spectra Posted August 28, 2022 Share Posted August 28, 2022 1 hour ago, Pjanssen said: Oh Yeah, I still have bubble algae🤪🙄 Dont we all............. that is one algae that seems to follow me........... 1 Quote Link to comment
Xj reefing Posted August 29, 2022 Share Posted August 29, 2022 I understand your frustration with never being able to grow sps. A few weeks ago I had a seemingly heathland birds nest that melted over night and in the last 3 days my pocillopora that I’ve had for months started stripping randomly. It may have been because of another sps stinging it but it has just continued to wither 1 Quote Link to comment
Pjanssen Posted September 18, 2022 Author Share Posted September 18, 2022 a few updates: Tank seems to be stabilizing again with alk hanging around 6.8-7.2, working on micro doing to try to get it to stay 7.1-7.2. Calcium steady at 440 All of the hair algae and culepera or whatever it was is gone. still some bubble algae but nothing out of control (yet?). Still dealing with growth on the sandbed, but its getting better I've failed in my attempts to do small weekly water changes, life happens, but managed about at 20% change today and I'm good with that. Discovered some polyps on the base of the Stylopora, so all is not lost Really bad picture, but seems as though some of the color is coming back in the seasons greeting The main Red monti is also looking much better, but I can't capture it with my camera. There seems to be a sliver of growth from the neon green monti as well. Waiting for the Idaho grape to show some improvement. Sad news: The blood shrimp has disappeared. And just because: RFA: 5 Quote Link to comment
Pjanssen Posted September 18, 2022 Author Share Posted September 18, 2022 Some Zoas: Utter Chaos Daisy Dukes Space Monsters 4 Quote Link to comment
Murphs_Reef Posted September 18, 2022 Share Posted September 18, 2022 1 hour ago, Pjanssen said: Some Zoas: Utter Chaos My single fav zoa... Very.... very....good eye candy ❤️ 2 Quote Link to comment
Looselyhuman Posted September 19, 2022 Share Posted September 19, 2022 On 8/28/2022 at 11:52 AM, Pjanssen said: I think all but the lime green will be okay. I hope so because they use to be stunning. I've had them come back from far, far worse. Like, recently a setosa that had literally 3 polyps left when I stopped neglecting my tank (went through a few months of depression). I then subsequently tried to kill those 3 polyps with a kalk overdose and a power outage the same month ... and now, 2 months later in my new tank, it's re-encrusting its old skeleton. Pretty much the same for a superman on the same rock. Just be nice to them. 🙂 EDIT: I thought I was reading the last/most recent page when I replied. I'm an idiot. I see they're doing better -- nice. Take or ignore my belated encouragement accordingly.. 1 Quote Link to comment
Pjanssen Posted November 13, 2022 Author Share Posted November 13, 2022 How the heck did the urchin dislodge long established Zoanthid!! 2 Quote Link to comment
seabass Posted November 13, 2022 Share Posted November 13, 2022 1 hour ago, Pjanssen said: How the heck did the urchin dislodge long established Zoanthid!! They pull on the polyps. If they are loose at all (even firmly attached to some loose coralline), they can pull them off. They make good frags which you can either attach in a new spot, or put on a frag plug and sell/trade. 2 Quote Link to comment
Pjanssen Posted November 13, 2022 Author Share Posted November 13, 2022 4 hours ago, seabass said: They pull on the polyps. If they are loose at all (even firmly attached to some loose coralline), they can pull them off. They make good frags which you can either attach in a new spot, or put on a frag plug and sell/trade. Maybe I should just let the urchin keep them!(which I have now named Shiny ) 1 4 Quote Link to comment
Murphs_Reef Posted December 19, 2022 Share Posted December 19, 2022 On 11/13/2022 at 1:58 PM, Pjanssen said: How the heck did the urchin dislodge long established Zoanthid!! Nice urchin! How are we? Quote Link to comment
Pjanssen Posted December 30, 2022 Author Share Posted December 30, 2022 On 12/19/2022 at 1:57 PM, Murphs_Reef said: Nice urchin! How are we? Thanks! Busy! You? Quote Link to comment
