TheKleinReef Posted February 2, 2014 Author Share Posted February 2, 2014 Some people have said they fair well with highly aerated water as well but I'm not sure how accurate that claim is. everything needs highly aerated water right? lol i have a ric in the frag tank that i've had forever. might move that one to this tank as well. its bright red with a yellow mouth. 1 Quote Link to comment
metrokat Posted February 2, 2014 Share Posted February 2, 2014 Might have to come over to help you with something or the other even if you're done re scaping. Might leave with the yuma in my purse. 1 Quote Link to comment
TheKleinReef Posted February 2, 2014 Author Share Posted February 2, 2014 Might have to come over to help you with something or the other even if you're done re scaping. Might leave with the yuma in my purse. bahaha. my mom picked it out. along with the green torch. (for a total of 3 torch corals lol) 1 Quote Link to comment
TheKleinReef Posted February 4, 2014 Author Share Posted February 4, 2014 I give up. If it melts away I'm done with this coral Quote Link to comment
markalot Posted February 4, 2014 Share Posted February 4, 2014 Ouch. Which one is this? Quote Link to comment
Arkayology Posted February 4, 2014 Share Posted February 4, 2014 That looks sad Quote Link to comment
TheKleinReef Posted February 5, 2014 Author Share Posted February 5, 2014 Ouch. Which one is this? same coral. green slimer. literally everything else is fine. That looks sad luckily the other 2/3 of this colony is doing wonderful in the frag tank. 1 Quote Link to comment
hey Posted February 5, 2014 Share Posted February 5, 2014 Sucks about the slimer but on the bright side the dual islands look great. Quote Link to comment
TheKleinReef Posted February 5, 2014 Author Share Posted February 5, 2014 Sucks about the slimer but on the bright side the dual islands look great. my tank is curse i guess. all my old colonies that were starting to grow like weeds started to die. now they're growing like weeds in my frag tank. i guess if they're growing somewhere it's okay... :/ thanks for the compliment on the scape. i acually came home today and one of them collapsed. so i had to do some major reconstruction... i think it's sturdy now... that urchin can really knock stuff around. Quote Link to comment
markalot Posted February 5, 2014 Share Posted February 5, 2014 What the hell could it be. Tanks are hooked together, right? A flow or lighting issue? Something wrong with the lights? I can't kill my slimer, and I've tried numerous times (not on purpose). Quote Link to comment
TheKleinReef Posted February 5, 2014 Author Share Posted February 5, 2014 What the hell could it be. Tanks are hooked together, right? A flow or lighting issue? Something wrong with the lights? I can't kill my slimer, and I've tried numerous times (not on purpose). nope two seperate systems. the slimers in the frag tank all 7 of them (lol) are doing fine. growing like mad. the one frag in the 65 is melting away. specs of each: display: 65 g 2 vortech mp10wes asm g-1 skimmer 1" miracle mud ball of caulerpa GHL doser dosing alk 4x/day, ca 4x/day, mg 1x/week feed daily ati 6x39 (6 bulb peak for 2 hours.) 5 fish 1 shrimp frag tank 50g 12" tall 2x250w halides @ 18" 2 koralia 1000gph reef dynamics ins-80 skimmer LR in sump GHL doser alk 4x/day, ca 4x/day mg 1x/week 2x250W 14K halides corals rarely fed. 3 fish 1 shrimp Quote Link to comment
markalot Posted February 5, 2014 Share Posted February 5, 2014 nope two seperate systems. the slimers in the frag tank all 7 of them (lol) are doing fine. growing like mad. the one frag in the 65 is melting away. Then I think it's clearly contamination, almost without a doubt. Maybe some copper got in, a brass screw, bad silicone, etc? Have you put in some polyfilter to see if you get a coloration indicating contamination. I'm also thinking of recent findings of copper wire in some maricultured corals. Quote Link to comment
TheKleinReef Posted February 5, 2014 Author Share Posted February 5, 2014 Then I think it's clearly contamination, almost without a doubt. Maybe some copper got it, a brass screw, bad silicone, etc. Have you put in some polyfilter to see if you get a coloration indicating contamination. would it really only effect one coral? Quote Link to comment
markalot Posted February 5, 2014 Share Posted February 5, 2014 would it really only effect one coral? Get over the seemingly common sense observations. The answer to all of these types of questions, when dealing with nature, is almost always YES IMO. And you say these are the oldest corals, so the ones longest exposed to any contamination. Sounds similar to a contamination building up in the body. Regardless, because of course nothing is definitive here, it's worth a test or two to check. Green Slimers just don't melt away, they are one of the most rugged Acropora on the planet. I can't kill one. This fact alone should sound the alarm bells! Quote Link to comment
