55 Gallon Saltwater Aquarium Update

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TMartinez;4925881; said:
Crabs shouldn't be an issue. I'd be more worried about your star eating them then them eating everything else lol
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The two common sea stars will be removed from this aquarium before anything else is added; we don't want to buy some new critters just for them to get devoured.

FLESHY;4925893; said:
Although I dont know wattage's on your bulbs, I am tempted to say that you could at least do soft corals in your tank.
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Oops, I forgot to put those details in the lighting section of my original post. Each bulb is 54 watts for a total of 216 watts between the two actinic bulbs and two 10,000K bulbs.
 
FLESHY;4925749; said:
Hmm.

Strange to have an algae problem like this when water quality is so good.

How frequently are you doing h2o changes?

It looks to me as if there are powerheads in the aquarium, however I cant really tell...what are you doing for h2o circulation?

I would get about 10 or 15 astrea snails, and keep h2o quality where it is. A little more flow and you should be all better with this algae problem.
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My dad has been adding about 3 gallons of water on a weekly basis; the protein skimmer drains directly into a 5 gallon bucket at a rate of about 3 gallons per week.
 
I'm pretty sure you could definitely do soft corals in that tank with that lighting.
Maybe even some sps..

I'm only a noobie with the whole coral thing though :D
 
Algae is starting to go away slowly but surely. We added three turbo snails today (bought all the LFS had). I'm pretty sure that we're down to two because one of the conchs decided to investigate on of them via internal probing with its proboscis... We'll be getting plenty more snails soon.

We also added a condylactis anemone and got the clownfish a new mate since they were on sale. Hopefully the two get along together and eventually decide to take up residence with the anemone.
 
Dont only count on snails doing the work, Change the water once a week untill you establish a good system and from there you can maybe get away with one change every 2 weeks. Invest in a ro/di and cut your lights to 8 hours a day with a time. Its just the way it is dont bend it.
 
You will determine h2o changes by testing for nitrates and phosphates every week before you do h2o changes, and once you reach an appropriate level, then you can do h2o changes as necessary to keep them there.
 
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