My progress so far...

[Alexxn]

Hello all, first off I'd like to thank everyone who has helped me so far and also for the wealth of knowledge on this board, I hope to be around for a long time and even meet some of you in person....below are some photos of my first attempt at saltwater - a 30 gal FOWLR tank....water parameters look good, rock is fully cured, in a few weeks some fish ! I'd love to hear any advice / comments !

 

[noodleman]

looking nice so far....but "a 30 gal FOWLR tank" with corals and no fish insight i call that a reef :lol2:

 

[deelucky]

looking good,waters nice and clear.just go slow dont rush.give your tank time to mature and everything should fall in place.good luck and keep up the good work.:splitspin

 

[scarf_ace1981]

looks sweet. i would remove the rock in the third pic and take the bubble algae off. try not to burst the bubbles.

 

[deelucky]

i agree with scar don the bubble algae,damn scar good eye i missed that.hey alexxn how do you like those powerheads the hydor?what model are they?

 

[Alexxn]

i agree with scar don the bubble algae,damn scar good eye i missed that.hey alexxn how do you like those powerheads the hydor?what model are they?

They are the model "1's"...400 gph each...I like them alot so far, not too much flow to disrupt things...:pimp:

 

[crox99]

Nice start.......But it's a reef not a FOWLR tank:Yikes: :Yikes:

 

[Alexxn]

looks sweet. i would remove the rock in the third pic and take the bubble algae off. try not to burst the bubbles.

What's the best way to remove the bubble algae ??

 

[nanchil]

I think you should get emerald crabs. I had sucess with them.

 

[digitalreefer]

Yup... looks like a reef to me... but it's looking good so far. Emerald crabs are good for control of the bubble algae, but you should try to remove as much as possible manually. You can try to use tweezers and a pair of cuticle scissors, but as was said, try not to burst the bubbles if possible.

 

[m'akoyPINOY]

what kind of light are you using? nice tank btw:smile:

 

[Alexxn]

what kind of light are you using? nice tank btw:smile:

Thanks ! I'm using an Orbit PC with 10K daylights and a 50/50 Actinic plus LED moonlights

 

[Alexxn]

I think you should get emerald crabs. I had sucess with them.

Do they play nice with soft corals and other cleanup crew members ?

 

[Alexxn]

Critters and fish !!! :bagfish:

 

[Awibrandy]

Very nice Alex. Love that Blood Shrimp.

 

[Alexxn]

So my zoos in the 4th pic of the original ones have closed up @ 5 days ago and haven't reopened....I have no clue what could have happened...water params are perfect....ONLY thing I can think of is I doubled the amount of PC lights a week ago and this rock is @ 6 inches from the surface...could they need less light maybe ??

 

[Deanos]

Yes.

 

[Alexxn]

Yes.

So what, move the rock to the bottom of the tank or something ?

 

[crox99]

Alex

I like the progress on your tank. Can you post a picture of the closed zoos?

 

[Domboski]

So what, move the rock to the bottom of the tank or something ?

If you can move the rock closer to the bottom go for it.

Is everyone sure that is bubble algae? Looks like Grape Caulerpa to me...

BTW, The tank is looking good Alex!