150 peninsula

[salvini55]

Im going to want someone to have frags of the corals so that if i lose any during the move i will have a chance to get them back  

Just something that caught my eye while going over the thread..... I need to start listening to myself

[salvini55]

There is an explosion of bryopsis! Its pretty impressive how fast it can spread. looks like ill be getting a sea hare again, worked well the first time. On the plus side I get to see the flow patterns for coral placement aswell as how the tank will be shaded once corals grow. Ill have to post a pic to show yall how crazy it has gotten!!!

[salvini55]

LMAO, its gonna take awile...

[JetJumper]

eek!  that looks like my other tank before I tore it all down!!!  Good luck on it!

[salvini55]

she'll come around

[dan2x38]

what is the cause?

[salvini55]

My thoughts were the nutrients from the live sand i used that was prolly not so live anymore (only about 10 cups the rest was new). There must have been some spores or rhizomes/roots (spelling?) from the refugium.

The sea hare I got just kicked the bucket, lived for two days... wierd, he seemed to be in a weak state when i purchased him though.

[az]

I think you should add some hermits, actually lots of hermits, your old tank had hermits and it looked nice and clean, throw in lots of hermit and pull out as much of the algae you can so they can clean out the base and you will have no algae in 1+ wk. just snails and no hermits as you planned this time may not work perfectly..

[salvini55]

hermits cant help my situation, The bryopsis grows way to fast for them to have a chance. some of the strands are 10 inches +. I feel the 8 I have are enough to fulfill the scavenging needs of the tank. I may add some more hermits down the line but not to control algae.

Ive been using a vinyl tube with a razor blade wrapped around it, to syphon and cut. It works but not as I hoped. (too much wasted water compared to algae harvested) Idont want to reuse the water as it will contain bits of algae that will just re-populate the tank. I think i'll just use scizzors while i syphon.

As long as the visit to the vet goes well this afternoon (to get Gunner checked out, he is very sick ATM) I will be going commando on it tonight or tomorrow.

(Insert "KARATE sound" here.) whootah.. I suppose

[xiaan]

Any Tangs in your tank? I find that my Sail-fin Tang eats the stuff like crazy. I currently have an outbreak in my frag tank and I if I put any frag plug that is covered in algae he mows it down within a hour.

[Cheebs]

Yeah I'd bet a nice big yellow tang would give this stuff a run for it's money, with a little manual help.

[salvini55]

HAHAH you guys see right through me! Yellow tang was the suprise for tomorow! tonight is pay day woot

[salvini55]

Ended up getting a sailfin tang from AZ. He has already gotten straight to work so he can stay 

here is the updated fish list

Anthias Hookup x 3 
Sailfin Tang
bellus angel
longspine cardinals x 8
firefish
royal gramma
rainfords goby

[NjOyRiD]

did you raise your magnesium to 1800ppm?

[salvini55]

Nope, I havent tried the Kent Tech-M treatment yet. Once I start running out of options, I will branch out to new techniques

[NjOyRiD]

i had the problem too, a big one, mixed of bryopsis and hair algea
heres the proof: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HwaTjL6um1U

putting my magnesium to 1800ppm got rid of bryspsis in a week.

then it looked liek this when i was done:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kW1ckMCH_Fs

[JetJumper]

i had the problem too, a big one, mixed of bryopsis and hair algea
heres the proof: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HwaTjL6um1U

putting my magnesium to 1800ppm got rid of bryspsis in a week.

then it looked liek this when i was done:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kW1ckMCH_Fs

LOL.. how come you tried to say its a 400Gallon in the first video

[NjOyRiD]

thats what I had in total volume before, and then changed one refugium to a equipment tank isntead (smaller tank)

[salvini55]

i had the problem too, a big one, mixed of bryopsis and hair algea

putting my magnesium to 1800ppm got rid of bryspsis in a week.

Did you use Kent Tech-M?

[NjOyRiD]

yes
and you can only raise 100 ppm per day, its very important