Confused about coraline algea.

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Number 1 120 pounds of dry live rock in a trash can for 4 months with powerhead and a large shrimp. Changed water twice to get nitrates down.
Number2 filled tank with 100 gallons rodi mixed to 1.024 put rock in snapped.
Number3 started protien skimmer ,ATS ,marine pure that cycled with the rock.and return pump. So the cycle on my rocks was already in good shape . Took 20 more gallons to fill sump. Just for a little boost I put in a bottle of Dr. Tims And a bottle of biospera . And added fish. One chomis got stuck to the side of my wavemaker .10 days in my nasso quit eating and gone after that I added a fox face. Tank has been up now for 7 weeks 0 nitrates .11 phosphate and going down weekly it was .76 hanna test . Algea turf scubber is growing dark green algea not hair algea so I have been cleaning it every 3 days . Only other thing is I running 6 Table spoons carbon in a reactor change it every two weeks.
 
Screwgunner said:
Not for 125 gallons
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The bacteria grows depending what ammonia is produced, when you start the tank and cycle it, the bacteria is still limited, add 2 fish, the bacteria grows to take care of the ammonia, add another 2 and again the bacteria increases, add 16 fish in one go, the bacteria will have an over load of ammonia to cope with, which will take time to build up to process it, in the meantime the fish are swimming in ammonia.

Chances are it'll be fine but not the best way to start, as you are forcing the process instead of letting it grow slowly.
 
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I know people are freaking out about the number of fish, but this isn't any different than putting two fish in a new 16 gallon AIO, and people do that every day. Not saying I would dump that many fish at once, I'd QT them in a medicated tank too, well some I'd just observe like a Quoyi or similar, but everyone gets QT'd.
 
You will learn to hate it once it gets into your pumps .....
 
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I did put in a frag of whammin watermelon zoas with 6 heads i guess they have lost some of there florecent green but they are getting bigger feed them reef roids 2 times a week . In one week they have almost doubled in size.
 
Salty410 said:
looks pretty tho lol . When i had none thats all i wanted now that i have it im like.........go away lol
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Branching coralline exists and is both interesting and not completely obnoxious. I have some- similar to a SPS coral.
 
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LegendaryCG said:
Branching coralline exists and is both interesting and not completely obnoxious. I have some- similar to a SPS coral.
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I love it until it incurst on my back side pump its low and behind my rock work so hard to see if the pump is working sometimes
 
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7 weeks old can not wait for the 4 month mark want to put some of the easier sps for now starting a zoa garden. At the bottom.
 
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Screwgunner said:
They still work looks like they need some vinegar
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Yea a couple drops, lol.
That was at 1 year when I removed them and upgraded to larger pumps.
They are in my 45 frag system now.
 
Screwgunner said:
You sell frags
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Not really. Honestly, I give them away. I also take them to 1 of 3 lfs.
I do not ask for credit but he will give me stuff from time to time.
I just removed a large stag from my 120 for more room, and a large goni today.
 
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