My first reef! Fluval Sea reef m90

SeahorseKeeper · Oct 6, 2013

Moved to current forum: Member Tanks.

I figure this is a better spot for your thread.

Flameback Pair · Oct 6, 2013

Interesting stuff on the liverock.

Alexvirdee · Oct 7, 2013

Here are some more little corals, a mushroom, a gimiopora, and a cabbage? I think?

And in moonlight

Alexvirdee · Oct 7, 2013

Thanks, hopefully I will get more replies.. I want to know as much as I can.

Flameback Pair · Oct 15, 2013

How many liters is your tank?

Alexvirdee · Oct 15, 2013

135 litres, with 15kg live rock

Therobbo · Oct 16, 2013

Looking good. What do you think of the tank as I'm thinking of getting one? Any new pics?

Thanks.

joeogio · Oct 16, 2013

Hello and welcome to R2R! you should post some pics of the filtration and fill us in on how its setup.

Alexvirdee · Oct 20, 2013

Hi guys, yeah the tank is brilliant, I couldn't be happier. Got a pair of common clowns, who love the tank. Just having a bit of a nightmare with hair algae at the moment, but as it's only 5 weeks old, I think I have to grin and bare it.

Therobbo · Oct 20, 2013

They look cool. I'm gonna put my order in for one of these next week, can't wait. The place in buying it from days to add 20kg of live rock, yours is a little less so is 20kg too much? They also recommended TMC seasalt, what did you use? Also some people say about upgrading the wave circulator, what you think of it? Sorry for all the questions haha. Thanks.

pam0630 · Oct 20, 2013

the hair algae keep that under check.....that can become a nuisance.....your tank looks good tho..id like to know what that is in your tank....those things growing like an aloe vera plant...never seen those before..........

Alexvirdee · Oct 20, 2013

Hi the robbo, I did a lot of research and found that most people recommend 1kg per 10 liters, and it's 135 liters so I went a little over at 15, which I think is perfect for this size, I have found another guy who put a few extra broken up kgs in the back middle compartment. You can always add more. I use pre mixed saltwater from my lfs at the moment just to be on the safe side, they use Red Sea max sea salt. The power head is brilliant, so much so that the guru in my fish shop changed the ones in his tank to the same ones that come with the fluval sea setup! Can't have a better recommendation than that!

Alexvirdee · Oct 20, 2013

Hi pam0630, what is the best way to control the algae? I feel like it's taking over! Lol, at the moment my clean up crew is 4 hermits and 4 turbos and a cleaner shrimp, do you think I need more?
That green aloe type stuff is insane! I have no idea what it is either? I have polyps and feather dusters and coralline algae that came on the live rock.

reefer newby · Oct 20, 2013

I had several aptasia growing on my rock. I ordered some joes juice , followed the instructions , and it killed them instantly an they have not came back , as of six weeks ago. This stuff works.