2Addicted
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Technically you still have a different opinion...you said "plenty of light."
kaimarkhirst, how deep is your tank?
why do you just want to get technical and argue thats not what im here for.
haddons carpet question..
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why do you just want to get technical and argue thats not what im here for.
2Addicted
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Technically you still have a different opinion...you said "plenty of light."QUOTE]
I have kept a haddoni under pc's so a 150w mh is PLENTY of light.
Tripel_Hornet
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i think that the 4 months he took a beating at the LFS and they do take a long time re-couping back to their former self. it could take a year before he get back to 100%. i think you have enough light. how is your flow over him? since he was bleached, have you thought about dosing to replenish his zoanthellia? (sp?) so he can get back his coloring? i dont think you need to feed it that often though. the clown will help feeding and it will get alot from the water column if you feed frozen mysis and cyclops.
kaimarkhirst
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It hadnt ocurred to me to dose to replenish zooalgae at all, i know that brightwell aquatics do something like this so ill look into this.
Feeding wise, ill reduce it to once per week and see where we go with that, other than this, ill just have to be patient.
Ive no plans at all to use 250w halides at all as the cost is simply ridiculous not only for the lights, the running cost and ill have to look into a chiller bringin the total initial cost to about £1600 plus running, and leds for me after what happened at Taunton Marine Centre theyre out of the equation also.....
Flow, is crap at the moment as the powerheads on the wavemaker are shot to hell as the shafts and impellors are done. Will be replacing with hydor evo's 6 but with a cost of £100 each, and my wedding to pay for, itll have to wait a few weeks. However my haddons is placed under the outlet pipe so hes got great flow over him and i do believe he does get alot from the column as some mysis does get stuck to him so, the question is....
Am i being too paranoid about him or could i be doing more to improve his surroundings?
Feeding wise, ill reduce it to once per week and see where we go with that, other than this, ill just have to be patient.
Ive no plans at all to use 250w halides at all as the cost is simply ridiculous not only for the lights, the running cost and ill have to look into a chiller bringin the total initial cost to about £1600 plus running, and leds for me after what happened at Taunton Marine Centre theyre out of the equation also.....
Flow, is crap at the moment as the powerheads on the wavemaker are shot to hell as the shafts and impellors are done. Will be replacing with hydor evo's 6 but with a cost of £100 each, and my wedding to pay for, itll have to wait a few weeks. However my haddons is placed under the outlet pipe so hes got great flow over him and i do believe he does get alot from the column as some mysis does get stuck to him so, the question is....
Am i being too paranoid about him or could i be doing more to improve his surroundings?
Relax there sport, it was a joke hence the smiley face.
A year to get back to a healthy state? Sorry but that's flat out wrong! I bought a bleached, brownish haddoni from a store and in worse condition than the op's and it only took me 3 weeks to get a full recovery and gain back it's zooxanthellae algae. I'll put up pictures later for proof.
And how do you dose a tank with zooxanthellae algae? I've never heard of that.
2Addicted
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Jokes are usually funny "sport"
rxonco
Reef Pharmacist
I believe he said it "could" take a year to get back to normal. Which it could. Just because you had a completely different turnout with your one anemone, doesn't really qualify you to say that he is "flat out wrong."
Just sayin'
alexknight
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kaimarkhirst
after going threw this thread, you said you feed the nem 4x a week, what are you feeding him. Sliver sliders a mix of your own food or shrimp ? it could be the food.
after going threw this thread, you said you feed the nem 4x a week, what are you feeding him. Sliver sliders a mix of your own food or shrimp ? it could be the food.
Interesting, do you have a personal experience or for that matter have any documentation that can back up your claim?
2Addicted
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Do you have any documentation to back up your claim that it is "flat out wrong" to think that it COULD take up to a year to get this nem back to a healthy state?
ShawnKPD
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I agree with 2Addicted on this. I aquired a carpet that was in pretty bad shape himself about 3 months ago. Under my 250 watt/T5 combo he has colored back up to a bright green and is sticky. I noticed on your pic the bulbs have spaces between them. Mine did too but now they are filled in and his whole plate is covered with tenticals. I think he should be fine in your tank. You may think about relocating him closer to the top directly under a MH.
Very original there sport. I have no need to satisfy your want of my credibility. :rolleye1:
And just for the record, if you want documentation here's some:
First Day
Three Weeks
That was under 4x56 T5s. Under proper conditions, it shouldn't take a year to become back to a healthy state. If it's take a year, then you're doing something wrong. Like Todd said, there's "something" off with the OP's situation. It's odd that it hasn't grown and colored up by now. But please, feel free to show me some credible documentation (pictures or words) to prove me otherwise.
Experience* and yes other people can have different experiences. Some good and some bad. An example of a bad experience would be a year long in efforts of bringing back a Haddoni to good health.
I'm done with this ridiculousness.
rxonco
Reef Pharmacist
Some will never learn that this hobby is based largely on anecdotal experience. There's very few, if any, "real" studies going on regarding things like we're discussing here. Therefore, we have to rely on what we and others have experienced and go with it.
Just because something happened to "you" doesn't mean that something else isn't going to happen to another. Afterall, they have a completely different set of variables working. So, for you to say someone's opinion is "flat out wrong" without being able to clearly justify it...is, well, flat out wrong.:beer:
Just because something happened to "you" doesn't mean that something else isn't going to happen to another. Afterall, they have a completely different set of variables working. So, for you to say someone's opinion is "flat out wrong" without being able to clearly justify it...is, well, flat out wrong.:beer:
Toddrtrex
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First off, a couple of people here really need to lose the attitude -- it isn't needed at all -- in fact I am laying in a hospital bed right now and felt the need to mention that the attitude needs to be gone -- that is how bad it is.
NoBigDeal -- IMO, that Haddoni of your wasn't bleached, just stressed from shipping, and not surprised it only took 3 weeks to settle in. That would not be the normal time from for a truly bleached Haddoni to recover - and I could see it taking a truly bleached Haddoni several months (( I would stay up to 6, but could be longer )) to fully recover.
NoBigDeal -- IMO, that Haddoni of your wasn't bleached, just stressed from shipping, and not surprised it only took 3 weeks to settle in. That would not be the normal time from for a truly bleached Haddoni to recover - and I could see it taking a truly bleached Haddoni several months (( I would stay up to 6, but could be longer )) to fully recover.
