seabass Posted November 11, 2017 Author Share Posted November 11, 2017 Peroxide update: After the 3rd peroxide dip, and an iodine dip: Before: I think that's all that I'm willing to do to these frags. I'm going to let them recover now. Some of the GSP mats are becoming more fragile. I'm hoping they open back up. My peroxide dips consisted of about 50ml of food grade 35% hydrogen peroxide in about a half gallon of saltwater. I dipped the frags in the solution for about 15 seconds, then let them oxidize in the air for about 15 seconds. Then I rinsed the frags in straight saltwater. 6 Quote Link to comment
seabass Posted November 14, 2017 Author Share Posted November 14, 2017 Update 11/14/17: 6 Quote Link to comment
seabass Posted November 14, 2017 Author Share Posted November 14, 2017 Had a bit a cyano, so I'm dosing ChemiClean. It's a little strange 'cause I haven't fed the tank except for some bacteria and some phyto. But with nothing really in it, I have no problems adding some helping chems. I really want to get it a little more stable before adding the frags. Quote Link to comment
seabass Posted November 15, 2017 Author Share Posted November 15, 2017 I'm going to make another frag rock. I'm not sure that I'll ever use it. But I have the magnets, so why not? I'm really looking forward to adding the coral. I hope to see some growth by the end of the contest (that's really my goal here). 2 Quote Link to comment
Christopher Marks Posted November 15, 2017 Share Posted November 15, 2017 The coral frags are healing nicely, great selection! Another small magnet rock might be nice to have around, you might find a particular frag you want to isolate on it. Something small like the first one, so it doesn't get in the way. I wonder if you could get a nice macro algae to root into one? 2 Quote Link to comment
Hobbs Posted November 15, 2017 Share Posted November 15, 2017 If you dose your tank with 0.3mL 3% hydrogen peroxide / gal of water it should help with all your algae problems without killing anything. Just a couple times for sure won’t harm anything if you have good flow. For a pico I wouldn’t do it that much but it’s safe enough 1 Quote Link to comment
seabass Posted November 15, 2017 Author Share Posted November 15, 2017 2 minutes ago, Christopher Marks said: I wonder if you could get a nice macro algae to root into one? Wonderful idea. I keep looking at fish. I have to tell myself not to buy anything until after Christmas. I shouldn't be gone much after that. Quote Link to comment
seabass Posted November 16, 2017 Author Share Posted November 16, 2017 Another mag rock: This one is really shallow: Now I just need to epoxy the magnet. 5 Quote Link to comment
seabass Posted November 17, 2017 Author Share Posted November 17, 2017 I used less epoxy this time (which made for a cleaner result): 8 Quote Link to comment
debbeach13 Posted November 17, 2017 Share Posted November 17, 2017 That came out perfect 1 1 Quote Link to comment
vlangel Posted November 21, 2017 Share Posted November 21, 2017 Nice looking scape seabass! 1 Quote Link to comment
seabass Posted November 21, 2017 Author Share Posted November 21, 2017 Thanks Dawn! Now I just need to add the coral frags. However, I noticed a little algae growing back on them. So I might try another round of peroxide dips before doing that. 1 1 Quote Link to comment
vlangel Posted November 21, 2017 Share Posted November 21, 2017 14 hours ago, seabass said: Thanks Dawn! Now I just need to add the coral frags. However, I noticed a little algae growing back on them. So I might try another round of peroxide dips before doing that. As I read about you and some other pico jar/vase contestants and how careful you are to aradicate algae from your frags I become fearful. I worry a plague of algae is bound to rear its ugly head and destroy my little jar of joy. I did not dip or even QT anything and now I am wondering if I was negligent! 1 Quote Link to comment
duderubble Posted November 21, 2017 Share Posted November 21, 2017 I think it's inevitable regardless of all precautions. A certain amount of Algae growth is normal for any tank. It will grow even if you never introduce anything but dead rock. That doesn't mean the precautions are wrong, just limited in effectiveness. 1 Quote Link to comment
