JohnnySquids
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what is interceptor??? how can i identify if they are infact redbugs or flatworms
what could cause these pests??? soemthing i put in there that had them already??
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Degenerating Corals???
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what is interceptor??? how can i identify if they are infact redbugs or flatworms
what could cause these pests??? soemthing i put in there that had them already??
JohnnySquids
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JohnnySquids
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can anyone tell me wat this coral is??? its been doing wonderfull in my tank for the last 4 months... this is when its not opened, as soon as the light goes on. you can see what it looks like when it is opened at the very top picture in the first post of this thread, its sorta in the back
JohnnySquids
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this is what my sand bed looks like...any ideas how to clean that up a bit??? i do use a vaccume every once in a while...tuff to clean it all tho, i can only really get the outskirts
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are they bad for my tank??? they seem to only be on that specific coral....
Johnny, I think you should have and need to do a lot more reading. Listening to the LFS is irresponsible, know what your buying and how to care for it. Also, same goes for coral; It's irresponsible to buy an sps coral with the lighting you have.
READ, he posted a link. No one needs to hold your hand through this experience, we are all hear to help though.
READ, he posted a link. No one needs to hold your hand through this experience, we are all hear to help though.
JohnnySquids
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yea dude, i work 50 hours a week. id rather buy it and watch it die while posting about it for $80.. worth my $$ imo. lesson learned..... now il go buy a quad t5 lamp. no biggie dude. save the flaming for another thread dude, either help or dont post here.
Salamander
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Wow.
JohnnySquids
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wonderful, elaborate.
Meggie2409
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Johnny ur first ID pic is green star polyp and not doing too good 
Should look like a lush patch of grass... This is an indicator that your water quality prob. isnt where it needs to be. You were asked what ur water param are but I didnt see u post them... Also I am going to agree that ur corals are tooooo close that hammer will send out sweepers to eat and if it feels threatened then it will attack other corals... Also the bubble coral looks as tho it is not getting the required nutrients from ur water... I know the main coral ur asking abt is dying and def could be ur water.. I understand that u have been using the same water forever but did u ever think that NYC water cld have increased pollution as in more than ur corals were used to and now are reacting? Also doing that many water changes imo just does more harm than good, bc u are restarting cycles everytime you do that... I really think repositioning ur corals tho will do u a lot of good. Def move ur hammers to a diff location and also the green coral ur asking abt. I bet if you do u will see an increase in inflation with all ur corals 
I know from experience hammers can do some nasty damage to other corals that get in its way lol... Here is a pic of my hammers and maybe that could help u see what they should look like
Should look like a lush patch of grass... This is an indicator that your water quality prob. isnt where it needs to be. You were asked what ur water param are but I didnt see u post them... Also I am going to agree that ur corals are tooooo close that hammer will send out sweepers to eat and if it feels threatened then it will attack other corals... Also the bubble coral looks as tho it is not getting the required nutrients from ur water... I know the main coral ur asking abt is dying and def could be ur water.. I understand that u have been using the same water forever but did u ever think that NYC water cld have increased pollution as in more than ur corals were used to and now are reacting? Also doing that many water changes imo just does more harm than good, bc u are restarting cycles everytime you do that... I really think repositioning ur corals tho will do u a lot of good. Def move ur hammers to a diff location and also the green coral ur asking abt. I bet if you do u will see an increase in inflation with all ur corals I know from experience hammers can do some nasty damage to other corals that get in its way lol... Here is a pic of my hammers and maybe that could help u see what they should look like Attachments
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You have a sorry understanding of flaming, I was offering help: reading (learning) for a good while before even starting a tank is the best advice anyone can give you.
I'm not sure if you're being sarcastic with the rest of your post but regardless, a dead/dying animal is never good. If you were indeed being sincere I don't feel this is the hobby for you, maybe you could try some false coral that will never die. That or hire someone to take care of your tank.
If you were being belittling me then disregard the last little bit, but reserve attitude like that for another place - not this board.
JohnnySquids
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Johnny ur first ID pic is green star polyp and not doing too good
sg 1.26
temp 78 degrees
calc - 470
alk -4.11
kh - 11.5
mag 1350
no amonia
no nitrates
ph 8.4.
i can ASSURE you that NOTHING is close to that hammer coral.. i did move that green sickly coral to the top aswell.
