5g macro algae display tank

[leonel619]

halimeda macro

my daughter changing the settings

[miguel]

Looking good. Are you doing Zoas 2?

[DoctorBomb]

Nice. Blenny still hiding or is it perching on some rock now?

[leonel619]

Looking good. Are you doing Zoas 2?

sup miguel, no not really. maybe later on i will.

Nice. Blenny still hiding or is it perching on some rock now?

it's swimming and perching on the rocks, but it quickly darts into its hiding place when someone gets close to the tank.

[wholagan]

Nice. Macro tank is an awesome idea. Almost thought about plugging one in right next to my DT and running it through there.

[onyong4u]

How do you setup a micro algae tank? What type of lighting do you need?
I have 14g biocube project that I am trying to setup. Just finished the stand and I will be using 12w par38 20000k.
I will be transferring some of my Zoas/Paly from 50gcube into 14g.

[leonel619]

How do you setup a micro algae tank? What type of lighting do you need?
I have 14g biocube project that I am trying to setup. Just finished the stand and I will be using 12w par38 20000k.
I will be transferring some of my Zoas/Paly from 50gcube into 14g.

well on this tank i went with a 10k LED light (more for plants than coral). I like the more natural look and didnt want too much blue. I'm not doing anything special just added a thicker sand bed than i usually do. I actually think i have too much rock in there so ill prob be removing some as the macros grow.
I just basically wanted to keep a saltwater tank but want it as low maintenance as possible so i decided on macros (with the exception of a couple palys already in there lol)
I have no other form of filtration other than rock, sand and flow and everything looks good so far.

[onyong4u]

well on this tank i went with a 10k LED light (more for plants than coral). I like the more natural look and didnt want too much blue. I'm not doing anything special just added a thicker sand bed than i usually do. I actually think i have too much rock in there so ill prob be removing some as the macros grow.
I just basically wanted to keep a saltwater tank but want it as low maintenance as possible so i decided on macros (with the exception of a couple palys already in there lol)
I have no other form of filtration other than rock, sand and flow and everything looks good so far.

Thanks for the info and low maintenance is exactly I wanted to do since I will be doing weekly water change. Not sure about my 20k since algae will grow better on the lower lumens.

[leonel619]

here's a few pics of my only tank inhabitant (aside from a few hermits) and now very active, tail spot blenny:

[slicktoppomp]

Nice addition mando! Almost picked up a tail spot myself today. Ended up going with a psychedelic mandarin myself. Tank looks good. I think it's time for an upgrade though.

[photoguy]

Looks good..

[leonel619]

Nice addition mando! Almost picked up a tail spot myself today. Ended up going with a psychedelic mandarin myself. Tank looks good. I think it's time for an upgrade though.

thanks raul, lol yeah i almost bought a bigger tank yesterday but i dont want to start over again. things are going well with this one so far.

[leonel619]

here are a couple of updated FTS. Everything seems to be doing great.

[erikk]

Nice dawg

[slicktoppomp]

Wow! That looks so nice!