Tigahboy's Macroalgae Tank(s)

ramesis · Jul 20, 2020

Tigahboy said:
Current dosing regimen:

•Brightwell Aquatics CheatoGro (fertilizer)
•NeoNitro (nitrates)
•NeoPhos (phosphates)
•Ferrion (ferrous iron)
•ATI Essentials Pro Part 1 (alk)

Hi

This looks amazing. Sorry if you have this somewhere else I was not able to find out. What are your tank parameters? I would love to duplicate this. Also how long after you cycled the tank did you put the macro algae in it?

sixty_reefer · Jul 20, 2020

Fascinating tank you got there, looking forward to see the new projects develop

Tigahboy · Jul 21, 2020

samnaz said:
Congrats on reef of the day! Very well deserved.

Thank you! And thanks for following along!

ramesis said:
Hi

This looks amazing. Sorry if you have this somewhere else I was not able to find out. What are your tank parameters? I would love to duplicate this. Also how long after you cycled the tank did you put the macro algae in it?

I try to keep my nitrates at 5 and phosphates around 0.05 (but I know others keep them much higher). I'm good with the growth I'm seeing though at these levels. Also, OK to add macroalgae right after the cycle assuming there's enough nutrients for them.

Tigahboy · Jul 21, 2020

sixty_reefer said:
Fascinating tank you got there, looking forward to see the new projects develop

Thanks! ;Cat

Tigahboy · Jul 21, 2020

A couple more shots I took over the weekend.

fishlover1478 · Jul 21, 2020

what are you going to do in the 1 gallon also amazing tank

kharn101 · Jul 21, 2020

Welcome back tiga, where have you been have not seen you since Nano reef!

Tigahboy · Jul 21, 2020

quirkylemon103 said:
what are you going to do in the 1 gallon also amazing tank

Have some ideas, but top secret for now!

And thanks!

kharn101 said:
Welcome back tiga, where have you been have not seen you since Nano reef!

Thanks! I did take a break for awhile, but back in the game now.

Mr_Knightley · Jul 21, 2020

Wonderful tank(s)! I'm hooked already, cant wait to see them all fleshed out.
Good luck and God bless!

robbyg · Jul 21, 2020

Love your Tank. Simple yet elegant.
I am sure my Tangs would love to come over and visit

Jax15 · Jul 21, 2020

Love the snaking river scape! The thicker sand in the middle looks great. You're definitely brining a FW planted philosophy to marine scapes, really interesting. Stoked to see it come together!

BlazinNano · Jul 21, 2020

Beautiful! Really love the setup.

Tigahboy · Jul 21, 2020

Mr_Knightley said:
Wonderful tank(s)! I'm hooked already, cant wait to see them all fleshed out.
Good luck and God bless!

Thank you! It's been a fun project.

robbyg said:
Love your Tank. Simple yet elegant.
I am sure my Tangs would love to come over and visit

LOL. Is it weird that part of me would love to see a Tang go crazy in here?

Jax15 said:
Love the snaking river scape! The thicker sand in the middle looks great. You're definitely brining a FW planted philosophy to marine scapes, really interesting. Stoked to see it come together!

Thanks! Definitely FW-inspired. Been having a blast trying to blend the two worlds.

BlazinNano said:
Beautiful! Really love the setup.

Glad you like it!

CalebWBrink2000 · Jul 21, 2020

Looks awesome. Gracilaria hayi grows like crazy- I have a bunch in my reef as well.

JRAD · Jul 21, 2020

Very cool!

Jeto2004 · Jul 21, 2020

Wow that looks reaaaly nice! Love the colors and the textures!!!!

Steven Garland · Jul 21, 2020

Tigahboy said:
This is a love story. About a [tigah]boy who fell in love with macroalgae...

So I became totally enamored with macroalgae when I added them to a couple of my prior reef tanks (you can find them here in this thread), and I've always been drawn to the freshwater planted tank/scape aesthetic, so decided to take a stab (usually with curved stainless steel scissors) at a saltwater planted tank with macroalgae as the star. Here's the breakdown.

Set-up

Tank: UNS 45A (9 gallons)
Light: Twinstar Light II 450E (full spectrum planted tank lights)
Pump: Sicce Syncra 0.5
Media: InTank Filter Floss Holder (was made for a WB7), InTank Filter Floss, and MarinePure Bio Cubes
Heater: Cobalt Neo-Therm 75w Heater
Substrate: Caribsea Fiji Pink Sand
LR: KPAquatics Premium Live Rock

Inhabitants

Macroalgae: Gracilaria hayi (red macroalgae), Caulerpa prolifera (red macroalgae), and Hypnea pannosa (blue macroalge)
Coral: Pterogorgia citrina (Yellow Sea Whip Gorg) and Pterogorgia anceps (Purple Ribbon Gorg)
Fish: Coryphopterus personatus (Masked Gobies)
Inverts: Various hermits and snails

Some more recent shots:

I'm planning a couple more macroalgae tanks (I'm hooked!), so will post them in this thread as well. Stay tuned and thanks for stopping by!