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03/09/2011, 08:46 PM | #2501 |
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Just saw your index... Awesome!
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Ha! Thanks Mike!!
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Might have had a breakthrough tonight... After further research of the brown algae that has plagued my system and others', I believe this algae is definitely a variant of Cyano. It's a filamentous Cyano called Lyngbya sp. If anyone has experience with this specific kind of algae please post with any info you can provide. Thanks! Known Grows in nutrient poor environments (including natural reefs) Grows best in high flow areas Mexican Turbos graze on it Reacts negatively to Pohl's Coral Snow
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I had something similiar a few weeks into my cycle and added a lawnmower & urchin & it was all gone w/in a week. Both make cool addition to a reef tank! The lawnmowers are so cool to watch the way the swim & perch & move their eyeballs!
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03/11/2011, 09:26 AM | #2505 |
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I agree with 110.
I have a lawnmower that absolutely grazes all day long on my algae that is the same as yours. My 4 tangs destroy the stuff as well constantly. I have 0 snails in my tank at the time as well. Lawnmower is still my favorite fish too. My brothers 3 year old calls it "the old man".
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+1.....ime tuxedo urchin do a number on algae on rocks. Unfortunately, my orange spotted gobie beats the crap out of blennies. So lawnmower blennies and sand sifting gobies are out until I can trap my orange spotted guy and get him out of the tank. Two tuxedo urchins will make quick work in a 180-gl.
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03/11/2011, 01:55 PM | #2507 |
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Urchins are a bit to clumsy for my liking
Hence the reason not even snails.
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03/11/2011, 05:03 PM | #2509 |
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Humm...that sucks Brett , so we pretty
much loose on both sides.
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Haha guys! Decisions, decisions... I really like urchins but I'm afraid of them starving over time if the algae issues for some reason decide to go away. I could also see myself getting a lawnmower blenny as well, I do like those fish and my LFS usually has 1 whenever I'm in. Good suggestions guys!
What do you feed the lawnmower and urchin in an algae depleted system?
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I had a pencil urchin in my 300g and it did no thave the algae issues I'm having on the 110, but between the urchin and tangs they may have beaten down any algae before it became an issue (or took care of it before it grew to visable levels) I've heard that urchins will also chew on coraline
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As for the LM...mine has yet to eat anything (that Ive seen) I feed. He is usually just picking at rockwork or the back glass. This is my first LM blenny, but i'd assume if he was hungry he'd eat something fedd like the seaweed i feed tangs. At least some of the pieces that break off & float around. But he hasn't. And if a piece breaks off the feed rock, my fish fish won't touch it....weird! Oh & always hear they eat coraline, but in our size tanks I don't think you can ever notice. My last tank had more coraline than I could handle!
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Good info guys. Maybe I'd be safer getting a Lawnmower then. I'm afraid as much as I like urchins a 180g just isn't big enough for one, size and nutritionally. Unless there's a variety that stay rather small-ish.
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They have pointy spines, but they dont poke you if you grab them slowly & gently. Get the lawnmover for sure! you like it either way and no issues.
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The Blue Tuxedos are really cool. I'm going to be on the lookout for one of those for sure.
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Brett....I have had a pincushion in each of my 180's for several years with no issues. Actually it is recommended to have two in a tank this size, but I have always got away with one. The one I have now just roams around slowly eating away GHA on my rockwork and sometimes on the walls, but rarely. He stays on rockwork most of the time.
IMO, if you frags are mounted nicely they will not move them and, from my experience, do not harm sps frags in any other way. I really enjoy viewing them in a reef environment. I believe the Royal urchins/Mespilia spp. stay the smallest, followed by Tripneustes spp. HTH
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the blue tuxedo also seem to have very short & almost soft spines, the pincushion are a bit longer & spikier. I have had both. I really prefer the BLUE tuxedo's for their colors unless you can find some cool colored pincushion urchins. My LFS had one that has a deep green sections with white & orange spikes. So i added him to my tank! Neat colorings opposed to the typical bland pincushion
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Is the species of Lawnmower I'm looking for, Salarias fasciatus?
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Live Aquaria says they might nip at the bottom of SPS but I'm assuming this is just precautionary right?
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I love urchins and have always had at least one in my tank. The pincushion and tuxedo urchins stay small, eat lots of algae, and come in a lot of very cool colors. Both are said to eat coraline algae, which I like since I like keeping my glass completely free of the stuff. I would recommend getting one of each kind, as my tuxedo has always had more affinity for the glass and my pincushion has always had more affinity for the rocks and hides a lot.
I've also heard lawnmower blennies can get very mean, particularly towards similarly shaped fish (other blennies and gobies). That being said, I've always thought that starry blennies were gorgeous and were not supposed to get as mean as other varieties.
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Thanks for the info Alex. I agree, the Starry Blenny is a great looking fish. I will probably get a Lawnmower just to add to the clean up crew. I've never been big into blennys and gobies so I don't think it will be a problem down the road. I plan on adding some wrasses and a few other fish and inverts so hopefully they'll all get along.
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So did you get one from the LFS?
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