One of the YouTube users that I subscribe to (coralfish12g) posted a new video of a Nuvo 30 gallon aquarium he received as a Christmas present. His video reminded me of the process I went through with my 29g Oceanic Biocube. I must have arranged and rearranged the live rock 20 times before I was finally satisfied. After seeing coralfish12g's video I contacted him to ask for … [Read more...] about eXtreme Aquarist in the Making
Beautiful New Coral Added to my 29 Gallon Aquarium!
I just added a new coral and an anemone crab to my 29 gallon aquarium. The new coral is a vibrant glowing color of green ringed by a deep red color. It is a type of brain coral, but for the life of my I can't remember its name. I'll find out what its name is the next time I make it to my LFS. Thanks to Carla on my Facebook fan page I now know that it is a Blastomussa … [Read more...] about Beautiful New Coral Added to my 29 Gallon Aquarium!
Green Hair Algae Removal Update
I put together a couple of videos of how the aquarium looks one week later after being cleaned of a massive infestation of green hair algae. The tank is recovering nicely, but the green hair algae is trying to make a come-back. To help speed up the clean up I have added some known green hair algae eaters. The best cleaners I have found are emerald crabs and mexican turbo … [Read more...] about Green Hair Algae Removal Update
Green Hair Algae Removal
Green hair algae can be a real nuisance but it is easily preventable and if you are unfortunate enough to have it take over your tank it is fairly simple to cure. Once it starts to grow in your tank it can get take over in a very short span of time. It can cover ever surface in your aquarium in a matter of weeks if not treated which is exactly what I discovered for the first … [Read more...] about Green Hair Algae Removal
Removing Coralline Algae from an Acrylic Tank
My 29 gallon Oceanic Biocube is now 9 months old and it's starting to see a healthy growth of coralline algae. Coralline algae is beautiful when it's growing on the live rock, but not so much when it is growing on the glass and blocking the view into the tank. Fortunately it is very easy to clear and coralline algae is slow growing so you don't have to repeat a cleaning like … [Read more...] about Removing Coralline Algae from an Acrylic Tank
