Brokereefers Display Macro Algae Tank

[Brokereefer603]

75g tank
250ish lbs of rock
100lbs of sand
Fluval fx6
28 different types of macro algae
22 different mushrooms
1 elephant ear
6 different leathers
6 different gorgonians
orange finger sponge
Blue plating sponge

400 or so mixture of snails and hermit crabs
1 arrow crab
1 green matrix crab
1 cleaner shrimp
1 fire shrimp
10- 15 ghost shrimp
10 peppermint shrimp
4 ft cheapo cheapo agrobrite t5 with 3 bulbs a 420, 6500, 3300
Supplemented with a blue red and white finnex led strip
And a partridge in a pear tree lol

Oh fish... I almost forgot the fish

1 royal grammar
1 sixline
1 misbar maroon
2 Picasso
1 3 stripe damsel

 

[andrewey]

Super cool! I love the shot of the macros, sponges and gorgonians!

 

[tsouth]

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This is incredible and showcases the amazing diversity of our oceans. Great work!
How do you go about keeping things from over running - do these macro's go sexual and are there risks associated with it?

 

[Brokereefer603]

Super cool! I love the shot of the macros, sponges and gorgonians!

Thanks

 

[Brokereefer603]

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This is incredible and showcases the amazing diversity of our oceans. Great work!
How do you go about keeping things from over running - do these macro's go sexual and are there risks associated with it?

To be honest I let everything over run.
The hermits will actually frag the macros for me and they attach and grow in different places.

Haven't seen any macros go sexual, well actually some macros like the caulerpa will turn white but a couple days later they are green again so I let it run its course.

I do how ever dose a TON. Not sure if that is helping the macros from going sexual.
I also now feed 4 times a day to keep nutrients up

 

[Brokereefer603]

Here's an update blue ochodes are taking off like mad

 

[AlgaeBarn]

Love the tank! Beautiful!

 

[Brokereefer603]

Love the tank! Beautiful!

Thank you
Ive been visiting your website to add to my tank but everything I want is sold out lol

 

[Smarkow]

Found it!

Love this tank. Flow looks like a couple Jabaeo (sp?). What are you running for lights?

 

[Brokereefer603]

Thank you
Its a hydroponic 4×54 t5
And a finnex 50/50 led
You are correct jabeo power heads

 

[Ruskin]

That really is cool. Most times you see a tank and it's more or less what you've seen a dozen other times before but this is just something different. I hope you're proud of what you've created, it's just so unique and attention grabbing.

 

[creativeballance]

I bet you don't have a nitrate problem!

 

[Everything Aquatics]

I saw this on Boston reefers, very cool tank

 

[Brokereefer603]

I bet you don't have a nitrate problem!
Lol nope

 

[Smarkow]

Thank you
Its a hydroponic 4×54 t5
And a finnex 50/50 led
You are correct jabeo power heads

Thanks
I have a couple of those bulbs but was running some coral plus instead... maybe I will make the switch

 

[AlgaeBarn]

Yeah, things sell out very quickly! Best bet is to check in between 2-3pm MST on Fridays

 

[Ronisreef]

To be honest I let everything over run.
The hermits will actually frag the macros for me and they attach and grow in different places.

Haven't seen any macros go sexual, well actually some macros like the caulerpa will turn white but a couple days later they are green again so I let it run its course.

I do how ever dose a TON. Not sure if that is helping the macros from going sexual.
I also now feed 4 times a day to keep nutrients up

What do you dose and how are you testing to keep of with the levels of whatever it is you’re dosing

 

[djf91]

Can I ask what your phosphate and nitrate are at?