shaun larlee
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wilting Zoas
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shaun larlee
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I JUST TRIED AND THEY LITERALLY JUST FELL APART...
I HATE THAT! My tank is going to crap...im finding hermit crab limbs everywhere. My bar goby is digging all over the sand. I have green algae everywhere. My sand bed is purple and green in places. Im ready to
I HATE THAT! My tank is going to crap...im finding hermit crab limbs everywhere. My bar goby is digging all over the sand. I have green algae everywhere. My sand bed is purple and green in places. Im ready to
shaun larlee
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my trates are 20....
shaun larlee
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molts? I just tested all is well except
trates are 20
cal is high and alk is high WTH!!!!
trates are 20
cal is high and alk is high WTH!!!!
spunky
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Originally Posted by Don Lino
http:///forum/post/2623462
So sorry to hear that... Just keep up with the water changes at least every two days till they go down. Also, how long are your lights on for??
I dont know if this was directed to me but my lights are on 10 hrs total
acts on at noon days on at 1pm days off at 9pm and acts off at 10pm
i was thinking about cuttin it down to 8 total but i wasnt sure if that would be ok for the corals.
here is a vid of my tank
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2xVNGZQgMTw
http:///forum/post/2623462
So sorry to hear that... Just keep up with the water changes at least every two days till they go down. Also, how long are your lights on for??
I dont know if this was directed to me but my lights are on 10 hrs total
acts on at noon days on at 1pm days off at 9pm and acts off at 10pm
i was thinking about cuttin it down to 8 total but i wasnt sure if that would be ok for the corals.
here is a vid of my tank
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2xVNGZQgMTw
shaun larlee
Member
nice tank...i just did a water change hope that helps
jaymz
Member
Molts are when crabs shed there "skin" so to speak they do this as they grow. that is most likely where the crab limbs are coming from.
As far as the purple and green algea on sand bed and such, Yes getting the nitrates down is very important but what really cleared it up for me was finally getting good flow in the tank. Putting a power head or 2 down low so it is pushing water 3" or so above the sand bed really helps.
Use a mesh style cat litter or reptile litter scoop to remove the existing cyanobacteria "algea" off the sand bed then get some flow down there.
This and lowering the nitrates show improve your tanks health greatly.
As far as the purple and green algea on sand bed and such, Yes getting the nitrates down is very important but what really cleared it up for me was finally getting good flow in the tank. Putting a power head or 2 down low so it is pushing water 3" or so above the sand bed really helps.
Use a mesh style cat litter or reptile litter scoop to remove the existing cyanobacteria "algea" off the sand bed then get some flow down there.
This and lowering the nitrates show improve your tanks health greatly.
jaymz
Member
Yeah thats something you would have to deal with. I only have one ph pushing water low. It goes right across the front glass and I dont have anything there. Just the one makes a current that goes all the way around the tank. If you could get your rics on the opposite end from the ph then I think they may be ok.
shaun larlee
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Be careful with rics in the sand. I had a convo with Flcordia about that and he said rics can catch infections from sand critters and "melt." No one wats a melting ric. Also having them on rocks allows flow underneath if they so choose. Just passing the good word, and thanks for the tips ill be moving a PH first thing tom.