kimberbee Posted July 13, 2015 Author Share Posted July 13, 2015 Still no idea what's going on... LFS said temp is a little high (it's 80.1), mag is a little low (1300) as well as calcium (380), and I should feed more. Well, I did an 8 gallon water change tonight and siphoned out the back chambers. I added my PC fan hookup from last summer again. Now to wait and see how it looks tomorrow... Link to comment
jack1978 Posted July 13, 2015 Share Posted July 13, 2015 Still no idea what's going on... LFS said temp is a little high (it's 80.1), mag is a little low (1300) as well as calcium (380), and I should feed more. Well, I did an 8 gallon water change tonight and siphoned out the back chambers. I added my PC fan hookup from last summer again. Now to wait and see how it looks tomorrow... 80 is fine.......just want it to be consistent. Link to comment
kimberbee Posted July 13, 2015 Author Share Posted July 13, 2015 80 is fine.......just want it to be consistent. I agree, but what do I have to loose by dropping temp 2 degrees? I'll be testing mag and calcium again tonight to see where its at after the water change. ETA: I was pretty tired last night so I didn't say... Chambers 2 and 3 were not that dirty. Tons of sponges and feather dusters though. But chamber one was grosssss!! There was this gray/brown silt-like gunk that must settle there naturally. Maybe getting that out will help? Link to comment
Merthynia Posted July 13, 2015 Share Posted July 13, 2015 I agree, but what do I have to loose by dropping temp 2 degrees? I'll be testing mag and calcium again tonight to see where its at after the water change. ETA: I was pretty tired last night so I didn't say... Chambers 2 and 3 were not that dirty. Tons of sponges and feather dusters though. But chamber one was grosssss!! There was this gray/brown silt-like gunk that must settle there naturally. Maybe getting that out will help? It sure can't hurt at all. How are all the frags looking today? Link to comment
kimberbee Posted July 13, 2015 Author Share Posted July 13, 2015 It sure can't hurt at all. How are all the frags looking today? Things were still a little pissy this morning, but I had finished up literally just before lights out. Hopefully everybody got a good night's rest and will be happier and more open later today! Link to comment
Merthynia Posted July 13, 2015 Share Posted July 13, 2015 Things were still a little pissy this morning, but I had finished up literally just before lights out. Hopefully everybody got a good night's rest and will be happier and more open later today! I hear ya, I finally got to bed somewhere around 1am! Link to comment
kimberbee Posted July 14, 2015 Author Share Posted July 14, 2015 Well, I found a POLYCLAD FLATWORM cruising my tank last night. It really freaked me out. I was up till just past midnight trying to find it again, and then snapped awake at 5 (before my alarm goes off) trying to process what I'm going to do. I haven't added any live rock ever (only what the tank came with, and I usually only buy frags that come on plugs or small fits-in-your palm rubble. Meaning it likely came in as a baby on a frag sometime 4+ months ago. I noticed my bigger snails were dying, but accused my hermits. Sorry, little fellas. Innocent until proven guilty. I don't have the money or desire to keep replacing my CUC every 4-6 months (actually I was figuring I'd have to beef it up again within the next month) and I'm worried about what it will get a taste for once the snails run out. I'm really worried about my shrimp, mandarin, and firefish, as they all sleep on/in the rocks/coral where this little b*tard hunts while I'm sleeping safe in my bed. But considering that I've never once before seen this guy, I'm not hopefully I'd find him again, out in the open, where he'll be easy to catch. So now I'm back to lets take everything out and reboot the tank. I still have a 10gal QT set up cause I was hoping for a new fish, but I wonder if that will be big enough. I'd need to get a light, and make or buy a frag rack. I'd put my mandarin in the fusion, cause there's more pods for hunting even though, thankfully, he does eat frozen too. But that puts 3 fish, and all the corals, with as little rock rubble as possible in a 10 gallon. Then I can wipe the biocube clean. Toss sand, probably toss rocks, run with vinegar for a week, and really get it clean while new rocks are cycling. Additional question: if I freshwater dip, will brittle stars come out and potentially be saved? I'd have to do this on a weekend, likely the 25th/26th because I would need time to get the 10gal a bit more ready and I would surely need a whole day or two to clean up. Also, I don't want to make a rash decision. So again I ask... WWNRD? Link to comment
