BTA spawn??

[Toddrtrex]

Okay, so I went upstairs to feed the fish. Noticed that my 75 was very cloudy, and the BTA was shrunk down to 1/4 of its size. So, I am assuming that it spawned, and nothing else happened. Checked the kalk drip, and it is going at the rate that it always does.

The skimmer is going nuts, so I turned it down a bit, so that I don't have to empty the cup every 5 minutes. Just changed the carbon. And I am about to do a 5 gal water change.

Any other thoughts as to what to do? Things don't look too stressed out right now. I figure this happened sometime in the last 3 hours.

 

[tpdpercula]

Keep up with the water changes and carbon. How are your fish doing? Keep a close eye on them, you might have to move them until conditions are back to normal if it is indeed a spawning.

 

[Toddrtrex]

Just finished the first WC. The fish seem pretty good, the male clarkii is a little POed right now, mainly because now that the BTA is shrunk down, the eggs are showing.

The SPS all look fine, normal PE, the clam looks happy as a clam. Making some more water right now, and hope to do another WC before I go to bed.

 

[a4twenty]

it could very well have been the clam that spawned. ( just something to think about )

it sound like you are doing everything right, i wouldn't turn the skimmer down to much as it is helping to clear the water the most.

 

[Toddrtrex]

I thought about it being the clam, and you may be right. But the only reason that I suspect the BTA is because it had shrunk down in size, it appear to be the only thing affected by this.

Yea, I just turned the skimmer down enough so that the cup wasn't over flowing every 5 minutes.

Did another water change before I went to bed. Looked around with a flash light before I called it a night, and I was seeing normal PE on all the SPS.

This morning things looked normal for lights out. When I get home from work think I will change the carbon again and do another WC, might not be needed, but it is worth it.

 

[Slakker]

The BTA could very well be shrunken because it's bothered some by the clam's spawn. Either way, it sounds like you've handled it like a pro.

Keep us posted

 

[Toddrtrex]

Thanks, I am just lucky that I always keep a 5 gal bucket of salt water on hand.

And you might be right about it being shrunk because of the spawn, though I would thought my two carpets ( haddoniis ) would have been affected.

And I will keep you posted.

Here is a picture of the tank from about a week ago. (pre clam )

Besides the blue haddoni, this is the part of the tank that I was really worried about.

 

[tpdpercula]

Nice tank! I just got a green/gray haddoni to go with my blue similar to yours in the middle of tank.

 

[Slakker]

I'm certainly not an expert, but your corals all look to be okay.

You've got some gorgeous anemones, sir. That BTA is a certified MONSTER! I love the aquascape too...i wish i had a little more freedom in my little 12g.

 

[Toddrtrex]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=10847940#post10847940 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by tpdpercula
Nice tank! I just got a green/gray haddoni to go with my blue similar to yours in the middle of tank.

Thanks. How's is yours doing?

I love my blue one, got it about 6 months ago, the yellow/tan one I've had for about 6 years.

 

[Toddrtrex]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=10848606#post10848606 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Slakker
I'm certainly not an expert, but your corals all look to be okay.

You've got some gorgeous anemones, sir. That BTA is a certified MONSTER! I love the aquascape too...i wish i had a little more freedom in my little 12g.

That picture of the corals was taken last weekend, before the spawn.

Yea, that BTA has been with me for a long time now. It hasn't split in a while, which is fine with me.

Thanks, it took me a long time to get that aquascape right. Lots of swearing was involved.