Tigahboy's Macroalgae Tank(s)

shred5 · Nov 9, 2020

I love it.. Great job.

Tigahboy · Nov 9, 2020

shred5 said:
I love it.. Great job.

Thank you!

Tigahboy · Nov 9, 2020

New page, new photo.

saltnut · Nov 10, 2020

Starting to look like a rainbow in there.

Tigahboy · Nov 10, 2020

saltnut said:
Starting to look like a rainbow in there.

Thanks! Algae rainbow! ;Cat

Tigahboy · Nov 10, 2020

Turnt up the sexiness in my UNS 45A by adding 3 of these shramp.

Tigahboy · Nov 11, 2020

Couple shots I took of the UNS 45A last night.

Tigahboy · Nov 13, 2020

Lots and lots (and lots) of new stuff for the macroalgae tanks this week! Here's a few (haven't taken photos of everything).

Sargassum

Laurencia

Bryothamnion

Halymenia

Picked up a couple Blue Sapphire Damsels (Springeri) to take care of my flatworm population. They've pretty much taken out all the visible ones, so I'm satisfied with the results.

Daniel · Nov 13, 2020

Love the damsels. Aer they getting nippy with each other yet?

Tigahboy · Nov 13, 2020

Daniel said:
Love the damsels. Aer they getting nippy with each other yet?

A little nippy (which I guess is to be expected), but nothing too dramatic.

HuduVudu · Nov 13, 2020

Where do you manage to get the different species of algaes from. Sorry if this has been asked and answered.

Tigahboy · Nov 13, 2020

HuduVudu said:
Where do you manage to get the different species of algaes from. Sorry if this has been asked and answered.

Gulf Coast Ecosystems, Reefcleaners, and Ebay are my go-to spots.

JMM744 · Nov 13, 2020

Sexy shrimp, sweet little guys. Your tanks are quite outstanding! Gonna replace the Pygmy wrasse? Mine stayed hidden all the time.

Tigahboy · Nov 13, 2020

JMM744 said:
Sexy shrimp, sweet little guys. Your tanks are quite outstanding! Gonna replace the Pygmy wrasse? Mine stayed hidden all the time.

Thanks! I think I’m done with fish now that I have these 2 damsels and my waspfish (which never comes out of hiding).

BobT · Nov 14, 2020

Beautiful!

Tigahboy · Nov 14, 2020

Added a few Christmas trees (Rhipocephalus phoenix) to each of my tanks. Too early?

Subsea · Nov 14, 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!

Gorgeous Red macro Yellow Sea whip contrast. Kudos to you on the magnificent Sea Whip. I will read more of your thread.

Subsea · Nov 15, 2020

Tigahboy said:
Lots and lots (and lots) of new stuff for the macroalgae tanks this week! Here's a few (haven't taken photos of everything).

Sargassum

Laurencia

Bryothamnion

Halymenia

Picked up a couple Blue Sapphire Damsels (Springeri) to take care of my flatworm population. They've pretty much taken out all the visible ones, so I'm satisfied with the results.

Collecting Sargassum seaweed during summer at Galveston was always a bonus for me with the different critters amongst it. However, I was never successful with growing it long term.