_Mitch_ Posted November 8, 2011 Author Share Posted November 8, 2011 nice wrasse Thanks! Link to comment
_Mitch_ Posted November 10, 2011 Author Share Posted November 10, 2011 Bad news - The RBTA hasn't been very happy for the past few days. It's still eating, but it's tentacles are never fully "inflated." No clue why. Also, the Duncans haven't been very happy either. I guess I'll have to do some water tests... Link to comment
Squared Posted November 10, 2011 Share Posted November 10, 2011 oh no, not your tank too Link to comment
_Mitch_ Posted November 10, 2011 Author Share Posted November 10, 2011 oh no, not your tank too Hopefully this is just a stage. Best of luck with yours, my friend. nice tank Thanks! Link to comment
teamschreiba Posted November 10, 2011 Share Posted November 10, 2011 Looking great Mitch I love all the new pictures! And good luck with your anemone and duncan, hopefully it's nothing too serious. Link to comment
_Mitch_ Posted November 10, 2011 Author Share Posted November 10, 2011 Looking great Mitch I love all the new pictures! And good luck with your anemone and duncan, hopefully it's nothing too serious. Thanks! It could just be that I've been feeding the Anemone a lot lately so it is flushing out it's system or something. As for the Duncans, I'm stumped. Link to comment
metrokat Posted November 10, 2011 Share Posted November 10, 2011 Mitch, are we still looking for a manly name for the wrasse or can we call her candy? Link to comment
JR! Posted November 10, 2011 Share Posted November 10, 2011 Anyone have some potential names for the Wrasse? rupert Link to comment
d'Espresso Posted November 10, 2011 Share Posted November 10, 2011 Super sweet new fish! Now I want one too! Link to comment
_Mitch_ Posted November 10, 2011 Author Share Posted November 10, 2011 Mitch, are we still looking for a manly name for the wrasse or can we call her candy? Is this even a question? A pink/purple/orange fish is the manliest of them all... rupert I'm liking this. Family Guy reference? Super sweet new fish! Now I want one too! Yea you do! Definitely an awesome fish. Link to comment
castiel Posted November 10, 2011 Share Posted November 10, 2011 Some great shots up there ^, and that wrasse is super cool. Link to comment
_Mitch_ Posted November 10, 2011 Author Share Posted November 10, 2011 Some great shots up there ^, and that wrasse is super cool. Yea he is! Thanks. Link to comment
metrokat Posted November 10, 2011 Share Posted November 10, 2011 Gordon. As in Flash Gordon. Link to comment
_Mitch_ Posted November 10, 2011 Author Share Posted November 10, 2011 Gordon. As in Flash Gordon. Don't see this reference here. Got an explanation? Link to comment
metrokat Posted November 11, 2011 Share Posted November 11, 2011 You need references for a fish?! Flash Gordon is the hero of a science fiction adventure comic strip. In Australia, the character and strip were retitled Speed Gordon to avoid a negative connotation of the word "Flash".[1] At the time, the predominant meaning of "flash" was "showy", connoting dishonesty.[2] I suppose you could always call him Elmo. Link to comment
_Mitch_ Posted November 19, 2011 Author Share Posted November 19, 2011 Not sure why I haven't update you guys on this, but the Anemone has been very stressed for the past few weeks. Just today it finally decided to get up and take a hike. It's now on the backside of the rock work and is still moving. The cause of the stress is still unknown at this point, and the Duncans seem to be stressed to. I believe it may be been the expired RO/DI filters, which I just replaced with new ones. I'll be doing a water change tomorrow so I'll find out. If that's not the issue then it maybe have something to do with a Ca/Alk/Mg imbalance. Hopefully I'll be able to figure this out. Link to comment
ayobreezie Posted November 19, 2011 Share Posted November 19, 2011 Hope things work out, Mitch. Definitely liked the nem where it was though. Link to comment
_Mitch_ Posted November 19, 2011 Author Share Posted November 19, 2011 Hope things work out, Mitch. Definitely liked the nem where it was though. Yea, when the stress goes away I'll move it back to where it was. There's no other space for it in the tank really. Link to comment
SouthFlorida_Tron Posted November 22, 2011 Share Posted November 22, 2011 Any updates? Link to comment
_Mitch_ Posted November 24, 2011 Author Share Posted November 24, 2011 Any updates? Yea, so I believe the root of the problem was using way too much GFO, depleting some nutrients in the tank. I took all of the GFO out this morning and fed everyone heavily and the Anemone already seems to be perking up. The Duncans have not become any less stressed, though. Maybe the issue really was the GFO, but only time will tell. I will slowly add more GFO each week until I have a normal amount again - not a 100x overdose! I haven't posted any pictures in a while. I'll try to take some this weekend. Also, happy Thanksgiving too all! Link to comment
_Mitch_ Posted November 24, 2011 Author Share Posted November 24, 2011 Forgot to add: I just purchased 2 Koralia 240's with flow deflectors to replace the Koralia 425 I'm using now. I'm doing this because the flow I get with the single Koralia is pretty much unidirectional, and some of the corals are not doing as well because of it. Also there are some dead spots in the tank where detritus builds up. Using 2 Koralia's, both with spinning flow deflectors, will make the flow patterns much more random and a little bit stronger. I plan on using one at night in order to give the corals and fish a break from the high flow of day. Link to comment
metrokat Posted November 24, 2011 Share Posted November 24, 2011 good news on the nem Link to comment
_Mitch_ Posted November 24, 2011 Author Share Posted November 24, 2011 good news on the nem Definitely. Hopefully it will continue to improve and maybe move back to it's original spot so it's not so dangerously close to the Pink Palys... Link to comment
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