The beast is back

[wicked_NaCl_h2o]

My Mertensii is coming back to its original self.

under 2x150w 14,000k MH lights

still not there but this is better.

http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1868062&highlight=mertensii

 

[Toddrtrex]

And for a second I thought you were talking....


That is great to see/read/hear. Looking a lot better. Do you think the new lights did the trick?

 

[wicked_NaCl_h2o]

yes, seems like the lights were the problem. It stopped moving after that

oh you so funny..lol

 

[Reefvette]

Woooooo

Woooooo

Congrats friend, i am so happy to hear this.

Your and mine are on their way back. I have been doing direct feeding for this badboy and funny enough my mandarin went missing and so did a algea blenny since its been on the rise and very sticky.


Mine is the exact same color as yours. Only mine is about a quarter of the size.

 

[wicked_NaCl_h2o]

Thanks Reefvette.

yay! so ... pictures?

 

[TheHotOne]

Very beautiful specimen. Congrats on such a nice carpet.

 

[Winwood]

Congrats! Kinda strange it was just the lights.

 

[Toddrtrex]

yes, seems like the lights were the problem. It stopped moving after that

oh you so funny..lol

You know I have to tease ya.

Glad that it was pretty simple to fix. And I never noticed the stripes on it before, it is really great looking.

 

[wicked_NaCl_h2o]

Seeing the stripes is why I say "still not there but this is better". It had its stripes when I first got it, then months later the stripes went away. I remember Shutiny saying something like, the stripes on a mertensii indicate that it is stressed. In this case, mine went through stress and is still recovering. If all goes well, in a couple of months the stripes will be gone again.

 

[vaporize]

Mertensii are pretty hardy (comparing to gigantea and somewhat haddoni), good luck with it. I used to have mine in spawning pair tanks with 6500K PC bulbs for 2+ years, but I do feed alot.