Green hair algae eater for a nano?? - Page 2 - Reef-Geeks

Variko · Big-Geek

That sounds like a problem i will be dealing with first hand one day...

Barbara · Geekette

Quote:

Originally Posted by estanoche

i have a tuxedo in my main tank

he is the cornerstone of my clean up crew... I just make sure everything is glued down well when I put it in there..

hell - my damn jawfish steals more frags than my urchin does to shore up his cave - I can't count the number of times I've had to totally demolish his cave cuz he decided to steal my favorite zoa frag.. He still has my AOG frag - never could find it.... ba$tard!!! That had to be 10 polyps!!

........but he's sooooooooooooo cute isn't he?!

so how's the tuxedo attacking your nano algae?

estanoche · I <3 the LEFT COAST!

"Tux" is mowing the lawn!! lol, you can track his progress through the tank by following the clean stripes thru the hair algae

Wish he'd eat it faster... hahaha

donkey · Big-Geek

Get a Sea hare if you want it gone fast

estanoche · I <3 the LEFT COAST!

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Originally Posted by donkey

Get a Sea hare if you want it gone fast

haha yeah I know!! Id never be able to grow enough to keep him fat after he ate it all tho!

donkey · Big-Geek

can you move him into your other tanks,so he can clean them up as well,or feed him on some Nori

estanoche · I <3 the LEFT COAST!

Quote:

Originally Posted by donkey

can you move him into your other tanks,so he can clean them up as well,or feed him on some Nori

lol, spose so, of course that does require some responsibility on my part

donkey · Big-Geek

You can do it,i have faith in you

Barbara · Geekette

Quote:

Originally Posted by estanoche

"Tux" is mowing the lawn!! lol, you can track his progress through the tank by following the clean stripes thru the hair algae

Wish he'd eat it faster... hahaha

YAY!

.........I'd really love to SEE those paths sometime

......and our seahares didn't eat nori.......just not the same as the crapola in our tanks

Variko · Big-Geek

Yeah Im with Barb! I wanna see the mowed path! Please.

estanoche · I <3 the LEFT COAST!

Please pft

hahaha we will see if my camera can handle the awesomeness!!

Barbara · Geekette

guess it couldn't?!

rgrking · Spawning

yeah so is there a time line you're sticking to in order to share those pics?

Barbara · Geekette

Quote:

Originally Posted by rgrking

yeah so is there a time line you're sticking to in order to share those pics?

.........we luv 'ya joanne!

estanoche · I <3 the LEFT COAST!

hehehe hmmmmm with all this heckling I'm now thinking next week is deserving

lol

My poor little urchin has his work cut out for him - the tank is covered, although the HA is browning out, so I think its naturally dieing off a bit too, but I've had a clam in there for about a week that is on its way out, but still hasn't given up yet that I am sure is not helping the water quality...

So between a 5" maxima working its way through slow pinched mantle death, mr poopie pants doing what he does best... pooping, its quite an attractive tank

estanoche · I <3 the LEFT COAST!

OK - so, tux-dates,....

"Tux" decided to crap out on me... dunno why, he never decorated himself, so maybe I got a defective one, or he had some salinity shock cuz I forgot to top off a couple of days here and there. Never thought an urchin to be easy to kill!! lol

So, he's been replaced by "Pinky" - who conveniently rips the maxi minis off the rocks every time he walks over them.. grr, and he has a much bigger appetite than tux!! Had to remove the macro already cuz he was chowing down after day 1! And tux never touched it in the tank...

But, the HA appears to be going away on its own, lol...

rgrking · Spawning

lmao. that's the kind I used to have. I killed mine lol. Now I have the destroyer....pencil urchin.

chris&barb · Lost

Is the HA still going away?

estanoche · I <3 the LEFT COAST!

slowly but surely

my cheato is growing out of control on this tank, so I think its out-completing the HA a bit (thankfully, lol)

chris&barb · Lost

Good. Think of adding a fuge back to our system soon.

