20g long build

[jamarG1600]

My system is currently 5-6mo old, and here’s some better pictures of its current inhabitants

 

[jamarG1600]

2 new frags I’m excited to try out that I was able to snag last night during the WWC after sale for only $25 for both

If anyone has and any recommendations and or advice with these types of corals (or any of the corals in my tank) feel free to drop some knowledge below

 

[jamarG1600]

I’m currently battling a combination of hair and bubble algea, I just got a new emerald crab to see if he can help with the hair algea because my last 2 tried eating some of my zoas.

Are there any other cool inverts that would help keep either of these algeas under control???

Or what should I do to keep these under control (More frequent water changes? Bigger clean up crew? Over feeding? Etc.)

 

[MaxTremors]

I would take the drift wood out, it’s just leaching organics, nutrients, and tannins, it’s likely adding to your algae issues.

What kind of filtration and lighting do you have, the lighting looks way, way too underpowered for corals. Also, pretty sure that’s a condylactis anemone and not a bubble tip, if it is indeed a bubble tip it’s severely bleached. Most of your corals look fairly light starved.

For the two new corals, they’re both SPS and require very intense lighting, they also require stable parameters (are checking your cal, Alk, and mag, and/or dosing anything to keep them stable)?

 

[jamarG1600]

I would take the drift wood out, it’s just leaching organics, nutrients, and tannins, it’s likely adding to your algae issues.

What kind of filtration and lighting do you have, the lighting looks way, way too underpowered for corals. Also, pretty sure that’s a condylactis anemone and not a bubble tip, if it is indeed a bubble tip it’s severely bleached. Most of your corals look fairly light starved.

For the two new corals, they’re both SPS and require very intense lighting, they also require stable parameters (are checking your cal, Alk, and mag, and/or dosing anything to keep them stable)?

Thx for the info ab the driftwood (I was already kind of planning on taking it out cuz I’m starting to lose my interest in the rock work anyways) but there’s just more reasoning for me to remove it now.

For filtration I’m running 2 hobs (forgot the brands but are doing around 350-375gph combined) planning on upgrading to an AIO system next.

For lights, 30” Coralife LED (similar to if not better than a current USA LED) and I’ve been researching that you have to acclimate your corals to LED which I’ve been attempting to do but may not be working the best if they are looking bleached.

And to my knowledge it’s a bubble tip, I asked several ppl at my LFS about it because I’m planning on getting a pair of clowns for it, and he looks the exact same that he did in the LFS tank even under different lighting (I believe they’re still running T5s).

I appreciate all of the creative criticism tho!!!

 

[Wasabiroot]

Turbo snails are great for hair algae.

 

[jamarG1600]

Update:
Due to many of you guys suggesting that my driftwood was the cause in my huge influx of algea, I removed it and gave my tank and completely new re-scape!!!! I picked up a couple rocks from WWC when I went to pick up my 2 frags and now I’m 10000000x more impressed with how my reef looks as a whole.

 

[jamarG1600]

I also picked up 2 fairly large turbo snails (about the size of a donut hole ) to help keep the algea under control

 

[jamarG1600]

Sadly, my BTA ended up dying (new reefers mistake definitely learned) and I had to get rid of my CBS because he was eating all of my CUC, on the bright side I was able to trade my CBS for a cleaner shrimp !!!