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[tywonreef]

hi again tywons little experimental pico cheers

[tywonreef]

like my morphs and frogspawn and giant clavularia and little acro(staghorn) and theres an abalone somewhere in there.yeah.you,s like.cheers


troy

[tywonreef]

if anyone would like advise on how to setup a nano or pico,give me a burl.i ve got alot of good ideas on these so experimenting is what yous would like to try i can help a little bit.its not hard.trust me.tx

tywonreef/troy

[Leaf Fish]

Hi Tywonreef,
Thanks for the offer but no thanks, you have too much algae in there.
I suggest you do a complete test of nitrite, ammonia, nitrate, pH, Kh, Gh, phosphate and copper and maybe turn your lights off as algae grows from too much light.
You should also do some water changes and when you can afford it upgrade to a bigger tank as it will be alot easier to maintain.
But I may ask your help on how to set up a micro, macro or giga tank though.
Thanks.

[guffo]

hey troy

great looking tank. but it is no surprise considering what your old marine tank look like. the corals are looking good mate. planning on putting any fish in it.

[tywonreef]

yeah lots of algae blake.how long you had marines for mate.and what fish shop do you work .im curious.seems like you dont have a clue what your taslking about mate.probably had marines longer than you have been alive.also ive had bigger tanks b4 and this is enough 4 me.so b4 you start telling ppl what to do,think about what your saying first.ty

[MatHarvey]

algae, yeah heaps... of beaut pink coraline algae!! NICE mate, very nice.. and so small, I've kept tanks for near on 20 years but never such a small and obviously well established marine!!

whats the secret... let me guess.. patience :wink:

[tywonreef]

ty matt harvey.appreciate the post mate.i dont no what gets ppl of on thinking they no everything.mate uno my secret 4 coraline algae is.carbonate hardness generator.being using it 4 years.works a treat.anyway thanks again.anyone want advise,im the man(lol).cheers.

troy

[jack]

great tank troy loads of colour there

[MatHarvey]

CaCo2 generator.... home made? must be bigger than the tank? do you use bottled CO2 to dissolve the calcium?

[Tucunare]

wow, nice coraline mate, your obviously using good rates of calc and stront to get that much. im suprised your acros not grown out of the top and through your ceiling, nice work mate.
Might pay to whach your impella doesnt jam up from to much mac growing on it.
My suggestions - hide what equipment you can behing the live rock ie heater filter etc.
take the temp gauge off the side and get a digi or somthing you can hide on the side and brighten up the background with a more intense colour, this way when you put your fish in a bright colour against the fish and the pink coraline will look sweet
steve

[olympus]

thats sick!

[tywonreef]

no co2 involved readers.when i add ro water.i put in a quarter of a teaspoon every time i top up fresh water or do water changes.sometimes i premix it all up so its ready n dissolved.the little red sea skimmer is been in there what 9 months and how covered is it.the aqua one 480 powerhead ive had now for 5 years not missed a beat is now that encrusted on there i cant pull apart.have a close look and u will c tubeworms all over it n sea squirts.also macroalgae does appear now and again.also i have the smallest eheim liberty hang on .works a treat.then the little 250hr aqua care powerhead.and a 25wt aqua one heater.ewes like.um if ewes take a look at neakits 4x2x2 marine,ive helped him set that up.like.the pico tank is 12'' cube.hmmm nice