300 gallon "Outside Corner" Reef

[Gregcoyote]

I have my phosphates super low, but it forms in places anyways. I think bits of decaying food get caught and form a spot where it can grow.

 

[Darylb]

I'm fighting the nutrient issue still but the snails do help a lot just add the snails at night

 

[Dary421]

I wonder if a big astria snail would survive my trigger fish?

Greg,...no snail no matter what size has survived in my tank with my trigger, and I've had some giants

 

[paul87]

Id put a whole vial of ultra life red slime remover (up to 300 gallons), suck up whay cyano i could. Keep skimmer off for a day. 2 Days later do a huge water change. Then continue with larger water changes and less feeding. I know ill probably be shot down for suggesting this prroduct as it is a quick fix, or mask. But it worked decent for my tank with no ill effects on livrstock or coral. Its about $20 at my LFS. Just an idea, probably what id do. Ive never seen any if my snails eat it. I even ordered some black margarite snails that claimed to eat it. Good luck, its some ugly stuff!

 

[Rare]

Will mollies really eat it?

That is correct! I was joking to put them in but I believe I recall that ""Mike Palleta"" has black sailfin mollys as well...but who is he anyways They breed like crazy so they use the fry as live food as well. Good luck!

GARF.ORG - The reef aquarium place It's somewhere in that web page. Lot of good reading but all over the place and she sells them as well.

Here is a video
Sally Jo's Cyanobacteria eating Mollies - YouTube

 

[paul87]

That is correct! I was joking to put them in but I believe I recall that ""Mike Palleta"" has black sailfin mollys as well...but who is he anyways They breed like crazy so they use the fry as live food as well. Good luck!

GARF.ORG - The reef aquarium place It's somewhere in that web page. Lot of good reading but all over the place and she sells them as well.

Here is a video
Sally Jo's Cyanobacteria eating Mollies - YouTube

Ill def give it a shot if i get it again! My LFS sells marine acclimated mollies fairly cheap. Always wondered why. I was thinking feeders for big fish.

 

[mr_X]

Those tanks looked like crap! See how murky that last one was?
No wonder they have cyano!

 

[Rare]

Right!!! Maybe more Mollies in there will help them out

 

[Gregcoyote]

Got the cyano under control. Raised magnesium some and did a water change. All corals looking good again. As my stoney corals start to dominate the tank, some of the softies are retreating. Interesting balancing act.

 

[Gregcoyote]

A few new frag tank shots.t

 

[Gregcoyote]

 

[navaljonf]

Amazing as always

 

[Jmkb02]

Looks great!

 

[paul87]

A few new frag tank shots.t

Very nice corals! That zoa rock is huge! Looking good.

 

[Gregcoyote]

The orange zoas are growing on a plastic plate covered in frag plugs. I can lift one out, sell it and in about a month it's covered again.

 

[Gregcoyote]

Good read. I agree with most all of it.

http://www.reef2reef.com/forums/uni...corals-just-dont-look-good-what-do-about.html

 

[Keithhjs]

Good read. I agree with most all of it. http://www.reef2reef.com/forums/unique-corals/144569-some-reasons-why-corals-just-dont-look-good-what-do-about.html

Thanks for linking, it was a good read!

 

[TheTodd]

That was. Just read it. Interesting stuff. Thanks!

 

[Gregcoyote]

Where did all the tank raised mandarins go? Good read.

http://www.reef2reef.com/forums/unique-corals/147481-where-have-all-captive-bred-mandarins-gone.html

 

[Jmkb02]

Where did all the tank raised mandarins go? Good read.

http://www.reef2reef.com/forums/unique-corals/147481-where-have-all-captive-bred-mandarins-gone.html

Just got done reading that article, would love to get my hands on more Captive bred fish. Cool article.