Deeznutz Hd 120 Shallow rimless (Pics)
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fessoclown
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Good Lord Dan, amazing pictures!
I love the Nauti Spiral and it's growth pattern... all fractal like.
I love the Nauti Spiral and it's growth pattern... all fractal like.
deeznutz1
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I've been running bio-pellets since the beginning of the tank. No blisters have appeared the last few days and the corals that have damage from them are still ok and look to be normal and healing over. I just don't want to over react if something goes down hill.
Thanks guys, I'm starting to get the hang of shooting under led lights!:bounce3:
The Nauti is a great piece and even better when it matures, I think it's suppose to have green strips running through it as well. I think in the next year or so, it should start to show up. The plating growth is cool though.
chessmanmark
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Be careful with all those encrusting montis. They are beautiful, however before long you will see them as a plague when they start encroaching on other corals.
deeznutz1
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Thanks for the warnings, my last tank had a few monti take over the main rock work. I don't plan on having these guys attached to the main scape.
Right about now, Im planning on have the caps grow off the over flow box and trim them as require. I think I might just spread the encrusting ones on the bare bottom and let them do there thing. Frag them as they grow. I have to do a search and see what others have done
FoothillCorals
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IME, Dosing Cal and Alk out of balance with each other will cause blistering on some acros. Red Dragons seem very prone to this. Some thing to think about if you are dosing two part.
fishresponse
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I've had this happen to one of my blue torts as well.
reefmutt
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Although, I always assumed it was a calc/alk imbalance, I remember a long thread about it (unfortunately, I don't remember where on RC) that was very informative but also very inconclusive.
Clipping off the affected areas seems to work.
I have noticed that when an A. Plana got alk burn in my tank, I removed the affected tips and it recovered well.
What I found when removing the 'burnt' tips was they felt exactly the same as a blistered tip.
It would seem to me that the two conditions are related.
Clipping off the affected areas seems to work.
I have noticed that when an A. Plana got alk burn in my tank, I removed the affected tips and it recovered well.
What I found when removing the 'burnt' tips was they felt exactly the same as a blistered tip.
It would seem to me that the two conditions are related.
deeznutz1
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Yes I am dosing two part. but in equal amounts using ESV. I have a purple and red dragon and I haven't seen it happen to those pieces yet. I will keep and eye for sure. Thank you for the response
Was it on the body or on the tips?
Thanks for the reply. My alk has been rock solid for the longest time 7.3-7.7. I even picked up a new one just to make sure it was still accurate. Same with CA 410 on sailfert test. The only thing that swings is MAG 1350-1410. I dose Mag once a month. These bubbles/blister don't always affect the tips of the coral. I've seen them on the tip(which I clipped off) at the base of a branch and on the encrusting base. No deaths so far. Just exposed skeleton, and most have already head over and all appear to be healthy and growing.
Its been a week or so since I've seen the blistering and I thought I was in the clear. That was until tonight. I snapped a macro of it. I'll post if for all to see and judge :uhoh3:
deeznutz1
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SPS Bubbles, blistering continues :headwalls:
So after a week, I've assumed the blistering would disappear and was just a funny allergic reaction of some sort. Wrong! :uhoh3:
At this point it has appeared to effect 4-5 different pieces of SPS. No deaths, just exposed skeleton after the bubble burst. I've read on other threads that the bubble do not cause any harm an that they just disappear. I have not experienced that because the bubbles have always left their mark.
Tonight I decided that it was time to take some marco photos of it and see if anything can explained. :idea:
Heres the best pic I could get, I did poke it with an acrylic rod and its a bubble for sure and it is part of the actually coral. This bubble has appeared on a Sun Set Milli. One that has linage to
Darryl V :beer:
This is located approx 1" above the edge of the encrusting base.
Any help would be great :thumbsup:
[/url]IMG_5618 by deeznutz398, on Flickr[/IMG]
So after a week, I've assumed the blistering would disappear and was just a funny allergic reaction of some sort. Wrong! :uhoh3:
At this point it has appeared to effect 4-5 different pieces of SPS. No deaths, just exposed skeleton after the bubble burst. I've read on other threads that the bubble do not cause any harm an that they just disappear. I have not experienced that because the bubbles have always left their mark.
Tonight I decided that it was time to take some marco photos of it and see if anything can explained. :idea:
Heres the best pic I could get, I did poke it with an acrylic rod and its a bubble for sure and it is part of the actually coral. This bubble has appeared on a Sun Set Milli. One that has linage to
Darryl V :beer:
This is located approx 1" above the edge of the encrusting base.
Any help would be great :thumbsup:
fishresponse
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Yep on the tips. But not every tip. Just the tips of the main stalks.
deeznutz1
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Hehehehe, it was a home reno to begin with. I some how managed to sneak the tank into the budget. :thumbsup:
Yes that s great idea I know. I have a 3 stage GHL doser, but I lost the plastic fitting for the tubes. I've been lazy and I don't want to pay $15 for these plastic things. I know what you all are thinking, what a cheap skate lol
Ok, I'll look into it.
Looks like alk burn to me what chamber in your sump is the dosing fluid going in too? Is it possible concentrated amounts of alk is being returned into your display? I had a similar issue my dosing fluid was put into my return pump section which didn't allow it to properly settle and dissipate in my water column and my return pump would blow it into my display and would cause some blistering
deeznutz1
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Family Day holiday Full tank shot for fun iPhone 6 sorry guys, I'm lazy these days.
Tanks doing well, but my growth seems to have slowed down a bit. I've made a few changes the last few weeks.
Added about 2-3 tbsp of GFO and a bit of carbon.
Changed my parameters a bit.
Initial spec
Alk 7.3>>>>>>>>>> 8.0
Ca 410>>>>>>>>>>450
Mg 1380>>>>>>>>>1450
I also upped my dosing from 30ml to 40 ml equal parts Ca to Alk.
I've also removed my Sailfin and Regal Tangs as they were getting a bit big.
I've added an Achilles and Powder blue tang :eek2:
I'll post some pictures soon
[/url]Untitled by deeznutz398, on Flickr[/IMG]
iPhone 6 sorry guys, I'm lazy these days.Tanks doing well, but my growth seems to have slowed down a bit. I've made a few changes the last few weeks.
Added about 2-3 tbsp of GFO and a bit of carbon.
Changed my parameters a bit.
Initial spec
Alk 7.3>>>>>>>>>> 8.0
Ca 410>>>>>>>>>>450
Mg 1380>>>>>>>>>1450
I also upped my dosing from 30ml to 40 ml equal parts Ca to Alk.
I've also removed my Sailfin and Regal Tangs as they were getting a bit big.
I've added an Achilles and Powder blue tang :eek2:
I'll post some pictures soon
Galaxyreef
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Looking good mate!
