New Member, new interest, just saying hi and what i got

[Kgrizzle]

Hey Guys/gals,

Just wanted to say hey, and let u know a little about me. Just getting into salt water tanks and have decided to get into it and learn alot about reef tank. I have a 29gal tank with a eheim classic250 canister filter, 550gph power head, a glo 24" balast with blue and white light t5 HO.

I had my tank set up with sand and water with no live rock for 4-5 days and just got live rock two days ago. when i went to get the rock person selling it was shutting down his tank to move to the states and he gave me 5 corals.

He gave me a nice big chalice about 4-5", a torch coral, a chili coral, a hammer coral, and a bubble coral, along with some mushrooms. Unfortunately my rock has some fire worms in my tank and i woke up this morning after feeding my coral last night to notice one of the heads of the torch coral is half plucked out.

I am going to be trying to make a trap along with getting a coral banded shrimp.

I also have some fuzzy purple growing on my live rock. Talking to a local i was told to turkey baster it off, and that is what i intend to do. I will add pictures soon, i'm still new to forums so it may take me a little.

Any information will go a long way with me, as i am very eager to learn.
Thanks in advance for any help.

[Kgrizzle]

still need to figure out how to upload pictures

[gqlmao]

Use photobucket and copy the IMG code into the post. That's the best way since canreef gives such small space for pics

[Kgrizzle]

thanks will do that now

[Kgrizzle]

Here are my photos

Tank - http://i1177.photobucket.com/albums/x351/kgrizzle13/Tank.jpg

When i was given the coral this is what they looked like

Chalice - http://i1177.photobucket.com/albums/x351/kgrizzle13/Chalice_first_day.jpg

Chilli and bubble - http://i1177.photobucket.com/albums/x351/kgrizzle13/Bubble_and_cillin_first_day.jpg

Torch - http://s1177.photobucket.com/albums/x351/kgrizzle13/?action=view&current=torch_at_first.jpg

Hammer- http://i1177.photobucket.com/albums/x351/kgrizzle13/Hammer_first_day.jpg

[Kgrizzle]

The second day i had them i took more pictures and they seemed alot happier

Chalice - http://i1177.photobucket.com/albums/x351/kgrizzle13/Chalice_second_day.jpg

Chilli - http://i1177.photobucket.com/albums/x351/kgrizzle13/chilli_second_day.jpg

Bubble - http://i1177.photobucket.com/albums/x351/kgrizzle13/Bubble_second_day.jpg

Torch - http://i1177.photobucket.com/albums/x351/kgrizzle13/Torch_Second_Day.jpg

Hammer - http://i1177.photobucket.com/albums/x351/kgrizzle13/Hammer_second_day.jpg

[Aquattro]

If you choose the IMG code, you can imbed the pics directly...

[Kgrizzle]

I also have a couple questions about somethings in my tank.

what type of snail is this? was told barnicle

http://i1177.photobucket.com/albums/x351/kgrizzle13/IMG_2087.jpg

when i woke up this morning one of the head on the tourch was plucked out, i have a fire worm i need to get rid of could this be why this happened?

http://i1177.photobucket.com/albums/x351/kgrizzle13/IMG_2076.jpg

also when i got 1 other head was dead from the start is it possible to bring back

http://i1177.photobucket.com/albums/x351/kgrizzle13/IMG_2084.jpg

My chalice seems to be getting a hint of blue not sure what it is

http://i1177.photobucket.com/albums/x351/kgrizzle13/IMG_2083.jpg

i have wierd growths on the rock i bought... some purple fuzz and one rocks top is yellow and another little one has purple/green stuff on it


purple around zoo - http://i1177.photobucket.com/albums/x351/kgrizzle13/IMG_2080.jpg

yellow on rock - http://i1177.photobucket.com/albums/x351/kgrizzle13/IMG_2088.jpg

pruple/green stuff- http://i1177.photobucket.com/albums/x351/kgrizzle13/IMG_2077.jpg


sorry for some many questions ...like i said i'm new :S

[Kgrizzle]

If you choose the IMG code, you can imbed the pics directly...
thanks is that easier for people, or is links preferred?

[eli@fijireefrock.com]

The second day i had them i took more pictures and they seemed alot happier


Welcome to canreef and here you go:biggrin:
http://i1177.photobucket.com/albums/x351/kgrizzle13/IMG_2083.jpg
http://i1177.photobucket.com/albums/x351/kgrizzle13/IMG_2087.jpghttp://i1177.photobucket.com/albums/x351/kgrizzle13/Hammer_second_day.jpghttp://i1177.photobucket.com/albums/x351/kgrizzle13/Torch_Second_Day.jpghttp://i1177.photobucket.com/albums/x351/kgrizzle13/Bubble_second_day.jpghttp://i1177.photobucket.com/albums/x351/kgrizzle13/chilli_second_day.jpghttp://i1177.photobucket.com/albums/x351/kgrizzle13/Tank.jpg

[Kgrizzle]

