TheKleinReef Posted February 19, 2014 Author Share Posted February 19, 2014 What do you mean by easier . Smaller. Easier water changes Less demanding coral Link to comment
frags Posted February 19, 2014 Share Posted February 19, 2014 What do you mean by easier? (loaded question) Ya know we need more accounts like this. There is so much advice given in this hobby and then silence when something goes wrong. It may bore the hell out of people but documenting both the good and the bad will go a long way to making it easier for everyone. There's a thread on RC, Guess the Phosphate Level, of a guy running a tank with over .3 phosphates. Decent colors, not great, but decent and good growth. Now more studies are coming out showing many corals have increased growth with higher phosphates. Anecdotal evidence has existed for a while that moderate phosphates and nitrates lead to a seemingly more healthy tank, perhaps we are now starting to see more scientific evidence to support this. I started to feed my tank heavy with quick export and I can see a drastic change in color! I also started daily water changes and the polyp extension has doubled. Link to comment
TheKleinReef Posted February 19, 2014 Author Share Posted February 19, 2014 The fact that I'm away from the tank and can't feed the tank myself and do water changes myself is probably one of the biggest factors of why this tank went down hill. I can tell my parents what to do but if they can't, then it just doesn't get done. Link to comment
4x5 Posted February 19, 2014 Share Posted February 19, 2014 Suckage man. Sorry to hear about all the headaches - a fresh start when you are ready seems like the best option. Link to comment
TheKleinReef Posted February 19, 2014 Author Share Posted February 19, 2014 Suckage man. Sorry to hear about all the headaches - a fresh start when you are ready seems like the best option. Thanks man. I'll just live through your tank it truly is amazing. Link to comment
4x5 Posted February 19, 2014 Share Posted February 19, 2014 Thanks man. I'll just live through your tank it truly is amazing. Haha, thanks - it's still a baby but hopefully it fills out nicely. It's starting to get thirsty for alk and cal - so I'm getting my head around balancing that with dosing. Daily learning. Link to comment
TheKleinReef Posted February 20, 2014 Author Share Posted February 20, 2014 came home today. nothing else seems to be going downhill. fed a bunch. some sps actually look insanely good... regardless, most of the sps will go. if i can get this display turned around i can keep it all, but right now only 2/3 test acro are doing well in the 65. Link to comment
TheKleinReef Posted February 28, 2014 Author Share Posted February 28, 2014 picked up one of the colonies that was necrosing and saw a bunch of brown pests scurrying around the skeleton you think they're a cause? or just safety seeking copepods/amphiods. they were small. like pod small. brown and very slim Link to comment
metrokat Posted February 28, 2014 Share Posted February 28, 2014 I think youre going to have to take a closer look. AFAIK AEFW or red bugs don't scurry around. Link to comment
TheKleinReef Posted February 28, 2014 Author Share Posted February 28, 2014 I think youre going to have to take a closer look. AFAIK AEFW or red bugs don't scurry around. That's what I thought. I think they were just pods hiding in the skeleton. I'll try and get a magnifying glass next time I look. Link to comment
BattleAthletics Posted February 28, 2014 Share Posted February 28, 2014 :-[ sucks about everything that's happening Link to comment
TheKleinReef Posted February 28, 2014 Author Share Posted February 28, 2014 :-[ sucks about everything that's happening I know. :/ just trying to stay positive now. Link to comment
metrokat Posted March 2, 2014 Share Posted March 2, 2014 You changed your avatar. Shouldn't it be sad panda? Link to comment
TheKleinReef Posted March 2, 2014 Author Share Posted March 2, 2014 You changed your avatar. Shouldn't it be sad panda? That wouldn't be very positive would it now? Link to comment
metrokat Posted March 3, 2014 Share Posted March 3, 2014 That wouldn't be very positive would it now? Then change your thread title to something positive. Link to comment
TheKleinReef Posted March 3, 2014 Author Share Posted March 3, 2014 Then change your thread title to something positive. You got me. Hahaha Link to comment
hey Posted March 3, 2014 Share Posted March 3, 2014 The last few weeks in this thread have been a pretty emotional rollercoaster for your tanks man. Sorry for the disillusionment your experiencing with sps but if thats the kind of coral that you really enjoy stick with it even if you are going to a smaller easier to maintain tank. btw I don't do zoas anymore because I can't stand when a colony will just melt when parameters look fine and every other zoa colony is looking good. Coral failure is the suck. Link to comment
TheKleinReef Posted March 4, 2014 Author Share Posted March 4, 2014 The last few weeks in this thread have been a pretty emotional rollercoaster for your tanks man. Sorry for the disillusionment your experiencing with sps but if thats the kind of coral that you really enjoy stick with it even if you are going to a smaller easier to maintain tank. btw I don't do zoas anymore because I can't stand when a colony will just melt when parameters look fine and every other zoa colony is looking good. Coral failure is the suck. Thanks for the kind words. this hobby is in my blood so i keep at it. Practice makes perfect I guess. Link to comment
Arkayology Posted March 4, 2014 Share Posted March 4, 2014 I get amphipods that like to hang out at the edges of corals and dead branches that were shaded out once in awhile. I think they are either eating coral slime or algae that has grown on the edges. I have no evidence to suggest they are eating the tissue, but anything is possible. Link to comment
metrokat Posted March 4, 2014 Share Posted March 4, 2014 You got me. Hahaha nice change of thread title. Link to comment
TheKleinReef Posted March 4, 2014 Author Share Posted March 4, 2014 nice change of thread title. thanks kat. its been hard to keep going i have to admit. lookig at this: The feels by xMrKleinReef, on Flickr that's about 1/3 of what i lost. depressing af Link to comment
metrokat Posted March 4, 2014 Share Posted March 4, 2014 that purple acro is still alive though! don't toss it! Link to comment
TheKleinReef Posted March 4, 2014 Author Share Posted March 4, 2014 that purple acro is still alive though! don't toss it! i thought so to. untill i turned it around and it was bone white. Link to comment
TheKleinReef Posted March 6, 2014 Author Share Posted March 6, 2014 10g waterchange today. added the hawkins and a couple of green slimer frags to the dead coral bucket. added the red planet and granulosa to the STN watchlist. :/ i just want to start over. Link to comment
frags Posted March 7, 2014 Share Posted March 7, 2014 man what a fight you are in! Did you contemplate a 100% water change? Link to comment
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