Brown Algae

Well I guess it is technically not algae but diatom, or something. According to this site
http://saltaquarium.about.com/cs/algaecontrol/a/aa071103.htmit my be my cheap kolorscape sand I added but we'll see if it lasts. The tangs are eating it off the side of the tank so that is all cleaned up now. I'm going to do 20G weekly water change for the next few weeks. Vacuuming the bottom doesn't seem to help much more then just sifting if with this fancy comb. Here are some shots of the ugly.

Vinegar Cleanup

Both powerheads were really dirty, after dumping the bottom one in vinegar for one night it looks new.

Nightlights in the Morning

Secondary Heater / Fresh Salt Heater

basement

List:
1 Trash Can for Fresh RODI
1 Trash Can for Fresh Salt Mix with 2nd heater and a MJ 1200 to mix
Rubbermaid Sump - with old windows and another rubbermaid (raised for protein skimmer space) on top to slow evaporation
Black Flex PVC are downspout 1 and return
downspout 2 is partially flex PVC and regular PVC (next to the gray/red temperature meter)
Water Change Pipes - To the right of the return, still need to finish that
RO Unit

Nov 18 2007

Next Day

Best shot i could get. Orange in green and some green in green.

Black Friday?

Tangs! Insane deals at Hidden Reef and Pets Plus. Both stores had 20-50% off on supplies and fish.


Yellow Tang (and some claws)


Powder Brown Tang (yes horrible shots)


Out of focus zoo (will try for better shots soon), several colors, not sure what kind


Ricordia, Yellow Tang, and 45% of the Powder Brown Tang.


DOH - Powerheads blew the recordia into a cave so some rocks had to get moved. Super glue was dried up and and as hard as a rock. Recordia is now on the opposite side of the tank where there is less flow.

Tangs are noting fighting at all. They are different body shapes and I put them in at the same time so that should help. They spent the first hour swimming together but seem to be exploring on their own now. Yellow seems to be only interested in eating junk off the bottom of the tank. Powder seems to like exploring the rocks. Neither have hit the Nori.

Xenia

Xenia from BBQBobThis piece attached itself to one of my snails