Abby's 260 Mixed Reef
- Thread starter Timfish
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Well, this is a first. Had a problem with the green polyp toadstool. It stopped opening up and something was clearly irritating along one side. At first I thought it was the BTA that had moved to a spot behind it. Turned out a mithrax crab that came in on the live rock was pinching or scrapping off tissue. It's been a month now since I removed the green polyp toadstool and the mithrax still has yet bothered the lime green toadstool. Kinda suggests to me the possubility the green polyp toadstool might have had a problem. 
Week 11 Red cyano has pretty much disappeared and system is shifting to more true alga. There are now 4 urchins, I think. A small long spine hasn't been seen since it was added but it's spines haven't been seen either so I'm assuming it's still munching away somewhere.
Looking great!
Week 12
End of the third month and lots of true algae now with notes of other nuisance "alga". Red cyano from a few weeks ago is almost completely gone. Still thinking there's 4 urchins, or at least haven't seen signs of a dead one like a pile of spines somewhere. Using steel straws to help remove algae with weekly water changes (See more about this here: https://www.austinreefclub.com/topic/46724-260-w-bta-island/#findComment-358423 ). Some of the anemones have gone for a walkabout, so annoying and so typical (what's that adage about expecting different results?
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End of the third month and lots of true algae now with notes of other nuisance "alga". Red cyano from a few weeks ago is almost completely gone. Still thinking there's 4 urchins, or at least haven't seen signs of a dead one like a pile of spines somewhere. Using steel straws to help remove algae with weekly water changes (See more about this here: https://www.austinreefclub.com/topic/46724-260-w-bta-island/#findComment-358423 ). Some of the anemones have gone for a walkabout, so annoying and so typical (what's that adage about expecting different results?
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