Hey' I don't use this account much to post anything about my current aquarium however I must say your methods have inspired me greatly. I did a little collecting diving trip to the FL KEYS about a month ago now. where I collected a wide range of marine vascular plants (not macro algae-although these were also collected in moderation) MAINLY THINGS LIKE, turtle grass, shoal grass, & Manatee grass. & Ever since then it has done wonders for my filtration, reason being these plants absorb NO3 & PO as well as carbon intake through their blades, & root systems.... That being said the tank is relatively small around (20 gallons) However I have noticed considerable biological diversity in this short amount of time, Nudibranchs, sponges, hydroids, tunicates, cnidarians-including jellyfish. As well as bizarre colors in my coral not often seen in these species' ex: MONTIPORA. I have actually had your same problem where I constantly need to add nutrients sometimes. 3,4,5 or even 6 times a day just to keep the filter feeding, as well to keep organisms thriving. In my opinion (pests or not this is a true ecosystem) thank you. I believe I owe RU-vid a video to back up these wild observations in due time I suppose. : side note the macro algae does not grow rapidly like most tanks I'm still speculating on this however I believe it is because their process of osmosis cannot collect PO & NO3 as effectively as the vascular pl Take care & thanks
Those eggs are 3-5 days old too, expect them too hatch in 7-10 days , mine lay every 12-16 days , which I had the time to raise them , I’ve watched them hatch & swim/ float in the water column but then next morning their gone or not too be seen.
Are you feeding the fry something suitable? Feel like I can't lecture here (my very first tank is still dry, and my experience extends only to watching RU-vid). Seems like people trying to raise clown fish feed them with rotifer cultures, and that strict control of the ambient light on the tank is critical. Perhaps other fish in your tank also find the fry to be tasty snacks?
No Peter I haven't tried controlling the light in order just to hatch them. I cater my lighting more to my corals and getting that just right has taken so much time and effort I just don't want to mess with it and throw anything out of wack. I did consider starting a new small tank for the clowns and their nem but don't have time at the moment
Grr... My "dry" first tank is now 4-sides and a pile of broken pieces :(. Storm Isha just blew over the cabinet and tank in the garden where I'd been preparing and cleaning it.