pgrVII Posted July 14, 2015 Share Posted July 14, 2015 Well, I found a POLYCLAD FLATWORM cruising my tank last night. It really freaked me out. I was up till just past midnight trying to find it again, and then snapped awake at 5 (before my alarm goes off) trying to process what I'm going to do. I haven't added any live rock ever (only what the tank came with, and I usually only buy frags that come on plugs or small fits-in-your palm rubble. Meaning it likely came in as a baby on a frag sometime 4+ months ago. I noticed my bigger snails were dying, but accused my hermits. Sorry, little fellas. Innocent until proven guilty. I don't have the money or desire to keep replacing my CUC every 4-6 months (actually I was figuring I'd have to beef it up again within the next month) and I'm worried about what it will get a taste for once the snails run out. I'm really worried about my shrimp, mandarin, and firefish, as they all sleep on/in the rocks/coral where this little b*tard hunts while I'm sleeping safe in my bed. But considering that I've never once before seen this guy, I'm not hopefully I'd find him again, out in the open, where he'll be easy to catch. So now I'm back to lets take everything out and reboot the tank. I still have a 10gal QT set up cause I was hoping for a new fish, but I wonder if that will be big enough. I'd need to get a light, and make or buy a frag rack. I'd put my mandarin in the fusion, cause there's more pods for hunting even though, thankfully, he does eat frozen too. But that puts 3 fish, and all the corals, with as little rock rubble as possible in a 10 gallon. Then I can wipe the biocube clean. Toss sand, probably toss rocks, run with vinegar for a week, and really get it clean while new rocks are cycling. Additional question: if I freshwater dip, will brittle stars come out and potentially be saved? I'd have to do this on a weekend, likely the 25th/26th because I would need time to get the 10gal a bit more ready and I would surely need a whole day or two to clean up. Also, I don't want to make a rash decision. So again I ask... WWNRD? Get a bottle of brown party liquor and sit in front of the tank and wait the ugly beast out it'll show,leave a baby food jar or similar with some snails and it will show up then Wham spear him,it'll work trust. ,if not I got a derinnger .22 you can use Link to comment
kimberbee Posted July 14, 2015 Author Share Posted July 14, 2015 Get a bottle of brown party liquor and sit in front of the tank and wait the ugly beast out it'll show,leave a baby food jar or similar with some snails and it will show up then Wham spear him,it'll work trust. ,if not I got a derinnger .22 you can use Don't you think the snails will be suspicious of that kind of party? I would think they might catch on and leave early!! Link to comment
pgrVII Posted July 14, 2015 Share Posted July 14, 2015 Just put some holes in the lid of a Tupperware container,so the flat worm can pick up their chemical signature and when it tries to get em pow! Load it with all the snails you can make it not have an option so it will have to check it out. Link to comment
kimberbee Posted July 14, 2015 Author Share Posted July 14, 2015 Just put some holes in the lid of a Tupperware container,so the flat worm can pick up their chemical signature and when it tries to get em pow! Load it with all the snails you can make it not have an option so it will have to check it out. Ahh, that makes more sense. Like a snail cage. Link to comment
pgrVII Posted July 14, 2015 Share Posted July 14, 2015 Yea I watched shark week so I'm all about let's bait the beast with morsels in a cage. If you're twisted like me you'll enjoy watching the hell beast not being able to open the cage before it gets the axe. Metal. Link to comment
kimberbee Posted July 14, 2015 Author Share Posted July 14, 2015 The more I think about it, the more I want to say, f*it and start over with new, pest free rocks. Now I'm scared there's eggs in there... Link to comment