seabass Posted November 21, 2017 Author Share Posted November 21, 2017 @vlangel, I basically agree with @duderubble (with a few exceptions, such as bryopsis and bubble algae). However, I really wanted to eradicate the algae prior to introducing the frags to my tank. But the holdfasts (embedded in the skeleton) provide a safe haven from the peroxide, so the algae tends to come back despite efforts to get rid of it. The peroxide treatments did knock it back some. Hopefully it will help keep it in check. In fact, I dipped them again this morning. Anyway, I gave up torturing my frags with peroxide, and glued them down on my rocks today during lunch. I'm going to do a 100% water change tonight, and hopefully they will start to recover and grow out. I'll post pics tomorrow. 6 Quote Link to comment
jahnje Posted November 21, 2017 Share Posted November 21, 2017 13 minutes ago, seabass said: @vlangel, I basically agree with @duderubble (with a few exceptions, such as bryopsis and bubble algae). However, I really wanted to eradicate the algae prior to introducing the frags to my tank. But the holdfasts (embedded in the skeleton) provide a safe haven from the peroxide, so the algae tends to come back despite efforts to get rid of it. The peroxide treatments did knock it back some. Hopefully it will help keep it in check. In fact, I dipped them again this morning. Anyway, I gave up torturing my frags with peroxide, and glued them down on my rocks today during lunch. I'm going to do a 100% water change tonight, and hopefully they will start to recover and grow out. I'll post pics tomorrow. think I'm going to follow @natalia_la_loca's lead. When she does her 100% WC once a week, she also does a Q-Tip spot peroxide on any algae. I'd imagine that this would keep problem algae at bay in important areas and at the same time not stress the coral nearly as much. Though she should probably call it a 200% WC, since she does a full flush and refill. 4 Quote Link to comment
seabass Posted November 21, 2017 Author Share Posted November 21, 2017 My angry pico. 6 Quote Link to comment
vlangel Posted November 21, 2017 Share Posted November 21, 2017 I think it looks like a great start. It will be fun to watch everything open up and grow. 1 1 Quote Link to comment
SaltyBuddha Posted November 22, 2017 Share Posted November 22, 2017 I still haven't even put any corals in mine! The cycle is taking longer than expected and Ive been too busy. My rocks are leaching phosphates too so it is probably better that I dont have a light on yet.... 2 Quote Link to comment
seabass Posted November 22, 2017 Author Share Posted November 22, 2017 Yeah, thinking about the monthly FTS, and considering that it's been almost a month, I figured that I should probably add the frags. I haven't tested for anything except specific gravity and temperature. And I don't plan on testing anything else. 6 Quote Link to comment
Lula_Mae Posted November 22, 2017 Share Posted November 22, 2017 On 11/20/2017 at 12:29 PM, seabass said: The first thing I thought was, "That looks like Cookie Monster! Or Kermit the Frog!" 4 Quote Link to comment
gena Posted November 22, 2017 Share Posted November 22, 2017 16 hours ago, seabass said: Yeah, thinking about the monthly FTS, and considering that it's been almost a month, I figured that I should probably add the frags. I haven't tested for anything except specific gravity and temperature. And I don't plan on testing anything else. Looks great!!!! I haven't tested for anything either. I figure it's kind of a waste of time since I'm removing all the water so frequently. I just look at how the corals are reacting to their environment. So far that's been good enough . 2 1 Quote Link to comment
Felicia Posted November 23, 2017 Share Posted November 23, 2017 Hi! Just a reminder to please pm me your November full tank shot (FTS) along with a link to your build thread by the end of the day on November 30th. 1 Quote Link to comment
seabass Posted November 24, 2017 Author Share Posted November 24, 2017 Recovering a little bit. I'm not loving the Gracilaria all that much. I may remove it or replace it. I kind of like this view better. I might have to play around with how I orient the rock(s) a little. 7 Quote Link to comment
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