Murphs_Reef Posted December 30, 2022 Share Posted December 30, 2022 6 hours ago, Pjanssen said: Thanks! Busy! You? About the same. However now COVID is gone and I can get out of bed, time to sort this bloody tank out amongst other neglected jobs 3 Quote Link to comment
Pjanssen Posted December 31, 2022 Author Share Posted December 31, 2022 On 12/30/2022 at 1:46 AM, Murphs_Reef said: About the same. However now COVID is gone and I can get out of bed, time to sort this bloody tank out amongst other neglected jobs I'm feeling ya'. Only thing thriving in my tank is hair algae. 1 1 Quote Link to comment
Murphs_Reef Posted January 1, 2023 Share Posted January 1, 2023 6 hours ago, Pjanssen said: I'm feeling ya'. Only thing thriving in my tank is hair algae. Happy new year Penny 💝 2 1 Quote Link to comment
spectra Posted January 1, 2023 Share Posted January 1, 2023 6 hours ago, Pjanssen said: I'm feeling ya'. Only thing thriving in my tank is hair algae. i have that issue also but corals are growing with the algae…… not sure if I just need a break and say f it and take it down or…… 2 Quote Link to comment
Pjanssen Posted January 2, 2023 Author Share Posted January 2, 2023 23 hours ago, spectra said: i have that issue also but corals are growing with the algae…… not sure if I just need a break and say f it and take it down or…… my only issue with this is that I'm a bit attached to the fish. 2 Quote Link to comment
Murphs_Reef Posted January 2, 2023 Share Posted January 2, 2023 Go fish only? 1 Quote Link to comment
Pjanssen Posted January 2, 2023 Author Share Posted January 2, 2023 6 hours ago, Murphs_Reef said: Go fish only? I've contemplated this many times 1 Quote Link to comment
spectra Posted January 2, 2023 Share Posted January 2, 2023 16 hours ago, Pjanssen said: my only issue with this is that I'm a bit attached to the fish. Had a dwarf lionfish in there and well............... it went carpet surfing about 6 months ago.............. 1 3 Quote Link to comment
Pjanssen Posted February 5, 2023 Author Share Posted February 5, 2023 sooooo...been a minute(or 2). I'm still here. Tank is still here. Hair algae is still here. So nothing new. See ya! LOL. I haven't done a water change since Sept 18. tank doesn't seem to be any worse, (or better) for it. I did lose the blood shrimp, maybe related maybe not. Hair algae still there, but no worse than it was. So do I do a water change now that I have time to, or become one of those reefers that never does a water change yet still have a beautiful thriving system? IDK. Except for the stress of me telling myself every week that I need to do a water change, it's been nice not doing them, not to mention the cost of salt these days! One issue that I'm having is that the hose for the ato keeps clogging so my top offs aren't consistent. I'm having to go in every couple of days and blowing debris out of the hose. ew! not sure how gunk gets in there, as the ato reservoir is clean. Guess I'll make some water. 3 Quote Link to comment
Pjanssen Posted February 5, 2023 Author Share Posted February 5, 2023 in other non tank related news, I remodeled my master bath 3 2 Quote Link to comment
Pjanssen Posted February 5, 2023 Author Share Posted February 5, 2023 Current readings Alk 7.1 Ca 370 (oops) Mag 1380 salinity 34/1.025 Quote Link to comment
FISHnChix Posted February 5, 2023 Share Posted February 5, 2023 1 hour ago, Pjanssen said: in other non tank related news, I remodeled my master bath Very nice!! 1 1 Quote Link to comment
Pjanssen Posted February 5, 2023 Author Share Posted February 5, 2023 so decided to do a water change, 10 gallons which is about 15%. Probably should have done more while I was at it, but that was all of the water that I made so... While cleaning the sump, I somehow managed to break one of the glass partitions, leaving a sharp edge and a little personal blood behind. To hopefully avoid future blood donations, we rigged a covering of sorts out of Aquastick putty Quote Link to comment
Pjanssen Posted February 10, 2023 Author Share Posted February 10, 2023 Sad sad news this morning. Somehow my beloved Hawkeye ended up in the overflow box. He didn't make it.😢 4 Quote Link to comment
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