29 gallon biocube - Page 2

soulpatch · 11/21/2015, 12:04 PM

I would say the best part is looking back and seeing the progress that you didn't notice looking at it daily. My torch is easily 5 times the size but I don't notice till I look back at old pictures

homer1475 · 11/21/2015, 04:13 PM

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Originally Posted by soulpatch

I would say the best part is looking back and seeing the progress that you didn't notice looking at it daily. My torch is easily 5 times the size but I don't notice till I look back at old pictures

I agree with you here 100%.

I was just looking over my build thread the other day and couldn't believe how much stuff has grown. You don't really realize it when you look at it every day.

Kolkri · 11/26/2015, 12:43 AM

Kolkri · 11/28/2015, 04:38 PM

Ok after much thought I decided to put some sprigs of the macros I bought in the 29 the rest is in the 14 gallon.
I would much rather trim something pretty like they are instead of battle something ugly like GHA.

soulpatch · 11/28/2015, 06:05 PM

Bad decision. Gha is easy to beat but bryopsis and culpera are a pain. I suggest you look into the threads of those battles to see what you are seeing yourself up for

Kolkri · 11/28/2015, 09:19 PM

My 14 gallon was nothing but GHA for over 8 months. This is why I shut it down. I could not no matter what I did get it under control.
And yes I researched the stuff. Rather have it then the other.

soulpatch · 11/28/2015, 09:29 PM

If you researched then you would know you can't simply trim culpera with its root structure. And if you couldn't get a simple algae like gha under control then you are asking for disaster from the more invasive macro you put in

Kolkri · 11/28/2015, 09:56 PM

OK took it out but if I have another tank full of GHA your coming over ever week to clean it out.

reefsnstuff · 11/28/2015, 11:50 PM

wow you didn't use nearly as much rock as i did. Maybe I should have toned it down a bit when I was setting up my 29g biocube last month.

soulpatch · 11/29/2015, 07:32 AM

If you have bad out break of gha ping me and I will get you through it

Kolkri · 11/29/2015, 12:23 PM

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Originally Posted by reefsnstuff

wow you didn't use nearly as much rock as i did. Maybe I should have toned it down a bit when I was setting up my 29g biocube last month.

I still have rock in the 14 gallon that I hope to move in but it has algae on it still so trying to get more off before the move. As it is I did more some of the Algae that was on the corals. I also plan to use a skimmer and be hide the dry rock you see I have a pile of live rock. The highest rock you see in the back did come from the 14 gallon. Only one I manged to get all the GHA off of so far.
I also have a skimmer that I well put on later if needed.

Kolkri · 11/29/2015, 12:31 PM

Kolkri · 11/29/2015, 12:34 PM

I do my water change tomorrow. Ill be doing some algae cleaning then.

Kolkri · 12/01/2015, 12:22 PM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S3JfYnxMMPc

Kolkri · 12/03/2015, 06:24 PM

ok got hair algae already how do I keep it from getting worse?

soulpatch · 12/03/2015, 09:51 PM

honestly in a new tank let it go a bit as it is pulling the phosphates from your rocks now. Let the cuc do its job. If it gets bad look in my thread for the link to my video on peroxide paste.

ReefWreak · 12/04/2015, 07:58 AM

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Originally Posted by soulpatch

honestly in a new tank let it go a bit as it is pulling the phosphates from your rocks now. Let the cuc do its job. If it gets bad look in my thread for the link to my video on peroxide paste.

I was waiting to see your thoughts since you're the nano algae problem solver.

I remember even my tank had like 0.25-0.5" of GHA looking crap growing on my rocks when it was cycling, but the minute I saw that I knew it was time for CUC. Within 36 hours or so, it was all gone. 6 Astrea snails and 6 blue-leg hermits.

soulpatch · 12/04/2015, 08:18 AM

Cant say I worry too much about GHA. It is an easy algae to wrangle back under control. It is the bryopsis and culpera that scare me. Heck in my tank I have a bit of the crap coming back even after nuking it to high heaven. Seems more is needed and I will be doing so on the next water change on Sunday. I just need to get some more peroxide.

I believe this outbreak is from me winning the battle against the red cyano and there being more organics in the water feeding the algae.

Kolkri · 12/04/2015, 01:17 PM

Ok going to go get some gas and get some snails.

