fishfreak0114 Posted April 17, 2015 Author Share Posted April 17, 2015 did u solve your heat problems? do u have a light on the back for the macro? how are u liking ur skimmer? My heatissues havent gotten better or worse. It seems to staya stable81 82, but everything is happy so im just leaving it for now. I dont have a light for the macro, my tankis infront of a window and it seems toget enough light. I may add a light to speed up growth eventually. The skimmer wasnt working right, nlt high enough above the waterline soi took it out and I intend to mod the airline so it's longer. what's u.s. for? I really have no clue how that u.s. got there. Maybe some auto correct typo? 1 Quote Link to comment
amphipod Posted April 17, 2015 Share Posted April 17, 2015 I hate when autocorrect does that stuff. But I'm glad autocorrect is there to make me look like I actually spell and use punctuation properly to an extent lol 1 Quote Link to comment
fishfreak0114 Posted April 19, 2015 Author Share Posted April 19, 2015 Ewwwww! I got a new frag of zoas (colony?). Of 30-40 polyps. I dipped it after acclimating and almost had aanic attack/throw up from disgust at what came off. Two creepy spider like things came off. They were like zoa spiders but larger and their legs were longer and thinner. Ideas? Also off came pods, miscellaneous things that moved and an asterina. The only thing I was terrified of was the spidery things though. I wouldn't touch the frag after that. I wore gloves to put them in the tank. They seem to be pest free now though, I was really thorough, using the end of a skewer to brush away anything that looked suspicious. I also got 2 nassarious. The lady at the pet store tried to grab to huge Mexican turbos to give to me off the glass, but I kindly pointed out that nassarious we're found in the sand. She found the right ones after that. She also looked for nerites in the sand. I was a little confused. All in all, I'm happy with what I got, I'm just hoping I got all the parasites off. I hope to get a QT in the future. 1 Quote Link to comment
SgtBhaji Posted April 19, 2015 Share Posted April 19, 2015 Sounds like they could just be brittle stars. If so, nothing to worry about with those. Quote Link to comment
fishfreak0114 Posted April 19, 2015 Author Share Posted April 19, 2015 They don't look anything like what my mini brittles do though. They had joints in their legs. And they stood and could move around with it. Also, I don't think that they ever stopped twitching, and I could see them flexing there legs reflexively. Here are my new zoas, the store labeled them as assorted zoa frag. Anybody know the name? It's the lower frag. I've also noticed today that I have pods and coraline is beginning to grow. It won't upload another photo, weird. I'll try again later with daylights on. 1 Quote Link to comment
amphipod Posted April 19, 2015 Share Posted April 19, 2015 It was a sea spider, possibly a type of zoa spider. Try not to get over grossed by animals like that as they are likely going to be encountered at some point in your aquarium hobby. Here is some fear proofing you may need, I put it in the spoiler button in case you dont want to see it, also if/ when you click it don't be mad its for your own good and you will thank me eventually 3 Quote Link to comment
amphipod Posted April 19, 2015 Share Posted April 19, 2015 last one is a health horror. 3 Quote Link to comment
fishfreak0114 Posted April 20, 2015 Author Share Posted April 20, 2015 Ugh those things are creepy (well most of them lol). I sure hope nothing like that ever comes near me. All though the bristle worms are freaky, they had a massive one at the pet store, but mine are still tiny. 2 Quote Link to comment
amphipod Posted April 20, 2015 Share Posted April 20, 2015 Ugh those things are creepy (well most of them lol). I sure hope nothing like that ever comes near me. All though the bristle worms are freaky, they had a massive one at the pet store, but mine are still tiny. my big worm pinky is almost 4 inches long, and eats from tweezers lol. Don't worry your baby bristles will grow lol. 1 Quote Link to comment