hey Posted February 5, 2014 Share Posted February 5, 2014 my tank is curse i guess. all my old colonies that were starting to grow like weeds started to die. now they're growing like weeds in my frag tank. i guess if they're growing somewhere it's okay... :/ thanks for the compliment on the scape. i acually came home today and one of them collapsed. so i had to do some major reconstruction... i think it's sturdy now... that urchin can really knock stuff around. heh I got fed up with rock balancing and did my big rocks all epoxied together as the frame then placed lots of smaller on top. Everything stays put and new growth onto the rubble= easy frag lol. Quote Link to comment
TheKleinReef Posted February 5, 2014 Author Share Posted February 5, 2014 Get over the seemingly common sense observations. The answer to all of these types of questions, when dealing with nature, is almost always YES IMO. And you say these are the oldest corals, so the ones longest exposed to any contamination. Sounds similar to a contamination building up in the body. Regardless, because of course nothing is definitive here, it's worth a test or two to check. Green Slimers just don't melt away, they are one of the most rugged Acropora on the planet. I can't kill one. This fact alone should sound the alarm bells! see that just doesn't make sense to me. since i bought the suharsonoi before the slimer and it's more sensitive yet it shows no signs. I'm gonna cut my loses with the slimer and just get a new frag of it. since it's doing fine in the frag tank i can always try again later. i highly doubt there's a contamination. logically it makes no sense. i'll try again in a few months. heh I got fed up with rock balancing and did my big rocks all epoxied together as the frame then placed lots of smaller on top. Everything stays put and new growth onto the rubble= easy frag lol. i think that's sorta what i did. 1 Quote Link to comment
markalot Posted February 5, 2014 Share Posted February 5, 2014 see that just doesn't make sense to me. since i bought the suharsonoi before the slimer and it's more sensitive yet it shows no signs. I'm gonna cut my loses with the slimer and just get a new frag of it. since it's doing fine in the frag tank i can always try again later. i highly doubt there's a contamination. logically it makes no sense. i'll try again in a few months. What are the symptoms of copper poisoning? Anyway, I know it's frustrating, I hope everything works out! Quote Link to comment
TheKleinReef Posted February 5, 2014 Author Share Posted February 5, 2014 What are the symptoms of copper poisoning? Anyway, I know it's frustrating, I hope everything works out! lethal to corals, crabs, shrimp, and snails. seems like i ruled that out. i think i just have a suicidal coral. :/ lol Quote Link to comment
TheKleinReef Posted February 6, 2014 Author Share Posted February 6, 2014 kinda wanna add another fish to the tank, something active. any suggestions that'd be safe with the current stock? 2.5" yellow tang 2" flame angel 2 clowns 1 swalesi basslet Quote Link to comment
jedimasterben Posted February 6, 2014 Share Posted February 6, 2014 I vote a rabbitfish since I just lost my last one today, I guess I'll just live vicariously through others Quote Link to comment
TheKleinReef Posted February 6, 2014 Author Share Posted February 6, 2014 I vote a rabbitfish since I just lost my last one today, I guess I'll just live vicariously through others is there a species that'll be happy in a 65? i was thinking more along the lines of a blenny. but then i have to worry about jumpers Quote Link to comment
xzeror Posted February 6, 2014 Share Posted February 6, 2014 kinda wanna add another fish to the tank, something active. any suggestions that'd be safe with the current stock? 2.5" yellow tang 2" flame angel 2 clowns 1 swalesi basslet How do you like your flame angel and does it nip at your corals? Quote Link to comment
jedimasterben Posted February 6, 2014 Share Posted February 6, 2014 is there a species that'll be happy in a 65? i was thinking more along the lines of a blenny. but then i have to worry about jumpers Pretty much any of the Siganus species will reach 6-8" in captivity (with the largest recorded wild adult male being 9-14" depending on the species), with Siganus unimaculatus having the smallest recorded wild adult male size of 7", so theoretically that one will stay smaller than the rest. Quote Link to comment
TheKleinReef Posted February 6, 2014 Author Share Posted February 6, 2014 How do you like your flame angel and does it nip at your corals? not at all. he's a lazy little bugger that eats pellets all day and picks of LR. i've never witness him picking at sps or clams Quote Link to comment
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