Hey all,
thought i might introduce myself, even tho i've already started a thread or two.
I've been scuba diving for the past 15 years or so, and i've always been fascinated by marine life. Just about 4 or 5 months ago, i decided to take the plunge and start a marine tank. yes, its my first attempt at an aquarium. most people think its a newbie thing to go straight to a marine tank before learning the baby steps in a tropical. I've always thought marines are alot more interesting and i needed the challenge.
I did about 3 months of research and have finally put together a pretty decent setup (imho). Im quite patient, and did everything by the book and it DID pay off. Although my tank has matured nicely and have introduced 2 nice common clowns, its still a young tank (4 months).
My current water parameters are:
SG: 1.022
PH: 8.2
Ammonia: 0
Nitrite: 0
Nitrate: 5 mg/L
Ca: 500mg/l
temp: 27c
not bad for a first timer i think.
anyway, every couple of weeks, i would get a bloom of diatoms would my 4 turbos would clear up off the glass. but about 4 or 5 days ago, i started getting green algae on the front and back of the tank. a few "plants" started growing on the glass (about 1 or 2 inches long), which i kept removing. however, im really struggling getting the algae off. any ideas?
anyway, here are a few shots of my tank
thought i might introduce myself, even tho i've already started a thread or two.
I've been scuba diving for the past 15 years or so, and i've always been fascinated by marine life. Just about 4 or 5 months ago, i decided to take the plunge and start a marine tank. yes, its my first attempt at an aquarium. most people think its a newbie thing to go straight to a marine tank before learning the baby steps in a tropical. I've always thought marines are alot more interesting and i needed the challenge.
I did about 3 months of research and have finally put together a pretty decent setup (imho). Im quite patient, and did everything by the book and it DID pay off. Although my tank has matured nicely and have introduced 2 nice common clowns, its still a young tank (4 months).
My current water parameters are:
SG: 1.022
PH: 8.2
Ammonia: 0
Nitrite: 0
Nitrate: 5 mg/L
Ca: 500mg/l
temp: 27c
not bad for a first timer i think.
anyway, every couple of weeks, i would get a bloom of diatoms would my 4 turbos would clear up off the glass. but about 4 or 5 days ago, i started getting green algae on the front and back of the tank. a few "plants" started growing on the glass (about 1 or 2 inches long), which i kept removing. however, im really struggling getting the algae off. any ideas?
anyway, here are a few shots of my tank
