Joe's Community build 75g build thread

Killer nem... Good luck on the bubble algae! I've found that high flow helps new BA from forming, too. I'm telling you though; pop it!
 
You know what, I have some in my frag tank and I'll be the guinea pig and pop them to see what happens lol!

Edit: I've done a bit of reading on this and the people are saying that they spread by division and not by spores. But we'll see I guess.
 
Well if they dont spread by spores (popping em ) and they spread by spliting then the theory of them likeing clean water is out the window . Besides ive seen more in dirty water then ckean water
 
madjoe said:
Well if they dont spread by spores (popping em ) and they spread by spliting then the theory of them likeing clean water is out the window . Besides ive seen more in dirty water then ckean water
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Agreed - seems to be more of a nuisance algae as well liking low flow - If possible, ive always taken the rock out and taken a knife to 'pop' them off still intact, and then give the rock a quick rinse/scrub to make sure I got all the spores/juices off.
 
Bubble algae + rabbit fish = less bubble algae

I've had bubble algae for sometime now and the only way I have been able to keep it to a minimum has been with my rabbitfish. I don't care for Foxfaces so I bought a Sribbled Rabbitfish and within a couple of weeks the bubble algae was significantly reduced....

on another note....nice tank ;)
 
Tank is looking good Joe.

I have been fighting with bubble algae too. I would try to remove as much as you can before it spreads. Unfortunately, it is a low nutrient algae so even if you control phosphates, light cycles, and manage waste export, you will still need a herbivore (or you will need to act the part). I chose the latter as means of control. I typically use tweezers to scrape under the spores while I am siphoning during water changes. Try not to pop the bubbles as this is how they spread spores. If you do on accident, it is not the end of the world, just vacuum the area a little more. Make sure you remove the entire algae skin otherwise the algae will grow back. It's a tedious process, but it's working for me.
 
Thanks Jeff and craig. I was going to let it be until it started growing on some sps. Now it's an issue lol. I was reading up and a lot of people said blonde nasos, sailfins and rabbitfish/foxface work well. Might go that route.
 
Interesting how the LED's have higher par at the top but the T5's had better par at the bottom. Think that is directly related to the no optics?
 
My thought process on that (and i may be incorrect) is that The Single reflector on the 8 bulb helped beam the power of the 8 bulbs all the way down. I didn't have high par because they weren't individual reflectors so all that light wasn't directed it was just a broad strong light pattern.

I've always heard that LEDS drop off pretty quick in water though so i dunno? This is all new to me. I may add some more LEDS w/ optics just to raise the par a little higher on the top.
 
T5 has better penetration for sure. Optics help leds but loose spread and sometimes get spotlight effect
 
Yea yea its exactly as my numbers but your rock goes higher i forgot sorry geeze. None my rock except one point goes past half way of tank so my numbers drop .
 
maidia said:
I heard Joe Knows Reef and MadJoe Unknown par meter... He he.
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Wise guy eh dont make me squish u like a bug . I was right about numbers just forgot his rock goes that high but he has same readings as me . I just checked mine othe day
 
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