sassymare Posted April 23, 2015 Share Posted April 23, 2015 Ewwwww! I got a new frag of zoas (colony?). Of 30-40 polyps. I dipped it after acclimating and almost had aanic attack/throw up from disgust at what came off. Two creepy spider like things came off. They were like zoa spiders but larger and their legs were longer and thinner. Ideas? Also off came pods, miscellaneous things that moved and an asterina. The only thing I was terrified of was the spidery things though. I wouldn't touch the frag after that. I wore gloves to put them in the tank. They seem to be pest free now though, I was really thorough, using the end of a skewer to brush away anything that looked suspicious. I also got 2 nassarious. The lady at the pet store tried to grab to huge Mexican turbos to give to me off the glass, but I kindly pointed out that nassarious we're found in the sand. She found the right ones after that. She also looked for nerites in the sand. I was a little confused. All in all, I'm happy with what I got, I'm just hoping I got all the parasites off. I hope to get a QT in the future. Wait a second! Spider things can come off of things? That sounds like a heart attack waiting to happen. Quote Link to comment
fishfreak0114 Posted April 23, 2015 Author Share Posted April 23, 2015 Wait a second! Spider things can come off of things? That sounds like a heart attack waiting to happen. I know I'm a bit of a wimp, I don't enjoy being near things like that. A small price of bubble algae came in on the frag too, I see that my emerald crab ate it ? 1 Quote Link to comment
amphipod Posted April 23, 2015 Share Posted April 23, 2015 I know I'm a bit of a wimp, I don't enjoy being near things like that. A small price of bubble algae came in on the frag too, I see that my emerald crab ate it I'd keep on the watch for more baby ZOA spiders, the youngins are very small and difficult to find I hear. Keep in mind for future reference there are many species of sea spider, many aren't coral killers but the coral killers will usually arrive on their preferred host so if you buy live rock and have spiders there they more likely will be reef safe. If on the other hand they are on corals think of them as arthropod versions of nudibranchs. 1 Quote Link to comment
fishfreak0114 Posted April 23, 2015 Author Share Posted April 23, 2015 Thanks I will keep that in mind. I'm heading. To kamloops soon to pick up a cleaner shrimp and hopefully another piece of coral. 1 Quote Link to comment
amphipod Posted April 23, 2015 Share Posted April 23, 2015 Sounds like fun and choose wisely. 1 Quote Link to comment
fishfreak0114 Posted April 23, 2015 Author Share Posted April 23, 2015 I really want a hammer coral, I hope they still have some 1 Quote Link to comment
amphipod Posted April 23, 2015 Share Posted April 23, 2015 I really want a hammer coral, I hope they still have some sounds good, pick the healthiest one 1 Quote Link to comment
fishfreak0114 Posted May 6, 2015 Author Share Posted May 6, 2015 I'm having some possible coral trouble. My gsp has been closed up for several days and it appears that some whitish mold stuff has grown between the polyps. That's what it looks like anyways. Also, it has grown about 2 square cm since closing. normal? Please help! 1 Quote Link to comment
fishfreak0114 Posted May 6, 2015 Author Share Posted May 6, 2015 After a closer look it may just be the growth, but I'll try to post a pic later 1 Quote Link to comment
amphipod Posted May 7, 2015 Share Posted May 7, 2015 The polyp or slime has grown? It could be rotting food. 1 Quote Link to comment
fishfreak0114 Posted May 7, 2015 Author Share Posted May 7, 2015 The polyps have grown and the slime has spread. Is it normal for them to close for this long? Quote Link to comment
SgtBhaji Posted May 7, 2015 Share Posted May 7, 2015 Have you tried giving them a quick blast with a Turkey baster to dust them off? 2 Quote Link to comment
fishfreak0114 Posted May 7, 2015 Author Share Posted May 7, 2015 Ha I did a while ago, but nothing happened. They look the same and haven't opened Quote Link to comment
amphipod Posted May 7, 2015 Share Posted May 7, 2015 The polyps have grown and the slime has spread. Is it normal for them to close for this long? not normal, they could need more flow, that could be a good thing to try. The longer they are closed the less happy outcomes can in many cases become more likely. 1 Quote Link to comment
SgtBhaji Posted May 7, 2015 Share Posted May 7, 2015 Yeah. Mine always seem happier with stronger flow. 2 Quote Link to comment
fishfreak0114 Posted May 7, 2015 Author Share Posted May 7, 2015 Thing is, mine had really good flow. They would wave back and forth like crazy and were happy for the first 2 months or so. Quote Link to comment
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