New blue gig
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ThRoewer
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It's not stringy, more like pellets or flakes. But it's kind of hard to tell since they might have been shredded by the powerhead.
BTW, I removed the separator eggcrate at the 3rd day - it was just a dirt collector and the risk of an attached carpet to walk into the pump (which is at half height of the tank) rather low.
BTW, I removed the separator eggcrate at the 3rd day - it was just a dirt collector and the risk of an attached carpet to walk into the pump (which is at half height of the tank) rather low.
addictedreefer
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Bad assumption and recipe for disaster IMO. Gigs can and will move dramatically and quickly in a small HT. Tons of horror stories here. If you are worried about the dirt, just remove and rinse once a day.
ThRoewer
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If the gig wants to move the eggcrate won't stop it (unless it was glued into the tank). It's only useful for unattached/floating anemones or maybe for those who are known to climb up on the sides of a tank like mags, BTAs, .... All the carpets I had always stayed on the ground. And if they wanted to move somewhere they even moved rocks while squeezing through.
addictedreefer
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Disagree. I have treated gigs that moved to and then over a crate. Would have been toast if it wasn't for the crate. Besides, if you really wedge that crate in, a gig should not be able to move it, as their foot is not very robust (rock dwellers). Perhaps a different story for haddoni. Even so, bottom line is I don't know why one would forego such an important line of defense.
D-Nak
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A couple of weeks ago, I QTed a haddoni and a gigantea in a 10 gallon tank (I ordered two gigs and the vendor accidentally sent me the haddoni). Since I'm usually home when I QT gigs, I didn't use an eggcrate divider and haven't used one in quite a while. Both of the nems were done with treatment and were well on their way to recovery, but I always keep them in QT for a week after treatment is done. I went on vacation for a few days so I placed a webcam on the QT tank so I could monitor it while I was away. One morning a woke up and checked on the tank, which was cloudy. I couldn't see either nem. The next day when I got home, I found the haddoni stuck on the powerhead and the gig falling apart. Needless to say, both nems died. From now on I will ALWAYS use an eggcrate divider. And I now believe in Murphy's Law.
The eggcrate divider that I use is wedged into the sides of the tank, but I also have another piece of eggcrate that is zip-tied perpendicular to the vertical piece to act as a base. I have additional pieces of eggcrate placed at 45-degree angles which force the divider to remain in the vertical position. So far no anemone has gotten through the barrier. When I do a water change, I remove the divider and give it a good rinse, then place it back into the tank. My fear has always been that a nem would wander and get burned by the heater; never did I think it would float and get caught on the powerhead.
The eggcrate divider that I use is wedged into the sides of the tank, but I also have another piece of eggcrate that is zip-tied perpendicular to the vertical piece to act as a base. I have additional pieces of eggcrate placed at 45-degree angles which force the divider to remain in the vertical position. So far no anemone has gotten through the barrier. When I do a water change, I remove the divider and give it a good rinse, then place it back into the tank. My fear has always been that a nem would wander and get burned by the heater; never did I think it would float and get caught on the powerhead.
ThRoewer
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It's looking pretty stable now. Getting ready to do the nightly water change.
Seems AC gets them quite regular now. How big was that last one?
I'm thinking of doing my Saturday fish store roundtrip a day early this week (assuming the stores will be closed on Saturday).
I still have an empty QT sitting around and a percula pair without anemone :lol2:
Though I may rater get the big cream crispa Baja has.
Seems AC gets them quite regular now. How big was that last one?
I'm thinking of doing my Saturday fish store roundtrip a day early this week (assuming the stores will be closed on Saturday).
I still have an empty QT sitting around and a percula pair without anemone :lol2:
Though I may rater get the big cream crispa Baja has.
OrionN
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DNak
I am sorry about your anemones.
I jammed the eggcrate to the anemone with two short segments of rubber pump hose which is much more elastic than plastic tubing. This allow for me to put a lot of pressure on the egg crate. Enough to crack the egg crate unless I put the tube right at the corner instead of the side of the small squares.
It is not movable by the anemone. I have always use eggcrate since start treatment of anemones. The very first setup did not have eggcrate for two days. I got it on the third day. Just in time because my Mag start to move that night. I thin I commented on this on that thread at the time also.
The anemone looks good. Good luck with him
I am sorry about your anemones.
I jammed the eggcrate to the anemone with two short segments of rubber pump hose which is much more elastic than plastic tubing. This allow for me to put a lot of pressure on the egg crate. Enough to crack the egg crate unless I put the tube right at the corner instead of the side of the small squares.
It is not movable by the anemone. I have always use eggcrate since start treatment of anemones. The very first setup did not have eggcrate for two days. I got it on the third day. Just in time because my Mag start to move that night. I thin I commented on this on that thread at the time also.
The anemone looks good. Good luck with him
CoralsAddiction
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Looks like they have stepped up their game..LOL. Doesn't sound like AC I am used to with my limited experience there.
CoralsAddiction
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Aquarium Concepts...fish store in Northern California.
ThRoewer
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No, we were not talking about Aquarium Concepts in Dublin but rather Aquatic Collection in Hayward. The latter gets gigs on a pretty regular basis as it seems. They also have a good selection of quality fish.
Aquarium Concepts gets mostly haddoni and then usually monsters around a foot in diameter.
And then there is Baja Reef in Union City that gets malus and percula - usually in larger numbers.
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