TinyOcean Posted July 28, 2017 Author Share Posted July 28, 2017 In other news...I'm getting a diatom outbreak(sigh) it was expected since this is technically a "new" tank and I've had to ramp up the feeding. Sunday can't come soon enough. That's when I plan to head to the lfs to pick up my army of snails, a couple more hermits, possibly a bristle star if they have one and corals of course. My tank has never had so much brown lol damn Norbert for eating all the Stomatella! 1 Quote Link to comment
Friendly Posted July 28, 2017 Share Posted July 28, 2017 reduce your phosphates? Quote Link to comment
TinyOcean Posted July 28, 2017 Author Share Posted July 28, 2017 Just now, Friendly said: reduce your phosphates? Lol I'm running phosguard as we speak but I know it's just the tank breaking in. It's normal to get the "bloom" before everything settles. I'm not too worried. Quote Link to comment
Lugmos12 Posted July 28, 2017 Share Posted July 28, 2017 mine is getting like a reddish/pinkish outbreak too lol 1 Quote Link to comment
TinyOcean Posted July 28, 2017 Author Share Posted July 28, 2017 Just now, Lugmos12 said: mine is getting like a reddish/pinkish outbreak too lol Its the "bloom"! It may turn brown. It's kinda yucky but it will go away in a week or 2. I've only ever had them last a week. 1 Quote Link to comment
teenyreef Posted July 28, 2017 Share Posted July 28, 2017 2 hours ago, TinyOcean said: Its the "bloom"! It may turn brown. It's kinda yucky but it will go away in a week or 2. I've only ever had them last a week. Good luck! Mine lasted more like two months in my 40g. It finally went away after I got pretty aggressive with GFO and/or PhosphateRx. 1 Quote Link to comment
TinyOcean Posted July 28, 2017 Author Share Posted July 28, 2017 9 hours ago, teenyreef said: Good luck! Mine lasted more like two months in my 40g. It finally went away after I got pretty aggressive with GFO and/or PhosphateRx. Thanks! I may try those if this looks like in going to carry on for awhile. 1 Quote Link to comment
TinyOcean Posted July 30, 2017 Author Share Posted July 30, 2017 Norbert be like "Ma, feed me!" Getting new corals tomorrow! This tank looks too empty! 5 Quote Link to comment
TinyOcean Posted August 7, 2017 Author Share Posted August 7, 2017 So it is with a heavy heart I must report the passing of my girl Bogart the black and white Ocellaris. I noticed three days ago her fins were a bit ragged and she was sitting on the bottom. I pulled her immediately thinking it might be bacterial and put her into QT with malachite green until I could figure out what it was. She perked up right away and ate and seemed to be much better yesterday but this morning I found she had passed on to the big ocean in the sky. I have done a large water change and am keeping an eye on Humphrey and Norbert just in case but I'm not too sure if it wasn't Norbert's doing in the first place. 2 Quote Link to comment
Friendly Posted August 7, 2017 Share Posted August 7, 2017 well poop. better hope it wasn't you Norbert...you might taste good with garlic. Quote Link to comment
fishfreak0114 Posted August 7, 2017 Share Posted August 7, 2017 Bummer I hope your other two are alright. 1 Quote Link to comment
TinyOcean Posted August 7, 2017 Author Share Posted August 7, 2017 So on a happier note I picked up a few corals before Bogie decided to leave the world. Baby Toadstool has great PE. Zoas 3 Quote Link to comment
Lula_Mae Posted August 7, 2017 Share Posted August 7, 2017 Aw sorry about Bogie Corals look nice! 1 Quote Link to comment
TinyOcean Posted August 12, 2017 Author Share Posted August 12, 2017 Got a hammer coral today! 5 Quote Link to comment
TinyOcean Posted August 12, 2017 Author Share Posted August 12, 2017 Update time! So I have learned zoas are a nono in this tank I have only one polyp left thanks to Norbert thinking they are snacks. Lucky he's so cute. So I figured I would try some green paly's instead. The lone survivor. This guy though! 4 Quote Link to comment
TinyOcean Posted August 13, 2017 Author Share Posted August 13, 2017 Picked up this today. A Tubanaria I believe? 5 Quote Link to comment
fishfreak0114 Posted August 13, 2017 Share Posted August 13, 2017 Pretty! It looks kind of like a blasto to me, but I might be wrong. 1 1 Quote Link to comment
Madcat Posted August 13, 2017 Share Posted August 13, 2017 54 minutes ago, TinyOcean said: Picked up this today. A Tubanaria I believe? It's so beautiful! I'm so jealous! 2 Quote Link to comment
TinyOcean Posted August 14, 2017 Author Share Posted August 14, 2017 Ermaaaagawd! Norbert is such a pest! Lol. I've decided to go a different route with this tank then I had planned since my underwater puppy has decided that corals are yummy! I'm thinking I'm going to get two pieces of Favia and have them on either side of the tank. A neon pink nem, another hammer and two frogspawn and call it done! Haha 1 Quote Link to comment
ninjamyst Posted August 14, 2017 Share Posted August 14, 2017 ouch, those are beautiful zoas! hopefully that one polyp will become a colony again in the future. maybe norbert won't snack on them when they regrow. 1 Quote Link to comment
TinyOcean Posted August 14, 2017 Author Share Posted August 14, 2017 So friends I have a question. With favia or favites do you have to have them flat on the sand or can I lean them against the rocks so you can see them better? Quote Link to comment
Weetabix7 Posted August 14, 2017 Share Posted August 14, 2017 11 minutes ago, TinyOcean said: So friends I have a question. With favia or favites do you have to have them flat on the sand or can I lean them against the rocks so you can see them better? Either is fine, in my experience. I had no idea that those kind of Puffers ate some corals!! Like you said, good thing he's cute. I'm sorry you lost Bogart. 1 Quote Link to comment
MarieH Posted August 14, 2017 Share Posted August 14, 2017 Sympathies on your loss. I think you can place them vertical or flat so long s they are not going to nosedive into the sand if bumped. Maybe epoxied into place? Do you go to fragbox or canada corals? nice pieces online, but spendy, although this hobby is anyway.. Quote Link to comment
teenyreef Posted August 14, 2017 Share Posted August 14, 2017 Nice additions! I'm sorry about Bogie and Norbert's new taste for zoas, though. I've mounted favia sideways without too much trouble, but of course it all depends on what lighting they get. You'll probably get different colors and growth between the bottom and the top but that's interesting to see anyway. Quote Link to comment
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