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ratherbediving
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Noone answered DW--
I don't have any SPS, but if I was was going to try some, I'd go for either the encrusting Montipora or another species of Montipora... they seem to be less demanding than the acropora species, at least from what I read from Borneman's book.
Anyone still have their chilli coral? Mine hasn't expanded in months now
I have been feeding liquid life bioplankton occasionally, but since it never opens up, I doubt it is getting any.
I think I am going to lose it.
I don't have any SPS, but if I was was going to try some, I'd go for either the encrusting Montipora or another species of Montipora... they seem to be less demanding than the acropora species, at least from what I read from Borneman's book.
Anyone still have their chilli coral? Mine hasn't expanded in months now
I have been feeding liquid life bioplankton occasionally, but since it never opens up, I doubt it is getting any.I think I am going to lose it.
patsan
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I haven't gotten any further yet. I plan on getting thru another chapter this week though.
We still have Bob's chili coral. It expands like maybe once every week and a half.
Here are a few more pictures I took yesterday. These are of Benny:
Now the same picture just not resized as much as the one above:
BrianPlankis
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I got a small frag of an acropora in December. I put it in high light and moderate to high flow and it has slowly withered away. I just moved it lower down in the tank to try to save it in case I was bleaching it.
It was healthy in the owner's tank 12" under 250W DE MH. I had mine about 7" under my 175W SE MH, so I doubt I was bleaching it.
Personally, I think it was chemical warfare. It has been a while since I ran carbon and the acro frag went downhill rapidly the last few days along with some zoas not opening. I put some fresh carbon in and now the zoas are open again. I'm slowly trading away softies and going towards LPS.
Once I get my new skimmer I'll try SPS again, but start with montipora digitata, monticaps and pollicipora as I've heard they are easier. My pink birdsnest continues to thrive, very thick branches and many growth tips. If you haven't tried acropora yet, start with an easier to keep SPS and go from there.
Brian
bkelley02
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I actually have about 35-40 frags of different types of SPS throughout the tank and they were all thriving and starting to grow quickly until my latest issue with the Chicken Liver sponge dissolving. I THINK I've been able to blow most of the decaying sponge out of the little nooks in the rock and it's getting picked up by the skimmer. Of course, the sponges were wrapped around and through Tube Corals and clams on the biggest rock in the tank so I couldn't easily take it out to scrub. Such a bummer and I have NO idea what caused it. Only thing different was tried using a different food. SF Brineshrimp emerald entree or something like that.
And yet another loss today. The other Tang went to the Great Reef tank in the Sky! Went from Full stomach to emaciated in less then 12 hours. Parameters in the tank all look ok right now too. Corals are opening up nicely ( except for some Milli SPS ) and the Anthias and Wrasse are swimming around like crazy.
So my Kole Tang ( Blue Spot kind, not striped ) and the White Cheek Tang are no longer. :mad2:
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I actually have about 35-40 frags of different types of SPS throughout the tank and they were all thriving and starting to grow quickly until my latest issue with the Chicken Liver sponge dissolving.
I THINK I've been able to blow most of the decaying sponge out of the little nooks in the rock and it's getting picked up by the skimmer. Of course, the sponges were wrapped around and through Tube Corals and clams on the biggest rock in the tank so I couldn't easily take it out to scrub. Such a bummer and I have NO idea what caused it. Only thing different was tried using a different food. SF Brineshrimp emerald entree or something like that. And yet another loss today. The other Tang went to the Great Reef tank in the Sky! Went from Full stomach to emaciated in less then 12 hours. Parameters in the tank all look ok right now too. Corals are opening up nicely ( except for some Milli SPS ) and the Anthias and Wrasse are swimming around like crazy.
So my Kole Tang ( Blue Spot kind, not striped ) and the White Cheek Tang are no longer. :mad2:
BrianPlankis
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Brian that stinks! Are you running carbon? Sponges can be quite toxic and carbon can help remove the toxins. I would also look into water changes to remove toxins as well.
Sorry for your losses
Brian
Sorry for your losses
Brian
) suggestions of carbon and water changes are good ones. I hope you can save the rest of the tank inhabitants.
bkelley02
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Thanks. That was actually the first thing I tried when I started seeing the corals acting odd and the melting sponge. I'll keep this up for a few more days. The coral looks great again and like I said, the remaining fish are doing well. I'll keep plugging away. I might just have to start another BIGGER new tank to make me feel better. That math works out, right? $80 worth of fish lost, $2000 on a new set up? 
Now if I could only find someone to pay for it. :rollface:
Now if I could only find someone to pay for it. :rollface:
bkelley02
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Yeah, I can't understand that either, Just the night before he'd been pigging out on the food. I fed the tank once a week before the Anthias so he never had it so good. Can't understand how he went from plump to anorexic so quickly. There will be no additions for a while till I can figure this out and get everthing stabilized again.
dwculp
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Thanks, they just look so darn pretty, especially the purple ones, but I dont want to spend $60.00 on something that is going to just die soon. I just did that with the octopus.
The octo is doing fine but it turns out to be a dwarf pygmy octo that has a very short life span so I dont hold out much hope of it lasting very long. It is eating and all that and the kids love it but who knows how long it will last. They have life spans on the order of 6 months, the thing could be five months old as far as I know!
Fred_J
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It took me awhile to remember, but I have seen several fancy display tanks where the leathers come up to about an inch from the top then start spreading out instead of growing higher.
Brian--I assume your test showed nothing out of line. When a fish dies suddenly with no apparent reason along with sponges and corals acting strange I would do a much larger than normal water change. I just figure something is in the water that isn't or can't be measured. This should rapidly turn things around. Just IME.
Fred
bkelley02
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Thanks Fred. That's what I'm trying to do now. Nothing showed up funny on the tests until after the fish started decaying behind the rocks. The 2 streams I have in there finally pushed them out and everything is starting to look back to normal. Even the sponges appear to be doing better. I'm still at a loss to what might have happened.
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