Todd's 180 DT System
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MidwesternTexan
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This is about 16days, While both sides always look about the same, this time I decided to show both sides. Each time, while the system gets cleaner and stays cleaner- the panel grow more stringy green algae! This is one panel, as I harvest one at a time, about a week apart.
MidwesternTexan
Average Joe
I haven't posted pics of my Conch in years- still alive and kick'n;
The offset eyes are really cool!
with the flash on
Some recent pics of my Humble frag tank
Some frags I got from a local reefer:
ID please this plating Monti?
The offset eyes are really cool!
with the flash on
Some recent pics of my Humble frag tank
Some frags I got from a local reefer:
ID please this plating Monti?
MidwesternTexan
Average Joe
OK, pre aftermarket lens Iphone4 shots:
MidwesternTexan
Average Joe
Yes I do
I clean then on oppostie schedules, that way one is always working with good growth.
I'll probably be able to just go to one with adequate light soon.
It has really cleaned up my system!
MidwesternTexan
Average Joe
A few section DT shots:
MidwesternTexan
Average Joe
Wow, those pictures of my DT looked awesome!- If I do say so myself
However- it's pretty much all gone now...
Well once again - no pictures
And to compound things- I've been working out of town a LOT lately. The feeding I've delegated to my sons, and everything else is sort of automated (even without an APEX)
I havene't been able to play doctor on my ailing system as much.
This weekend, bewtween two water changes, I will have changed about 105 gallons;
still only ~ 33% of my system. This is an attempt to get remaing residue out of the system of the levamisole, and whatever other impurities too.
I am running GAC in a bag in a high flow area,
and still skimming too.
For years, I was a very successful reefer, keepin all kinds of nice sps, and a very mixed reef.
For that reason- I'm not giving up on my system.
To look at my DT/FT now though- you'd never even guess I was successful in the past.
Just about all the coral bleached itself- no it wasn't the lights, of alk, or params, or temperature.
There is a good side to this as well though- you know, when lifes gives you lemons..... sort of thing.
It also ended up killing all those ~ thousand green striped discoma mushrooms I had everywhere!
Seems to have also wiped out the encrusting gorgonean I wanted to also get rid of!
And, ALL the fish are fine, like nothing has happened-
well except the clowns are wondering where their respective BTA's are- seems to have wiped them out too.
I'm pretty positive it was the result of dosing levamisole- at the accepted full strength- 3 times within a 36hr period of time- I only have myself to blame.
So, I"m making lemonade- metaphorically speaking
Now I can start things up again without the invasive 'pest' coral I've been wanting to get rid of.
With the larger system, a lot of rock encrusted etc, it's hard to get that stuff out without distrubing the sps colonies on top too. Not really a problem anymore though.
So people- those that had seen what I thought was my really nice reef,
It will rise again- yea I know, it'll take years like it did this time though.
It will be even better however.
So now I have a FOWLRABC Fish only with live rock and bleached coral!
However- it's pretty much all gone now...
Well once again - no pictures
And to compound things- I've been working out of town a LOT lately. The feeding I've delegated to my sons, and everything else is sort of automated (even without an APEX)
I havene't been able to play doctor on my ailing system as much.
This weekend, bewtween two water changes, I will have changed about 105 gallons;
still only ~ 33% of my system. This is an attempt to get remaing residue out of the system of the levamisole, and whatever other impurities too.
I am running GAC in a bag in a high flow area,
and still skimming too.
For years, I was a very successful reefer, keepin all kinds of nice sps, and a very mixed reef.
For that reason- I'm not giving up on my system.
To look at my DT/FT now though- you'd never even guess I was successful in the past.
Just about all the coral bleached itself- no it wasn't the lights, of alk, or params, or temperature.
There is a good side to this as well though- you know, when lifes gives you lemons..... sort of thing.
It also ended up killing all those ~ thousand green striped discoma mushrooms I had everywhere!
Seems to have also wiped out the encrusting gorgonean I wanted to also get rid of!
And, ALL the fish are fine, like nothing has happened-
well except the clowns are wondering where their respective BTA's are- seems to have wiped them out too.
I'm pretty positive it was the result of dosing levamisole- at the accepted full strength- 3 times within a 36hr period of time- I only have myself to blame.
So, I"m making lemonade- metaphorically speaking
Now I can start things up again without the invasive 'pest' coral I've been wanting to get rid of.
With the larger system, a lot of rock encrusted etc, it's hard to get that stuff out without distrubing the sps colonies on top too. Not really a problem anymore though.
So people- those that had seen what I thought was my really nice reef,
It will rise again- yea I know, it'll take years like it did this time though.
It will be even better however.
So now I have a FOWLRABC Fish only with live rock and bleached coral!
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What is levamisole? What's it typically usage? Sorry for your loss.
MidwesternTexan
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It's used in the Reef industry to kill flat worms, mainly AEFW's.
It's a farm animal dewormer.
I overdid it on my DT.
It's a farm animal dewormer.
I overdid it on my DT.
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I searched levamisole on RC and found another reefer used and had the bleaching corals. He said that after a few months the color started coming back again.
MidwesternTexan
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Well, allmost all my coral died, all the sps, lps, zoas,
but it did kill my weeds too- the GSP and the discoma mushrooms- yea!
Starting over after all these years:
Hey all,
Here's some/most of my coral- still in my FT/QT
I think I hear reggae in the background...
And my rescaped, took alot of rock out before this pic of my current DT
but it did kill my weeds too- the GSP and the discoma mushrooms- yea!
Starting over after all these years:
Hey all,
Here's some/most of my coral- still in my FT/QT
I think I hear reggae in the background...
And my rescaped, took alot of rock out before this pic of my current DT
