JohnL's 20 Gallon Nano Reef

[JCOLE]

Sorry to hear that John!

It looks like a bacterial problem to me. You know what I would say but I understand your stance on the treatment.

If you change your mind and want to run a treatment then reach out and I will help in anyway I can.

 

[JohnL]

How are your parameters?

 

[JohnL]

Sorry to hear that John!

It looks like a bacterial problem to me. You know what I would say but I understand your stance on the treatment.

If you change your mind and want to run a treatment then reach out and I will help in anyway I can.

Thanks Josh. It very well may be.

 

[JCOLE]

Thanks Josh. It very well may be.

I noticed your nutrients have increased a lot over the last month. That is what happened to me as well when the bad bacteria took over. Not saying it is that but something to think about. Also, I was losing my frags/colonies from the base up which is similar to your frags.

Hate it for you man. I know its a buzz kill. I hope you can figure it out soon.

 

[JohnL]

So the few acropora frags that did survive are holding on. Otherwise the tank seems pretty healthy.

 

[griss]

Looks good John. Are you going to try more Acros?

 

[JohnL]

Looks good John. Are you going to try more Acros?

Thanks George. Yes, once these start growing.

 

[griss]

Sounds good John. Wish I had more Acros and could send you a pack. Right now I only have 3.

 

[MtnDewMan]

So the few acropora frags that did survive are holding on. Otherwise the tank seems pretty healthy. View attachment 32391285

Looks good to me. I am currently fighting some of that stringy cyano these days. It's always an uphill battle in this hobby

 

[JohnL]

It's always an uphill battle in this hobby

Sometimes it really is

 

[BeanAnimal]

All of my stuff was doing great - I got that ReefBot (not pleased) and with all of the testing i let the salinity slip from 35 to 33 - Work and travel prevented my from dealign with the situation, things looked a bit stressed, but overall still fine.

While I was out of town a true union valve developed a leak and over a 7 day period SG went from 33 to 30. I knew there as an issue but was ourt of town and she couldn't find the leak. It was a hidden drip slow enough to mostly evaporate or drain a few inches through tile grout to the sump pump. In any case, I didn't lose everything but some of the SPS browned and I lost a few. I have spent the last 2 weeks slowly recovering to 35 ppt. Things were going so well too!

 

[JohnL]

I didn't lose everything but some of the SPS browned and I lost a few.

I'm sorry about your troubles Bean.

 

[BeanAnimal]

I'm sorry about your troubles Bean.

Meh - what would reefing be without setbacks? Things were going way too well!

 

[BeanAnimal]

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Taking notes like that would last a week for me... I commend the attention to detail. I can't remember what I had for breakfast yesterday, let alone what I did to the reef.

 

[JohnL]

Flame scallop hitchhiker still doing well. Very interesting how it moves around the tank.

 

[griss]

That's awesome John. I remember "back in the day" (80's & early 90's) those were very much available in the hobby but didn't last long and we didn't know much about feeding filter feeders.

 

[JohnL]

That's awesome John. I remember "back in the day" (80's & early 90's) those were very much available in the hobby but didn't last long and we didn't know much about feeding filter feeders.

Yes, I was surprised to see it in the tank. Probably appreciates the phytoplankton feeding.

 

[MtnDewMan]

Flame scallop hitchhiker still doing well. Very interesting how it moves around the tank.

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That is very cool

 

[Misled]

That's awesome John. I remember "back in the day" (80's & early 90's) those were very much available in the hobby but didn't last long and we didn't know much about feeding filter feeders.

I remember that also. Mine never lasted long, but I also remember them moving around the tank. Yes John, it was very cool.

 

[BeanAnimal]

I had some type of long slender bivalve come on a piece of rock. It was maybe .5’ or so long and for 2-3 years I didn’t realize it was alive until it was clearly much biggerand would open just ever so slightly. It lived for 10 or so years and was 3” or so long on encrusted to a rock. I remember seeing the flame scallops at the LFS but never tried one, or a sand dollar. I was under the impression that they would starve in captivity.