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I like the scape and the macros but I was wondering what happens when it rains?
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Thank guys for the encouragement
Here they are on 10-Jan-2016 and how they were about a month ago I've already transferred part of them from the overflow to the display tank and they're growing again Quote:
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01/10/2016, 01:38 PM | #53 |
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gorgeous!
Is it flow that was missing?
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Finally having better luck re-planting the Ochtodes and C.Prolifera into the display tank. The C.Prolifera usually got wipe out within 2-3 days, and have been in the DT for over 3 weeks now. A cluster of them in the high-flow zone sitting high up on the rockwork.
Also shown in this photo is a brown hitch-hiker macroalgae (Lobophora?) Another cluster of the C.Prolifera are on the sandbed protected by eggcrate, they've started to take root too Ending this post with a photo of hitch hiker banded marine worm FTS to come maybe in a week time when the C.Prolifera are more established. |
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Looking good!
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02/11/2016, 07:25 AM | #57 |
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What eats your C. Prolifera?
I have four tangs in my 55G lagoon. Prolifera is the last thing that they graze on.
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02/11/2016, 07:54 AM | #58 |
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Thanks karimwassef!
Subsea: i wish i knew, i've only caught my tang nipping on it once then it would leave it alone. It prefers to devour the C.racemosa though, which i've been replenishing every week since its one of the fastest growing algae in the sump. I've never really caught anything devouring it :\ |
02/11/2016, 01:46 PM | #59 |
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Beautiful pics.
The Brown hitch-hiker Macro could also be Corallinales sp. Depending on light spectrum, it can appear red or brown, and sometimes shows little dots on the leafes. See here, don't pay too much attention to the picture, this algae can look quite different: https://www.meerwasser-lexikon.de/ti...linales_sp.htm |
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Thank you!
So I guess it could be a brown calcareous algae? It felt soft and soapy to touch, as if it has layers of mucus protecting it. Quote:
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Just beautiful! I look forward to your next FTS!
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Thanks Michael! I'd love to have populate my sandbed with seagrass too like what you have done. C.Prolifera is enough to fool the seahorse for now
I looked up on that brown algae a little bit more and found these (Halymenia maculata) http://www.wildsingapore.com/wildfac...a/maculata.htm http://www.algaebase.org/search/spec...pecies_id=2009 |
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It can be. There is soft calcareous algae. Still needs calcium, but with other constituents. Think of Halimeda but looks like calcareous.
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Oh yes I believe the calcium are at healthy level now, the back of the tank is filled with coralline algae. Finally took the time to clean-up the coralline covering the front of the tank and now i've a clearer FTS of the 40g salad platter
The Ochtodes are back! They received the most flow and are attached firmly to the rocks. I've also gone without skimmer for about 3 months. It occupied too much space in the sump, and i prefer to grow more macros with that space. The ATS is on the right side. Powering the sump is 18W 660nm LED. It is typically positioned so that the ATS receives 50% of the energy. |
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Wow! Beautiful colorscape.
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Gorgeous.
How long have you used red LED in the sump? Any opinions on results since using it?
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Thanks guys
The red LED are really good for growing certain algae. Especially the turf algae in the ATS, it also has alot of effect on the Grapes and C.Prolifera. However, not much growth observed for the Ochtodes and the Gracilaria hayi. But it could be due to lack of high-flow. Quote:
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Awesome pics again! I don't recall ever seeing any of your fish. Can you post pics of them too?
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Alright, here comes the fishes, i'm not very ethical in stocking them though. Was afraid of the tang/seahorse/mandarin polices in the forum so i refrained from posting them :|
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Love the ochtodes color. Does it shimmer a bit? Maybe take a movie?
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Beautiful! Thanks for sharing!
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Hey, if nobody starves, you're all good! I think it's good sometimes for people to try breaking the rules. It pushes the boundaries of the hobby.
Anyway, thanks for sharing more great pics! Stunning!
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Amazing what sunlight can do
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Nice looking tank
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