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lossman
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When we bought our phosban reactor, the lfs told us to run only 1/2 the amount of phosban in it. He said if we ran the full amount that the corals would love it at first and really open up and expand. Then they would find they were expending too much energy and would recede and bleach a bit. Perhaps you need to turn off the reactor or cut down the amount of time that you run it or the amount of medium in it.
BrianPlankis
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Dennis,
I did a little bit of reading on fire corals and unfortunately there isn't much you can do about them spreading, most species of fire coral are encrusting. I sold off my large colony because I didn't have a good spot for it after aquascaping.
One thing I remember reading is that fire coral actually uses its internal structure to send nutrients from areas of the coral able to produce them in excess to the edges of new growth or even in areas that aren't producing many nutrients. My fire coral was touching the back wall and grew onto the back glass very easily.
You can see it on the glass here:
However, it slowly receeded and eventually detached from the glass as it wasn't gettinga lot of light in that position. So it is possible that you could remove the main branch from your rock (and send it to bob?) and the thin encrustation might die back. But you'll just have to watch it, it might have enough mass to survive on its own and continue to spread. In that case you'll need to remove the rock and place it in a darkened tub of saltwater for a few weeks to kill off the fire coral.
I kept one small frag from my main colony because of the feather dusters and horseshoe worms embedded in the coral, but I epoxied it to a small rock and am going to leave it on the sandbed, from what I've read they won't grow on sand that is even disturbed slightly, so it will stay on its little island and hopefully spend its energy branching, not encrusting
Brian
I did a little bit of reading on fire corals and unfortunately there isn't much you can do about them spreading, most species of fire coral are encrusting. I sold off my large colony because I didn't have a good spot for it after aquascaping.
One thing I remember reading is that fire coral actually uses its internal structure to send nutrients from areas of the coral able to produce them in excess to the edges of new growth or even in areas that aren't producing many nutrients. My fire coral was touching the back wall and grew onto the back glass very easily.
You can see it on the glass here:
However, it slowly receeded and eventually detached from the glass as it wasn't gettinga lot of light in that position. So it is possible that you could remove the main branch from your rock (and send it to bob?) and the thin encrustation might die back. But you'll just have to watch it, it might have enough mass to survive on its own and continue to spread. In that case you'll need to remove the rock and place it in a darkened tub of saltwater for a few weeks to kill off the fire coral.
I kept one small frag from my main colony because of the feather dusters and horseshoe worms embedded in the coral, but I epoxied it to a small rock and am going to leave it on the sandbed, from what I've read they won't grow on sand that is even disturbed slightly, so it will stay on its little island and hopefully spend its energy branching, not encrusting
Brian
patsan
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Close but no cigar
Close but no cigar
I finally saw the pistol out fully today. I ran and got the camera, and it was still out when I got back to the tank.
The problem I ran into, was I had to take the picture on an angle in order to get the entire shrimp.....and all those pictures came out blurry.
There was a rock in the way if I tried taking the picture head on, and get a clear shot.
One of these days, I will get a full shot of it.
Close but no cigar
I finally saw the pistol out fully today. I ran and got the camera, and it was still out when I got back to the tank.
The problem I ran into, was I had to take the picture on an angle in order to get the entire shrimp.....and all those pictures came out blurry.
There was a rock in the way if I tried taking the picture head on, and get a clear shot.
One of these days, I will get a full shot of it.
:thumbsup: Nice pics as always pat!
It's been 6 months and I've been swamped at work.
The second little one is due in less than 4 weeks so things are only getting busier!
Interesting notes for my tank:
PH has now stablizing at about 8.3. For most of the prior year it was around 8.0.
I noticed a small white spot moving on the front glass. It was about the same size as a nerite snail egg. When inspected closer - it looked like a baby nerite snail.
I haven't introduced anything in the tank for several months so my conclusion is that it was a baby in the tank that I never saw and only now has been spotted. There is a possibility it hatched from one of the eggs but I doubt it.
Here's a pic of an adult nerite and the eggs.
Other than that nothing new to report. Battling some red cyano in my hob fuge. I'm thinking about using some chemi clean which is what I think lossman did with success.
Have a great weekend everyone!
It's been 6 months and I've been swamped at work.
The second little one is due in less than 4 weeks so things are only getting busier!
Interesting notes for my tank:
PH has now stablizing at about 8.3. For most of the prior year it was around 8.0.
I noticed a small white spot moving on the front glass. It was about the same size as a nerite snail egg. When inspected closer - it looked like a baby nerite snail.
I haven't introduced anything in the tank for several months so my conclusion is that it was a baby in the tank that I never saw and only now has been spotted. There is a possibility it hatched from one of the eggs but I doubt it.
Here's a pic of an adult nerite and the eggs.
Other than that nothing new to report. Battling some red cyano in my hob fuge. I'm thinking about using some chemi clean which is what I think lossman did with success.
Have a great weekend everyone!
pat, bob - not sure if you are looking for corals but although this guy is in astoria he goes to the lira meetings...
http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=756206
http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=756206
BrianPlankis
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Hey all,
How many of you are using pH probes to constantly monitor your pH? I'd like to get an accurate one, hopefully reasonably priced too, but accurate is the key. I'm tired of not knowing if my pH is 8.0, 8.1, 8.2, 8.3 or 8.4 (Hard for me to guage Salifert test kit).
Brian
How many of you are using pH probes to constantly monitor your pH? I'd like to get an accurate one, hopefully reasonably priced too, but accurate is the key. I'm tired of not knowing if my pH is 8.0, 8.1, 8.2, 8.3 or 8.4 (Hard for me to guage Salifert test kit).
Brian
BrianPlankis
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Is the pinpoint pH probe able to be plugged into one of those controller dohickies, or is it stand alone? Not that I WANT to get a controller, but I just thought I should think ahead and if I had a calcium reactor someday it would be nice if I could use the pinpoint to monitor the pH and shut off the calcium reactor if needed.
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lossman
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I dunno if it can be plugged into a dohicky. It would be nice if it could, then, down the road, when we get enough money, we could get one of those thingamabobs that attach to those dohickies and run all of our whatchamacallits with it!!!
Seriously, I have been telling Brett for ages that I'd really love to find a unit that measures, temp, salinity, nitrite, nitrate, ammonia, pH, silicates, ph and anything else we need to measure with one probe. Think how awesome and convenient that would be!!!
Now, if someone would kindly invent one of them...and then invent a dosing meter that would automatically adjust all of the above.........darn!! am I lazy or what?????
Seriously, I have been telling Brett for ages that I'd really love to find a unit that measures, temp, salinity, nitrite, nitrate, ammonia, pH, silicates, ph and anything else we need to measure with one probe. Think how awesome and convenient that would be!!!
Now, if someone would kindly invent one of them...and then invent a dosing meter that would automatically adjust all of the above.........darn!! am I lazy or what?????
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