Algae question and identification of anenome

[mamia]

Hello. I keep my tank water clear as possible, 25 gallon water change once a week and clean glass.
I am confused about algae. I don't have any -don't want any- but was told i should not buy a yellow tang as they love it and by not having algae my tank is not healthy. Any insight is appreciated.
Also, i have tried searching images but don't seem to find one like the small purple anenome? I have 1 maroon clown, 1 yellow tail damsel and the shrimp in the tank, 65 gallon.
Mia

 

[AquaPhilNJ]

I'm not the best person to answer as I don't' own a Tang fish nonetheless I think there is frozen algae sheets for fish food. Feels like there is endless amounts of frozen fish food, my LFS does have it. Otherwise websites like BulkReefSupply sell those fish foods.

I think measuring Nitrate and Phosphate is best way to know how big of a water change you need. You might be able to do less work by doing the water change by the numbers aka as needed. For coral growth you should at minimum have 0.03 phosphate and 1ppm Nitrate. I think you run a clean tank, maybe cleaner than needed. I feel the only phosphate tester that works is Hanna; I stand by my opinion, those who disagree confuse me, especially if you have low levels the others just don't work.

Didn't follow your question about the anemone. I don't' know of any small purple ones perhaps someone else has heard of that.

 

[mamia]

The 1st pic. I don't remember what it is.
Thanks for the water change information.

 

[AquaPhilNJ]

The picture 20210517_192440-2-jpg.791046 is not an anemone, but is a coral a frogspawn coral I believe. Usually they are purple and green, but sometimes can find it only purple. Try searching "purple frogspawn coral".

Also that coral seems shrunk I feel like it should be a little more open. Good luck : - ]

 

[mamia]

The picture 20210517_192440-2-jpg.791046 is not an anemone, but is a coral a frogspawn coral I believe. Usually they are purple and green, but sometimes can find it only purple. Try searching "purple frogspawn coral".

Also that coral seems shrunk I feel like it should be a little more open. Good luck : - ]

Thank you, i will search that. Sometimes it opens up pretty big, usually at night. It's been like this since i got it, a week ago.
Thanks

 

[Jesterrace]

Hello. I keep my tank water clear as possible, 25 gallon water change once a week and clean glass.
I am confused about algae. I don't have any -don't want any- but was told i should not buy a yellow tang as they love it and by not having algae my tank is not healthy. Any insight is appreciated.
Also, i have tried searching images but don't seem to find one like the small purple anenome? I have 1 maroon clown, 1 yellow tail damsel and the shrimp in the tank, 65 gallon.
Mia

65 gallon is on the smallish side for a Yellow Tang. Furthermore buying a Yellow Tang to remove algae is actually a pretty poor reason to get one. While they are prone to eating unwanted algae there is no guarantee that they will eat it and in a tank where they are the largest fish they are very prone to becoming bullies (although the Maroon and Damsel could likely hold their own).

There is such a thing as running a tank to clean (ie zero nitrates and phosphates) for prolonged periods of time as it leads to Dino which is worse than any algae issues (including Green Hair Algae and Cyanobacteria aka Red Slime Algae). You do want to make sure you have at least some nitrates and phosphates (especially if you have a Euphyllia family coral in there as they tend to prefer the water a bit dirty to feed on the nutrients). The Coral is hard to tell for sure because it's almost completely retracted in the photo. I have a purple frogspawn in my tank and here is what it looks like:

 

[mamia]

65 gallon is on the smallish side for a Yellow Tang. Furthermore buying a Yellow Tang to remove algae is actually a pretty poor reason to get one. While they are prone to eating unwanted algae there is no guarantee that they will eat it and in a tank where they are the largest fish they are very prone to becoming bullies (although the Maroon and Damsel could likely hold their own).

There is such a thing as running a tank to clean (ie zero nitrates and phosphates) for prolonged periods of time as it leads to Dino which is worse than any algae issues (including Green Hair Algae and Cyanobacteria aka Red Slime Algae). You do want to make sure you have at least some nitrates and phosphates (especially if you have a Euphyllia family coral in there as they tend to prefer the water a bit dirty to feed on the nutrients). The Coral is hard to tell for sure because it's almost completely retracted in the photo. I have a purple frogspawn in my tank and here is what it looks like:

"Furthermore buying a Yellow Tang to remove algae is actually a pretty poor reason to get one". Respectfully, i did not say i wanted one to keep algae out of my tank. I said i was told i should not get one because my tank does not have algae in it for a tang to eat.

 

[mamia]

65 gallon is on the smallish side for a Yellow Tang. Furthermore buying a Yellow Tang to remove algae is actually a pretty poor reason to get one. While they are prone to eating unwanted algae there is no guarantee that they will eat it and in a tank where they are the largest fish they are very prone to becoming bullies (although the Maroon and Damsel could likely hold their own).

There is such a thing as running a tank to clean (ie zero nitrates and phosphates) for prolonged periods of time as it leads to Dino which is worse than any algae issues (including Green Hair Algae and Cyanobacteria aka Red Slime Algae). You do want to make sure you have at least some nitrates and phosphates (especially if you have a Euphyllia family coral in there as they tend to prefer the water a bit dirty to feed on the nutrients). The Coral is hard to tell for sure because it's almost completely retracted in the photo. I have a purple frogspawn in my tank and here is what it looks like:

Your purple frogspawn is beautiful, hopefully mine will adapt and stay open too i picked up a 95 gallon Surfline aquarium last week. It is mint but the stand i will rebuild with wood and doors this week.

 

[Jesterrace]

Your purple frogspawn is beautiful, hopefully mine will adapt and stay open too i picked up a 95 gallon Surfline aquarium last week. It is mint but the stand i will rebuild with wood and doors this week.

Thanks, it reminded me that it needs an update video as it's much larger/more filled out now. Would be nice to see the new 95 gallon when you get it setup. One thing I have found that helps with frogspawns is to run your tank a bit dirty (ie 20 ppm Nitrates) as they love a combination of decent lighting and nutrients to feed on in the water column. LRS Reef Frenzy will go a long way for you as a food source as it's nutrient dense without a bunch of cheap dirty fillers. It's great for fish, corals and other inverts so it's good all around.

 

[mamia]

65 gallon is on the smallish side for a Yellow Tang. Furthermore buying a Yellow Tang to remove algae is actually a pretty poor reason to get one. While they are prone to eating unwanted algae there is no guarantee that they will eat it and in a tank where they are the largest fish they are very prone to becoming bullies (although the Maroon and Damsel could likely hold their own).

There is such a thing as running a tank to clean (ie zero nitrates and phosphates) for prolonged periods of time as it leads to Dino which is worse than any algae issues (including Green Hair Algae and Cyanobacteria aka Red Slime Algae). You do want to make sure you have at least some nitrates and phosphates (especially if you have a Euphyllia family coral in there as they tend to prefer the water a bit dirty to feed on the nutrients). The Coral is hard to tell for sure because it's almost completely retracted in the photo. I have a purple frogspawn in my tank and here is what it looks like:

Update on frogspawn
Looks like it is opening up more now.