Archive for October, 2008

My Friend’s 5.5 Gallon Saltwater Tank

Sunday, October 12th, 2008

Yes, the smaller the tank, the harder it is to care for and keep alive. We bought our friend a 5.5 gallon saltwater tank this spring and it is alive and doing well.

The main inhabitant is an emerald crab that liked to knock over coral in our tank, Tanner took him home and put him [...]

Coralline Purple Algae

Tuesday, October 7th, 2008

Ok, so coralline is considered a very good algae to have in your saltwater tank. We had added several coralline encrusted live rock to the tank, which means it is now growing everywhere! This does include the glass. I am having a bit of a tough time keeping up with it on the glass (which [...]