shadowfox1198
Aquarium Advice Newbie
Hey guys, (this is my first post here )
Anyways, I currently have a 14g Biocube aquarium that I have had for almost a yr and a half. I started of this tank with 15lbs of LR and 20lbs of LS. Anyways here is a bit of history as to what has happened with my tank
2008
-October- Bought tank... started Nit. cycle
2009
-January- Added clean up crew (4 snails 2 hermits)
-February- bought some soft coral, anemone, clown
-September- Went on vacation, asked roommate to put 2 cups of salt water... he put 2 cups of salt!!! :*(. Anemone, clown, and just about everything else died...
-October- Everything is now clean and I'm just running the tank.
-Nov. Dec.- Get clean up crew and such
2010
-February- having lots of red and green algae problems clean sand and do more frequant water changes
-April- Algae comes back in large amounts, local fish store recommends green algae killer chem. (mistake 1)
-add it to tank, kills everything (including 100's of bristle worms who I had never seen before)
Tank is now clean and my polyps seem to be coming back to life and hanging tight. Anyways my question is, what is the best cleaning crew for a tank that has been through this, and I am starting to see a bit of green algae again, this time growing on top of the polyps. I do water changes once a week and have the lights on for 8hrs a day (no window in direct contact).
Readings-
-pH- 8.0
-Nitrate, Nitrite- 0
-Calcium water hardness- 160-180
-General water hardness- 140-160
-SG- .025~
-Temp- 76-78 deg. F
Also I have small pink circles that seem to populate the back wall of the tank, they do not scrape off easily, should I worry about them.
Other than the provided readings is there anyway to know for sure if my tank is ready for more life again after that stupid algae chem was siphoned out?
Anyways, sorry for the long post! Let me know if you want me to post pic's for a better perspective!
-Scott
Anyways, I currently have a 14g Biocube aquarium that I have had for almost a yr and a half. I started of this tank with 15lbs of LR and 20lbs of LS. Anyways here is a bit of history as to what has happened with my tank
2008
-October- Bought tank... started Nit. cycle
2009
-January- Added clean up crew (4 snails 2 hermits)
-February- bought some soft coral, anemone, clown
-September- Went on vacation, asked roommate to put 2 cups of salt water... he put 2 cups of salt!!! :*(. Anemone, clown, and just about everything else died...
-October- Everything is now clean and I'm just running the tank.
-Nov. Dec.- Get clean up crew and such
2010
-February- having lots of red and green algae problems clean sand and do more frequant water changes
-April- Algae comes back in large amounts, local fish store recommends green algae killer chem. (mistake 1)
-add it to tank, kills everything (including 100's of bristle worms who I had never seen before)
Tank is now clean and my polyps seem to be coming back to life and hanging tight. Anyways my question is, what is the best cleaning crew for a tank that has been through this, and I am starting to see a bit of green algae again, this time growing on top of the polyps. I do water changes once a week and have the lights on for 8hrs a day (no window in direct contact).
Readings-
-pH- 8.0
-Nitrate, Nitrite- 0
-Calcium water hardness- 160-180
-General water hardness- 140-160
-SG- .025~
-Temp- 76-78 deg. F
Also I have small pink circles that seem to populate the back wall of the tank, they do not scrape off easily, should I worry about them.
Other than the provided readings is there anyway to know for sure if my tank is ready for more life again after that stupid algae chem was siphoned out?
Anyways, sorry for the long post! Let me know if you want me to post pic's for a better perspective!
-Scott