+ACampbell Posted April 7, 2008 Author Share Posted April 7, 2008 It is extremely hard to photograph. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+ACampbell Posted April 13, 2008 Author Share Posted April 13, 2008 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beefytang Posted April 13, 2008 Share Posted April 13, 2008 It looks like it is guarding those wicked cool zoas, bottom left. Nice shot. =) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Bmwaaron Posted April 17, 2008 Share Posted April 17, 2008 The Hulk is looking good It looks like the purple isnt showing up as much but may come out more when it gets bigger. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+ACampbell Posted April 30, 2008 Author Share Posted April 30, 2008 Well I'm kinda bummed because my copperband has been MIA for two days. Shame because it was eating so well and didn't show any signs on illness. It's been living in there for over 3 months. Think is was cyanide caught? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Headless_donkey Posted May 1, 2008 Share Posted May 1, 2008 That is rough! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+ACampbell Posted May 1, 2008 Author Share Posted May 1, 2008 James, can cyanide take that long? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
renman303 Posted May 3, 2008 Share Posted May 3, 2008 Ah.....how in the world would you get cyanide in your tank? That is generally used in Indonesia to "stun" fish for capture but, that should have long since dissipated? I know how that goes though, I have a Bermuda Triangle in my setup too! Remember, even Brian and John from Kingfish said they put something like 20 Blue Chromis in Mojo's tank and no one knows where they disappeared to????? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+ACampbell Posted May 3, 2008 Author Share Posted May 3, 2008 I just thought maybe it took three months for the cyanide poisoning to take it's toll. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beefytang Posted May 5, 2008 Share Posted May 5, 2008 Sorry to hear about this. He/she was a really great fish. =( So what's the deal with the cyanide? I'm not sure what it is used for. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+ACampbell Posted May 12, 2008 Author Share Posted May 12, 2008 Clowns have finally started hosting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beefytang Posted May 12, 2008 Share Posted May 12, 2008 Great pics! I especially like the 3rd one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+ACampbell Posted May 12, 2008 Author Share Posted May 12, 2008 Thanks Paul. They have been hosting at night and off and on during the day. I imagine as they mature they will start hosting it more and more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+ACampbell Posted May 20, 2008 Author Share Posted May 20, 2008 We are pleased to announce the release of the newly upgraded ARC blog system! New Features New Default Style Themes and Custom Headers Content Block Plugin System Social Bookmarks Media Integration Akismet Integration Feedburner Integration Select you own theme from the predefined list or create your own by writing your own CSS. See the other themes for a example to work with. I'm happy to help if you want to take yours to the next level. A big shout out to Paul (aka BeefyTang) for his tremendous help with beta testing. We plan on continuing to develop themes/headers to choose from. They will be announced in the announcement forum when they become available. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+ACampbell Posted May 23, 2008 Author Share Posted May 23, 2008 I have lost a few colonies lately for unexplained reasons. A lot of others are starting to show signs of stress now. I thought that maybe my alkalinity might have risen to dangerous levels, but when I checked it earlier it was 9.6. I just did a 30g water change using TM pro. Hopefully things will flip. Wish me luck. Readings from earlier N's: 0 Ammonia: 0 Phos: 0 Alk: 9.6 Mg: 1280 Ca: 360 Tank pH: 8 Ca Reactor effluent pH: 6.8 I have had the reef tank blues lately. I've have even been considered going a completely different direction with the tank. If things don't change, that may be the route I go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Bmwaaron Posted May 23, 2008 Share Posted May 23, 2008 what do you mean by diffrent direction? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmanning Posted May 23, 2008 Share Posted May 23, 2008 Andrew, It might not be anything you are testing for.. it might be an "invisible" chemical warfare, or a hostile bacterial culture going. It could always be a metal leaching into the water from some worn out device or some stray voltage leaking as well. Questions: Are you running carbon? If not, you might want to do that as a catch-all, or change out the carbon as sometimes it harbours some nasty bacterial growths if it's left running too long. I am convinced that there are some nasty bacterial diseases responsible for "RTN" that science simply has not pinpointed yet. Did you see RTN happening on the colonies that were lost? Do you run an ORP monitor? - Has it fallen off lately? Are your sps, lps or softies, having trouble? Have you checked for parasites? Any new additions (corals) to the tank? Over what period of time did you loose the colonies? And after the water change, did you see any improvement on the corals? You probably taken some actions to all of this questions, just trying to understand what could be the problem. Your parameters seem to be in check. I hope things turn around, you have a beautiful tank. