hey guys... just a simple 10gl nano

[SCUBA@VADER]

i have a few picks in photo forum if you want to see.. tell me what you guys think i should do with my tank.. CORAL> FISH>>>CRABS>>>or relandscape the rock....i had 3 fish.. yes yes.. to many... i realy did take care of them.. never over fed.... 2 clown fish.. 1 scooter.... i guesse the scooter and 1 clown fish died.. i havent seen my tank in like 2 months.. im suprised it even looks like this.. thanking my mom and dad for taking care of it will im gone. and my girlfriend for taking the picks....thinking about changing it into a invertank.. with a few crabs... and shrimp..... idk... tell me what you guys think...

ps... im dirt poor..and in college...so money is a factor....

i will be looking for a sump and overflow for my tank... USED OR EBAY>>
i have 80w of light prizm skimmer, whisper filter on right side of pick.... just use foam in there and clean 1 a week.... jet in front suction cups fell off.. .have to get some one to put some new ones on....

 

[SCUBA@VADER]

polyp hah i spelt it wrong.... hahah

 

[brandon]

hey
i have a CPR medium refugium that im not using anymore
but im not sure how to ship the thing

 

[reefman23]

Careful with that calupra... if that is what it is. It can overtake the tank and cause a crash it if goes into sexual reproduction....

Here is a quote from an article found here... http://www.reefland.com/rho/0105/main2.php

"One of the biggest complaints about Caulerpa is that it is prone to sudden die-offs from stress or sexual reproduction. So many of the undesirable elements that it had absorbed into its great mass in the days and weeks prior get suddenly purged into the water during these massive, vegetative events. The shock is too great for many organisms, and aquarists have reported some catastrophic losses of display creatures after such events. Beyond any issues of toxins released, though, there is the simple fact that several kilograms of vegetable matter (the dying Caulerpa colony) are rapidly decaying in the system. The sudden proliferation of bacteria and simultaneous increase in demand for oxygen (bacterial bloom) on the decomposing colony is enough to stress or kill aquarium fishes. Ironically, this dramatic and potentially devastating disadvantage to Caulerpa is easily avoided!

There are two ways to generally reduce vegetative die-offs of Caulerpa: 1) keep it in stasis, or 2) interrupt its life cycle with strategic pruning. On the former count, "stasis" is "in layman's terms" a state whereby the Caulerpa does not get to complete its life cycle by keeping it under constant illumination (as recommended by some advocates of the mud system refugiums keepers). In practical hobby applications, Caulerpa is one of the only algae species that this can be applied to. The majority of plants and algae must have a period of respiration (day/night photoperiods). Speaking to the latter possibility for staving off die-offs, one can simply interrupt the cycle of maturity by frequent and aggressive thinning or pruning. Thinning is best as Caulerpa fronds are single cells (the largest single-celled organisms on the planet, as I recall), to cut or break a frond itself can lead to sapping of the entire cell (releasing noxious or toxic elements), or even a complete and rapid die-off of the entire colony! A patch of Caulerpa though will naturally grow many, branching fronds which naturally break and separate on their own. Take note of the older growth and thin it out of the bunch. This is best done habitually on a weekly basis with fast growth, but no longer than monthly ideally. The natural life cycle of most species of Caulerpa falls within three to six months. The goal here is to interrupt that cycle to prevent sexual reproduction and massive die-off." --Anthony Calfo


Jesse

p.s. BTW, I like your tank alot... it looks great.

 

[SCUBA@VADER]

hey thanks for the advice.. yes its caulerpa i havent had to much problems with it taking over...(sometimes roots itselft in the sand) i do trim it once a week.. i havnt taken care of my tank for 2 months so my guess is that its not growing to much


just wondering if the cpr comes with an overflow?

 

[SCUBA@VADER]

hey finaly read the thread.. thought it was usefull... i wouldnt mind having a nother 10gl tank as a pure veg tank.... would help out allot....

 

[SCUBA@VADER]

just wondering but would a emerald crab do for my tank.. i do have allot of bubble agea... its small and red... just wondering if it would eat my mushrooms or green star polyp. i allso have 2 turbo snails and a few hermit crabs.. wondering if they would be in any danger..