Worm's S. Gig
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D-Nak
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I wouldn't worry too much about it being completely clean. With daily water changes, you should be removing anything that will cause the water quality to degrade quickly, especially if you're removing any dead zoox and what sloughs off of the base.
Questions:
1. Can you switch to the smallest Koralia as others have mentioned, or turn down the flow so that the gig isn't moving at all? I use the same Koralia as well.
2. How consistent is the temperature? I just noticed today that my green gig was looking a bit odd -- the edge of the disc was curled on top of itself. Then I noticed that the heater was unplugged and the tank got into the low 70s.
3. The gig is starting to look bleached. Is that your assumption as well? I agree with others that it's to give it more light.
4. Is this a new QT tank? Was it ever used for anything else? Is it possible that there is residual "something" (I don't know what) that's affecting the nem?
5. Where us the replacement water coming from? Apologies if you've answered this already.
Keep up the good work. I know it's tough. This is probably the longest I've seen a gig hang on before either starting to show a full recovery, or dying. Something else is at play here, not just the illness. We just need to pinpoint what it is.
Questions:
1. Can you switch to the smallest Koralia as others have mentioned, or turn down the flow so that the gig isn't moving at all? I use the same Koralia as well.
2. How consistent is the temperature? I just noticed today that my green gig was looking a bit odd -- the edge of the disc was curled on top of itself. Then I noticed that the heater was unplugged and the tank got into the low 70s.
3. The gig is starting to look bleached. Is that your assumption as well? I agree with others that it's to give it more light.
4. Is this a new QT tank? Was it ever used for anything else? Is it possible that there is residual "something" (I don't know what) that's affecting the nem?
5. Where us the replacement water coming from? Apologies if you've answered this already.
Keep up the good work. I know it's tough. This is probably the longest I've seen a gig hang on before either starting to show a full recovery, or dying. Something else is at play here, not just the illness. We just need to pinpoint what it is.
Exactly.... It is strange.
I have raised the light and lowered the intensity. I had it set to lights on at 1200 and then off around 1900.
I have even double water changed in one day when it was expelling more xooanthie. (snow day so I was off work)
You could try it in a different container to see if there is a big difference in the flow :0) I know it gives a broader flow vs' the MJ's stream. I've never used the night mode so I can't tell you if it would work...reasoning says it would be better than the MJ.
Hopefully you cleaned the inside of the tank (like vinegar RO/DI) before filling it. I know this might sound crazy but do you have any bacteria in a bottle? Like Dr. Tim's One & Only? Good bacteria/probiotic may be helpful...
Hopefully you cleaned the inside of the tank (like vinegar RO/DI) before filling it. I know this might sound crazy but do you have any bacteria in a bottle? Like Dr. Tim's One & Only? Good bacteria/probiotic may be helpful...
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I have Dr Tim's and I did rinse it out with RO.
Should I add a bit of bacteria to let it eat away incase there is something else that I do not see. I can do that.
At 5% it goes down to 200 gph. Not night mode, but just the lowest setting. Manual mode not a varying reefcrest mode or anything. I use an Apex to control mine as it is.
I use an Apex so I can set it to what I want it to do. Not having to manually opush the buttons for night mode works much better.
+1 I have expericnce creating the different modes. I am currently changing my DT to about 11+ modes throughout the day.
One thing is funny... If you watch the mug in the background it moves.
Something is moving it.
I do like the way it is looking lately. Like it has gotten over the extremes. Today marks two weeks in HT tank.
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Something is moving it.
I do like the way it is looking lately. Like it has gotten over the extremes. Today marks two weeks in HT tank.
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D-Nak
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Something is still very wrong. The balling up at 1:12 and 3:30 is not normal. I still think flow is an issue, but not the culprit. You don't want the gig to have to fight the flow to stay upright, which forces it to use energy. I would drop the flow down so that it barely blows over the top of the oral disc, allowing the current to remove any waste. I still can't believe this has been going on for two weeks. I'm stumped.
Hummm since I moved the powerhead and the flow was reduced where it was sitting, it has moved closer to the grate where there is more flow.
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