Rocky's 3ft Tank

[diabolus]

bro...

good luck on ur AT.

[ReeF_LoVeR]

Bro..

IMO u r too fast.....

Good luck to U.

[Rocky99]

Bro..

IMO u r too fast.....

Good luck to U.

i think i am...... i didn't know how long the tank should be up b4 i get one... i did some reading abt ATs but never come across..... so i juz got it.... thanks bro....

[Rocky99]

AT didnt make it after one week...... there was no ich on the body when it died.......... won't attempt to keep one till my nxt tank upgrade.......

[Rocky99]

juz got a purple tang at LCK yesterday... the fish is not welcome by the brown tang so i had to capture the brown tang and put it in the beta box... the new fish doesnt look comfortable in the tank yet..... so swimming well like other fish......

[Rocky99]

juz got a D300 today...... still learning to use.... here are some pics from it....

True percs

[Rocky99]

my PT.. the best i can get with my limited skills....

[Rocky99]

My Sailfin, Blue Tang and some PT

[Rocky99]

My Sailfin, Blue Tang and some PT

[Rocky99]

another pic....

i dunno why my corals arent doing well.... i got ammonia, nitrites, nitrates, Ca, kH, temp and salinity in place with proper lighting....... quite discouraging...

[djviper]

have u tried testing for copper?

u use normal pub water? might be the water source or your tap

just my 2 cents no harm testing cuz i think thats the only possiblilty

[Rocky99]

have u tried testing for copper?

u use normal pub water? might be the water source or your tap

just my 2 cents no harm testing cuz i think thats the only possiblilty

ya.... PUB water..... is it really that detrimental? testing for copper is quite costly.. furthermore is one test only...... thanks for your advice bro....

[Rocky99]

My fatty blue tang...... shit the most...

[Rocky99]

cleaner working on sailfin...

[Rocky99]

My Purple tang...

[Rocky99]

The camera shy YT. waited so long to get a shot....

[Rocky99]

i'm so glad. the 5 tangs have stopped fighting... 2days after put in the purple tang... and i have released the brown tang from the beta box......

[livebait]

[aStRoBo|]

u are having diatoms problem bro.. must take note..

[Rocky99]

u are having diatoms problem bro.. must take note..

thanks bro. anyone what are diatoms? i got ugly brown algae growing on the rocks on one side of the tank. is that it?

[Dispar_Anthias]

thanks bro. anyone what are diatoms? i got ugly brown algae growing on the rocks on one side of the tank. is that it?

Yap thats it

[Dispar_Anthias]

Obviously something is not really right with your tank..... IMO you should stop adding tangs.... They are ich prone and produce tons of waste... If you filteration system is not good enough, trouble could occur especially when you keep loading tangs...... IMO remove some tangs and stick with maybe 1 and a few other fish.... Surprise your nitrate is at this lvl..... get salifert to double check cos i dun really think your nitrate is at this lvl......

My 2 cents DA

[Rocky99]

Obviously something is not really right with your tank..... IMO you should stop adding tangs.... They are ich prone and produce tons of waste... If you filteration system is not good enough, trouble could occur especially when you keep loading tangs...... IMO remove some tangs and stick with maybe 1 and a few other fish.... Surprise your nitrate is at this lvl..... get salifert to double check cos i dun really think your nitrate is at this lvl......

                                                                         My 2 cents DA

hi bro. thanks for your input...... i finally know what diatoms are.... exams are appraching so i can't really do much to the tank...... was thinking of giving one tang away, but catching anyone one of them would be tough.... i'm keen to get rid of the diatoms and slime algae, and replace them with beautiful coralline though.

i feed them several times a day and you are right, they are producing tons of wastes... esp when i stand before the tank to feed them.. quite unsightly at times...

measuring nitrate with tetratest. checked again today, it's 12.5mg. the kit running out anyway, i'll heed your advice to go for a salifert. and i will keep a close lookout on ich....

thanks

Rocky

[Dispar_Anthias]

hi bro. thanks for your input...... i finally know what diatoms are.... exams are appraching so i can't really do much to the tank...... was thinking of giving one tang away, but catching anyone one of them would be tough.... i'm keen to get rid of the diatoms and slime algae, and replace them with beautiful coralline though.

i feed them several times a day and you are right, they are producing tons of wastes... esp when i stand before the tank to feed them.. quite unsightly at times...

measuring nitrate with tetratest. checked again today, it's 12.5mg. the kit running out anyway, i'll heed your advice to for a salifert. i will keep a close lookout on ich....

thanks

Rocky

hey no prob.... just advice for ya... probably when you remove the tangs less waste produce probably you corals would do much better...... If you wanna remove the algae.. get rowaphos or use a big skimmer.....

[joeyttk]

Hi bro,

I have brown aglea too growing on my rocks and corals. In fact, they are a soft films that can be easily wipe off. Are these diatom ?

U mentioned that we can use rowaphos to get rid of it. is that a chemical ? where to buy ?