Beware the Shallows

[Lawnman]

So all good things come to a end meant Dinos are back ?

[jedimasterben]

Seems like it, unfortunately. The bad thing about dinos is that they can never be 'beaten', when they go away they will always come back eventually. Was hoping it wouldn't be while I still had the tank up, but I'm not that lucky. :/

[Nano sapiens]

...crap, they're back ;(

[metrokat]

;(

 

I needed to cope.

[Nano sapiens]

...not enough, more drinks...

[jedimasterben]

 

 

"And this is the tank where they put the sharks and the fish that don't behave."

[Chris!]

No, the gorgonian is alive, it's just reacting to being covered in dinoflagellate slime and/or the toxins they produce.

 

Damn Ben that sucks!!!! Now what?? I thought you changed rock and all kinds of shit already

[jedimasterben]

Damn Ben that sucks!!!! Now what??

Nothing really to do other than just observe and pull what is killed.

[Chris!]

Nothing really to do other than just observe and pull what is killed.

 

Well damn that doesn't sound fun

[jedimasterben]

 

[jedimasterben]

This is why I can't give or sell anything that comes from this tank that can't stand an acid bath.

 

 

 

 

I would appreciate it if Picasa wouldn't darken pics when I upload them...

 

 

 

 

 

 

[NorthGaHillbilly]

I feel ya on the hydroids, my process of pullin the rock and using liquid super glue seems to have worked well, Im going to just ditch a few of my rocks when I switch tanks, but it took care of the ones I managed to get

[jedimasterben]

I feel ya on the hydroids, my process of pullin the rock and using liquid super glue seems to have worked well, Im going to just ditch a few of my rocks when I switch tanks, but it took care of the ones I managed to get

No no no - that species of hydroid is not invasive, I'm taking about the dinoflagellate slime on top of it. :/

[NorthGaHillbilly]

No no no - that species of hydroid is not invasive, I'm taking about the dinoflagellate slime on top of it. :/

AHHH My B. I have seen those greenish/yellow ones, but with the trouble I have with em, I go terminator on the asses.

 

I hate to hear about the dinos man

[metrokat]

Well this montipora isn't looking so hot

[jedimasterben]

No, that is the one that bleached a bit during shipping and didn't recover from it.

[jedimasterben]

[Lawnman]

What's up your sleeve now?

[jedimasterben]

Can't say just yet, so

[Chris!]

You're a ninja too? My ninja was in high gear today

[SpankythePyro]

followed your thread after you talked about it in lawnmans lounge, could I get a pic of your overflow and some info on replacing the bulkheads?

[jedimasterben]

followed your thread after you talked about it in lawnmans lounge, could I get a pic of your overflow and some info on replacing the bulkheads?

I don't really have any pics of it that I could find, but it's a standard corner overflow with two holes, one 1" and one 3/4". Bulkheads that come with it have barbed hose ends, just unscrew them and screw new ones on, couldn't be simpler

[SpankythePyro]

Do you have it set up so they are 1 drain 1 return or 2 drains and then return over the top edge? I'm always a little worried about the drain getting clogged

[mpsti05]

One drain that's your 1" bulkhead and one return 3/4" bulk head. No need to run a return up and over.

[jedimasterben]

Do you have it set up so they are 1 drain 1 return or 2 drains and then return over the top edge? I'm always a little worried about the drain getting clogged

One drain that's your 1" bulkhead and one return 3/4" bulk head. No need to run a return up and over.

This. I've never had an issue with anything ever clogging, and at one point I had nearly fifty nerite snails in this tank. As long as you aren't running an insane amount of flow through your sump (which on a tank this size should only be 300-500GPH) then even if a large snail decides to crawl into the drain pipe, the drain will become full siphon and pick up the slack.