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmanning Posted May 23, 2008 Share Posted May 23, 2008 Cyanide destroys the liver, and the gall bladder - the creatures usually do just fine until the first heavy meal. After which the liver can not filter the blood, and are incapable of producing any bile needed to digest meat and so then they die. (The food actually poisons them because the digestive system is no longer fully functional). Personally, I think people should be force-fed the fish they catch this way - then we can watch as it happens to them.. Usually the fish will be fine for a few days after it gets home, then finally decides to come out of hiding and starts to eat... then it's doomed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beefytang Posted May 23, 2008 Share Posted May 23, 2008 what do you mean by diffrent direction? I think he's going to use plastic corals and maybe a treasure chest thingy with the air bubbles coming out of it. Fail-safe stuff. =) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+ACampbell Posted May 23, 2008 Author Share Posted May 23, 2008 It might not be anything you are testing for.. it might be an "invisible" chemical warfare, or a hostile bacterial culture going. It could always be a metal leaching into the water from some worn out device or some stray voltage leaking as well. This has been my impression so far. I'm positive it's not a metal because the clams are all doing good. Questions: Are you running carbon? If not, you might want to do that as a catch-all, or change out the carbon as sometimes it harbours some nasty bacterial growths if it's left running too long. Yes changed it last week, the one before that had been in there some time. It's sitting in a bag next to the return. I am convinced that there are some nasty bacterial diseases responsible for "RTN" that science simply has not pinpointed yet. Did you see RTN happening on the colonies that were lost? Yes Do you run an ORP monitor? - Has it fallen off lately? IDK, I don't check ORP Are your sps, lps or softies, having trouble? Specifically SPS. digi's, slimers, and montis seem to be the most affected right now. Some acros show no signs of stress. Have you checked for parasites? No known parities found. Speficialy checked for nudies, flat worms, and red bugs Any new additions (corals) to the tank? Yes, have added few small frags. I always dip new additions. Over what period of time did you loose the colonies? Not overnight. The quickest death took a few days. And after the water change, did you see any improvement on the corals? Don't know yet, but will soon. You probably taken some actions to all of this questions, just trying to understand what could be the problem. Your parameters seem to be in check. I hope things turn around, you have a beautiful tank. Thanks for the help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+ACampbell Posted May 23, 2008 Author Share Posted May 23, 2008 what do you mean by diffrent direction? I think he's going to use plastic corals and maybe a treasure chest thingy with the air bubbles coming out of it. Fail-safe stuff. =) That's actually not far from what I was thinking. I am wanting to do a completely different biotope. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmanning Posted May 26, 2008 Share Posted May 26, 2008 Andrew...... How are things going w/your tank? Are your corals doing any better? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+ACampbell Posted May 26, 2008 Author Share Posted May 26, 2008 Hard to say at this point. Things seemed to have calmed down since the water change. I may do another one next weekend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+ACampbell Posted May 27, 2008 Author Share Posted May 27, 2008 Here's some destruction shots. Most are blurry, but you get the idea. Bye Bye Monti Slimer Free slimer Base Recession on Trumpet Acro Tip Purple Cap got Capped Large Acro starting to turn south Toasted Hydro Really wanting to abandon ship, but assuming the worst is over, I will just ride it out. Wish me luck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmanning Posted May 28, 2008 Share Posted May 28, 2008 OUCH!! That hurts just to see the RTN. I'm wondering, what was the first coral that went south? About the "hydnophora".....how far away is it from the rest of the affected corals? Speaking from experience, an incident similar to yours happened to us 5 yrs. ago.......had about 2 sps and a few lps. The first coral was the hydno--- flesh was melting away and during that time the following perished: a favia, brain coral, the 2 sps. Still to this day we believe that some chemical warfare was going on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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