JohnnySquids
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here is wat the tank looks like in its entirety
here is a closeup of the hammer coral.
here is a closeup of the hammer coral.
Meggie2409
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Lol ok not to be whatever but do u knw that the sweepers can be like 8-10 in long? So yes it is close enough to do damage also your bubble i believe will send sweepers too. If corals feel threatened they will not inflate like usual.... Sincee ur water appears ok i wld say its the corals attacking each other.
Everyone calm down, please. These are the facts:
First: there are 2 types of stony coral. SPS (small polyp stony) is very high light, takes a super-clean tank, and does not play well with soft coral. It has no sweepers, but...hydnophora can reach out and harm a neighbor; montipora is the most tolerant of the breed, and can exist in somewhat lower light.
LPS: large polyp stony---does have 6-8" sweepers, which travel on the current, and positioning these is a challenge to avoid burnoff on adjacent corals of any sort. It takes high or low light, but bubble requires low light. This broad class includes the bottom dwelling plates, slippers, the branching, the wall, etc. If it has polyps AND a stony skeleton and it's not sps, it's lps. BOTH LPS AND SPS require calcium supplement.
Softies: any coral that's not LPS or SPS, needs no calcium above what's in the salt mix, but is sensitive to alkalinity spikes and dips. It does sting, and some sting badly. They can crawl, but take hours to do it.
Anemones: mobile, sortof-a polyp, but crawls quite fast, have tentacles, and do sting.
First: there are 2 types of stony coral. SPS (small polyp stony) is very high light, takes a super-clean tank, and does not play well with soft coral. It has no sweepers, but...hydnophora can reach out and harm a neighbor; montipora is the most tolerant of the breed, and can exist in somewhat lower light.
LPS: large polyp stony---does have 6-8" sweepers, which travel on the current, and positioning these is a challenge to avoid burnoff on adjacent corals of any sort. It takes high or low light, but bubble requires low light. This broad class includes the bottom dwelling plates, slippers, the branching, the wall, etc. If it has polyps AND a stony skeleton and it's not sps, it's lps. BOTH LPS AND SPS require calcium supplement.
Softies: any coral that's not LPS or SPS, needs no calcium above what's in the salt mix, but is sensitive to alkalinity spikes and dips. It does sting, and some sting badly. They can crawl, but take hours to do it.
Anemones: mobile, sortof-a polyp, but crawls quite fast, have tentacles, and do sting.
Johnny, your sandbed is fine: rather than vacuum, which disturbs your sandbed, get a few nassarius snails: they go under the sand and do it for you.
I checked your pix: I'm not seeing any redbug. Those are incredibly tiny, and your magnification isn't enough, but it's almost good enough I should see something if they're there. I do see something red, but that's not it. You'll find life moving in on dead coral pretty fast, so that's probably it.
I recommend you go to the coral expert fora and do some looking at pix: find out what redbug looks like---for gosh sakes dip your corals or have your store do it! ---and that wounded bubble can recover, if you'll just move it apart from the hammer coral. Get about 8 inches of clear space around each coral, downcurrent, and you'll have far less trouble.
I checked your pix: I'm not seeing any redbug. Those are incredibly tiny, and your magnification isn't enough, but it's almost good enough I should see something if they're there. I do see something red, but that's not it. You'll find life moving in on dead coral pretty fast, so that's probably it.
I recommend you go to the coral expert fora and do some looking at pix: find out what redbug looks like---for gosh sakes dip your corals or have your store do it! ---and that wounded bubble can recover, if you'll just move it apart from the hammer coral. Get about 8 inches of clear space around each coral, downcurrent, and you'll have far less trouble.
JohnnySquids
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when you say "dip" your coral, you mean in some kind of solution? should i dip them all? what is coral expert fora???. 8 inches is long jesus christ.
JohnnySquids
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to the advice of others in this forum i have gotten a new light. its a quad T5 HO.
the condition of my bubble coral has been deteriorating for the last 3 weeks becuase of my wrong water changes. in the last 10 days i have been adding a gallon every 48 hours, i filter my water, mix it and let it stand for 48 hours. is there any way this coral will get better? let me elaborate... will it ever be full brilliance again?? more pics soon... oh and can anyone identify this coral for me aswell.... the brownish purple one...
thx gents
