60 gal freshwater setup

[kryhavok318]

So I'll give a bit of background info before I start asking questions.
Started tank after Christmas '14.
Fish less water cycle.
Stocked tank Mid February with:
Inspector pleco
4 lace veil tail angelfish
3 diamond tetras
3 serpae tetras.
3 schwartzi corys
3 baby panda garras
Lost the pleco for unknown reasons.
Lost one serpae due to possible bullying by angels.
Filtration: fluval 306 canister along with a aquatic power filter
Bubble wall across the back wall.
I keep the temp around 77-78
I feed once a day-omega flakes every other day, and bloodworms / brine shrimp the other day. Along with algae wafers.







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[kryhavok318]

Question 1-
I'm getting this rust colored algae looking stuff? Anyone know what it is?

Did a deep clean last weekend and scrubbed it all off and it's coming back...




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[kryhavok318]

About to add a new pleco and two Chinese algae eaters... Hopefully it helps


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[Mcgolg76]

No to Chinese algae eater. They won't help your algae and will terrorize tank


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[ImACoolguy]

No to Chinese algae eater. They won't help your algae and will terrorize tank


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Yes yes yes yes please listen to this. Chinese Algae Eaters once mature are great for cleaning the tank, but WILL terrorize their tankmates.

If you are having algae problems:

1. How long are the lights on per day?

2. Possible over feeding.

3. How often do you do water changes?

4. Pleco are also poop machines once they are a decent size. Important to remember in perspective of bioload.


I would also work on evening out your schooling fish. Tetras and cories need 5+ for a school.


Caleb

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[keegster803]

Chinese algae eaters are known for terrorizing tanks, if you want something that will eat the algae, I would recommend leaving your light on for 8 hours a day, as if you leave them on more, your just growing algae.


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[Reo]

You have a beautiful tank. You might be over feeding and vacuuming your gravel would be tough unless you move all your plants. Getting the gravel clean helps from nitrates building up. I get that brownish algae too and nothing I've had eats it so a couple times a year I pull and scrub what needs it. I have Current LED lights that I dim way down most of the day and that slows down growth. I have yet to try Nerite snails but might give them a try. I would do 50% water changes weekly in your tank because your bio load is high and use Prime as well.

 

[kryhavok318]

I usually turn the lights on around noon and turn them off at midnight. I'll get a timer set so that it's on from 4p-midnight.

Thanks for the Advice on the algae eaters. Unfortunately I had bought them right before that post. I'll keep an eye on them. So far when an angel sees one they chase them around...
My Angels are bully's I think...

I do a 30-50 % water change once per week. I try to vacuum as much as I can. I take out big decorations every other week to vacuum. And right now I move the plants once a month to vacuum under.


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[kryhavok318]

I feed once per day when I turn on the lights. When I put them on a light timer, I will start feeding them an hour before lights off.
It's possible I'm over feeding... I don't want them to starve. I'll try to feed them less. I've been feeding them two frozen cubes of bloodworm/brine shrimp, and when I do flake I usually try to sprinkle it across the top. And I'll throw in 4-5 wafers at time because a couple of the Angels go crazy on one while the corys go after another couple of wafers.


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[ImACoolguy]

Once that CAE gets bigger it will be the other way around. They are little nightmares.


Caleb

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[Luma21]

This is kind of off topic but I have the same tank/stand as you and I was wondering what you did with the canister setup. Like it definitely doesn't fit in those tiny *** cabinets that the stand came with right? Do you just have it on the side?


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[kryhavok318]

Any idea what to do with the cae's? I don't think store would take them back.

Yea, I just have it on the side

The left cabinet won't shut all the way for me..


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[ImACoolguy]

Most stores have a return policy if you have the receipt. especially if you just got them.


Caleb

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[serena00]

Yes find a way to get rid of the CAE trust me from experience... 3 dead fish over night.


36g semi-aggressive
20g community
5.5g betta/ghost shrimp
3g betta
2g fry

 

[kryhavok318]

So I've been thinking about evening out the schools like you suggested.

For the cories, do they have to be the same type? Could I mix In a albino or panda or two?

I'm excited to get more diamond tetras.. Don't know about the serpae tho.. They seem to be a target of an angel...


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[ImACoolguy]

So I've been thinking about evening out the schools like you suggested.

For the cories, do they have to be the same type? Could I mix In a albino or panda or two?

I'm excited to get more diamond tetras.. Don't know about the serpae tho.. They seem to be a target of an angel...


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Different Cory species will school together but it's best to get their own species.


Caleb

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[kryhavok318]

Ugh I wish those cae's were good fish. Either them or the new pleco has pretty much cleaned up all the algae. Even the brownish algae


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[Stacey W.]

Ugh I wish those cae's were good fish. Either them or the new pleco has pretty much cleaned up all the algae. Even the brownish algae


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My 1 otocinclus cleans a 55 gallon easy. They are workhorses of algae cleaning imo.

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[ImACoolguy]

Otocinclus do even better in groups


Caleb

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