There is no way the second tank owner wasn't either disabled or very elderly. You'd have to have been overfeeding daily, doing no water changes, no filter cleaning, topping off with tap water, and running the lights 24/7 for 2+ years to get it to be that bad. Usually the tank is able to stabilize itself given enough time. I've been in the same situation before where life gets in the way and I neglected my freshwater tank for over 2-3 years, only feeding and topping off water, and had no issues other than alot of detritus buildup on the substrate and ton of gunk in the canister filter when I did an annual or bi-annual deep clean. It was 4 years old at the time with a deep soil substrate, so I guess that helped remove alot of the nitrates. I am in a better situation now, and got back into the saltwater hobby and also started to give my freshwater tank the care and attention it needs.
I have no idea on the 1st tank, i thought it looked great. The 2nd tank was a mess. The last one looked like it waa missing alot. God bless you and your family and Merry Christmas...🙏❤🙏❤🙏😊🙂😀🌲🕊🌲
Am I going crazy? But besides the flatworms maybe on the mushrooms and the pest snails 🐌…. But some of the hammers looked white almost 🤷♂️ maybe too high up? I’m not sure still relatively new myself
Tank 1, not enough light through the tan, hard shadows cast on different coral. Second issue Chinese black box lights are a no-go, it's a spot light effect when the lid closes. Issue number 3, water flow is too stagnant.
I agree with eh blackbox lights. They don't have lens with very wide spread. The par under the lights are insanely high but a few inches off to the side its 20-40 par and in middle its 250-600 par depending on mounting height and settings. I use a Hipargero A029 on my 10 gallon Coral QT and it works nicely but I have it at 40% blue no whites and it's 200 under the light in middle. I am also using the stock mount so it's only 5-7" off the water surface. If I could mount it higher I would turn it up higher but it's growing Tenuis right under the light and Mushrooms and blastomussa, zoa, chalice, etc. around the edges of tank and out of direct light.
Is there a way you can save the rocks from so much bubble algae? I’m curious if you was to remove it from the tank and manually remove the bubble algae. Maybe let it dry out completely and reintroduce it to the tank without having the bubble algae. Or would it just become another problem like that?
In the first tank use some orange filter I can't se anything wrong it's just blue! Second tank fresh restart and it the last tank the return pump si so slowly that is not 10x pe hours the volume of the tank as a rule of thumb!
I heard that emerald crabs can be spotty with eating bubble algae and can go after fleshy coral. Is that still true? What about female pithos crabs? I was thinking about a faxface, but I have an LPS only tank...
I know nothing about this topic of saltwater reefs but I find it all very interesting. Keep em coming!
Thanks for your detailed explanations, your passion is contagious.
Cyano like woah!
so I thought... Then you show us the 2nd tank. Holy bubble algae. I feel better about my current bubble outbreak lol.
Vibrant is a no go in my tanks. Last two times I’ve used it Dinos followed.
Continuum Clean equation M will take care of bubble algae.
It’s so crazy how many tiny simple tanks you service. I always thought only rich people with massive tanks got them serviced
Yea I was surprised also. I’d say most people’s are die hard s like the rest of us 😆
When I worked in an aquarium store those curved tank use to bust more than the standard shapes but was still a rare thing
There is no way the second tank owner wasn't either disabled or very elderly. You'd have to have been overfeeding daily, doing no water changes, no filter cleaning, topping off with tap water, and running the lights 24/7 for 2+ years to get it to be that bad. Usually the tank is able to stabilize itself given enough time.
I've been in the same situation before where life gets in the way and I neglected my freshwater tank for over 2-3 years, only feeding and topping off water, and had no issues other than alot of detritus buildup on the substrate and ton of gunk in the canister filter when I did an annual or bi-annual deep clean. It was 4 years old at the time with a deep soil substrate, so I guess that helped remove alot of the nitrates. I am in a better situation now, and got back into the saltwater hobby and also started to give my freshwater tank the care and attention it needs.
Thank you for this comment. We need more empathy and less judgement. I’m happy to hear you are in a better place now. Best wishes.
Good thing that wasn't claymore Roomba, they'll sneak up on you!
