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Tank Log: Week 2 |
The tank has been up and running for two weeks now. Things continue to go mostly according to plan. Below are some pictures of the tank at this stage.
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Center | Right Side | Right End |
The tank has been going through the usual new tank algae blooms. The sand and rock has a dusting of brown algae and the glass gets a coating of green algae everyday. This is normal and will die down on its own. All water parameters including nitrates and phosphates are at zero. When I moved the contents of the 70 gallon into this tank, there were about 20 blue-legged hermits and 20 snails, mostly Astrea with some Ceriths. I have added another 50 Astrea snails to help ensure the algae does not get out of hand.
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This picture shows a close-up of the brown algae on the live rock. It is also visible on the sand in the above pictures as a light brown dusting. |
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There is also a brisk growth of Sargasso macro algae starting to sprout. I will keep this pruned back and it should die out after a short time. |
