SeeCrabRun
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So I'm not exactly happy with one of my tanks, and I don't think they are happy with me. I'd love some input on how to improve things.
The tank was upgraded in size 21 months ago and began its transition from a FOWLR to an LPS tank.
Within 6 months of steady coral-ready parameters it was stocked with Acan Lord, Blastomussa Wellsi, Duncan, Favia, Short Tentacle Fungia; as well as, a Coco Worm, Gorgonians(NPS and PS) and 2 branching Montis. All spaced out to not overwhelm the system. All bought from reputable sources, dipped and dipped again.
Everything flourished and grew. New heads appeared and colors were good. After about 8 months, things seemed to slow down. No new heads and everything seemed at a standstill.
Then disaster hit. Apparently a bobbit worm came into the system on a coral(as I used dry rock only when I established the FOWLR) and got to the size it was moving and even eating on some corals. Or maybe it was just tearing the flesh by accident while it moved them. It took a couple weeks to realize what exactly was happening and in that time I lost the Coco Worm, 1 Fungia, and my beloved dragonet.
I had to tear up the display to get out the rock that the worm was apparently living it. Broke it up with a hammer to make sure it really was in there, and pulled out a foot long worm. YUCK!
After that the tank had to recover some. I did not put the broken rock into the system, so the system suddenly lost a large chunk of live rock. In the mean time, 2 of the corals started fighting and so they all got pretty irritated, stayed mostly withdrawn. Some of the Acan Lords died off and some of the Blasto Wellsi, 1 of the Montis died and the other suffered half loss.
That was over the summer. Things have finally settled down, the remaining corals have begun to heal and everyone seems to stay out, for the most part. They still seem quick to withdraw, especially the Duncan.
Here's where it gets really weird. For the past couple months, the Duncan seems to withdraw either completely, all heads, or mostly and you can just see a few tentacles from the center. The weird part is it seems to happen at nearly the exact same time every day!
I've tried to determine what it could be, but nothing I observe seems obvious or consistent. Still, every day it withdraws somewhere between 12:30 and 2:30 in the afternoon. Some days it isn't until 1:30 or 2 and usually lasts for about an hour, sometimes 2. Then they go back like nothing really happened.
So to conclude, I've had no growth at all in an entire year and what I'm looking for help with is getting my tank to flourish again. Making sure everyone is truly getting what they need, and that I'm doing everything I can to make them happy.
Thanks in advance
The tank was upgraded in size 21 months ago and began its transition from a FOWLR to an LPS tank.
Within 6 months of steady coral-ready parameters it was stocked with Acan Lord, Blastomussa Wellsi, Duncan, Favia, Short Tentacle Fungia; as well as, a Coco Worm, Gorgonians(NPS and PS) and 2 branching Montis. All spaced out to not overwhelm the system. All bought from reputable sources, dipped and dipped again.
Everything flourished and grew. New heads appeared and colors were good. After about 8 months, things seemed to slow down. No new heads and everything seemed at a standstill.
Then disaster hit. Apparently a bobbit worm came into the system on a coral(as I used dry rock only when I established the FOWLR) and got to the size it was moving and even eating on some corals. Or maybe it was just tearing the flesh by accident while it moved them. It took a couple weeks to realize what exactly was happening and in that time I lost the Coco Worm, 1 Fungia, and my beloved dragonet.
I had to tear up the display to get out the rock that the worm was apparently living it. Broke it up with a hammer to make sure it really was in there, and pulled out a foot long worm. YUCK!
After that the tank had to recover some. I did not put the broken rock into the system, so the system suddenly lost a large chunk of live rock. In the mean time, 2 of the corals started fighting and so they all got pretty irritated, stayed mostly withdrawn. Some of the Acan Lords died off and some of the Blasto Wellsi, 1 of the Montis died and the other suffered half loss.
That was over the summer. Things have finally settled down, the remaining corals have begun to heal and everyone seems to stay out, for the most part. They still seem quick to withdraw, especially the Duncan.
Here's where it gets really weird. For the past couple months, the Duncan seems to withdraw either completely, all heads, or mostly and you can just see a few tentacles from the center. The weird part is it seems to happen at nearly the exact same time every day!
I've tried to determine what it could be, but nothing I observe seems obvious or consistent. Still, every day it withdraws somewhere between 12:30 and 2:30 in the afternoon. Some days it isn't until 1:30 or 2 and usually lasts for about an hour, sometimes 2. Then they go back like nothing really happened.
So to conclude, I've had no growth at all in an entire year and what I'm looking for help with is getting my tank to flourish again. Making sure everyone is truly getting what they need, and that I'm doing everything I can to make them happy.
Thanks in advance
