20 Gallon Long Frag Tank Update

So since I was already doing a water change in the display I figured I would do one in the frag tank as well. Ever since I took the Scopus tank out of here and added the RBTA's I've been having a bit of an algae problem as you can see from the pictures. I wanted something else to help control it so when I was at my LFS I bought a small Sailfin Tang and an emerald crab to help keep the hair algae down until I can get a bigger filter.

In the previous post I mentioned that I bought a few pieces of Green Staghorn that were thrown into the LR bin at my LFS. They are a little worse for wear, but I may be able to bring them back with a little care. I cut some small pieces off the three bigger ones because the tissue wasn't attached. For some reason, I'm thinking that these small frags will recover better than the bigger ones. The tissue has become very thin due to being in the LR bin for a day or two with crappy light and water.

26 Gallon Display Tank Update

I hadn't done a water change in awhile and since I'm not running a sump or fuge with this tank I figured I needed to do one. I did a 10 gallon water change last Thursday and added some carbon to the filter before I went north for the holiday, but when I got back something still seemed off to me. Everything looked fine, but a film had developed on the glass and there was no polyp extension on my Blue Staghorn. So I decided to do another 10 gallon water change. And boy am I glad I did. 

I tend to take a real good, close look at my tanks before, during, and after a water change and tonight was no different and that's when I saw them... Red Bugs. All over my Blue Staghorn. These little bugs are an SPS keepers worst nightmare. It's a good thug I caught it though since I was going to add one of 7 different Green Staghorn frags I got and made up today (got an awesome deal: 2 bigger pieces for $10 ea and another for $5 cause they were dying pieces that my LFS had trimmed off a colony and put in the LR bin. I cut 4 more frags from these where it was just a little branch with tissue not connected to the main tissue). I'll be doing the dip tomorrow to see how it goes and give an update on my Red Bug situation during the next week.