Ratvan's Fluval Spec 3 - [THREAD CLOSED - LEAK]

[Picogoby]

15 minutes ago, Ratvan said:

I mean yeah I feel that's true for indirect flow. Direct flow seems to strip the things 😄

All my flow in my old Monti tank (and there was shit loads!) was indirect and deflected of a bare rock area or the side of the tank, which appeared to give awesome random flow and LOTS of it!

[Ratvan]

3 minutes ago, Amphrites said:

What a cute little vacuum cleaner

He's adorable isn't he? I really want to catch his "yawn" so cute

[Picogoby]

2 minutes ago, Ratvan said:

He's adorable isn't he? I really want to catch his "yawn" so cute

You could go cyanide fishing like they do in Indo?? May just f*#k up the rest of the tank?!?!? 🤔

[Ratvan]

Morning All, have a good weekend? Good good good. 

 

Tank has survived another weekend alone, barely had any evaporation over this time and only had to add a small cup of RODI to the tank. Finally starting to see some film algae on the glass which is reassuring.  Not that you can see this in the photograph below....

 

The Rocky Road Montipora doesn't seem to be too bad, no more tissue loss

 

The Encrusting Monti is looking a bit pale, not sure what I can actually do with that, maybe try and get it going in the RSM? Cant really raise it up too much in here. 

Water Change and will try and fix the frags today I think 

[Ratvan]

So as I say, no further damage to the frag, still looks good and can spot loads of individual Polyps

 

Green Digi 

 

Pumpkin Pie - This needs to hurry up and colour

 

Encrusting Monti looks different, almost like covered in Wax

[A.m.P]

When my mystic sunset looked waxy it was dying, I do not know exactly why since there was a ton going on in the tank at the time but it seemed to precede a bacterial-infection.
Hopefully a coincidence since there was allot going on at the time lol, I did find something kind of cool, branching appleberry monti and monti lantana are pretty interesting morphs.

[Ratvan]

 

1 minute ago, Amphrites said:

When my mystic sunset looked waxy it was dying, I do not know exactly why since there was a ton going on in the tank at the time but it seemed to precede a bacterial-infection.
Hopefully a coincidence since there was allot going on at the time lol, I did find something kind of cool, branching appleberry monti and monti lantana are pretty interesting morphs.

Thanks, I've decided to try more flow. Sadly this means the RSM as I just dont have the space for it in the Fluval and I forgot all my Fragging tools at home, except the 16lb sledgehammer. Oh just googled that Lantana 😱 WOW!!

 

So I got a little impatient and angled the Pumpkin Pie Montipora a little differently. Within 5 minutes Polyps are out more and colouring up, can just about see a Lime Colour on the main base

 

 

Spinel getting a bit miffed with all the attention on his tank

 

[Ratvan]

So not a lot to report today really, I decided that the Pumpkin Pie Montipora wanted more light, so I quickly smashed together another shitty frag rack, starting to see some really subtle Lime Green tones in the Polyps now which is reassuring (oh and Spinel leaving his Cave in the background)

 

Other two Monti's are doing well. The Skeleton is still white and have seen no algae growing on it, yet. Will keep my eye on it, might have to Frag it to try and save the area's above and below the damage. 🤷‍♂️

 

A couple of Shots of Spinel, really love this vicious little Devil 😍

He's bitten me a few times today lol

[ef4life]

Fish bites are fun 😂

 

Fish are so funny with their different personalities, over the years I’ve had a clownfish I could hand feed, some that just chill and pay no mind to you at all, and 2 devils that are always biting every time you put a hand in the tank - I believe the breeder was experimenting with piranha dna with those 2.

[jservedio]

50 minutes ago, ef4life said:

over the years I’ve had a clownfish I could hand feed, some that just chill and pay no mind to you at all, and 2 devils that are always biting every time you put a hand in the tank

It's really funny and cute when they are little babies attacking you, but when they are more than 10 years old, fat and ornery it's not so funny anymore. Every time you put your hand in the tank you are just rolling the dice with how many little bleeding chunks of flesh will be missing from your forearms by the time you take it out.

[A.m.P]

Lol, all my damsels and clowns hide from me whenever I'm in the tank, that's probably not a great sign XD 

You got a spunky one

[Ratvan]

11 minutes ago, Amphrites said:

Lol, all my damsels and clowns hide from me whenever I'm in the tank, that's probably not a great sign XD 

You got a spunky one

I must be tasty then. Clowns and Damsel, Tailspot can't decide what Pele is doing with my fingernails 

[debbeach13]

3 hours ago, Ratvan said:

He's bitten me a few times today lol

Keep your dam hands out of the tank and he will stop!

[Ratvan]

6 minutes ago, debbeach13 said:

Keep your dam hands out of the tank and he will stop!

Good one

[Ratvan]

So I am assuming that this is a bacterial infection? Dip and Frag?

[Thrassian Atoll]

I would definitely dip and cut.  Hopefully a part of it survives.  I had to dip and cut my Jedi mind trick last week.  Half of it RTNed randomly.  Only thing too.  But chopping off the dead part and dipping it saved it for sure.  It’s almost encrusting on the rock again.  

[Ratvan]

10 minutes ago, Thrassian Atoll said:

I would definitely dip and cut.  Hopefully a part of it survives.  I had to dip and cut my Jedi mind trick last week.  Half of it RTNed randomly.  Only thing too.  But chopping off the dead part and dipping it saved it for sure.  It’s almost encrusting on the rock again.  

Glad I didn't wait

[Thrassian Atoll]

What’s your dip choice?  I have been using coralrx a lot lately.

[Ratvan]

Just now, Thrassian Atoll said:

What’s your dip choice?  I have been using coralrx a lot lately.

Usually I use Dettol. But for this tank I have been using Coral RX (smells the same)

[Thrassian Atoll]

2 minutes ago, Ratvan said:

Usually I use Dettol. But for this tank I have been using Coral RX (smells the same)

I haven’t heard of Dettol.  

[Ratvan]

1 minute ago, Thrassian Atoll said:

I haven’t heard of Dettol.  

Its a standard Household Antiseptic, I believe that the equivalent is Simple Green in the USA

[Thrassian Atoll]

9 hours ago, Ratvan said:

Its a standard Household Antiseptic, I believe that the equivalent is Simple Green in the USA

Hmmm, that’s interesting.

[debbeach13]

And one day you just decided to start using a common household antiseptic on coral. That was pretty brave. You have big brass ones.

[A.m.P]

3 hours ago, debbeach13 said:

And one day you just decided to start using a common household antiseptic on coral. That was pretty brave. You have big brass ones.

To be fair lugols, peroxide, and bayer are all kind of a stretch too lol. Most pest dips are just citrus, pine, and other such extracts/oils.

[debbeach13]

I agree in fact I was going to mention someone did it with Bayers. Peroxide is safe to clean abrasions and cuts on humans so to me that was not much of a stretch. Still to go and try a new one is risky. I just glad it didn't nuke the corals.