I have no idea on the 1st tank, i thought it looked great. The 2nd tank was a mess. The last one looked like it waa missing alot. God bless you and your family and Merry Christmas...🙏❤🙏❤🙏😊🙂😀🌲🕊🌲
A juvenile vlamingi tang will clear all that bubble algae , I have experienced it twice in the 120g I had before .
Best for last! That tank should look great in another 6-12 months. Happy Lords and micromussa for sure, love seeing them fluffed up like that.
Fingers crossed!
fish and coral death on the second tank causing a bloom of all that algea
Am I going crazy? But besides the flatworms maybe on the mushrooms and the pest snails 🐌…. But some of the hammers looked white almost 🤷♂️ maybe too high up? I’m not sure still relatively new myself
the second complete redo just dump in the garbage
That was painful to see that tank.
It’s looking that way
Looks like those red mushrooms are covered in flatworms
I thought the same 😩😩
I wonder if these bubble algae can be turned into fuel or a food for snobby people.
Requires a second comment. Holy wow! I have never been so sketched out by a water level on a tank.
Tank 1, not enough light through the tan, hard shadows cast on different coral. Second issue Chinese black box lights are a no-go, it's a spot light effect when the lid closes. Issue number 3, water flow is too stagnant.
Agree with all that
I agree with eh blackbox lights. They don't have lens with very wide spread. The par under the lights are insanely high but a few inches off to the side its 20-40 par and in middle its 250-600 par depending on mounting height and settings. I use a Hipargero A029 on my 10 gallon Coral QT and it works nicely but I have it at 40% blue no whites and it's 200 under the light in middle. I am also using the stock mount so it's only 5-7" off the water surface. If I could mount it higher I would turn it up higher but it's growing Tenuis right under the light and Mushrooms and blastomussa, zoa, chalice, etc. around the edges of tank and out of direct light.
First tank is covered in Cyanobacteria
I guess it would be much better if you'd use an orange filter on your lense if you know what i mean. It looks so blue. Greetings!
Will do from now on aquarium cam just ain’t cutting it.
Are you sure this wasn't an April Fools Joke? Wow.
Haha
I've never seen a bubble algae tank like that, wow. Was the tank getting too much natural sunlight, or was it just neglected?
From what I gather it was unintentional neglect
Is there a way you can save the rocks from so much bubble algae? I’m curious if you was to remove it from the tank and manually remove the bubble algae. Maybe let it dry out completely and reintroduce it to the tank without having the bubble algae. Or would it just become another problem like that?
In the first tank use some orange filter I can't se anything wrong it's just blue! Second tank fresh restart and it the last tank the return pump si so slowly that is not 10x pe hours the volume of the tank as a rule of thumb!
I heard that emerald crabs can be spotty with eating bubble algae and can go after fleshy coral. Is that still true? What about female pithos crabs? I was thinking about a faxface, but I have an LPS only tank...
I’ve heard people say that about emerald crabs but I personally never dealt with it. Foxface are to picky and will eventually eat lps sps corals.
you've not seen mine then : (
1st tank. Cyano, Bubble algae, and flatworms?
There’s also vermetid snails
Yeah I seen them. I got them in mine now. My own stupid fault, seen it on the frag and didn’t register just picked it off in the tank 🤷♂️😂🤦♂️
I want to start my own aquarium service business. How did you get started?
Pump, water container, and hose. The scrappers and all that also. It’s not incredibly expensive to start.
Bubble algae tank is due to neglect, those people have no business of having a-tank or caring for any live stock, just sad.
Can't see th tank, need an orange filter
PO4 was 6.08?
Sorry can’t remember exact but it was probably.06
lets see lights too low, cayno bacterial, flatworms, bubble alage, powerhead is way to close to nems. bad flow also
Vermetid snails in there also.
Sorry I can't see to blue it hides everything 💙
Yeah didn’t realize just how blue it was on camera. I’ll fix that In Future takes
Start over lol
auto feeder for algae😅
That’s what I was thinking 😆
Too much in the tank!
Why have a tank if you're going to let it get to that point? Better to just break it down and sell everything. They have no desire to be in the hobby.
Life happens sometimes I get it. They are going to start fresh in the future and hopefully it goes better.
Buy a polyp lab lense filter for your travels