surgicalsense Posted May 30, 2013 Share Posted May 30, 2013 Wow, those are excellent additions! Link to comment
Gramophone Posted May 30, 2013 Share Posted May 30, 2013 So I thought the nem had attached but apparently not, it got blown to the back of the tank . Ill have to go reaching in tomorrow, Anyone know how long these guys take to attach? Did he get blown back, or did he move back there on his own? Link to comment
jball1125 Posted May 30, 2013 Author Share Posted May 30, 2013 Slow down or shut off the flow in your tank. That will give the nem time to attach its foot. Thats what I did with my carpet and long tentacle nems when they did not want to attach. To remove them/detach its foot, you blast them with flow. Thats what I did but I guess when I turned the flow back on too quick. Wow, those are excellent additions! Thank you Did he get blown back, or did he move back there on his own? No he definitely got blown away. Link to comment
jball1125 Posted May 30, 2013 Author Share Posted May 30, 2013 Visited a Buddhist temple on Sunday and took some cool pics from the near by bridge. http://s918.photobucket.com/user/jball1125/media/Fish/IMG_1462_zps43946eb6.jpg.html'> http://s918.photobucket.com/user/jball1125/media/Fish/IMG_1461_zpse7097ebb.jpg.html'> http://s918.photobucket.com/user/jball1125/media/Fish/IMG_1457_zps04e6a4e5.jpg.html'> http://s918.photobucket.com/user/jball1125/media/Fish/IMG_1456_zpseabe0253.jpg.html'> http://s918.photobucket.com/user/jball1125/media/Fish/IMG_1460_zps7415a672.jpg.html'> http://s918.photobucket.com/user/jball1125/media/Fish/IMG_1458_zps506b8bff.jpg.html'> Oh and the food was great, not so much the deserts but everything else was pretty good. http://s918.photobucket.com/user/jball1125/media/Fish/IMG_1451_zps5cdb6c75.jpg.html'> Link to comment
Gramophone Posted May 30, 2013 Share Posted May 30, 2013 Ha! That jellyfish seems so out of place. The food looks fantastic. Link to comment
jball1125 Posted May 30, 2013 Author Share Posted May 30, 2013 Ha! That jellyfish seems so out of place. The food looks fantastic. Yea thats what I thought too, there were bunch of them. I tried getting the nem but when I got near it it sunk into the sand, its in a very hard to reach spot, I think this might be one of those $40 lost in the sand type of things. Link to comment
jball1125 Posted May 31, 2013 Author Share Posted May 31, 2013 I refused to fall victim to the lost frag statistic so after about 20 min of searching I was able to dig out the nem and get it to attached to my desired position. Here it is a few hours later. http://s918.photobucket.com/user/jball1125/media/Fish/IMG_1482_zps329998e6.jpg.html'> http://s918.photobucket.com/user/jball1125/media/Fish/IMG_1483_zpsc83ebd1e.jpg.html'> Link to comment
Nano sapiens Posted June 3, 2013 Share Posted June 3, 2013 Glad you found the Nem. In a small tank it's not so tough to find, but when I had a 50g it was a lot more difficult if anything fell through the cracks. Link to comment
jball1125 Posted June 3, 2013 Author Share Posted June 3, 2013 Thank, it wasnt easy but yea in a larger tank it would probably have been impossible. I had to take out the new emerald because he was a coral muncher, I saw him taking chunks off of my perfectly healthy duncan in the middle of the night. Link to comment
jball1125 Posted June 13, 2013 Author Share Posted June 13, 2013 Turf Algae keeps getting worse, already its killed off two frags. I added an urchin but the only thing I notice is it moving frags around. I think it might be time to tear it down... Link to comment
Squared Posted June 13, 2013 Share Posted June 13, 2013 But there are so many things you can try before you need to consider tearing down your tank! ...from your first post, is the turf algea the red stuff? Link to comment
Nano sapiens Posted June 13, 2013 Share Posted June 13, 2013 Turf Algae keeps getting worse, already its killed off two frags. I added an urchin but the only thing I notice is it moving frags around. I think it might be time to tear it down... That would be a shame. Link to comment
jball1125 Posted June 14, 2013 Author Share Posted June 14, 2013 Im open to options but I feel the purple macro type algae is taking over, i don't want to loose all my corals. Link to comment
Nano sapiens Posted June 14, 2013 Share Posted June 14, 2013 You could cover all the major areas with underwater epoxy. After a few weeks remove the epoxy and it should all be dead. Another option would be spot treating outside the aquarium with hydrogen peroxide. Link to comment
jball1125 Posted June 14, 2013 Author Share Posted June 14, 2013 I was thinking of converting the tank into a clown and nem tank. If I am able to cover most of the rock with nems that should drain the light from the algae, plausible? Link to comment
Squared Posted June 14, 2013 Share Posted June 14, 2013 i would remove the rock and scrub scrub scrub. then you just got to keep it from growing back. phosban and purigen along with more water changes until it's gone. do you have any idea why you are getting so much algea? Link to comment
jball1125 Posted June 14, 2013 Author Share Posted June 14, 2013 Not sure why, its the only nuisance algae giving me a problem. All params are ideal and water changes are of 40% each week. Link to comment
Squared Posted June 14, 2013 Share Posted June 14, 2013 well as you know, low phos. can be because of the algea, but i would think GHA would be more of a problem...well good luck anyways.j scrub scrub scrub scrub, scrub Link to comment
Gramophone Posted June 14, 2013 Share Posted June 14, 2013 You will most definitely regret taking down your tank, jball. I almost took down my tank a few months ago after facing an annoying and perpetual dilemma. I'm so glad I didn't. It's such a gratifying thing to beat an issue like this. It will make you appreciate your tank so much more. Don't give up! But if you finally decide to, an anemone/clownfish tank would be a cool thing to have. Link to comment
jball1125 Posted June 15, 2013 Author Share Posted June 15, 2013 Thanks for the encouraging comments but I am not tearing down and quitting I just want to at least save my frags before the problem gets worse. I will probably try the epoxy idea, sounds easy enough. Link to comment
Nano sapiens Posted June 16, 2013 Share Posted June 16, 2013 Thanks for the encouraging comments but I am not tearing down and quitting I just want to at least save my frags before the problem gets worse. I will probably try the epoxy idea, sounds easy enough. Good luck and hope you get this pest algae under control. Link to comment
jball1125 Posted June 16, 2013 Author Share Posted June 16, 2013 Good luck and hope you get this pest algae under control. Thanks! Link to comment
metrokat Posted June 16, 2013 Share Posted June 16, 2013 I scrolled through a couple of pages, do you have a picture of the turf algae? Link to comment
jball1125 Posted June 17, 2013 Author Share Posted June 17, 2013 I scrolled through a couple of pages, do you have a picture of the turf algae? Hey Kat, I took some pics with the flash on. http://s918.photobucket.com/user/jball1125/media/Fish/IMG_1512_zpsc3099db0.jpg.html'> http://s918.photobucket.com/user/jball1125/media/Fish/IMG_1513_zps10661638.jpg.html'> Link to comment
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