My New Zoos

[zoo-a-holic]

Hi everyone, im back! just thaught i would share a picture with you all of the new zoos i scored! I will post a full tank shot in the very near future... probly tomorow! Here they are, let me know what you all think!
new zoos (http://www.canreef.com/photopost/data/505/2034New_Blue_Center_Zoos.jpg)

[Reptoreef]

cool... any full tank shots???

[Tom McKenna]

Nice I have some of those also and love them

[zoo-a-holic]

ya, they are one of my favorites too! i went to take a full tank shot and the batteries were dead and im going to bed now so i will post a full tank shot tomorow.

[lReef lKeeper]

good looking zoos man, i have a colony of the same ones.
they are one of my fav's too.

[mutts]

wow those are really niec looking, nice find!

[zoo-a-holic]

ok everyone, i now have A 120 gallon tank with a 30 gallon sump, an ASM G-3 skimmer (good for 250 gallons) mag 18 on the return.......all perameters are good but im getting the anitial diatome bloom...not the red or brown but the green hair.... is there anything i can do to make this go by quicker because it is starting to creep up on some zoos and sps....HELP!!!!

[PurpleAardvark]

Try a phosphate remover, like posbann or pura. Also add some mexican turbo snails. What salt are you using also?

[RWalston]

I would recommend getting certh snails instead of the turbos. Turbos are large and seem to knock everything over. Certh are small and can get into places turbos cant. Plus certh also are better for the sand bed.

[zoo-a-holic]

i use oceanic salt. i used IO in my 20 and seemed to have a algae problem so i was told to try this. Also, there are very few fish in this tank. 2 percs, 1 manderin goby, 1 rainfords goby and thats it!
Help!

[RWalston]

You did not say if you were using tap water or ro/di. How much new rock was introduced into the system. How long has your 120 been set up. don't think it is the IO many people have used it for years to include myself with no ill effects. If you added a lot of new rock the system might still be in a cycle even if your readings are were they need to be. algae comes and goes away only to be replaced with a different algae that to will go away. But phosphate is a factor in this. if phosguard or similar is not helping quick enough you can buy a phosphate sponge to put in a canister filter to remove it faster for short term use.