Rock work

I thought I would do a quick tour of my aquascaping. I put a lot of thought into the layout I wanted and took a lot of time picking out rock that would compliment that.

First Causality

Came home from work today and was looking over the tank, when I couldn’t find one of my Reef Chromis. That isn’t too uncommon, because they do hide in the rocks a lot. But then I found it. Dead on the bottom with a couple Hermits making a meal out of him.

Clownfish & Clean Up Crew

Now that the tank is cycled and I have a build up of algae, its time to get a couple more fish and a clean up crew.

LFS Spotting: Flame Angel

This time around at the LFS I spotted this flame angel. Not only are these awesome looking and colorful fish, but I love the way they move around. This is one I defiantly want to look into stocking in my tank. 

Brown Algae

So the tank is cycled! With that great joy comes one that’s not so great; a huge outbreak of brown algae. Brown algae is usually caused by a high amount of nitrates. Since the final step of the cycle is the nitrate spike, that is a great sign. My solution is going to be a … Continue reading →