Calmwaters First Saltwater Build

[ESABOE]

I made gourmet pizza rolls for dinner. Just me and my son tonight.

Yum!

 

[ESABOE]

Me too and I want Mexican first @ESABOE with her tacos and now @tbrown with his chimichangas... it's just not fair...

Just got hit home from LFS - wet noodle mode!

Just enough leftovers to make burritos- and a beer!

 

[Calmwaters]

Just got hit home from LFS - wet noodle mode!

Just enough leftovers to make burritos- and a beer!

Did you have fun?

 

[ESABOE]

Did you have fun?

I did! Cleaned glass on tanks, did inventory, and listened to the guys talk to customers! Learned stuff and got to get to close and personal with da fishies!

 

[Calmwaters]

I did! Cleaned glass on tanks, did inventory, and listened to the guys talk to customers! Learned stuff and got to get to close and personal with da fishies!

Sounds like a great way to spend the day!

 

[Calmwaters]

Bed time for me I hope you guys have a great rest of the night!

 

[Sleeping Giant]

Added a bit more rock and rearranged a little here's the now followed by the before... I turned the white lights on just to get the picture.

looks great

 

[Calmwaters]

looks great

Thank you!

 

[Calmwaters]

I think I have GHA in my tank! It was not there yesterday and now it's on past of my rocks and a little on the front glass. What can I do to get rid of it? I don't want it to get worse. On the plus side i got the special lens for my phone so i could get better pictures.

 

[tbrown]

Doesn't look like GHA. Maybe a bacterial bloom.

 

[Calmwaters]

Doesn't look like GHA. Maybe a bacterial bloom.

Here's a video you can see it better...

 

[Calmwaters]

I think it might be cyano or slime algea what's the best way to get rid of it.

 

[Katrina71]

Time

 

[Calmwaters]

It's crazy there was none yesterday and now it's on su last two rocks and there is another that I'm not sure if it's the same on the front glass it's tiny pieces that look different.

 

[Calmwaters]

Should I cut back on lighting? Do more or bigger water changes? I just don't want it to get out of control...

 

[Calmwaters]

Also my urchin has picked up a hermit crab can I gently pull it off and not hurt either of them?

 

[tbrown]

Also my urchin has picked up a hermit crab can I gently pull it off and not hurt either of them?

Yes

 

[Calmwaters]

Yes

Ok what about the other question? Less light? Bigger water changes?

 

[tbrown]

Ok what about the other question? Less light? Bigger water changes?

That's out of my wheel house. I'm a "let it ride and find out" type of guy on a lot of things. That's why the GHA fiasco hurt my tank so much.

 

[Calmwaters]

That's out of my wheel house. I'm a "let it ride and find out" type of guy on a lot of things. That's why the GHA fiasco hurt my tank so much.

Ok I think nitrates are Ok it's so hard to tell with the colors...