My first saltwater tank

[freshwaterandmarine]

Can you take a pic in white light too?

this was taken in the morning when the lights just turned on.

 

[freshwaterandmarine]

Added some Xenia and a misbar clownfish last week. Just added a sand sifting starfish and 2 hermit crabs. So far doing good.

 

[freshwaterandmarine]

Trying to find a designer clownfish that is not so expensive to pair with my misbar clownfish. Any suggestions?

 

[freshwaterandmarine]

An update on the hi fin goby. It hides all day and sometimes I can't even see it. Comes out during feeding to eat some mysis shrimp and after that goes back in the rock. Is this normal?

 

[40g Nano]

It might have a little burrow that it stays in

 

[freshwaterandmarine]

It might have a little burrow that it stays in

Found him. He doesn't come out to eat during feeding though. What do I do?

 

[40g Nano]

I would try live foods
Otherwise try different foods to entice him

 

[freshwaterandmarine]

Hi fin goby comes out more now!

 

[freshwaterandmarine]

Still struggling with hair algae, tried many different methods, scraping it off the rocks, getting nassaurius snails, hermit crabs

 

[freshwaterandmarine]

Just got a Lemon Chromis and a seahare to help with my hair algae problem.

 

[40g Nano]

I think I’m also going to get a sea hare for my tank

let me know if it works

 

[freshwaterandmarine]

I think I’m also going to get a sea hare for my tank

let me know if it works

Ok. I will update you if it works.

 

[freshwaterandmarine]

Here's a full tank shot.

 

[T-J]

Here's a full tank shot.

I don't see a hair algae "problem". Yeah, you've got a little on the glass, but nothing out of control. Unless the pic isn't showing it all.

Do you scrape the glass every day? What kind of flow do you have? In that pic, I don't see any supplemental flow (like a powerhead/wavemaker). Have you tried Vibrant?

With a sea hare, it'll eat that algae in a day or two and then you'll need to get rid of it.

 

[freshwaterandmarine]

I don't see a hair algae "problem". Yeah, you've got a little on the glass, but nothing out of control. Unless the pic isn't showing it all.

Do you scrape the glass every day? What kind of flow do you have? In that pic, I don't see any supplemental flow (like a powerhead/wavemaker). Have you tried Vibrant?

With a sea hare, it'll eat that algae in a day or two and then you'll need to get rid of it.

Yellow Chromis mysteriously died. I can't confirm this but I think it was sick when I brought it back. Seahare is really helping but I still have a lot of hair algae. I scrape the glass every week. I haven't tried vibrant. I have sufficient flow.

 

[freshwaterandmarine]

I don't see a hair algae "problem". Yeah, you've got a little on the glass, but nothing out of control. Unless the pic isn't showing it all.

Do you scrape the glass every day? What kind of flow do you have? In that pic, I don't see any supplemental flow (like a powerhead/wavemaker). Have you tried Vibrant?

With a sea hare, it'll eat that algae in a day or two and then you'll need to get rid of it.

I think the hair algae is mostly at the back which is why you couldn't see it.

 

[freshwaterandmarine]

All corals are opening, fish are all doing well. Just need to settle the hair algae problem.

 

[AnotherReefHobbyist]

I am not meaning to spread negativity, and may be totally wrong, but this tank looks like a marine land portait 5 gallon, I am getting this from everything about the shape of the tank, the curved glass, and that fact that your original light is the stock light of a marine land portrait 5 gallon( or a pretty good duplicate! )

If it is 5 gallons a whole lot needs to be changed, but please correct me, and give me the link to the tank if it is larger, because I would love to get a tank such as this ( also which one is it 12 or 15 or 20?? )

 

[freshwaterandmarine]

I am not meaning to spread negativity, and may be totally wrong, but this tank looks like a marine land portait 5 gallon, I am getting this from everything about the shape of the tank, the curved glass, and that fact that your original light is the stock light of a marine land portrait 5 gallon( or a pretty good duplicate! )

If it is 5 gallons a whole lot needs to be changed, but please correct me, and give me the link to the tank if it is larger, because I would love to get a tank such as this ( also which one is it 12 or 15 or 20?? )

Hi. This tank is a 15-20 gallon. Not too sure but it is definitely not a 5 gallon. Sorry but I highly doubt you can get this tank. I live in Singapore and I bought this tank from a fish farm who made it themselves. Sorry.

 

[AnotherReefHobbyist]

Hi. This tank is a 15-20 gallon. Not too sure but it is definitely not a 5 gallon. Sorry but I highly doubt you can get this tank. I live in Singapore and I bought this tank from a fish farm who made it themselves. Sorry.

Then I stand corrected! Sorry for the misunderstanding and I love than Xenia colony!