New magnifica from reefhotspot

[Winwood]

I bought this guy a week ago and it has been touch and go with several cycles of deflation/inflation. Today it seems to be doing better, no deflation. I have been feeding it small portions of mysis daily and it has been eating, so I'm hoping it will pull through. I guess only time will tell. Also, I am looking for a mate for my 1 remaining nigripes. The other one performed acrobatic suicide. I presume it is a female since it has been dominant over my now deceased other one for around 5 to 6 months any advice or help on either subject would be greatly appreciated.

 

[5Starreef]

I bought this guy a week ago and it has been touch and go with several cycles of deflation/inflation. Today it seems to be doing better, no deflation. I have been feeding it small portions of mysis daily and it has been eating, so I'm hoping it will pull through. I guess only time will tell. Also, I am looking for a mate for my 1 remaining nigripes. The other one performed acrobatic suicide. I presume it is a female since it has been dominant over my now deceased other one for around 5 to 6 months any advice or help on either subject would be greatly appreciated.

Do you have pictures when it arrived to you?

Take a look of my two last thread to watch what happened to me about my orders of two Mag from RHS

 

[Winwood]

Yeah here it is about 3 hours into the tank. It looked pretty good when I initially got it, but that was as good as it has looked since then. It has seemed as if it was on a steady decline except for today which is encouraging.

 

[dvsclownfish1]

what kind of flow is it getting mine wasnt doing so hot until i kicked up the flow big time it had 6 koralias pointed at it in a 3 ft 60 gal my clown could barely stay in it at first cause he was so small but as he grew everything was fine

 

[5Starreef]

My one just deflate one time and not in full, after I feed it mysis for the first time yesterday. It was deflate about 2 hours, but after that it was like always.
I feed it only one time after 6 days. And it is still under window screening.


Post you water parameters and lights

Today picture:
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/42990443@N06/4330303128/" title="Magnifica day 4 by fivestarreef, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4052/4330303128_a1d1fe987e_o.jpg" width="1024" height="677" alt="Magnifica day 4" /></a>

 

[Winwood]

Parameters are as follow pH 8.0, nitrates 0, phosphates 0, temp is between 78 and 80. I believe flow is not an issue as I have mags on either side of this nem
thriving. Perhaps my lighting may be overwhelming it and I am cosidering shading or restricting the length of time it gets with the lights on. I currently have 1 400 watt radium mogul in the center and two 14K 150 watt hqi's flanking either side of it for approximately 10 hours a day all over a 42 inch tank. It is directly underneith the radium and sandwiched between the 14 k's

 

[5Starreef]

Parameters are as follow pH 8.0, nitrates 0, phosphates 0, temp is between 78 and 80. I believe flow is not an issue as I have mags on either side of this nem
thriving. Perhaps my lighting may be overwhelming it and I am cosidering shading or restricting the length of time it gets with the lights on. I currently have 1 400 watt radium mogul in the center and two 14K 150 watt hqi's flanking either side of it for approximately 10 hours a day all over a 42 inch tank. It is directly underneith the radium and sandwiched between the 14 k's

Post your Kh, Ca, Mg and salinity. I think Ph 8.0 is a little down it is better is you can rise to 8.2 - 8.3

About the light , Between the lights(T5s) and my one a put 2 layers of window screening to acclimate it. I removed one of the layer yesterday and after the second week or so I will remove the other one.

 

[Winwood]

Kh is at 9, calcium 440, magnesium which admittedly I haven't tested for quite some time was at 1280, specific gravity is kept at 1.026. The pH of my tank could be higher it was hard to tell because I was using one of those pretty vague tetra kits. I honestly don't believe it to be a water quality issue. I think I will try limiting the light hitting this nem and see if this helps.

 

[garygb]

For a week, I would say it looks pretty good Winwood. I think you're right to limit the light, either by reducing the photoperiod or using flyscreen, or both.

5Star, yours looks fine.

 

[5Starreef]

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