Tigahboy's Macroalgae Tank(s)

[Tigahboy]

FTS of the UNS 60S from the weekend.

FTS from a couple months ago for comparison.

 

[najer]

This would be in my top 5 favourite tanks that I follow and I follow a lot of journals!

 

[Daniel]

Hey D!!! It's Uchiha/Sushi from NR. Didn't think I'd catch you on the flip side ... gotta say I love the tank. Gonna PM you to ask some q's on the branching coralline algae. Really cool stuff, love your inspiring creativity through the years.

 

[BighohoReef]

This is a love story. About a [tigah]boy who fell in love with macroalgae...

So I became totally enamored with macroalgae when I added them to a couple of my prior reef tanks (you can find them here in this thread), and I've always been drawn to the freshwater planted tank/scape aesthetic, so decided to take a stab (usually with curved stainless steel scissors) at a saltwater planted tank with macroalgae as the star. Here's the breakdown.

Set-up

Tank: UNS 45A (9 gallons)
Light: Twinstar Light II 450E (full spectrum planted tank lights)
Pump: Sicce Syncra 0.5
Media: InTank Filter Floss Holder (was made for a WB7), InTank Filter Floss, and MarinePure Bio Cubes
Heater: Cobalt Neo-Therm 75w Heater
Substrate: Caribsea Fiji Pink Sand
LR: KPAquatics Premium Live Rock

Inhabitants

Macroalgae: Gracilaria hayi (red macroalgae), Caulerpa prolifera (red macroalgae), and Hypnea pannosa (blue macroalge)
Coral: Pterogorgia citrina (Yellow Sea Whip Gorg) and Pterogorgia anceps (Purple Ribbon Gorg)
Fish: Coryphopterus personatus (Masked Gobies)
Inverts: Various hermits and snails

Some more recent shots:

I'm planning a couple more macroalgae tanks (I'm hooked!), so will post them in this thread as well. Stay tuned and thanks for stopping by!

@ReeferBlaine fantastic build thread. Giving ya some inspiration!

 

[Tigahboy]

Hey D!!! It's Uchiha/Sushi from NR. Didn't think I'd catch you on the flip side ... gotta say I love the tank. Gonna PM you to ask some q's on the branching coralline algae. Really cool stuff, love your inspiring creativity through the years.

Wow! Blast from the past! Good to hear from you, man!

 

[Tigahboy]

This would be in my top 5 favourite tanks that I follow and I follow a lot of journals!

Glad you like it! These macroalgae tanks have been a lot of fun.

@ReeferBlaine fantastic build thread. Giving ya some inspiration!

Thanks for stopping by! ;Cat

 

[KingTideCorals]

@ReeferBlaine fantastic build thread. Giving ya some inspiration!

Dont you worry me and @Tigahboy have been chatting on IG frequently!

 

[samnaz]

Def on my top 5 of all time and I too follow a lot of tanks ;-)

 

[BighohoReef]

Dont you worry me and @Tigahboy have been chatting on IG frequently!

 

[Tigahboy]

Couple shots of my UNS 45A. Had some ups and downs with the blue hypnea, but what remains seems to be stable now. Hoping they grow out without any further incident. I actually upped my dosing to help a bit.

 

[Tigahboy]

Picked up a female Pygmy Red Rooster Waspfish for my UNS 60S, but she's exceptionally good at hiding so no photos yet.

Here are some other recent shots of the UNS 60S instead:

 

[Tigahboy]

Couple more shots of my UNS 60S

Also upgrading my wavemaker in this tank to the new Nero 3.

 

[revhtree]

Couple more shots of my UNS 60S

Also upgrading my wavemaker in this tank to the new Nero 3.

So beautiful and your photography skills are insane! I need you to come photograph my reef! HA!

 

[MERKEY]

Macros are looking really good!!

 

[Tigahboy]

So beautiful and your photography skills are insane! I need you to come photograph my reef! HA!

Thank you, sir! If I'm ever your way, happy to stop by.

Macros are looking really good!!

Thank you!

 

[Neuratox]

This is absolutely stunning. I've heard about this being done, and I've seen a few attempts, but nothing along this level of beauty. I'll have to give some thought to trying this out myself in the future. Thanks for sharing this with us!

 

[Tigahboy]

This is absolutely stunning. I've heard about this being done, and I've seen a few attempts, but nothing along this level of beauty. I'll have to give some thought to trying this out myself in the future. Thanks for sharing this with us!

Thank you! Appreciate that. You should definitely try it out! Would be great to see more macroalgae tanks.

 

[Tigahboy]

These two.

 

[Tigahboy]

Gracilaria hayi untamed.

 

[Tigahboy]

New additions arriving for this tank today!