Welcome to In The Tank, where a Living Oceans aquarium is set up in 90 minutes, then nature takes over.
Today, meet Boogie. Boogie is an algae grazer and part of the clean-up crew that helps maintain the reef.
As the aquarium begins to establish, one of the first visible changes is algae growth.
You may notice:
- a light film on the glass
- brown algae across the sand
- growth appearing on the rocks
That's a normal part of the ecosystem developing.
That's where Boogie comes in.
Throughout the day, algae grazers:
- clean the glass
- graze the rocks
- remove early algae growth
- help support water quality
Working throughout the aquarium, they help keep the reef clean as the ecosystem matures.
It all starts with a simple setup. Then nature takes over.
Meet the rest of the reef in the next episode of In The Tank.
