Katsafado's first ever 10g SW tank(nano)
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katsafados
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So my coco worm hasnt been out of its tube for 3 days now and its far far into its tube. Bad sign or is it okay?
meowzer
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Originally Posted by Katsafados
http:///forum/post/3109675
So my coco worm hasnt been out of its tube for 3 days now and its far far into its tube. Bad sign or is it okay?
It has not come out at all??? Not even a little?
http:///forum/post/3109675
So my coco worm hasnt been out of its tube for 3 days now and its far far into its tube. Bad sign or is it okay?
It has not come out at all??? Not even a little?
katsafados
Active Member
Not sure havent been around, been working a lot of in and out of the house but everytime I've looked at the tank its been inside its tube. I've seen it try to come out acouple times but not recently.
I'm going to test my water later on since I just fed the tank. All the other corals and what not are doing amazing! I think my favia is finally graowin(or maybe dieing, but its looking different then before) the FS head is growing towards my LR now, the zoas are growing nicely and growing big, the candy cane is growing larger and the plate is pretty much the same(got to wipe stuff off it every so often, since it seems irritated by its own poop a lot.)
I'm going to test my water later on since I just fed the tank. All the other corals and what not are doing amazing! I think my favia is finally graowin(or maybe dieing, but its looking different then before) the FS head is growing towards my LR now, the zoas are growing nicely and growing big, the candy cane is growing larger and the plate is pretty much the same(got to wipe stuff off it every so often, since it seems irritated by its own poop a lot.)
katsafados
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Hide and seek? lol
Im testing my water now
Im testing my water now
nissan577
Active Member
Originally Posted by Katsafados
http:///forum/post/3109820
Hide and seek? lol
Im testing my water now
ok bro. let is know what happnds eh!
http:///forum/post/3109820
Hide and seek? lol
Im testing my water now
ok bro. let is know what happnds eh!
katsafados
Active Member
My poor favia seems to be bleaching. The frag is glued to a piece of LR what should I do? I dont think its been getting its share of food since its underneath the PH. I tried to spot feed still dont know if it got anything %% any suggestions?
And the coco worm is still inside its tube. I t seems to be moving around in it though.
And the coco worm is still inside its tube. I t seems to be moving around in it though.
spanko
Active Member
Here is a pretty good explanation on some of the reasons that coral bleach.
"Coral bleaching is a very common problem encountered in a home aquarium with the stony corals being much more susceptible to this process then soft corals. Bleaching is defined as a mass expulsion of the zooxznthellae or pigments from the coral, which typically appears white or translucent or only slightly pigmented tissue. A bleached coral is also a very much alive coral and all steps should be taken to help it to repair its population of zooanthellae to it tissues. While a lot of reef keepers do see a remarkable difference in growth rate using certain additives in no way does the lack of using these additives cause bleaching to occur. If all your water parameters check out and you do not have a tank that is heavily stocked with corals and you perform a partial water change at least once a month then your trace element levels should all be good enough to keep this coral healthy. If your tank is overstocked with corals and under maintained then these elements may be getting depleted to where an extremely slow growth rate or slow deterioration(in sever cases) may be noticed. Bleaching has many other causes. First and foremost and also the most common cause of bleaching in the aquarium is too much red spectrum of light, not enough of the right spectrum of light or not enough lighting over the coral period. This is a simple fix by simply upgrading your lighting system. The next most common problems are bacteria, chemicals, fungus, heavy metals, too high of a temperature, too low of a temperature, hypersalinity, hyposalinity, lack of water movement, medications, starvation, irritations by other corals or anemones in the tank, and stress. The key to fixing the coral is by finding out the cause of the bleaching. This may take some detective work. Fist check that the corals that are in close proximity to your brain coral are safe to be even in the same tank as the coral or that there are no more toxic corals downstream from your brain coral possibly causing any chemical warfare to be going on in your tank. If you have any anemones be sure that they are not only not in direct contact with this coral but also not close enough that the mucus produced by the anemone can come in contact with the coral. Some brain corals are extremely sensitive to the presence of any of the xenia species and should never be kept in the confines of tank together. Without knowing exactly what kind of brain coral you have, weather it is a favia, symphyllia, leporia, platygyra, oulophyllia, trachyphyllia or lobophyllia(there may be some I missed) it is hard for me to say exactly what your coral is lacking. Are you feeding your coral at all? Some of these corals have very long sweeper tentacles which are used to grab food and must need regular feeding to get the nutrition they require. Some brain corals do not require very intense light and can actually go through shock if not slowly introduced to higher light levels then what it is used to. There are many different reasons for a coral to start to bleach. Not using additives is not one of them. I hope this at least gives you a place to start."
