FarmerTy Posted September 28, 2014 Share Posted September 28, 2014 That's awful Elizzy! Can you take the monti out and dip it? Sent via Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elizzy Posted September 28, 2014 Author Share Posted September 28, 2014 Nah it's gone . Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FarmerTy Posted October 2, 2014 Share Posted October 2, 2014 Sorry Elizzy, the little guy was trying to pull through :-( Sent via Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elizzy Posted October 2, 2014 Author Share Posted October 2, 2014 No worries, I knew it was a Hail Mary Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jolt Posted October 2, 2014 Share Posted October 2, 2014 Aw man Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elizzy Posted October 2, 2014 Author Share Posted October 2, 2014 . Amazingly this Acan is doing better than ever! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FarmerTy Posted October 2, 2014 Share Posted October 2, 2014 That's awesome! I could never keep acans! Beautiful! Sent via Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elizzy Posted October 2, 2014 Author Share Posted October 2, 2014 That's awesome! I could never keep acans! Beautiful! Thank you! I can't keep sps, so there is balance Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jolt Posted November 15, 2014 Share Posted November 15, 2014 We haven't heard from you in a while. How are things going? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elizzy Posted November 16, 2014 Author Share Posted November 16, 2014 Thanks for asking Everything that was going to recover has. Acans, bubble coral, zoas, leathers, gsp, xenia, plate, mille. I ended up losing the goni last week because I placed it in a low flow area temporarily (lesson learned the hard way). My flame hawkfish ended up jumping out of the tank, even though I have a cover, he somehow found the smallest space to fly through (was a very sad event since this was my favorite fish). My clown pair were bullying him, so I think they had a hand in it. If anyone sees a large (i.e. 3") flame hawkfish for sale - please let me know. I did get to meet and give some coral to TheOceanTraveller and Tickle Fish - both very awesome! Other than that, just waiting now before I buy anything new. Coralline is growing over everything and parameters are stable. Best, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FarmerTy Posted November 16, 2014 Share Posted November 16, 2014 Good to hear Elizzy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jolt Posted November 16, 2014 Share Posted November 16, 2014 Glad things are on the mend Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluemoon Posted November 17, 2014 Share Posted November 17, 2014 i saw a fat hawkfish in one of the bigger tanks at the dome today! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elizzy Posted November 17, 2014 Author Share Posted November 17, 2014 Thanks Blue, will have to check it out!!! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elizzy Posted January 1, 2015 Author Share Posted January 1, 2015 A few days ago, I noticed a few heads of Texas Trash closed up. Did a larger than normal water change (I'm religious about changing out 10-15% each week). Anyhow, the yellow polyps started to close and then the acans started to shrink and turn pale. Here we go again. Absolutely nothing has changed. One theory is that the leathers are releasing toxins. They have plenty of room and are not stressed, but it's all I can think of, especially since the corals effected seem to be in one area of the tank. Went to Petco today, because I wanted to get a larger filter to run massive amounts of carbon (and also one that would be good for discus later on, lol). Picked up a huge fluval. Within the hour, the zoas are starting to open again. Looks like another disaster averted... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reburn Posted January 2, 2015 Share Posted January 2, 2015 Be cautious running massive amounts of carbon. I had an anemone get pissed and die and I ran like 10 times the recommended amount of carbon. Specifically 6 cups of bitminunious carbon and it leeched p04. Like from 0.00 to 0.06. I had an algae outbreak after that but I didn't loose anything from the Nem dying. So it's kinda a double edged sword. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elizzy Posted January 2, 2015 Author Share Posted January 2, 2015 Good to know, thank you! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+brian.srock Posted January 2, 2015 Share Posted January 2, 2015 Did you find the root cause? Are you dosing kalk? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elizzy Posted January 2, 2015 Author Share Posted January 2, 2015 It's all speculation. I am dosing kalk, but just small amounts to bring ph up a bit. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+brian.srock Posted January 2, 2015 Share Posted January 2, 2015 I had a big problem due to dosing kalk and having build up in my tubing causing a clog. How is your return pump flow? Kick it off for a min then restart it to test it out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elizzy Posted January 2, 2015 Author Share Posted January 2, 2015 I had a big problem due to dosing kalk and having build up in my tubing causing a clog. How is your return pump flow? Kick it off for a min then restart it to test it out. I actually don't run a sump, so we're all good there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nvrEnuf Posted January 2, 2015 Share Posted January 2, 2015 Has anyone looked into a saturated sand bed here? With no sump, and you mentioned moving from an older system...have you examined the move itself? For example, when I moved and expanded into the new tank I "rinsed" all rocks and sand in Display, but left sump alone. I'm getting a small bloom a week or two later, but to be expected with 40% new rock, and rinsed crush coral sand bed. But it'll subside quickly because the sump is established (or so I hope!!) Anyway...just trying to throw ideas out there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elizzy Posted January 3, 2015 Author Share Posted January 3, 2015 Has anyone looked into a saturated sand bed here? With no sump, and you mentioned moving from an older system...have you examined the move itself? For example, when I moved and expanded into the new tank I "rinsed" all rocks and sand in Display, but left sump alone. I'm getting a small bloom a week or two later, but to be expected with 40% new rock, and rinsed crush coral sand bed. But it'll subside quickly because the sump is established (or so I hope!!) Anyway...just trying to throw ideas out there. Thanks, I can use all ideas. Fortunately I gave up the sandbed so I'm running a bare bottom. I didn't notice any issues with the move - the first crash came nearly a year later. During the upgrade to a 55, I added dry pukani with existing rock, had a small algae bloom and some cyano, but took care of it quickly. At the moment, my skimmer is just pulling clear water. Any thoughts on that? Usually it pulls dark green. I've changed out about 10 gallons of water over the last three days. At some point I'm going to test for electrical currents. I replaced all old equipment to try to rule that out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ckyuv Posted January 3, 2015 Share Posted January 3, 2015 Have you ever tried the poly filter? It changes different colors if it pulls certain things out of the water, always though it was a cool way to find a mystery problem lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nvrEnuf Posted January 3, 2015 Share Posted January 3, 2015 I don't run a skimmer on my main tank, only on my QT, but I do notice reduction in skimmate production when the intake on the motor gets algea in it. I also have heard the airation (sp?) intake can get glogged with salt. Either results in lower O2 in the skimmer thus no skimmate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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