owenj Posted July 14, 2015 Share Posted July 14, 2015 Ugh, sorry to read about the tank woes, Kimber! Sounds like complete removal of the sand bed & maybe the rocks too wouldn't be such a bad thing. PM'd you about the light. Link to comment
kimberbee Posted July 14, 2015 Author Share Posted July 14, 2015 Ugh, sorry to read about the tank woes, Kimber! Sounds like complete removal of the sand bed & maybe the rocks too wouldn't be such a bad thing. PM'd you about the light. Link to comment
ninjamyst Posted July 14, 2015 Share Posted July 14, 2015 The more I think about it, the more I want to say, f*it and start over with new, pest free rocks. Now I'm scared there's eggs in there... or just do your tank upgrade =). May as well if you gonna start fresh with new rocks. Link to comment
kimberbee Posted July 14, 2015 Author Share Posted July 14, 2015 or just do your tank upgrade =). May as well if you gonna start fresh with new rocks. Pusher Cost to reboot = cost of new sand, rocks, and temp light for QT (less than $200) Cost to upgrade er'ythang = $2000 (cause I'd want another Nanobox) If you pay the difference I'll do the upgrade!! Link to comment
vlangel Posted July 14, 2015 Share Posted July 14, 2015 Sorry to hear kimber, that is a bummer! Link to comment
ninjamyst Posted July 14, 2015 Share Posted July 14, 2015 Pusher Cost to reboot = cost of new sand, rocks, and temp light for QT (less than $200) Cost to upgrade er'ythang = $2000 (cause I'd want another Nanobox) If you pay the difference I'll do the upgrade!! cost to reboot then upgrade in a couple of months = $200 + $2000 so i just saved you $200 =P Link to comment
kimberbee Posted July 14, 2015 Author Share Posted July 14, 2015 cost to reboot then upgrade in a couple of months = $200 + $2000 so i just saved you $200 =P I'd push the upgrade out another year. :/ I just don't have that $2000 yet with my Ponticrap issues. Merthynia was so nice Sunday and didn't complain once about my lack of a/c... Blower motor or something went out after we left your place! Link to comment
ninjamyst Posted July 14, 2015 Share Posted July 14, 2015 I'd push the upgrade out another year. :/ I just don't have that $2000 yet with my Ponticrap issues. Merthynia was so nice Sunday and didn't complain once about my lack of a/c... Blower motor or something went out after we left your place! ouch...it was so hot that day! i guess car upgrade > tank upgrade Link to comment
Merthynia Posted July 14, 2015 Share Posted July 14, 2015 I'd push the upgrade out another year. :/ I just don't have that $2000 yet with my Ponticrap issues. Merthynia was so nice Sunday and didn't complain once about my lack of a/c... Blower motor or something went out after we left your place! Haha, I didn't mind that at all. I was just glad someone other than me was driving cause I'd be SO lost!! Did your fellow have a chance to take a look at it? I'm really surprised you were able to sleep at all last night after that nightmare conversation we were having! I'm pretty sure I checked my tank at least 5 times. Link to comment
kimberbee Posted July 15, 2015 Author Share Posted July 15, 2015 Haha, I didn't mind that at all. I was just glad someone other than me was driving cause I'd be SO lost!! Did your fellow have a chance to take a look at it? I'm really surprised you were able to sleep at all last night after that nightmare conversation we were having! I'm pretty sure I checked my tank at least 5 times. I woke up at 5am this morning and checked, laid in bed till my alarm went off at 5:30 and checked again. Once more at 6:15 before I left for work!! I was running late for my dinner date so I've only checked once this evening.... but I'll probably look multiple times again before bed! This weekend is supposed to be up in the 90's!! I hope my BF has time to look at my car before then, as he hasn't had time yet. Link to comment
Merthynia Posted July 15, 2015 Share Posted July 15, 2015 I woke up at 5am this morning and checked, laid in bed till my alarm went off at 5:30 and checked again. Once more at 6:15 before I left for work!! I was running late for my dinner date so I've only checked once this evening.... but I'll probably look multiple times again before bed! This weekend is supposed to be up in the 90's!! I hope my BF has time to look at my car before then, as he hasn't had time yet. Sending you good vibes to be able to catch that monster tonight!! Link to comment
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