Dave's 1st Gig - Purple

[asudavew]

I'm starting this thread for a purple gig that will likely be delivered tomorrow (Thursday 06/26/14). I still have not received an email confirming shipment yet.

I have Cipro on hand, Prime, and Ammonia test strips.

At Minh's suggestion I also have Sulfamethoxazole/Trimethoprim 400/80mg-Qty 50 on the way.
Hopefully it will be here on Friday.

I have 45 gallons of saltwater made, 45 gallons of RODI ready, and it takes me about 13 hours to make 45 gallons more.
So I think I'm good there.

I have an empty 10 gallon tank and an empty 20 gallon tank that I can use for quarantine.
Which one would everyone recommend?

I also have an extra Ocean Revive full spectrum LED available.
What percentage should I start the lights out at?

Any other recommendations or pointers would be appreciated.
I try to keep up with the other threads in this section.
So hopefully I'm up to speed, but I am still a novice. ..
:uhoh3:


So please wish me some good luck.

Dave

 

[D-Nak]

A 10 gallon QT tank is fine. It means less water to have to replace. Based on that size and the potency of the Septra, you'll want to use 2 tablets per dose. You'll probably want to do a nightly 100% water change for 5-7 days (I usually go for 7) which means you will need 70 gallons of water, be think about how you'll make additional water.

All of this is assuming that the gig may need to be treated. You may get lucky and not have to treat it at all. IME, if the gig does not fully deflate, you will not need to treat it. But if it does it even once, start the treatment process. Once a gig is healthy, it never deflates. Other nems like BTAs or mags may fully deflate or ball up, but gigs never do.

 

[Breadman03]

What I did was to perform a water change, then immediately refill the saltwater container and add salt to 1.026 so that it had 23.5 hours to mix before I needed it for the next planned change.

 

[hypnoj]

Following

 

[asudavew]

Perfect. Thanks for the tips. The anemone shipped today. So should be here around 10ish tomorrow morning. 06/26

 

[asudavew]

A couple questions. So 100% water changes. Do I leave the anemone out of water while I drain and refill the tank?

Also, deflated.. does that mean flat like a pancake?
What should I be looking for?

 

[D-Nak]

A couple questions. So 100% water changes. Do I leave the anemone out of water while I drain and refill the tank?

Also, deflated.. does that mean flat like a pancake?
What should I be looking for?

Yes, when doing a 100% water change, the nem is out of water. No need to lift it out of the tank, just leave it in the tank, It'll look like a glob of jelly. Gigantea in the wild are frequently exposed to air, so the short time out of water shouldn't stress it too much.

This is a great website that has photos of many gigantea exposed during low tide:

http://www.wildsingapore.com/wildfacts/cnidaria/actiniaria/gigantea.htm

Here's one such photo of a gig at low tide:

Deflated refers to an anemone that has purged all of the water, so it looks like a balloon without any air. There are several stages of a dying anemone. I actually refer to one of the final stages as the "puffy pancake" stage, where the gig loses its characteristic folds, and looks like a flat disc.

Here's a link that describes it:

http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showpost.php?p=21068209&postcount=23

 

[taylor t]

D-Nak, thanks for the thread post. That was a good read.

Dave, the best thing you could do is post pictures. If there's problems, Minh will tell you.

 

[asudavew]

Thanks D-Nak and Taylor.
I'm sure I'll post plenty of pics for the resident experts here.


And thanks for the links and info D-Nak. Good read.

 

[Reefahholic]

Good luck!

 

[Reefahholic]

Can't wait to see pics!

 

[asudavew]

 

[asudavew]

The water temp in the bag was below 68 degrees. I'm not sure how that will affect the anemone. I acclimated it according to liveaquaria's instructions.

I had also ordered a green mandarin. The water temp in its bag was just as cold.
It was DOA.

After the last anemone I tried to order and this order. I am not impressed by LiveAquaria.com.

Although I did get a nice Australian tusk fish from divers den a few months ago that's done well.

 

[Reefahholic]

68 is cold. Too cold.

Better cold than 98 degrees though.

He's nice, but continue to treat him daily with fresh WC's and light.

He's in bad shape. Minh's arrived in bad shape but looked better. Not sure what the water temp in bag was.

 

[Reefahholic]

BTW, make sure to report status to LA while he's being treated. Document with pictures and date them. If he dies, you'll get a full credit.

 

[asudavew]

Ok Thank You Jared. Think I should treat with medication yet?

Minh's looks bad too?

 

[asudavew]

Is the whiteish part the pedal disk?

 

[asudavew]

Double post

 

[Reefahholic]

Yes, start Septra now!!

 

[Reefahholic]

Is the whiteish part the pedal disk?

No, that's the mouth gaping open from shipping.