Jimbo662 Posted December 16, 2015 Share Posted December 16, 2015 Think you'll change the subject of the January meeting? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LarryD Posted December 16, 2015 Share Posted December 16, 2015 With all of Ty's mad science I just imagine him walking around his house in a lab coat surrounded by Jacobs ladders like all the great mad science movies. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FarmerTy Posted December 16, 2015 Author Share Posted December 16, 2015 I always wanted a lab coat but only the lab scientists got to have them. I was a field scientist so all I got was raingear, a log book, and some Carhart clothing. [emoji17] I did however perfect a maniacal laugh over the years! Muahahaha! [emoji48] So who wants to learn about the life cycle of ich and treatment options over the dipping demonstration for SPS for the January meeting? [emoji4] 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FarmerTy Posted December 16, 2015 Author Share Posted December 16, 2015 This is about exciting as it gets for my alk results these days. I may have to go to bimonthly testing now instead of weekly. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FarmerTy Posted December 17, 2015 Author Share Posted December 17, 2015 FTS...fishless... Acroless... The mayor says there is nothing to see here! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jolt Posted December 17, 2015 Share Posted December 17, 2015 It's like one of those movies where the hero wakes up in an empty city ... "Where is everyone?!?!?!" Then the zombie snails start rising out of the sandbed 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbo662 Posted December 17, 2015 Share Posted December 17, 2015 Jolt...shhhh, we don't want to have a Quentin Tyantino on our hands too! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reburn Posted December 17, 2015 Share Posted December 17, 2015 Hey at least he would use different music for his video 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FarmerTy Posted December 17, 2015 Author Share Posted December 17, 2015 Hey at least he would use different music for his videoI'm not sure the music will actually be considered better though. Zombie snails! I bet that's what people thought when they first saw a nassarius rise out of the sand! Zombie snails! Ahhhhh! Run for your salt! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+BobcatReefer Posted December 17, 2015 Share Posted December 17, 2015 Am I correct in assuming you left the Mayor in the tank because he can't host ich or the coral parasites? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FarmerTy Posted December 17, 2015 Author Share Posted December 17, 2015 That is correct. Plus, somebody has to be in charge! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BornToHula Posted December 17, 2015 Share Posted December 17, 2015 Whats the theory in moving the fish to a new tank every 72 hrs? Is that because there will probably be ich in the water column? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+brian.srock Posted December 17, 2015 Share Posted December 17, 2015 He'll be discussing all this in the meeting. Can't give away all his trade secrets. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gig 'em @ NDstructible Posted December 17, 2015 Share Posted December 17, 2015 At least you have that nice BTA in there to look at. Just like my tank, hardly any coral but a huge anemone Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FarmerTy Posted December 18, 2015 Author Share Posted December 18, 2015 At least you have that nice BTA in there to look at. Just like my tank, hardly any coral but a huge anemone That and the clean-up crew. Those guys crack me up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gig 'em @ NDstructible Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 At least you have that nice BTA in there to look at. Just like my tank, hardly any coral but a huge anemone That and the clean-up crew. Those guys crack me up. Ty doesn't go to stand up comedian shows or movies to be entertained, he just watches his clean up crew fumble around while he narrates the story and gives them dialogue Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FarmerTy Posted December 22, 2015 Author Share Posted December 22, 2015 At least you have that nice BTA in there to look at. Just like my tank, hardly any coral but a huge anemone That and the clean-up crew. Those guys crack me up. Ty doesn't go to stand up comedian shows or movies to be entertained, he just watches his clean up crew fumble around while he narrates the story and gives them dialogue You laugh but you were narrating right beside me the last time! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FarmerTy Posted December 22, 2015 Author Share Posted December 22, 2015 Whats the theory in moving the fish to a new tank every 72 hrs? Is that because there will probably be ich in the water column?Sorry, I realized I never answered this question.The main reason for the 72 hrs is to interrupt the life cycle of ich. At minimum, it takes 72 hrs for the trophont to drop off the fish, enter into the encysted tomont stage, and then release back into the water column to reinfect its host again. If you swap the tank prior to the 72 hr timeline, you'll always be one step ahead of any encysted tomonts releasing the next batch of free swimming theronts to reinfect the fish. You'll give enough time for as much of the trophonts that are burrowed into your fish to drop off as possible (not all will drop off in 72 hrs) but move them before the new batch of theronts hatch from the encysted tomont stage. This is why you have to move them a total of 4 times in 12 days, to make sure all trophonts have fallen off the fish during this time and that you moved them quick enough before the 72 hrs passed and they don't get reinfected with the next generation of parasites. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gig 'em @ NDstructible Posted December 24, 2015 Share Posted December 24, 2015 At least you have that nice BTA in there to look at. Just like my tank, hardly any coral but a huge anemone That and the clean-up crew. Those guys crack me up. Ty doesn't go to stand up comedian shows or movies to be entertained, he just watches his clean up crew fumble around while he narrates the story and gives them dialogue You laugh but you were narrating right beside me the last time! You told me you wouldn't tell anyone about that! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FarmerTy Posted December 28, 2015 Author Share Posted December 28, 2015 Home... sweet... tub??? Say hello to the next 64 days of your life my fishes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FarmerTy Posted December 28, 2015 Author Share Posted December 28, 2015 Oh, I guess I could have mentioned the tank transfer method for eradicating ich has been completed and my fish show no signs of it anymore, which is impressive because the emperor and the orange shoulder tang were entirely covered by it. Not a spot anywhere! Amazing! No chemicals involved whatsoever! Now I'll just complete the 64 more days of leaving the tank fallow for the total 76 days. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FarmerTy Posted December 28, 2015 Author Share Posted December 28, 2015 Covered in ich prior I don't have an "after" pic since its hard to capture in a tub but just imagine that same emperor without a spot of ich on him. [emoji16] I'll definitely be doing the TTM with any incoming fish from this point on and then observing for a few weeks afterwards for signs of anything else prior to going into the DT. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FarmerTy Posted January 6, 2016 Author Share Posted January 6, 2016 Getting things ready for the SaoSA frag swap. I made myself two frag transport racks for a 5-gallon bucket. That way I can transport my water and a ton of frags while I'm at it in a bucket. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan H Posted January 6, 2016 Share Posted January 6, 2016 That's sweet! May have to steal the idea 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FarmerTy Posted January 6, 2016 Author Share Posted January 6, 2016 That's sweet! May have to steal the ideaI borrowed the idea myself so go right ahead! [emoji16] 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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