new rock from SWF.com
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reefkprz
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update:
ammonia reading 0.3
instead of waiting for it to hit 0.5 I did a cheaters water change (added 5 g of water. (the rock is in a 45g tall with about 15g of water just enough to cover the rock, instead of removing any water I just added another 5g of water volume in effect it equals a 33.33333333% water change through dilution) which by my calculation should put my ammonia at about 0.198 now.
ammonia reading 0.3
instead of waiting for it to hit 0.5 I did a cheaters water change (added 5 g of water. (the rock is in a 45g tall with about 15g of water just enough to cover the rock, instead of removing any water I just added another 5g of water volume in effect it equals a 33.33333333% water change through dilution) which by my calculation should put my ammonia at about 0.198 now.
reefkprz
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because I dont know if the rock (or SPS) has any dieases that I dont want introduced to my tank, if the SPS has a protozoan or bacterial infection due to shipping/dieoff, I dont want it in my tank, I'd rater lose the sps on the rock than the others in my tank. as well as the chance of introducing ick to my tank, though i wont say SWF would send rock that has ich, I'm saying if there is ick its not getting into my tank by me breaking quarantine.
reefkprz
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definatly trying to save it I have the qt all set up and running now. I still see polyp extension so It may just make it. weird SPS half the time wont survive second day submerged but dry ship them in an uninsulated box with some paper towels through freezing weather and they live to the destination...... I'd rather be lucky than good anyday
reefkprz
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I have now officially picked through every piece (including any rubble over 1/2 inch starting fom one end to the next. some of the pieces have solid encrustation of coraline on the upward face, there are at least 4 different colors of coraline that I noticed (green, orange, pink and dark red) there are several serpuilid polychaetes (most unidentified at this point) possibly some annelid polychaetes too, a couple brownish sponges (on three rocks) an unidentified macro algae that looks like it may be a caulerpa of some sort. another skeleton of SPS (definatly dead though) as well as a skeleton of a possibly rejuvinatable LPS (doubtfull but you never know) I have not found any crabs, shrimp, snails, or free range worms at this point. though I am not going to be suprised if I do find some later.
I have also arranged the rocks so the best faces are towards the light sacrificing the ugliest to the no light regions of the bottom layer, in hopes of keeping as much of the coralins alive as possible, there are some rocks that are totally bleached and I dont hold much hope of the coraline recovering quickly but there are several that have maintained the healthy color of live coraline. over all I am definatly satisfied with the rock on whole, now for my part to keep the water pure enough not to kill everything still alive on it.
I have also arranged the rocks so the best faces are towards the light sacrificing the ugliest to the no light regions of the bottom layer, in hopes of keeping as much of the coralins alive as possible, there are some rocks that are totally bleached and I dont hold much hope of the coraline recovering quickly but there are several that have maintained the healthy color of live coraline. over all I am definatly satisfied with the rock on whole, now for my part to keep the water pure enough not to kill everything still alive on it.