"Coral bleaching is a very common problem encountered in a home aquarium with the stony corals being much more susceptible to this process then soft corals. Bleaching is defined as a mass expulsion of the zooxznthellae or pigments from the coral, which typically appears white or translucent or only slightly pigmented tissue. A bleached coral is also a very much alive coral and all steps should be taken to help it to repair its population of zooanthellae to it tissues. While a lot of reef keepers do see a remarkable difference in growth rate using certain additives in no way does the lack of using these additives cause bleaching to occur. If all your water parameters check out and you do not have a tank that is heavily stocked with corals and you perform a partial water change at least once a month then your trace element levels should all be good enough to keep this coral healthy. If your tank is overstocked with corals and under maintained then these elements may be getting depleted to where an extremely slow growth rate or slow deterioration(in sever cases) may be noticed. Bleaching has many other causes. First and foremost and also the most common cause of bleaching in the aquarium is too much red spectrum of light, not enough of the right spectrum of light or not enough lighting over the coral period. This is a simple fix by simply upgrading your lighting system. The next most common problems are bacteria, chemicals, fungus, heavy metals, too high of a temperature, too low of a temperature, hypersalinity, hyposalinity, lack of water movement, medications, starvation, irritations by other corals or anemones in the tank, and stress. The key to fixing the coral is by finding out the cause of the bleaching. This may take some detective work. Fist check that the corals that are in close proximity to your brain coral are safe to be even in the same tank as the coral or that there are no more toxic corals downstream from your brain coral possibly causing any chemical warfare to be going on in your tank. If you have any anemones be sure that they are not only not in direct contact with this coral but also not close enough that the mucus produced by the anemone can come in contact with the coral. Some brain corals are extremely sensitive to the presence of any of the xenia species and should never be kept in the confines of tank together. Without knowing exactly what kind of brain coral you have, weather it is a favia, symphyllia, leporia, platygyra, oulophyllia, trachyphyllia or lobophyllia(there may be some I missed) it is hard for me to say exactly what your coral is lacking. Are you feeding your coral at all? Some of these corals have very long sweeper tentacles which are used to grab food and must need regular feeding to get the nutrition they require. Some brain corals do not require very intense light and can actually go through shock if not slowly introduced to higher light levels then what it is used to. There are many different reasons for a coral to start to bleach. Not using additives is not one of them. I hope this at least gives you a place to start."
katsafados
Active Member
See my water parameters are perfect check that already. I think the favia isnt getting its share of food. I'm going to start putting a cut pop bottle over it then shooting chopped up brin into the pop bottle. It might be where i placed it, all the flow is pushing away from the favia rather onto it, so I dont think its getting enough food. All the other corals are growing amazingly I'll have pics (with g.fs cam) soon!
The coco worm still hasnt come out either
If it does acctually die do you think itll be a big enough smmonia spike to show?
Also the problem with my LTP is being fixed. I figured out that when I spot fed it, it produced way more wast and was expelling it all over its tenticles which irritated it. I have to keep blowing it off the plate then the tenticles open up more.
The coco worm still hasnt come out either
Also the problem with my LTP is being fixed. I figured out that when I spot fed it, it produced way more wast and was expelling it all over its tenticles which irritated it. I have to keep blowing it off the plate then the tenticles open up more.
katsafados
Active Member
Originally Posted by meowzer
http:///forum/post/3111195
Why don't you just turn off the powerheads when you feed?
Could try that to.
http:///forum/post/3111195
Why don't you just turn off the powerheads when you feed?
Could try that to.
meowzer
Moderator
Originally Posted by Katsafados
http:///forum/post/3111197
Could try that to.
So how is everything else with the tank doing?
http:///forum/post/3111197
Could try that to.
So how is everything else with the tank doing?
katsafados
Active Member
Good except for favia, coco, and the LTP(sometimes)
nissan577
Active Member
Originally Posted by Katsafados
http:///forum/post/3111205
Good except for favia, coco, and the LTP(sometimes)
LTP! long thick pe.......thats mine EH! Lmao!!!!!!!!!!!!!
http:///forum/post/3111205
Good except for favia, coco, and the LTP(sometimes)
LTP! long thick pe.......thats mine EH! Lmao!!!!!!!!!!!!!
katsafados
Active Member
lighting is 2x40 watt pc
filter is a canister, XP1
Nissan you wish lol.. my LTP is still larger even though it shrank lololol
filter is a canister, XP1
Nissan you wish lol.. my LTP is still larger even though it shrank lololol
nissan577
Active Member
Originally Posted by Katsafados
http:///forum/post/3111392
my LTP is still larger even though it shrank lololol
LMAO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
you have a small one EH!
mines a beast EH!
http:///forum/post/3111392
my LTP is still larger even though it shrank lololol
LMAO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
mines a beast EH!
katsafados
Active Member
Ill sell you my tank for 1 000 000
PICS TONIGHT AND MOVIESSSSSSSSSSSSS
PICS TONIGHT AND MOVIESSSSSSSSSSSSS