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by **pwj1286** » October 21st, 2006, 3:09 am

This goes to show everyone in the reefing world, that it does not have to be an hard coral SPS or LPS tank to be a outstanding example of a saltwater reef tank!

OUTSTANDING! I am awstruck with the colors. It reminds me of the Little Mermaid.

heres the link.... http://www.advancedaquarist.com/2006/10/aquarium

Great job!

by **mr_X** » October 21st, 2006, 7:39 pm

where can i find macros like that?....i researched a bit online and they just don't look that brilliant.

by **wade** » October 23rd, 2006, 12:17 pm

http://www.reefs.org/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=84763

Aerosmith = Suzy. You can contact her about the macro algaes. I'll try to push her toward this post as well.

Wade

by **SeahorseWhisperer_** » October 23rd, 2006, 5:50 pm

You are so kind! Thank you!

I found my best macros as hitchhikers at the local fish store. A few I had to actually buy the coral to get!

My favorite red was sent to me by a aquarium curator who was sending me some seahorse stock to bump up my breeders DNA! He still thinks it's weird I got more excited about the macro!

I am hoping that sw planted tanks will take off. Then, maybe importers will start bringing them in. There are literally thousands of gorgeous macros, unusual funky shapes and really hot colors. They will really brighten up a tank.

I think those FW guys would start adding IO if they saw some of these tanks, how easy and fun they are...

by **mr_X** » October 23rd, 2006, 6:22 pm

well...share some of that neat stuff!

by **cabin** » October 29th, 2006, 9:59 am

That is a fascinating tank.

I am currently very interested in setting up a 180 that has seagrasses and macroalgae.

What fish did you decide on, to control undesirable algae but leave the macros alone?

Do you feed the seahorses directly?

by **SeahorseWhisperer_** » October 29th, 2006, 10:43 am

I have found it very difficult to find fish that only eat certain alga. If you use snails and hermits to keep the nuisance algae in check, you can have these kinds of algae in a community tank.

I do not have an issue with nuisance alga in this tank. The macros grow quickly so if one gets a bit of hair algae on it, I just clip it off. I am actually trying to get Asparagopsis taxiformis to grow, but it has been a struggle. I have found that by encouraging the stronger, faster growing species, the nuisance alga struggle.

But, a 180 without a tang? or angel? I have a few tangs and I have found very few alga they won't eat. I have found as long as there is something they like better to graze on (nori on a magfloat), they will leave some algae alone (Caulerpa species, Chaetomorpha species), but they would rather eat either before they eat the hair algae. To keep their tank free of hair algae, I have to let them eat everything else...

If you decide to not add herbivorous fish, and just use snails ( a lot of them), you can add small lionfish species! I have an anntenata in my reef and he does not touch any algae. That would look cool to have some algae, grasses in with a small herd of antenatas! He does eat peppermint shrimp, though....Aiptasia must be manually removed ( I let them climb onto a piece of rubble).

There are some algae genera that herbivores won't eat. The genus Halimeda has some gorgeous specimens. It does suck up calcium so you have to add calcium and bicarb when it starts to grow. But, I think seagrasses will be eaten by most herbivores.

Here is a species I just found. It was living in an algae haters tank, so it is just geginning to get new shoots. It is in my reef, with my scopus tang, a lawn mower blenny and a rabbit fish!

by **SeahorseWhisperer_** » October 29th, 2006, 10:51 am

Here's a friends tank. He has the usual Tim the Toolman reef with a CA reactor, RO water, ect.

He has a very pristine tank, grows SPS like mad with gorgeous colors.

He has to prune the Halimeda quite freq! He did try to get rid of the alga. I think he is nuts! This tank is really a gorgeous, breath takiing site with tangs, angels, everything! Except seahorses....

by **mr_X** » October 29th, 2006, 12:04 pm

selling any of that yet? :cry:

by **SeahorseWhisperer_** » October 29th, 2006, 1:30 pm

I have too many requests local to ship any...Sorry?

But, really, start looking at the live rock and the coral shipments at your LFS. These things are on their lists and they will save them for you!

by **puffer2** » September 9th, 2007, 2:53 am

Very nice tanks :-)

Take a look also at my aquarium club it has some great pictures too.

by **Nemesis** » December 2nd, 2007, 4:33 pm

I wanted to ask Suzy some tank questions but can't find a username or anything. Can someone tell me how to find her account so I can PM or Email her ? Thank you.

by **mr_X** » December 2nd, 2007, 8:18 pm

Nemesis wrote:I wanted to ask Suzy some tank questions but can't find a username or anything. Can someone tell me how to find her account so I can PM or Email her ? Thank you.

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