Kolkri · 12/04/2015, 03:13 PM

Ok got 6 red leg crabs and 10 snails. See how they do.

soulpatch · 12/04/2015, 03:27 PM

what snails?

Just remember that hermits eat snails for their shells, for fun, or when they are hungry...

Kolkri · 12/04/2015, 04:20 PM

I got some empty shells so hoping that well help. Cerith and Astrea. I still have a couple nitrite snails from the 14 and some Nassaraus too. Thank you for all the time you put into helping me soulpatch.

Kolkri · 12/04/2015, 04:24 PM

Kolkri · 12/04/2015, 04:25 PM

homer1475 · 12/04/2015, 05:17 PM

Luckily you got red leg hermits, the most docile of the hermits. I doubt your snails are in jeopardy. I've got 4 red legs in my cube, and every one of my snails are accounted for.

Keep them well fed, have extra shells and you'll be fine.

11/21/2015, 12:04 PM	#26
soulpatch Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: Downingtown, PA Posts: 4,017	I would say the best part is looking back and seeing the progress that you didn't notice looking at it daily. My torch is easily 5 times the size but I don't notice till I look back at old pictures __________________ 150 SC tank build: http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2550948 Some have bar tabs. I have a coral tab at my LFS. Life goals.

11/26/2015, 12:43 AM	#28
Kolkri Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: United States Posts: 259	__________________ I'm really more a fresh water tank person 125 planted community tank. 29 gallon saltwater tank restarted June 2018 Current Tank Info: 29 gallon coralife bio cube with Superlux lighting

11/28/2015, 04:38 PM	#29
Kolkri Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: United States Posts: 259	Ok after much thought I decided to put some sprigs of the macros I bought in the 29 the rest is in the 14 gallon. I would much rather trim something pretty like they are instead of battle something ugly like GHA. __________________ I'm really more a fresh water tank person 125 planted community tank. 29 gallon saltwater tank restarted June 2018 Current Tank Info: 29 gallon coralife bio cube with Superlux lighting

11/28/2015, 06:05 PM	#30
soulpatch Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: Downingtown, PA Posts: 4,017	Bad decision. Gha is easy to beat but bryopsis and culpera are a pain. I suggest you look into the threads of those battles to see what you are seeing yourself up for __________________ 150 SC tank build: http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2550948 Some have bar tabs. I have a coral tab at my LFS. Life goals.

11/28/2015, 09:19 PM	#31
Kolkri Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: United States Posts: 259	My 14 gallon was nothing but GHA for over 8 months. This is why I shut it down. I could not no matter what I did get it under control. And yes I researched the stuff. Rather have it then the other. __________________ I'm really more a fresh water tank person 125 planted community tank. 29 gallon saltwater tank restarted June 2018 Current Tank Info: 29 gallon coralife bio cube with Superlux lighting

11/28/2015, 09:29 PM	#32
soulpatch Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: Downingtown, PA Posts: 4,017	If you researched then you would know you can't simply trim culpera with its root structure. And if you couldn't get a simple algae like gha under control then you are asking for disaster from the more invasive macro you put in __________________ 150 SC tank build: http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2550948 Some have bar tabs. I have a coral tab at my LFS. Life goals.

11/28/2015, 09:56 PM	#33
Kolkri Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: United States Posts: 259	OK took it out but if I have another tank full of GHA your coming over ever week to clean it out. __________________ I'm really more a fresh water tank person 125 planted community tank. 29 gallon saltwater tank restarted June 2018 Current Tank Info: 29 gallon coralife bio cube with Superlux lighting

11/28/2015, 11:50 PM	#34
reefsnstuff Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2015 Posts: 11	wow you didn't use nearly as much rock as i did. Maybe I should have toned it down a bit when I was setting up my 29g biocube last month.

11/29/2015, 07:32 AM	#35
soulpatch Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: Downingtown, PA Posts: 4,017	If you have bad out break of gha ping me and I will get you through it __________________ 150 SC tank build: http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2550948 Some have bar tabs. I have a coral tab at my LFS. Life goals.

