There's a Molly Miller blenny in there and five peppermint shrimp, along with two largish red brittle stars and a fair number of snails (Astrea, cerith, Nerite) and blue-legged hermit crabs. I feed the tank about twice a week.
Turtle grass actually thrives in a relatively low-nutrient environment where it's able to out-compete most algae for nutrients. Much of the grass in this tank came from the tank of another member who decided to take his tank in a different direction. It had basically taken over in his reef tank.
I'm still trying to get the nutrient balance in my tank right; and part of that will come as the grass establishes itself a bit better. I continue to have problems with nuisance algae. Too few nutrients are not my current problem. I don't want to add horses (or much else that's not going to consume detritus or nuisance algae) until I feel like I have a good handle on this.
I had some Caulerpa mexicana in the tank for a little while; but I pulled it all out after it started to take over the tank.
Left side view, March 16, 2015
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There's a Molly Miller blenny in there and five peppermint shrimp, along with two largish red brittle stars and a fair number of snails (Astrea, cerith, Nerite) and blue-legged hermit crabs. I feed the tank about twice a week.
Turtle grass actually thrives in a relatively low-nutrient environment where it's able to out-compete most algae for nutrients. Much of the grass in this tank came from the tank of another member who decided to take his tank in a different direction. It had basically taken over in his reef tank.
I'm still trying to get the nutrient balance in my tank right; and part of that will come as the grass establishes itself a bit better. I continue to have problems with nuisance algae. Too few nutrients are not my current problem. I don't want to add horses (or much else that's not going to consume detritus or nuisance algae) until I feel like I have a good handle on this.
I had some Caulerpa mexicana in the tank for a little while; but I pulled it all out after it started to take over the tank.