (free, gift)
Rio nano skimmer $30
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03-10-2008, 01:10 AM
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| | Skunk Shrimp
Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Fremont, CA Age: 32
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Yo Andy...if you're having algae problems, try Phosguard, it got rid of mine in 3 days lol!! I was having problem with some stinky algae (not slime), I placed some phosguard in my filter, 3 days later...no algae was visible, my water is clear, the equipment is clean....awesome stuff. Again, thanks to the fellow reefers on these forums.... | |
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03-19-2008, 11:15 AM
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| | Flamingo Tongue
Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Humboldt SD Age: 22
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i just seen some coralline algae growing for the first time in it!!! and im still waiting for the girlfriend to bring her camera so i can get some pics posted everything in the tank looks healthy including the anemone! | |
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03-19-2008, 12:46 PM
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| | Fire Squid
Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: ohio Age: 32
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We are waiting patienly for those pics!!!! lol
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5.5 gal, 72w of pcs, 2 leds, rio nano skimmer, 40 gal hob filter, 50w visi-therm heater, 5pds lr, 1 inch live sand bed, 1 australian black perc clown ,1 porcelain crab, , 1 pep shrimp, 1 lge turbo , 3 cerith, 1 astrea, 1 nassaruis snails, neon grn bali slimer acro, purple acro, millipora's, feather duster, monti's, duncans, grn polyps, shrooms, zoa's, blue clove polyps, purple death pallys and grn star plyps. | |
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03-22-2008, 06:00 PM
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| | Flamingo Tongue
Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Humboldt SD Age: 22
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ok im trying to post some pics 
ok if this works ill post more... its ok i have no idea what im doing lol | |
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03-22-2008, 06:03 PM
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| | Fire Squid
Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: ohio Age: 32
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Sweet nice pic..... | |
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