CoralsAddiction
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Thank you.
Another Mag From Petco Thread
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CoralsAddiction
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The anemone is recovering nicely. No deflations in the last two days. Three more doses of Cipro to go
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CoralsAddiction
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Coralsaddiction, since the mag is on a rock, will it be okay to move the mag and the rock back to the display tank after being treated with antibiotics? Is there any special protocol before moving back? Three days regular saltwater maybe? Or is this uncessary? I assume the beneficial bacteria were killed by the treatment. The rock will have to recycle? I ask because I have a mag on a big rock I am debating treating.
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I have never had a special protocol for that. In most cases I don't even do regular water changes. I've been using rocks in QT for quite some time now. if your mag needs treatment you should do it. If the rock is too big you can carefully detach the anemone and use Tupperware or a mug to hold it.
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Rocks in QT for anemones only. For fish it's just PVC fittings.
ok.. just checking. Got worried for a minute. LOL
No issues as far as I know about the rock. The antibiotics, while broad, will not affect the bacteria on the rock. Wrong type of bacteria. That is why we can touch the tank items and not get sick off it. (except palys)
Well at least that is how it was always explained to me a while ago. But a Cup or something like that was always better to be used.
No issues as far as I know about the rock. The antibiotics, while broad, will not affect the bacteria on the rock. Wrong type of bacteria. That is why we can touch the tank items and not get sick off it. (except palys)
Well at least that is how it was always explained to me a while ago. But a Cup or something like that was always better to be used.
CoralsAddiction
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Mag is doing good. Staying inflated without any issues. Only 2 more days!
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Light makes cipro inert, so no special treatment needed, this is why it's important to dose the cipro at night.
I'm so glad to my new mag is doing so well in your treatment tank, thank you for providing such good care for my nem Eric, I'll have to buy you a coke or something!
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I'm so glad to my new mag is doing so well in your treatment tank, thank you for providing such good care for my nem Eric, I'll have to buy you a coke or something!
Lol
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Spent a few mins today to make a mag ready island
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Thank you. Flow is strong there and it can be even stronger if need be.
Powerheads were turned off when I took the pic. That's why the gig looks the way it does
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CoralsAddiction
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Mag this morning with light off.
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I don't want to hijack this thread, but I noticed something yesterday with my mag that I just QT'd and wanted to create a little discussion around our understanding of their treatment.
My lights over my QT tank had some issues yesterday and the LEDs ended up being on all night and at a higher output than normal. When I discovered this I noticed that my mag, which has not deflated or looked sickly at all since completion of treatment, was completely deflated and mouth gaping open.
There was a long string of zooxanthellae coming out of its mouth and I started to hypothesize that perhaps some of the inflation/deflation we see with expelling of zooxanthellae isn't always due to a bacterial infection, but perhaps the overproduction of zooxanthellae due to sudden increase in light compared to the days in darkness it has spent in transit. From an article on Advanced Aquarist (http://www.advancedaquarist.com/2016/9/aafeature) about high alk in a tank and alk burn on SPS tips, we can infer that a sudden increase in zooxanthellae activity can actually be harmful to the host due to the oxygen radicals they produce. Clams have been known to eject over produced zooxanthellae so I wonder if that's what our mags are trying to accomplish when we are QTing them with light.
The cipro addition plays it's part still in the QT process, but I'm wondering if it's less to do with an internal infection vs. keeping bacterial decay of the ejected zooxanthellae and the decay of other nutrients at bay to prevent a bacterial bloom and a spike of their byproducts. Also our daily water changes to remove old hospital tank water might be just as beneficial in the treatment process as the cipro as that removes the excess nutrients and zooxanthellae in the water before it spoils the water. Just a hypothesis, I would love to get my hands on two similar mags and test this hypothesis out at the same time with a cipro tank and a regular water change tank.
My lights over my QT tank had some issues yesterday and the LEDs ended up being on all night and at a higher output than normal. When I discovered this I noticed that my mag, which has not deflated or looked sickly at all since completion of treatment, was completely deflated and mouth gaping open.
There was a long string of zooxanthellae coming out of its mouth and I started to hypothesize that perhaps some of the inflation/deflation we see with expelling of zooxanthellae isn't always due to a bacterial infection, but perhaps the overproduction of zooxanthellae due to sudden increase in light compared to the days in darkness it has spent in transit. From an article on Advanced Aquarist (http://www.advancedaquarist.com/2016/9/aafeature) about high alk in a tank and alk burn on SPS tips, we can infer that a sudden increase in zooxanthellae activity can actually be harmful to the host due to the oxygen radicals they produce. Clams have been known to eject over produced zooxanthellae so I wonder if that's what our mags are trying to accomplish when we are QTing them with light.
The cipro addition plays it's part still in the QT process, but I'm wondering if it's less to do with an internal infection vs. keeping bacterial decay of the ejected zooxanthellae and the decay of other nutrients at bay to prevent a bacterial bloom and a spike of their byproducts. Also our daily water changes to remove old hospital tank water might be just as beneficial in the treatment process as the cipro as that removes the excess nutrients and zooxanthellae in the water before it spoils the water. Just a hypothesis, I would love to get my hands on two similar mags and test this hypothesis out at the same time with a cipro tank and a regular water change tank.
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Gig'em, sorry to hear about your mag. Perhaps that's true given over produced zoox. My nems have never been exposed to prolonged photoperiod so I can't say much about that. On the other hand, I've treated gigs with minimal lighting and they always bleached out.
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