30g Nano Cube

[Delphinus]

Super nice corals. Yeah, I see what you mean about the filamentous algae! Have you thought of a seahare? They eat the stuff wicked crazy ..

[michika]

I'm doing the urchin thing, and it works well, albeit slowly.

I've looked at seahares and I've been terrified by all the stories of them being sucked into powerheads, or wiping out someone's tank.

[Delphinus]

I dunno, if that were my tank I'd have one already. They're pretty voracious eaters of most filamentous algaes. I've had some before, for me they seemed to last anywhere from six months to a couple years, they would go on and off the powerheads all the time, but a couple eventually did get stuck and that was the end of them. But, after a year or so of going on and off the intakes. So it led me to wonder what their natural lifespan is anyhow, and if old age was a factor to their demise that way. I dunno I could be way off. Since they seem to be prone to starvation (the other common cause of losing them), the thing to do is have them clean up your tank and then consider selling them for the next person having similar troubles. Or, try feeding them rolled nori sticks like you would for a tang, the ones I had that figured out that this was food were the ones that lasted the longest for me. Never had a tank wipeout from them, I'm not sure if this is a species specific thing or what, or if it's like cucumbers - when attacked by a predator maybe the risk is higher?

[michika]

Okay Tony you've convinced me! I'm going out, after Saturday morning cartoons of course, to get one. Maybe this will bring an end to my algae drama once and for all.

[Der_Iron_Chef]

Oh sure, now that Tony suggests it..... lol

Hope it works. Corals are looking great!

[michika]

Lol! Nah, I figure many people have suggested them, and I was on the edge of getting one a little while before. I guess you can just say Tony pushed me over the edge!

[Der_Iron_Chef]

Aw, just givin' you a hard time. He he.

Good luck!

[michika]

Well I came home with something, and now I'm waiting forever to acclimatise it. My SG, and the store's SG are pretty far apart!

[michika]

Yesterday, after much searching, I came home with a consolation prize



This is Noodle, my super cheap Lettuce Nudibranch. They also eat hair algae. We'll see how he does in the meantime while I hunt down a sea hare.

I also forgot to post that I've also removed a few fish from my system into temporary homes, and some to permanent homes. Needless to say it hasn't really made any impact on the GHA.

I'm hoping to move for December 1st so I've been making arrangements to have someone watch my tank at their home for about a week while I actually move. I guess until then I won't be adding anything new, unless its a sea hare.

[mr_alberta]

There's a sea hare at Reef Werkz Catherine.