11/29/2015, 12:31 PM	#37
Kolkri Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: United States Posts: 259	__________________ I'm really more a fresh water tank person 125 planted community tank. 29 gallon saltwater tank restarted June 2018 Current Tank Info: 29 gallon coralife bio cube with Superlux lighting

11/29/2015, 12:34 PM	#38
Kolkri Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: United States Posts: 259	I do my water change tomorrow. Ill be doing some algae cleaning then. __________________ I'm really more a fresh water tank person 125 planted community tank. 29 gallon saltwater tank restarted June 2018 Current Tank Info: 29 gallon coralife bio cube with Superlux lighting

12/01/2015, 12:22 PM	#39
Kolkri Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: United States Posts: 259	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S3JfYnxMMPc __________________ I'm really more a fresh water tank person 125 planted community tank. 29 gallon saltwater tank restarted June 2018 Current Tank Info: 29 gallon coralife bio cube with Superlux lighting

12/03/2015, 06:24 PM	#40
Kolkri Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: United States Posts: 259	ok got hair algae already how do I keep it from getting worse? __________________ I'm really more a fresh water tank person 125 planted community tank. 29 gallon saltwater tank restarted June 2018 Current Tank Info: 29 gallon coralife bio cube with Superlux lighting

12/03/2015, 09:51 PM	#41
soulpatch Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: Downingtown, PA Posts: 4,017	honestly in a new tank let it go a bit as it is pulling the phosphates from your rocks now. Let the cuc do its job. If it gets bad look in my thread for the link to my video on peroxide paste. __________________ 150 SC tank build: http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2550948 Some have bar tabs. I have a coral tab at my LFS. Life goals.

12/04/2015, 08:18 AM	#43
soulpatch Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: Downingtown, PA Posts: 4,017	Cant say I worry too much about GHA. It is an easy algae to wrangle back under control. It is the bryopsis and culpera that scare me. Heck in my tank I have a bit of the crap coming back even after nuking it to high heaven. Seems more is needed and I will be doing so on the next water change on Sunday. I just need to get some more peroxide. I believe this outbreak is from me winning the battle against the red cyano and there being more organics in the water feeding the algae. __________________ 150 SC tank build: http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2550948 Some have bar tabs. I have a coral tab at my LFS. Life goals.

12/04/2015, 01:17 PM	#44
Kolkri Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: United States Posts: 259	Ok going to go get some gas and get some snails. __________________ I'm really more a fresh water tank person 125 planted community tank. 29 gallon saltwater tank restarted June 2018 Current Tank Info: 29 gallon coralife bio cube with Superlux lighting

12/04/2015, 03:13 PM	#45
Kolkri Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: United States Posts: 259	Ok got 6 red leg crabs and 10 snails. See how they do. __________________ I'm really more a fresh water tank person 125 planted community tank. 29 gallon saltwater tank restarted June 2018 Current Tank Info: 29 gallon coralife bio cube with Superlux lighting

12/04/2015, 03:27 PM	#46
soulpatch Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: Downingtown, PA Posts: 4,017	what snails? Just remember that hermits eat snails for their shells, for fun, or when they are hungry... __________________ 150 SC tank build: http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2550948 Some have bar tabs. I have a coral tab at my LFS. Life goals.

12/04/2015, 04:20 PM	#47
Kolkri Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: United States Posts: 259	I got some empty shells so hoping that well help. Cerith and Astrea. I still have a couple nitrite snails from the 14 and some Nassaraus too. Thank you for all the time you put into helping me soulpatch. __________________ I'm really more a fresh water tank person 125 planted community tank. 29 gallon saltwater tank restarted June 2018 Current Tank Info: 29 gallon coralife bio cube with Superlux lighting

12/04/2015, 04:24 PM	#48
Kolkri Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: United States Posts: 259	__________________ I'm really more a fresh water tank person 125 planted community tank. 29 gallon saltwater tank restarted June 2018 Current Tank Info: 29 gallon coralife bio cube with Superlux lighting

12/04/2015, 04:25 PM	#49
Kolkri Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: United States Posts: 259	__________________ I'm really more a fresh water tank person 125 planted community tank. 29 gallon saltwater tank restarted June 2018 Current Tank Info: 29 gallon coralife bio cube with Superlux lighting

12/04/2015, 05:17 PM	#50
homer1475 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: Upstate NY Posts: 5,313	Luckily you got red leg hermits, the most docile of the hermits. I doubt your snails are in jeopardy. I've got 4 red legs in my cube, and every one of my snails are accounted for. Keep them well fed, have extra shells and you'll be fine. __________________ 80G SCA Build: http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2560256 Originally posted by der_wille_zur_macht: "He's just taking his lunch to work"