+KimP Posted March 20, 2016 Share Posted March 20, 2016 Those are fabulous pictures! You have some beautiful fish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jolt Posted March 20, 2016 Share Posted March 20, 2016 I am a Potter's fan! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miranda Posted March 20, 2016 Share Posted March 20, 2016 I need Labouti to eat the bristle worms in our 65 gallon. Beautiful fish! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gig 'em @ NDstructible Posted March 20, 2016 Share Posted March 20, 2016 Man, seems like potters are all over the place these days! Gorgeous fish, I hope it does well in your tank! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbo662 Posted March 20, 2016 Share Posted March 20, 2016 Indeed! Have no idea where she came from. She and the coral beauty were not getting along, so we temporarily banished the coral beauty to the sump. Hopefully those 2 will behave because we really want to keep both. You're welcome Dan! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan H Posted March 20, 2016 Author Share Posted March 20, 2016 Your loss is my gain? So far so good on the Potters. I'm keeping a watchful eye on her to make sure it's not going to eat any corals. She's definitely picking away at the live rock all over the place. Interestingly, she's very curious about us. When I put my hand up to the tank, she becomes curious and does a little dance. It's kinda fun to watch. We're gonna keep the Coral Beauty in the time-out sump for a week then see if they can get along better. We really don't want to have to get rid of her, she's too pretty. The Labouti doesn't typically go after the bristle worms, but the opportunity presented itself and he's definitely not one to pass up a free meal. Now I just need to catch a few more of the Chromis. Speaking of which, anyone want a free Chromis? We got 1 so far, but the other 3 are scared of the fish trap. I'm starting to think we might not be able to catch the rest of them very easily. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbo662 Posted March 20, 2016 Share Posted March 20, 2016 Glad it went to a good home :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan H Posted March 20, 2016 Author Share Posted March 20, 2016 You can come visit anytime. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbo662 Posted March 20, 2016 Share Posted March 20, 2016 Great! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan H Posted March 21, 2016 Author Share Posted March 21, 2016 In light of the new found wrasse eating bristle worms discovery... While cleaning my skimmer pump tonight, I came across a bristle worm that was in the pump. So I got it out using a toothpick and decided to see if the Labouti would eat it again. I plunked the worm in, and this time, the Scotts Wrasse ate it! Ha! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nuxx Posted March 21, 2016 Share Posted March 21, 2016 Our angels only seemed to be interested in mushrooms... SPS, LPS and Zoas (All two of them) have been fine so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan H Posted March 23, 2016 Author Share Posted March 23, 2016 Doh! I was lazy and didn't check the magnesium for a few days, and if course it dropped fast down to 1280. My tort was very unhappy and developed some RTN. Looks like he will need to be fragged to be saved. Bummer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FarmerTy Posted March 23, 2016 Share Posted March 23, 2016 That's pretty surprising on a Mg drop, especially if it dropped to just NSW levels. Have you noticed this kind of reaction before to a Mg drop Dan? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan H Posted March 23, 2016 Author Share Posted March 23, 2016 Not with the tort, but with other SPS... Which our tri-color valida is showing some stress similar to previous low mag situations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan H Posted March 23, 2016 Author Share Posted March 23, 2016 Some things worthy of note... This past weekend I did add more media to the calcium reactor but not neomag. Also our alk is at around 9 dKh so low mag with high alk is probably the blame. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan H Posted March 23, 2016 Author Share Posted March 23, 2016 I'm not saying the mag is the definite cause, but it's suspect. The tort was getting pretty close to our undata but they have battled before and it never was more than a minor flesh wound, not this major tissue death. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FarmerTy Posted March 23, 2016 Share Posted March 23, 2016 I've never heard of the high alk, low Mg issue. Is that something that is pretty common? I've never really kept high alk so I've never witnessed it. I always suspect everything... you know the life of an acroholic. [emoji53] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan H Posted March 23, 2016 Author Share Posted March 23, 2016 If I come up with anything conclusive I'll report back. For now I just hope the tort pulls through. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FarmerTy Posted March 23, 2016 Share Posted March 23, 2016 I always superglue any edge that is RTN'ing. If the offending condition was just temporary, then it'll save it from going that much further. If the offending condition is still there, then it'll usually continue right past the super glue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan H Posted March 23, 2016 Author Share Posted March 23, 2016 I did the ole frag off the good branches... That way I hedge my bet with multiple frags... I'll keep y'all up to date with the results. If they both survive then I have a tort frag to sell later. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan H Posted March 23, 2016 Author Share Posted March 23, 2016 Well, both of the frags survived overnight. Usually with RTN that's a pretty good sign. We'll see if they survive the daylight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ceastman Posted March 23, 2016 Share Posted March 23, 2016 Dan, this prompted me to check my magnesium and mine was low also 1280. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FarmerTy Posted March 23, 2016 Share Posted March 23, 2016 1280 ppm is normal Ceastman, that's natural seawater level. I tend to keep mine around 1300-1400 ppm though. That's good that the frags are looking good still Dan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan H Posted March 23, 2016 Author Share Posted March 23, 2016 Hey if my babbling on happens to help serve as a reminder, that's fantastic! Upper 1200's isn't super low but mine swung from low 1400's to 1280 in 3 days... Like I mentioned, I'm not certain this was the cause, but I've definitely noticed my system prefers high mag levels and I get complaints whenever it's below 1300. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jolt Posted March 23, 2016 Share Posted March 23, 2016 I'm not a chemist, but wouldn't a big swing in mag create some kind of corresponding calcium swing? i.e., the MG is used to help keep higher levels of CA, so a drop in MG would lead to a drop in CA ??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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