[23 (permalink)] Posted by estanoche 09-25-2011, 10:15 PM	I <3 the LEFT COAST!
"Tux" is mowing the lawn!! lol, you can track his progress through the tank by following the clean stripes thru the hair algae Wish he'd eat it faster... hahaha __________________ SAY NO TO FISH STICKS!! Put screened and vented lids on your tanks! My 80 Gal. Reef Tank Build: So this is where all my money goes My 25 Gal. QT/Angler Cube: A place for my money to QT/grow out Member/VP of Spokane Coeur d Alene Reef Society Friend me up on FB too!	Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Spokane, WA Posts: 3,799 Gameroom cash: $1235065 Rep Power: 116
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[24 (permalink)] Posted by donkey 09-25-2011, 10:30 PM	Big-Geek
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[26 (permalink)] Posted by donkey 09-26-2011, 12:55 AM	Big-Geek
can you move him into your other tanks,so he can clean them up as well,or feed him on some Nori __________________ I Will Not Be Pushed, Filed, Stamped, Indexed, Briefed, Debriefed Or Numbered. My Life Is My Own.	Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: England Posts: 1,061 Gameroom cash: $486800 Rep Power: 49
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[28 (permalink)] Posted by donkey 09-26-2011, 01:25 AM	Big-Geek
You can do it,i have faith in you __________________ I Will Not Be Pushed, Filed, Stamped, Indexed, Briefed, Debriefed Or Numbered. My Life Is My Own.	Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: England Posts: 1,061 Gameroom cash: $486800 Rep Power: 49
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[31 (permalink)] Posted by estanoche 10-02-2011, 01:42 PM	I <3 the LEFT COAST!
Please pft hahaha we will see if my camera can handle the awesomeness!! __________________ SAY NO TO FISH STICKS!! Put screened and vented lids on your tanks! My 80 Gal. Reef Tank Build: So this is where all my money goes My 25 Gal. QT/Angler Cube: A place for my money to QT/grow out Member/VP of Spokane Coeur d Alene Reef Society Friend me up on FB too!	Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Spokane, WA Posts: 3,799 Gameroom cash: $1235065 Rep Power: 116
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[21 (permalink)] Posted by Variko 09-18-2011, 04:13 PM	Big-Geek
That sounds like a problem i will be dealing with first hand one day...	Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Cherry Hill NJ Posts: 1,427 Gameroom cash: $358075 Rep Power: 36
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[30 (permalink)] Posted by Variko 10-01-2011, 10:12 PM	Big-Geek
Yeah Im with Barb! I wanna see the mowed path! Please.	Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Cherry Hill NJ Posts: 1,427 Gameroom cash: $358075 Rep Power: 36
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[32 (permalink)] Posted by Barbara 10-04-2011, 12:46 PM	Geekette
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[33 (permalink)] Posted by rgrking 10-04-2011, 10:56 PM	Spawning
yeah so is there a time line you're sticking to in order to share those pics? __________________ RLTW 180 Gallon Mixed Reef Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying, "Whom shall I send? And who will go for us?" And I said, "Here am I. Send me!" Isaiah 6:8 Friend me up on Facebook Glen King	Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Sullivan, Missouri, USA Posts: 10,000 Gameroom cash: $1656070 Rep Power: 164
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[35 (permalink)] Posted by estanoche 10-05-2011, 11:57 AM	I <3 the LEFT COAST!
hehehe hmmmmm with all this heckling I'm now thinking next week is deserving lol My poor little urchin has his work cut out for him - the tank is covered, although the HA is browning out, so I think its naturally dieing off a bit too, but I've had a clam in there for about a week that is on its way out, but still hasn't given up yet that I am sure is not helping the water quality... So between a 5" maxima working its way through slow pinched mantle death, mr poopie pants doing what he does best... pooping, its quite an attractive tank __________________ SAY NO TO FISH STICKS!! Put screened and vented lids on your tanks! My 80 Gal. Reef Tank Build: So this is where all my money goes My 25 Gal. QT/Angler Cube: A place for my money to QT/grow out Member/VP of Spokane Coeur d Alene Reef Society Friend me up on FB too!	Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Spokane, WA Posts: 3,799 Gameroom cash: $1235065 Rep Power: 116
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[36 (permalink)] Posted by estanoche 10-14-2011, 11:24 PM	I <3 the LEFT COAST!
OK - so, tux-dates,.... "Tux" decided to crap out on me... dunno why, he never decorated himself, so maybe I got a defective one, or he had some salinity shock cuz I forgot to top off a couple of days here and there. Never thought an urchin to be easy to kill!! lol So, he's been replaced by "Pinky" - who conveniently rips the maxi minis off the rocks every time he walks over them.. grr, and he has a much bigger appetite than tux!! Had to remove the macro already cuz he was chowing down after day 1! And tux never touched it in the tank... But, the HA appears to be going away on its own, lol... __________________ SAY NO TO FISH STICKS!! Put screened and vented lids on your tanks! My 80 Gal. Reef Tank Build: So this is where all my money goes My 25 Gal. QT/Angler Cube: A place for my money to QT/grow out Member/VP of Spokane Coeur d Alene Reef Society Friend me up on FB too!	Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Spokane, WA Posts: 3,799 Gameroom cash: $1235065 Rep Power: 116
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[37 (permalink)] Posted by rgrking 10-15-2011, 06:24 PM	Spawning
lmao. that's the kind I used to have. I killed mine lol. Now I have the destroyer....pencil urchin. __________________ RLTW 180 Gallon Mixed Reef Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying, "Whom shall I send? And who will go for us?" And I said, "Here am I. Send me!" Isaiah 6:8 Friend me up on Facebook Glen King	Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Sullivan, Missouri, USA Posts: 10,000 Gameroom cash: $1656070 Rep Power: 164
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[38 (permalink)] Posted by chris&barb 10-24-2011, 01:19 PM	Lost
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[39 (permalink)] Posted by estanoche 10-24-2011, 02:29 PM	I <3 the LEFT COAST!
slowly but surely my cheato is growing out of control on this tank, so I think its out-completing the HA a bit (thankfully, lol) __________________ SAY NO TO FISH STICKS!! Put screened and vented lids on your tanks! My 80 Gal. Reef Tank Build: So this is where all my money goes My 25 Gal. QT/Angler Cube: A place for my money to QT/grow out Member/VP of Spokane Coeur d Alene Reef Society Friend me up on FB too!	Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Spokane, WA Posts: 3,799 Gameroom cash: $1235065 Rep Power: 116
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[40 (permalink)] Posted by chris&barb 10-25-2011, 09:52 AM	Lost
Good. Think of adding a fuge back to our system soon.	Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: De Posts: 12,272 Gameroom cash: $3501040 Rep Power: 100
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