Green Tank Pics - Update

[Doug]

Well that sure looks much better Alan. :D

[Jack Rainville]

I've read that Sally Lightfoots will usually grow up to be fish killers, and sometimes will even cut unsuspecting aquarists. The only natural solution I've ever heard of for valonia is the mithrax (emerald) crab. I think though, that it's one of those hit and miss things where some people swear the moment their emerald crab hit the water it started munching on bubble algae. Others say they have 2 or 3 crabs in their tank that eat everything BUT bubble algae. It can be difficult to keep macro algae in your main tank too since they'll often chow down on that as well.

[Mak]

Just about there... way to hang in there ;) .

BTW what happened to the Clams. Did they play a role in getting your tank back to normal?

[Bob I]

Deb that purple thing looks very much like the Coraline covered piece of LR I provided Alan with. :D

Jack Rainville, I have had a Sally Lightfoot crab for some time, and it is a great destroyer of bubble algae. I have seen him tear at a bubble until he got it loose, and then eat it.

[ 02 August 2002, 19:42: Message edited by: Bob Ipema ]

[AJ_77]

I should mention that the 2 clams (Gold T. max) are front and center and looking fine. They did exhibit some acclimation behaviour, as far as I can tell from the Knop book and info gleaned from the boards. They are from a "farm" that Jayson gets his from, and apparently none of his clams have had the kinds of problems that we have heard about these past few months.

Even though they seem fine, I don't think my young tank is the "optimum" environment for them. They are both available if anyone is interested, $35 each. Either that, or I have to ship them back to Wippineg, and that's just more stress on them. I would try to raise them, but they make me nervous, to be honest.

I think that they contributed to the reduction of the green water; how could they not? They were swimming in food. And they're still youngish at about 3" each; while the light was low they were feeding constantly, and now that there is adequate light they are utilizing that.

What next? I suppose they need some caring clam freaks to give them the homes they need. ;)

Any takers? [img]smile.gif[/img]

Alan

[ 02 August 2002, 23:22: Message edited by: AJ_77 ]

[Bob I]

Is that a bit like stamp collecting used to be? They would send stamps "on approval", you bought what you wanted, and sent the rest back? :D I am of course not accusing anyone, but just curious. If you don't have green water, what do they eat? If not too difficult to feed I might get one. I will see when I get to your house today.

[stephane]

From What I remember your tank is 7 month olds so it is mosly set so then keep the clam and let nature do is ting make you regulary water change whach your PH and add calcium that it

Reefkeeping is not a rocket science and you will alway have these board for reference so before to add any product just ask and like I said let nature do is ting. Clam and coral are more robust than a lot tink, they could aclimeted to a lot of ting the bigest stress you could give to any reef creature is to take it from the wild and import them in a bags then release it in a completly different environment (artificial light,water chemistery different food) when that living ting have past that test IMO it take a very big mistake to kill it. so dont worry your clam is even not will caught but cultured so just keep it and love it :D

[AJ_77]

From What I remember your tank is 7 month olds...

<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">I looked at my tank journal - the water went in on April 7th, so we're just about at 4 months. A couple of my local reefing friends popped by today and have spoken for both clams. One left today, the other is going probably next week. Thanks to Jon and Bob for helping out. [img]smile.gif[/img]

As cool as the clams are, I'm going to hone my husbandry skills for a while on the things I have: softies, an LPS or two, fish, invertebrates. We'll maybe look at clams again at a later date. Thanks for your advice Stephane, and thanks for providing the deals on bulbs also. :D

Jayson is catching up on you. ;)

Alan

[GinKu]

wow thats crazy
um guess what my tank is turning green
i think it might be the lighing and plus i'm getting ditoms
today i went out and got 5 hermit crabs
6 red scarlet
seems like it's doing it's jobs
and for now i'm turning off the 2 white lights it seems like it has a yellow tint to it so until i get it change which will soon!
i will post pictures up when i get my friends dig cam