Any ideas for my problems?... Or my placement of the corals

[Skimmerking]

looks great may be think about getting rid of that temper thermometer the one hanging in the top left corner. I have never liked them bad news if they break. Just Sayin:smile:

[eli@fijireefrock.com]

from what it looks like to me.
.The snail is a tropical abalone (A ferocious algae eater)
.the decayed head of the torch is not possible to bring back.I would give your entire coral an iodine bath.
.Chalice color changing possibly of light changes or placement in the tank,its fine and healthy looking.As long as it doesn't start to recede or skin flaking off.
.purple plant I am not of the name.the yellow looks like diatom.
.purple green and red looks like calcareous plants.
I am sure more people will chime in:biggrin:

[Kgrizzle]

What type of thermometer would u suggest... Don't really like the surface strips that go in the outside... What do u think about the stuff growing on my live rock

[Kgrizzle]

What is an iodine bath?... The yellow stuff sounds bad and the purple stuff sounds good?... Not to sure image u mean when u said red stuff... I'll try n get a better picture of them

[eli@fijireefrock.com]

Iodine bath is use for any new coral added to your tank or an unhealthy coral.dip in a mild iodine based solution as a bio-security measure to help insure that pathogens are removed from the coral,let coral sit for about 10minutes then remove rinse with new tank water and place in the tank as for the bath water has to be discarded.find the iodine dropper in a drug store.place approximately 20 drops in a 1 gallon of the tank water.
Hope that helps.

[Kgrizzle]

Ok awesome so just regular iodine... And what about the diatom is it bad or good?how do I remove it cause its spreading... And is the purple stuff bad or good?

[Kgrizzle]

Could the purple stuff be a sponge or Some sorta Cyanobacteria ... Just looked up purple algae and came acrossed these titles

[Kgrizzle]

Also came across Asparagopsis taxiformis but am not really sure ... Trying to help u guys help me in any way possible

[Kgrizzle]

Here is another pic perhaps this will aid

http://img.tapatalk.com/464b5e07-8712-01a1.jpg

[Kgrizzle]

Was told not to worry to much about it as it is not really that harmful and when I get fish They will pick at it

[Kgrizzle]

So it's been two weeks now ... I have experienced a diatom bloom( still existing) and now am starting to get hair algae( long green stringy algae).

My coral is doing just fine. My chalice is now starting to get I very nice hue if red all over( believe these are polyps).

I have discovered I have 2 crabs in my live rock living( haven't had money to get uncooked shrimp yet to see why kind they are) and have a coral banded shrimp I purchased to help control the fireworm population. Not sure if it's possible or what they look like but I think my cerith snail laid eggs cAuse there was what lookes like air bubbles stuck in a thin web but over night alot have gone away so I'm not sure.

When can I get a cleaner crew for my tank? I know I'm cycling right now. But how do u control the algae?

[Coralgurl]

I think you should be ok to add your CUC!

We had quite a bit of hair algae after our initial cycle. CUC couldn't keep up, so we did a couple of black outs, left the lights off for 3-4 days at a time. We didn't have corals at the time, just fish, but it did the job. Whatever was left was then manageable for the cleaners!

[Kgrizzle]

Awesome ... Probly pick one up next pay... What should I be using as a CUC?

[Kgrizzle]

So just a little update to what is going on with my tank. I got some Mexican turbo thanks to coralgirl and they took care of the hair algae I had growing and the mysterious purple fuzzy algae relatively fast. Since then algae has been under control but some yellow patches still hear and there but I'm just sucking them up with the syringe. Still trying to find what else I should use for a CUC. Thinking about getting a watchman golby.

My coral banded shrimp had shed once already and the bristle worms have died down alot. And I have found 2 hitchhikers and removed them. I have finally wait about a month and a half and gave into getting some colour to dance in my tank. I got a pair of damsels to start just so I have some more to look at. I also got a cleaner wrassle but he didnt make it more that 24 hours for somereason. I tested water this morning after noticing and everything was 0 and ph was a little low at 7.9. Hear they can be finicky so maybe I'll try them later on after I get somemore fish.

I am going to be getting a skimmer that hangs on the back. I'm not 100% clear on what it does for the tank but I know it's a good idea and takes any floaters off the top of the water lol

Also getting another glo light so then the I can run dusk and dawn with my lights and my corals will be much happier.

My roomate randomly bought me a small colony of zoas and they haven't really come out yet but I'll wait a bit and see what they do. Maybe after the new light is added they will do better.

Here are some new pics cause I had to rearrange the rock for when I got the snails.


http://img.tapatalk.com/464b5e07-183b-03a2.jpg
http://img.tapatalk.com/464b5e07-1854-1bcf.jpg
http://img.tapatalk.com/464b5e07-1824-94a8.jpg
http://img.tapatalk.com/464b5e07-18cc-afc6.jpg

Found two of these on the back of a piece I live rock
http://img.tapatalk.com/464b5e07-186f-5325.jpg
Not sure this type of snail
http://img.tapatalk.com/464b5e07-18a7-33ff.jpg