"OverKill" Reef - My Project
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FalsePerc
New member
Hey Jcohen,
I have just received word that you frequent the LFS that I volunteer at, Pet Stop. I was discussing my plans for my nano with John, and he said that there was someone setting up an "Overkill Nano." that I should talk to. Well, I have been following this thread for a while, and just thought it cool that we are in the same basic area.
I have just received word that you frequent the LFS that I volunteer at, Pet Stop. I was discussing my plans for my nano with John, and he said that there was someone setting up an "Overkill Nano." that I should talk to. Well, I have been following this thread for a while, and just thought it cool that we are in the same basic area.
keefsama2003
In Memoriam
jcohen are you part of LIRA? if not come on out its a great club and we are always looking for new members
Jcohen9999
Overkill Reefer
Thanks all.
Unfortunately, I haven't had much time to post and even if I did I haven't anything great to report. While all the corals and fish have been thriving so has the hair algae. I went away for a week and when I came back the tank was covered in hair algae (even the areas that had already cleared up). And then all of a sudden, this weekend, something released a mess of yellow 'pollen' (for lack of a better term) and everything was covered with it. Now that in itself was no bigger but then the water started to cloud. I just got that cleared up with some heavy filtering with a Diatom filter.
Jeez, what a relaxing hobby
@FalsePerc: Yes, PetStop is less than a mile from my house and, when things aren't crazy, I'm usually there 2-3x a week.
@keefsama: Yes, I am a card carrying member of LIRA. I joined last May and have been to about 3 meetings including the BBQ. I pretty much good for every other month. Met some great ppl there that have been a bunch of help. I'm going to miss November's meeting but I should be there in December.
Unfortunately, I haven't had much time to post and even if I did I haven't anything great to report. While all the corals and fish have been thriving so has the hair algae. I went away for a week and when I came back the tank was covered in hair algae (even the areas that had already cleared up). And then all of a sudden, this weekend, something released a mess of yellow 'pollen' (for lack of a better term) and everything was covered with it. Now that in itself was no bigger but then the water started to cloud. I just got that cleared up with some heavy filtering with a Diatom filter.
Jeez, what a relaxing hobby
@FalsePerc: Yes, PetStop is less than a mile from my house and, when things aren't crazy, I'm usually there 2-3x a week.
@keefsama: Yes, I am a card carrying member of LIRA. I joined last May and have been to about 3 meetings including the BBQ. I pretty much good for every other month. Met some great ppl there that have been a bunch of help. I'm going to miss November's meeting but I should be there in December.
Jcohen9999
Overkill Reefer
Quick update
Quick update
I think I have licked the hair algae problem(or most of it) but I apparently fried most of my SPS corals by clearing up the water too quickly. Also, I may have harmed my "soft" corals by using Phosguard as a replacement for the Phosban that got nuked by the spawning event. Hopefully all of this is reversible. Only time will tell.
At least I have an almost cleaner tank now:
Before (not even at its worst):
After:
This w/e I will swap out the phosphate remover and see if the algae makes a return.
Jeff
Quick update
I think I have licked the hair algae problem(or most of it) but I apparently fried most of my SPS corals by clearing up the water too quickly. Also, I may have harmed my "soft" corals by using Phosguard as a replacement for the Phosban that got nuked by the spawning event. Hopefully all of this is reversible. Only time will tell.
At least I have an almost cleaner tank now:
Before (not even at its worst):
After:
This w/e I will swap out the phosphate remover and see if the algae makes a return.
Jeff
Jcohen9999
Overkill Reefer
Thanks for the suggestion, Conano. I will have to check into that as a fix if things don't continue to improve on their own.
Jeff
Jeff
Jcohen9999
Overkill Reefer
January 05 Update
January 05 Update
This is my official "the hair algae is 100% gone" post.
Unfortunately this came at the expense of my few sps frags but I must say it will be worth it in the long run. And it even looks like some of the branches of those frags seem to be coming back a bit except I think the green / purple rim montepora capricornis is totally gone.
Here's the latest (bad) pic:
and here's my favorite recent close-up:
Good thing there's a LIRA meeting coming up so maybe I can grab a few frags.
Thanks for the stopping by.
Jeff
@tek: thanks for checking in. I guess I'm down to monthly updates now.
January 05 Update
This is my official "the hair algae is 100% gone" post.
Unfortunately this came at the expense of my few sps frags but I must say it will be worth it in the long run. And it even looks like some of the branches of those frags seem to be coming back a bit except I think the green / purple rim montepora capricornis is totally gone.
Here's the latest (bad) pic:
and here's my favorite recent close-up:
Good thing there's a LIRA meeting coming up so maybe I can grab a few frags.
Thanks for the stopping by.
Jeff
@tek: thanks for checking in. I guess I'm down to monthly updates now.
Detritivore
New member
nice tank...sorry bout the monti
FalsePerc
New member
I noticed that you go to LIRA, also that you recently lost a green/purple rim montipora cap. Well, I go to LIRA as well, and I just so happen to have such a coral that I was going to bring. It had a nasty case of RTN a month or so ago, but has bounced back completely and there are only 2 or 3 places where the skeleton still shows. It continues to grow over these areas.
If you're interested, send me a PM.
Also, would you be interested in trading/selling a frag of that sun polyp or Ricordea?
If you're interested, send me a PM.
Also, would you be interested in trading/selling a frag of that sun polyp or Ricordea?
Jcohen9999
Overkill Reefer
Hey Mike,
I don't think I am ready to frag either of those yet (there are only 3 ricordea polyps so far) but I am interested in getting a small, quarter size, starter frag of the monti. Any interest in Red Sea Xenia?
Jeff
@jonah...thanks.
I don't think I am ready to frag either of those yet (there are only 3 ricordea polyps so far) but I am interested in getting a small, quarter size, starter frag of the monti. Any interest in Red Sea Xenia?
Jeff
@jonah...thanks.
Jcohen9999
Overkill Reefer
Mike,
No close-up pictures but you should consider that I have the xenia spp. from 2 sources (fishome25 and acopora), in 2 different areas of my tank, and they look exactly the same as any pom pom xenia you see that's not Xenia elongata (got that too but it hasn't budded yet.
Jeff
No close-up pictures but you should consider that I have the xenia spp. from 2 sources (fishome25 and acopora), in 2 different areas of my tank, and they look exactly the same as any pom pom xenia you see that's not Xenia elongata (got that too but it hasn't budded yet.
Jeff
Jcohen9999
Overkill Reefer
Toddrtrex said:
Thanks!
Oops...you outed me. I guess I forgot to wait for them to both go behind the rocks before I took the last few picture.
Jeff
